...called me last night and told me he just got back from the Ducati dealer in Ft. Lauderdale....and put a down payment on this...expected delivery in March...

http://motorcycles.about.com/b/2011/11/ ... ronics.htm

In 33 years, I've never let anyone ride my scooter, but I might make an exception when he shows up in my driveway and he offers to trade bikes for a bit!!!

Does he need or want any more friends? He can ride my 2 commando's for a while.

That is a sick looking bike. and 195HP, me wants. Anyone want to buy a kid or two?

Looks very impressive! I dont think a fat old guy like me is what they designed it for but I would still like to take it for a ride.

Your friend might strengthening his arms by doing some "pull ups." Having to pull yourself forward, while under acceleration, to hold the front wheel down is just likeing doing "pull ups."

Electronic wheelie control becomes a necessity with that kind of power and a shortish wheelbase.

To experience the full capability of a state of the art sport bike almost demands the fitness of a gymnast.

xbacksideslider wrote:To experience the full capability of a state of the art sport bike...

The number of people who are capable of experiencing the full capabilities of a top end modern sportbike can probably be counted on both hands with fingers left over.

...on a race track at least; most people can handle straight lines.

The problem with bikes like that, on the street anyway, is that they are just too fast. I sold my 998 because of that. You go out, scan the horizon for police, hit the throttle, click up a couple of gears, and you're doing 100 mph+ in a few seconds. Hold it for a few more seconds, then slam on the brakes before a cop comes around the corner and hits his radar. I didn't find that very satisfying.

Much more fun to ride a slow bike fast, than to ride a fast bike slow! In my opinion anyway.

Debby, in the land of slow speed limits and heavy police presence

debby wrote:Much more fun to ride a slow bike fast, than to ride a fast bike slow! In my opinion anyway.

I couldn't agree more. As much fun as it would be to just ride it once, to feel it's pull and stopping power, it would be a disappointment to own without the open spaces to run it.
And I'm a young person too, 55 yrs old.
I have never seen the beauty in those kinds of bikes because you can't see the bike. It's all covered in plastic. JOMO.
Ever seen the movie Tron?

What a pitiful attempt for the twenty-first century. Back in the sixties Neil Armstrong's ride had five 37Mhp engines and could easily do Mach 25. This "new" bike only has 0.0002 Mhp and might hit Mach 0.3 on a good day. Ducati is not even serious about warp travel with a puny 1.2 litre engine when Australians have already gone to, a still too small, 5.0 litre engine. It is high time that Ducati started looking towards the future.

Plenty of Chev V8s cruisers around Murray, if that gets you going. 5 litres is only a baby.
Quite a few choices for makers even.
And Chrysler did that V10 thingy, weren't they talking about 400 mph out of a street bike ? !
Only the tires aren't rated to anything like that speed, so it might be a short ride...

http://www.tinlin.net/jim/email/tomahawk.html

Rohan wrote:And Chrysler did that V10 thingy, weren't they talking about 400 mph out of a street bike ?
Only the tires aren't rated to anything like that speed, so it might be a short ride...

That thing never went faster than about 20 MPH in one short burst. The first time you try to lean or turn on it, you're going to get hurt.

Strictly a concept / show bike.

Did at least 30 mph in some of the Youtube footage...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XehkMQp ... re=related

BTW, 400 mph without a fairing is just nonsense talk, your teeth come out your a** before then ?