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andrewsmith 01-06-12 10:45 AM

Why?
 
Why would you stick a TL motor in a 916?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ducati-916...3#ht_783wt_965

timwilky 01-06-12 10:49 AM

Re: Why?
 
The explanation tells you why, somebody had a rolling chassis so had the bright idea of dropping the tl lump in it. Better chassis than the tl in the first place.

joshwalker094 01-06-12 10:51 AM

Re: Why?
 
I like it :) and as too your why? It had no engine so someone stuck the TL one in

yorkie_chris 01-06-12 11:40 AM

Re: Why?
 
Why the hell not?

TL1000R is a brilliant engine which can be mental. The duc engines are horrible to work on and break a lot.

jambo 01-06-12 11:44 AM

Re: Why?
 
The entire process is justified by the following scenario:

You ride up on your beautiful 916, pull the clutch in, and no one thinks you've got a set of spanners loose in the crank cases :)

Jambo

dizzyblonde 01-06-12 11:53 AM

Re: Why?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jambo (Post 2720330)
The entire process is justified by the following scenario:

You ride up on your beautiful 916, pull the clutch in, and no one thinks you've got a set of spanners loose in the crank cases :)

Jambo


^^^^This :lol:

However I am biased in the opinion that any TL motor in an Italian, well handling suit, is a good thing :smt080

andrewsmith 01-06-12 01:32 PM

Re: Why?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2720327)
Why the hell not?

TL1000R is a brilliant engine which can be mental. The duc engines are horrible to work on and break a lot.

Fair point, which I will concede
We've got the SB8 for that tho ;)

To quote a punter in my local dealers:
"Owning a ducati is like making love to a beautiful woman"

I'll let you all finish that statement off


Jambo, its a skeleton w**king, while rolling down hill in a steel bin :smt016

xXBADGERXx 01-06-12 03:24 PM

Re: Why?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewsmith (Post 2720372)
To quote a punter in my local dealers:
"Owning a ducati is like making love to a beautiful woman"

I'll let you all finish that statement off

Expensive , High Maintenance and they don`t get wet too often ?

yorkie_chris 01-06-12 03:27 PM

Re: Why?
 
Or you can get it wet but it'll cost you :-P


Like a beautiful woman after 17 pints... that feeling of rolling over in the morning and seeing "AAHHHHRRRG" ... is when you need to service it.

xXBADGERXx 01-06-12 03:28 PM

Re: Why?
 
I reckon most Ducati owners have burned more calories boasting about Sex than actually doing it


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