Launch at EICMA-Show
13.500€ (Europe) 12,900$ (USA)
in the shops middle of december (Europe)
137hp, 3kilos lighter than the 1098 & colour options of red & white.
supposedly this bike will be campaigned in AMA FX, by who?
I like it! The black frame is cool with the white fairing. Unsure where they would have shaved some weight unless their using the 1098s wheels on it? Cool bike though
I like it! The black frame is cool with the white fairing. Unsure where they would have shaved some weight unless their using the 1098s wheels on it? Cool bike though
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They did not repeat mistakes of the past. It is not a 1098 de-stroked or bored down. It is a completely new motor using the same technology of the 1098. This is where most of the weight savings is from.
Bipisto only. Standard wheels, not S model. This is the only model available, no S and no R. Good start though.
They did not repeat mistakes of the past. It is not a 1098 de-stroked or bored down. It is a completely new motor using the same technology of the 1098. This is where most of the weight savings is from.
Bipisto only. Standard wheels, not S model. This is the only model available, no S and no R. Good start though.
What ? Ducati hasn't built a completely new motor since 1985. Where does stuff like this come from?
I like it! The black frame is cool with the white fairing. Unsure where they would have shaved some weight unless their using the 1098s wheels on it? Cool bike though
I expect a lighter crank, piston set and flywheel. Would account for some of the weight savings. I'm not sure, but that wet clutch might be a tad lighter than the dry used on the 1098.
I imagine they come in the crate just like they do with a 1098. It's just that no one puts them on.
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Originally Posted by 908SSP
What ? Ducati hasn't built a completely new motor since 1985. Where does stuff like this come from?
What I meant to say is its not a 1098 motor with smaller pistons or a different crank, it is it's own unique motor. At least thats what the ducati spokesperson said at the dealer meeting. Then again, he probably has no idea.
I can tell you there is not a picture of the real 848 in this thread - and I am certain as I have seen the 848 and know the specs... close though.
Carry on fantasizing though!
OH and before you cry foul - let me point out that the first 3 images are obviously a bad photoshop job of a 1098 made right after the color info was leaked. Notice the dry clutch? A little later the info was leaked about a wet clutch - which the next set of images have a wet clutch from a monster 800 or similar photoshopped on to the first images - note the very poor shadowing where the bodywork overlaps the clutch.
The REAL one I saw had the same fork as a base 1098 and the same wheels. The front brakes are the exact setup on the standard Hyper Motoard. Should work out well. It also had a Showa shock.
Anything can change though.....
Ducati 848
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