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10-06-06, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

Lyn...You little poison tongued minx! That is exactly why many Ducatisti fit after market Zorsts to their bikes. A liitle more exhaust sound and the mechanical chorus is stifled and so protecting the sensitivites of the great unwashed(japanese) riding folks.) See how considerate we are?

:P

Sorry but it doesnt work. Ive heard many a Ducati with aftermarket exhaust and STILL heard that dodgy clutch. But thats hardly a surprise to me to be using the phrase "doesnt work" in the same sentence as Ducati :P

PS. Im obviously not a "typical" [in your definition] japanese bike rider. I shower daily :P

10-06-06, 11:13 AM

Gotta say when I was next to a Monster in traffic, I was thinking wtf is up with that until I remembered about the clutches lol.

Sid Squid · 10-06-06, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

That bike is pure function over fashion and a damn good looker too.

Err...It's a Ducati isn't it? No, you're quite right, not 'fashionably' affected at all - oh no.

Sid Squid · 10-06-06, 11:25 AM

PS. Nothing at all wrong with a dry clutch. There are some, in theory at least, advantages too. Possibly of dubious benefit in the real world though, and whatever way you look at it wet clutches wear better*.

*Hamfistedness aside obviously - that can kill all mechanical parts quick smart.

11-06-06, 09:43 AM

Sir Sid...I am extremely surprised that with your in depth knowledge you would point such an accusing finger at the Desmosedici. This is the closest thing out there to a full on Moto GP bike. Every thing has been drawn from the racing machines.

To say that it is merely a fashion statment is just so wrong and you do puzzle me here.

It is the Jap manufacturers,(and dont forget I have owned many Jap bikes) that pay lip service to the race bred this and that and it is they that run with the current fashions.

Please don't fall in to the same trap as the mischievous Supervox who it would appear dislikes Ducati, purely because it's Ducati!

Sid Squid · 11-06-06, 09:51 AM

Pedro.

Too easy.

Speedy · 11-06-06, 05:52 PM

No matter how much I try,(and I DO try!

),I can't stop thinking it looks like a FISH! A colourful tropical one!

Look at it from the front first,then look at the sides,(seen from a previous thread),

I'm not saying I don't like it,I do!

11-06-06, 09:13 PM

I cannot tell you in words how much I want one.

anna · 11-06-06, 09:26 PM

I think I'm in love ...

11-06-06, 09:36 PM

I like the front 1/3. The other 2/3's nahhhh! Not convinced.

I'd have it if I could afford it cos I am a tart, but as a "beautiful machine", nahhhh! Doesn't grab me.

10-06-06, 11:25 AM	#34
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	PS. Nothing at all wrong with a dry clutch. There are some, in theory at least, advantages too. Possibly of dubious benefit in the real world though, and whatever way you look at it wet clutches wear better. Hamfistedness aside obviously - that can kill all mechanical parts quick smart. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

11-06-06, 09:51 AM	#36
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Pedro. Too easy. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

10-06-06, 11:13 AM	#32
Saint Matt Guest Posts: n/a	Gotta say when I was next to a Monster in traffic, I was thinking wtf is up with that until I remembered about the clutches lol.

11-06-06, 09:43 AM	#35
Peter Henry Guest Posts: n/a	Sir Sid...I am extremely surprised that with your in depth knowledge you would point such an accusing finger at the Desmosedici. This is the closest thing out there to a full on Moto GP bike. Every thing has been drawn from the racing machines. To say that it is merely a fashion statment is just so wrong and you do puzzle me here. It is the Jap manufacturers,(and dont forget I have owned many Jap bikes) that pay lip service to the race bred this and that and it is they that run with the current fashions. Please don't fall in to the same trap as the mischievous Supervox who it would appear dislikes Ducati, purely because it's Ducati!

11-06-06, 05:52 PM	#37
Speedy Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Biggin Hill,Kent Posts: 1,074	No matter how much I try,(and I DO try! ),I can't stop thinking it looks like a FISH! A colourful tropical one! Look at it from the front first,then look at the sides,(seen from a previous thread), I'm not saying I don't like it,I do!

11-06-06, 09:13 PM	#38
DanAbnormal Guest Posts: n/a	I cannot tell you in words how much I want one.

11-06-06, 09:26 PM	#39
anna Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tower Hamlets but with Shutters on the windows Posts: 1,522	I think I'm in love ...

11-06-06, 09:36 PM	#40
Scoobs Guest Posts: n/a	I like the front 1/3. The other 2/3's nahhhh! Not convinced. I'd have it if I could afford it cos I am a tart, but as a "beautiful machine", nahhhh! Doesn't grab me.