Bye Bye Busa....Hello DUCATI
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Did someone paint that fairing black? I did not know the 1098 came in black unless it was an 'S'?
The black S was my dream bike... wound up with a standard red 1098... Damn thing is like a finicky woman with a cocktail in her hand, five already in her system and a really bad disposition, but hot and appealing none-the-less....
If your new to the Duc madness take a few notes:
1) Dont over torque anything, yep they vibrate but dont try to overcome that by tightening things up very much, they will break. If you remove it, lube the threads and go easy on the way back in. Very fine threads throughout...
2) Put a screen over the oil cooler, there are a number of avenues out there to accomplish this, but do yourself a favor and take one.
3) Make sure the recalls are taken care of, there were at least two that I can call up in my memory banks; heat sinks on computer, rear sprocket..
4) Dont listen to any haters (this is a Hayabusa board), you have to 'give up something' to ride these (just like a marriage). Its give and take. I do it every dang day and mine is a part of the family! Spent the whole friggin morning breaking.... and FIXING mine! But it will rumble through the neighborhood tomorrow!
I am a Hayabusa guy who owns a 1098. If I could go buy any bike I wanted right now, I'd get a Gen II Busa (but will never part ways with my Gen 1).... Next... an 848 EVO!
The black S was my dream bike... wound up with a standard red 1098... Damn thing is like a finicky woman with a cocktail in her hand, five already in her system and a really bad disposition, but hot and appealing none-the-less....
If your new to the Duc madness take a few notes:
1) Dont over torque anything, yep they vibrate but dont try to overcome that by tightening things up very much, they will break. If you remove it, lube the threads and go easy on the way back in. Very fine threads throughout...
2) Put a screen over the oil cooler, there are a number of avenues out there to accomplish this, but do yourself a favor and take one.
3) Make sure the recalls are taken care of, there were at least two that I can call up in my memory banks; heat sinks on computer, rear sprocket..
4) Dont listen to any haters (this is a Hayabusa board), you have to 'give up something' to ride these (just like a marriage). Its give and take. I do it every dang day and mine is a part of the family! Spent the whole friggin morning breaking.... and FIXING mine! But it will rumble through the neighborhood tomorrow!
I am a Hayabusa guy who owns a 1098. If I could go buy any bike I wanted right now, I'd get a Gen II Busa (but will never part ways with my Gen 1).... Next... an 848 EVO!
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sportcustoms71
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sweet looking scooter
You have abandoned the Busa?!! YOU ARE NEVER TO RETURN TO THE ORG!!
Just KIDDING! I would love to ride a 1098!! If you are ever in the US,......and happen to have brought your bike with you,.....and if you didn't mind stopping by my house,........
Just KIDDING! I would love to ride a 1098!! If you are ever in the US,......and happen to have brought your bike with you,.....and if you didn't mind stopping by my house,........
meductic
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No what we want is an Aprilia RSV4!!!!!
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/2010/aprilia/rsv4/factory/55446/05/index.html
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Aprilas are so nice. They are vtwin monsters
aussiekeeper
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UM, wouldn't that be traitor?
Rainbow7
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Or they actually genuinely believe it to be an inferior product.
coreywiley
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I don't know if I could ride another bike
You can have it, rode one last spring, didnt like much.
As for the new Duc, very sexy
todd moyer
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I say congrats!
I've been a Ducati owner for 15+ years and 5 different bikes. I swore that it was all I would ever own but over time my attention has swayed and I've decided we needed a change. So after selling off my 95' 900 ss/sp w/944 FBF kit the hunt was on for a Busa.
My wife just closed the deal on a new white left-over 09'. So I can't and won't ever say that changing brands or having a mix of bike is bad. The V-twin world is awesome and love the torque but new it's time for me at least to ride something else.
So when I'm home on vacatipon next it'll be time to bolt obn some mods and then come vavcation in the spring start racking up some miles.
Good luck on the Duc
I've been a Ducati owner for 15+ years and 5 different bikes. I swore that it was all I would ever own but over time my attention has swayed and I've decided we needed a change. So after selling off my 95' 900 ss/sp w/944 FBF kit the hunt was on for a Busa.
My wife just closed the deal on a new white left-over 09'. So I can't and won't ever say that changing brands or having a mix of bike is bad. The V-twin world is awesome and love the torque but new it's time for me at least to ride something else.
So when I'm home on vacatipon next it'll be time to bolt obn some mods and then come vavcation in the spring start racking up some miles.
Good luck on the Duc
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