[.OrgOwner]

Ducati 1098R - Ducati claims this bike is the most advanced powerfull twin cyclinder motorcycle ever made, it's certainly one of the best looking!

CHASSIS
Frame Tubular steel Trellis frame in ALS 450
Wheelbase 1430mm / 56.3 in
Rake 24°30' / 24,5°
Front suspension Öhlins 43mm fully adjustable upside-down fork with TiN
Front wheel travel 120mm / 4.7in
Front brake 2 x 330mm semi-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo Monobloc calipers 4-piston, 2-pad.
Front wheel 5-spoke in forged light alloy 3.50 x 17
Front tyre 120/70 ZR17
Rear suspension Progressive linkage with fully adjustable Öhlins TTXR monoshock with top-out spring. Aluminium single-sided swingarm
Rear wheel travel 127mm / 5in
Rear brake 245mm disc, 2-piston caliper
Rear wheel 5-spoke forged light alloy 6.00 x 17
Rear tyre 190/55 ZR17
Fuel tank capacity 15.5L (of which 4L reserve) / 4.1 US gal (of which 1 US gal reserve)
Seat height 820mm / 32.2in
Instruments Digital MotoGP derived unit displaying: Speedometer, rev counter, clock, scheduled maintenance warning, warning light for low oil pressure, fuel level, oil temperature, fuel reserve, trip fuel, neutral, turn signals, average speed, average fuel consumption, remaining fuel metre, immobilizer.
DDA system enabled.
Warranty 2 years unlimited mileage Body colours (frame/wheels) Red / Racing Gold Versions Single seat
ENGINEType L-Twin cylinder, 4 valve per cylinder Desmodromic, liquid cooled
Displacement 1198.4cc
Bore x Stroke 106x67.9mm
Compression Ratio 12.8:1
Power* 180hp - 132.4kw @ 9750rpm
Torque* 99.1lb-ft 134Nm @ 7750rpm
Fuel injection Marelli electronic fuel injection, elliptical throttle bodies.
Exhaust Lightweight 2-1-2 system with catalytic converter and 2 lambda probes. Twin stainless steel and titanium mufflers Emissions Euro 3
TRANSMISSION
Gearbox 6 speed Ratios 1st 37/15, 2nd 30/17, 3rd 26/20, 4th 24/22, 5th 24/23, 6th 22/25
Primary drive Straight cut gears, Ratio 1.84:1
Final drive Chain; Front sprocket 15;
Rear sprocket 38 Clutch Dry multiplate with hydraulic control slipper clutch
* = Data calculated using an inertia dynamometer

[1morebike.com]

damn that bike looks good.

[.OrgOwner]

Yep it certainly does look the goods

[robbied]

A work of art aesthetically and mechanically

[blue1000rr]

looks good, but not as good as my 1krr

[Twincam]

That thing looks smmoooooooooooooooth!

I wonder if the tube frames are stronger than the Honda Block ones???

[Zeeman]

I am hoping Ducati sticks to their usual progression method... ie - filtering this years R engine down to next years S...

I'm looking at a 1098S (in black) for the end of the year - but seeing as a deposit NOW gets me one in October... I figure I may as well just wait to see what the update brings... I'm hoping that 1200cc engine is one of them

[FB1000inPA]

I am not impressed at all considering the price that needs to get dished out for it.

I checked one out and I got the feeling that there are parts or something missing. It's naked.

[ucfmotorcycle1]

If only the Ducati engineers could figure out how to make the engine start in mildly cold weather.

Took the dealer 3 tries on a 1098 I was looking at. And this was his personal bike.

[bjay51d]

wow !Looks like ducati got a winner with this one.I just watched the first superbike race and it had the most of the top10 positions in both races.The honda was no where in site.

[MACI4LIFE]

Originally Posted by bjay51d

wow !Looks like ducati got a winner with this one.I just watched the first superbike race and it had the most of the top10 positions in both races.The honda was no where in site.

the announcers mentioned that it was a last minute decision on honda's part to race the 08 1000rr's. they were going to go with the 07's because they had no testing done on the 08's. so considering that and the quality of the racers for honda ( ok checa's awesome, and sudoku has the potential) they did pretty good for the first time on teh bike.

i think this is the last year for my blade, and i'm jumping ship to ride red for another manufacturer. yup, next year is the 1098 ( in red of course)

i just don't know what to do with the 929. it'll probably be at 100 000km's by then. or 1 according to the odometer lol. no one would want to buy a bike with that many km's.

[curt248]

It already looks outdated with the undertail exhaust.

The tube frame looks old school as well. Maybe I'm just so used to seeing aluminum frames.

The front looks killer though. It's just the back half looks bad to me (except for the left side sprocket/disc setup).

[bjay51d]

Originally Posted by MACI4LIFE

the announcers mentioned that it was a last minute decision on honda's part to race the 08 1000rr's. they were going to go with the 07's because they had no testing done on the 08's. so considering that and the quality of the racers for honda ( ok checa's awesome, and sudoku has the potential) they did pretty good for the first time on teh bike.

i think this is the last year for my blade, and i'm jumping ship to ride red for another manufacturer. yup, next year is the 1098 ( in red of course)

i just don't know what to do with the 929. it'll probably be at 100 000km's by then. or 1 according to the odometer lol. no one would want to buy a bike with that many km's.

thats a nice ride 4 sure...i know when you was watching the race you were like I CANT WAIT!

Hey if your 929 still running good let me know my brothers looking for a decent beater.

[marbs]

i want one, gimme