999 Was It Really That Bad ?

Rectifier is on the other side..

 

Yep not needed on the 1098, just mimic 999 vent as its pretty

 

I’m well aware of that believe me, I’ve changed it twice but that area needs all the airflow it can get!

 

Great post Sev, thanks. Like I say, the 999 is definitely growing on me as a classic & for sure the V4 is a huge ‘visual challenge’ too. Most Ducati’s look fantastic down the years, they always stood out, the 999 was certainly ‘different’ on that we can agree

 

My SS was a nightmare to ride in a breeze.
You had to be aware of every farm gateway that could blast you off course.
None of that with the 999.
Solid as a rock - there was a reason for that complex fairing.

 

They cool better with Fiesta turbo bonnet vents.

 

I can ride my 999 at very high speeds with my visor up, can't do that on any other bike I've owned.

 

I rode a 1299 panigale at the weekend that boiled my bollocks, a 999 gets warm when the fans cut in but not that bad..

 

One thing that impacts the aesthetic debate around the 999 and 749 is that I don't think they photograph particularly well.

I saw a 749R recently and, in the flesh, it was stunning in a way that images of it just didn't convey at all. The flow of the "whole" makes way more sense than a profile or nose-on shot.

 

I love my 999 but its horrible on my sweets i often See 105c in traffic !!

 

I think it's worse on the panigale

 

Never ever got too uncomfortable on the pani !! Hot but not boil my spuds hot but having grown up on the 748\996 I absolutely hated the 999 when they released in 2003 but about 4 years ago I really started to like them ! So took the plunge and its is leagues ahead of my 998 !! There I said it !!! I feel dirty now

 

Whats this traffic you speak of?

This thread is making me want to buy a 749

 

Very smart, do you have a boudoir for the bike, that's the nicest garage ever.

 

Yes I have a place where I escape too I got thrown out of the house with my bikes !! Smell of petrol blah blah really can't remember why she was giving out I was trying to find a pani online when she was talking at me !!

 

Jeeeeeeesus H Christ, now that's a garage, that's a collection.