i went as well but on Friday, it looked much more crowded when you went.
Did you manage to get a seat on the Ducati 1199? there was a que on Friday
so i cant Imagen what it must have been like for you :P
and even more motion tracking :) plus I think you've played with a time
remapping which looks very good. Have you seen Andrew Kramer's page?
hundreds awesome video tutorial for after effects
Didn't make any of the bigger ones, but going to the Scottish one in March,
which should be fun. Good video, but there's an obvious disappointment. I
didn't see Friz on a Gixxer :)
@JamesDMV It was busy but there were no queues whatsoever. We tried
everything, I thought the Ducati seat was a touch uncomfortable but it's
all about the insane power :P
You're killing me with your recently acquired editing skills mate. Love the
moving titles, the fast forwards, the steadycam-ish moves... looks really
cool.
MCN senior road tester Michael Neeves gave you a quick first impression of the new Ducati 848 on Friday. Now he has a ride and takes you through the bike.
I think you should go and test ride one for yourself if you can, don't
listen to what you hear, it's completely different than you would think it
to be. It is very fast indeed but in a different manor. I've tested one and
I liked it. I think you find its different nature is because its geared
differently and it has more torque so it can pull the gears better than a
600. I bet it would beat your 600rr in a race, also put some termis on it
and you get more power. search 848 vs r1 to see a good vid
At the end of the day, these guys at Ducati know how to make a bike, and my
opinion is that if money wasnt an issue then the majority of Jap bike
owners would buy a Duke. I laugh at people posting race times between the
different manufacturers, as this means nothing at all. There is so much
more than a bikes make, which makes one race time better than another - the
rider being one of them !! On the track, Ducati rule. This is why the top
riders go with them. Spies will do the same in the future
@hvkv0000 No problems. I think 250cc > 600cc > 1000cc over a 3-5 year
period is a good way to go. In the 2-3 years between now and when you do
get a 1000cc we'll probably see a lot of improvements in the way of ABS,
traction control etc. that will make for even more safety for 1000cc
riders. Just look at the BMW S1000RR - it's the fastest and probably the
safest sports bike ever made. You can bet the Japanese will make sure that
all their main 2011 sports bikes are up to the same level...
The gix is a 4 cylinder vs 2 so it will develop more HP since it will rev
higher (due to smaller less mass components). But all your HP will come at
the higher revs. The Ducati will have a wider HP band... which means it can
put more balanced HP on the rear wheel and this means better control. So,
the Ducati makes up for lack of HP by being a more balanced bike. It will
be easier to ride, as well. To be honest. for the street, you gix wil be
faster but on a track you wont have a chance
@melamalefica Are they very good? Yes. Are they overpriced? Yep. Ferrari's
are about the image, and thus even their new 458 can be classified as a GT.
On the other hand if you ever bought a Duc 1198 as a nice ride to get girls
to look at you you're in for a rude awakening. You'll feel even the
smallest bumps in the road and it won't be comfortable or attractive for
cruising. I think the only reason people think Ducs are like Ferrari's is
cause they are both Italian and red.
@blackmidgetjew - It's down to configuration, power figures don't tell the
whole story, R6, CBR600RR, GSXR600 etc all have narrow peaky power bands
and you have to wring the neck of some of them. The 848 will be in the peak
power band before the others have even reached peak torque - Ducati engines
have a reputation for being torquey in the mid-range with a wide spread of
power delivery. It depends on preference - if you would rather have grunt
or be hanging onto the revs.
@melamalefica In no way does the racing technology in a Ferrari F1 car
affect the luxury technology in a Ferrari road car. Heck, Honda has an F1
car, that doesn't make a Civic a racecar. And if people really just cared
about driving pleasure they would either get a Kart, or, if they need
something for the street, a Lotus. Heck you could get a ZR1 for half the
price and none of the BS you'll get with a 458 yet the ZR1 is about 10
seconds faster around the Nurburgring.
Well.. I guess it depends on what type of streets you live on. I live in
South Florida and it's a poor place for bikes, only racing is on i95!
Regarding track, I think the duc will lose only if there are mostly
straights. It's just so manageable and even on straights it comes off the
corner so well that it takes a long straight to catch it again... then
comes braking, again where the duc does so well also... just a tough bike
to beat on most tracks.
i want more hp, thats all im sayin. i love the styling, but for the money i
could get a new cbr1000rr that has loads more HP. the japs make nice bikes
too. i had a 2008 cbr 600rr until a few months ago. brilliant machine.
especially for the money. i want to upgrade. not sure i want a 1000 yet,
which is why i looked here......but this is just the ducati version of my
600. v-twins dont make enough top end hp for me i guess.
@hvkv0000 Assuming you are young and haven't been riding for more than a
few years, a 1098 straight from a GT250 is going to be way too much for
you. It's tempting - believe me, I know - but you'd be much better off with
a 600cc Japanese bike of or a second-hand Ducati 749 if you must have
Italian. A 1098 is a real handful - believe me. And that includes
insurance, servicing, and the cost of repairs after you drop one...
@silithis Ducati sport bikes are track focused race machines that are
expensive because track bikes just aren't cheap. Ferrari's are expensive
sports cars for those who don't know anything about sports cars. Ducati and
Ferrari are very different, all they have in common is that they are both
Italian and both expensive (though Duc's really aren't very expensive
compared to something like Bimota or whatever)
YOU ARE A FUCKING RETARD !!!! IF THERE WASNT COMPUTER SCREEN BETWEEN US I
WOULD FUCK YOU UP JUST COS U HAVE VEXED ME WITH YOUR POVERTY REMARK. not
every one can afford a GSX-R600 or a 1198 but u brag about both and then
call people cheap.... U Saywhen u live in fucking africa uuuurrr aint that
where poverty was invented!!! DICK HEAD GO suck you nans camel TOE you
bullshitting egotistical LITTLE FUCKTARD
I test rode one of these and found I prefered the larger motor, it is still
fast but needs lots of revs so if your in the wrong gear then you have to
change or wait. I rode a 1198s and found the 1198 had superior handling, I
don't know if it was the forks or revised chasis or what. The 848 still has
nice low down power but after riding the other machines, I like torquey
engines.
@lroscioli wudnt it be the other way around? on street ur most likely not
gonna rev it way too high, but with the duc most of ur power isnt all the
way at the top of the rpm range, but rather torqy(sorry for spelling)
throughout which makes it more streetable and on the track it will do good
only if there are tons of corners. on straights the gix will rip it a new
one :)
yea but your excluded its all you can ride... normaly i go on a huge rant
about aprilias and cagivas cos ive owned them and i loved them yes!! but
your kidding yourself if you think there any good cos there shit i
"pw"owned them. oh i did go on a rant, and serously directcore chats some
serious SHIT!!! i would be suprised if hes even ridden a restricted ped
Seriously, quit with the bickering. Words like "humiliating" and "bitter"
are thrown around here as though some of you designed either Japanese bikes
or Dukes and are staking your damn personal worth on them. The only bike I
ever owned was a Kawi ZX-6RR. Slick bike, no doubt, but it don't mean I
can't give MAD props to this bad boy here.
i want to get a 1098...is that bike suttle and glidey as this one or is it
a bit aggressive (im looking to buy a bike that is aggressive, you know
like the bike should be a challenge to ride it should be fun...) i own a
hoysung gt250 now so i dont have any experenc with 1000cc bikes...so im a
little lost...
@ Directcore... Don´t u have better things to do than being impolite to
other people by youtube comments? You wanna ride a 1198s? I don´t think
so... You are one of the greatest fools i ever read of...And I also don´t
think that you are 21, nore that you adult enough to even ride a simple
tricycle.
Negative... because yes they can tweak their bikes... But they all have a
general guideline and set of rules when it comes to modding their bikes.
They are all modified almost the same meaning that it takes more rider
skill than the fact that they are better because their bike is faster.
like I said, NO ducati has been able to beat a suzuki in a comparo where it
really matters...the street....Hell even the 1098R was beaten by an 08
CBR..Ducati = fail again. There is no ducati that can beat a Japanese bike
with the same amount of money in it. Fact.
@Pamberjack thanks for that..iv been asking around a lot and i got similar
ansers..so i hav desided to get a jap 600cc bike for first few years...i
dint think going to a 1ltr bike would be too hard but from wat iv heard it
sounds like a bad idea..thanks :)
200cc advantage = fail...Ill pay attention to wsb when its a level playing
field. In the mean time, three of the four japanese makers beat the new
1198 in moto usas comparo. More expensive + less power + less reliable =
Utter failure..ducati is for posers.
es una de las mejoeres bikes pero si te fijas siempre yamaha o honda ganan
el gp siempre se lo chinga pedrosa o rossy ...buena bike pero el sonido de
motor no me gusta suena como una tuerca en una
licuadora....................es mi opinion
this video just ruined this bike for me. i saw it and it looked so nice and
ducati has such a strong name.......then i watch this vid and hear that it
has not quite the performance of a 600cc jap bike........and its $5,000
more! not cool.
Honda - 1:56.09 Suzuki - 1:56.20 Kawasaki - 1:56.86 Yamaha - 1:57.58 ducati
- 1:58.12 (Moto usa's TRACK comparo..2009, on their website now) Yeah Im
real jealous of a bike that costs 5k more and still gets whipped around by
like a bitch.
i hate when people bicker over stupid shit....Probably 90 percent of people
who buy crotch rockets are not serious racers...My last bike was an R6 and
I would have traded it in a heartbeat for a Ducati...This truly is a
beautiful bike.
I have a 2001 996 with 15,000 miles . the ECU went but I got one on ebay
for $100 haven't had a problem since . changed the cam belts checked the
valve clearance twice only adjusted them once . can't say this is the norm
though.
Well they do cost a bit more to upkeep do to the fact that there parts a
bit more and they come with full sinth oil. As for the milage thing. Mine
has had no problams to speak of really. It has about 6500 mi on it now.
Who ask you that? you dumb dick sucking fool. who cares if you fuck your
dad just to ride on a bike u stupid jew. just cuz you ride your dad's dick
does not mean ppl would care u fucking cock sucking retard kike.
Arriving at MCN Motorcycle Show London ExCel 2013
Arriving at MCN Motorcycle Show - London 2013, on lovely sunny day, camera Drift HD 1080p.
Pretty good mate. NEC in Birmingham is better though
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