Video: Ducati Desmosedici V4 Test: First Verdict

[Busy Little Whiner]

Get use to hearing the word "grunt" to describe a V4s broad power band...

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/videos/2007/september/sep1307ducatidesmosedicirrfirstverdict/

[UFO]

 Sounds familiar.

Yeah, and I'll be picking one of these up right away.

[DogBoy]

Uh, move to Ducati Forum???

And Larry, any of the 990cc GP bikes would be described as having plenty of power, no matter what engine configuration.

[Busy Little Whiner]

Uh, move to Ducati Forum???

And Larry, any of the 990cc GP bikes would be described as having plenty of power, no matter what engine configuration.

True but deceptive... any V4 or big bang I4 that is... the old 180º I4 ain't got the same grunt... but
you'd have to take a spin on Mr.RC45 to recalibrate your definition of the word "grunt"...  

[atypical1]

Instant hard on. Damn, I want one of those.....

Let's see....sell the house, get small apartment, hmmmm  

I would love to see one of those at my local track day. Or going up palomar!

james

[miles]

Instant hard on. Damn, I want one of those.....

Let's see....sell the house, get small apartment, hmmmm  

I would love to see one of those at my local track day. Or going up palomar!

james

James, do you know John (I forget his last name), one of the regulars at Palomar?  He'd been running a ZX10, and I think he's got a 1098 now.  He has a desmosedici on order.



miles

[steve.ski]

Drool. Big time.

[jeremy556]

tag

[atypical1]

James, do you know John (I forget his last name), one of the regulars at Palomar?  He'd been running a ZX10, and I think he's got a 1098 now.  He has a desmosedici on order.



miles

No, I don't go to Palomar much. But, if this guys rides the D16RR up there then I just might!

james

[Mookie]

That bike is ill.

[miles]

No, I don't go to Palomar much. But, if this guys rides the D16RR up there then I just might!

james

I'll be doing a track day with him at Buttonwillow the weekend after Chester.  I'll ask him about projected delivery dates.


miles

[atypical1]

I'll be doing a track day with him at Buttonwillow the weekend after Chester.  I'll ask him about projected delivery dates.


miles

Dude, I want to see this at a track day sooooooo badly. Could you imagine that? Gives me wood!

I would love to see Honda and Yamaha bring out street legal versions of their race bikes too!

james

[bizarro]

I can't wait until some rich tard bins one at a track day.

I wonder what a salvage title Desmosedicci would go for?

[atypical1]

You don't need to be a 'tard to bin a bike at a track day.

If you can afford one of these and you are taking it to the track then you probably have assumed that risk.

Wonder if it comes with traction control?

james

[jeremy556]

I can't wait until some rich tard bins one at a track day.

Why?

I would rather see one get binned on a track, than one that is a show piece, never ridden the way it was meant to be.

[Busy Little Whiner]

Dude, I want to see this at a track day sooooooo badly. Could you imagine that? Gives me wood!

I would love to see Honda and Yamaha bring out street legal versions of their race bikes too!

james

Right on James...

I'd love to see the Ducati's V4 entered in WSBK and then watch it hunt down and destroy their own
V2 motor of deaths... and chase down Honda's leading CBR "like come here I4, I won't hurt you, he he he."

Too bad Ducati doesn't see itself as a V4 company... I think that's a giant blunder on the part of the
CEO's lack of vision ... even Mr.RC45 bows to the king of V4s...

[atypical1]

Actually, I was thinking D16RR in AMA. Now that would kick ass. I wonder how badly a GP bike would spank a GSXR?  

james

[Baz]

Now can we get a group buy price at around oh $14,000.00?

I bet one would grunt at the price.

[jeremy556]

 ... even Mr.RC45 bows to the king of V4s...

Quoted for posterity.

[st ryder]

... even Mr.RC45 bows to the king of V4s...

While he's down there, he may as well bow to the king of twins as well.