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So Ducati is out of their skulls. They just released the Desmo today. Rumours have been flying for awhile, but this is off the hook. They basically took their factory GP bike, and added flashers and a license plate holder.

if you have the skill to pay the bills, you can show up at the next GP race and be a contender. More than likely however, you'd just be dead by the apex of corner #1.

$60 000 gets you lots of titanium and carbon fiber (including a full body kit), 200+hp and the priviledge of being 1 of 400 ever built.

 

[Tattooo]

Not going to lie, because I have a Duc problem, if I had the cash, I'd go beat the snot out of Lyle Lovett to be #2 in line behind the Prince of Dubai.

 

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Not going to lie, because I have a Duc problem, if I had the cash, I'd go beat the snot out of Lyle Lovett to be #2 in line behind the Prince of Dubai.

Do you already own a 999r? 'Cause if not, you won't be getting one. :mumble: . They are going Ferarris route with the Enzo. If you didn't own their flagship bike before this, you aren't getting this one.

This is a little bit more in my budget, also a mid season 07 release. Now this is some sick retro styling. 70s ahoy!

 

[Bicyclist]

OH MY GOD. I love the Desmo...

 

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OH MY GOD. I love the Desmo...

Don't we all? It is sex on 2 wheels. Or death, whichever is more fun I guess.

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

I take one of these too, just for cruisin around town... and jumping.

 

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The hyper isn't out until late 07 I think, but ya...that will be a fun ass bike. edit: whao, they pushed up production...spring 07 now!

 

[S.K.C.]

On the Desmo:
...

Damn!


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It is sex on 2 wheels. Or death, whichever is more fun I guess.

...I'll take sex.

Death sucks - especially as coitus interruptus.

 

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On the Desmo:
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Damn!


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...I'll take sex.

Death sucks - especially as coitus interruptus.

I dunno...death on a desmo sounds like a pretty damn fun way to go. 200mph+ into a concrete wall covered in Dainese logos...oh the irony.

 

[anarchyUK]

stupid question.....does Dainese have a eng. translation?

 

[DirtyDog]

So Ducati is out of their skulls. They just released the Desmo today. Rumours have been flying for awhile, but this is off the hook. They basically took their factory GP bike, and added flashers and a license plate holder.

Did you just say "off the hook"?

 

[Mountain_Dewd]

the desmo is just so rediculous.

Id like to see what it looks like without the fairings.

 

[stiksandstones]

Anyone find it weird that the moderator posted some road bikes in a Downhill forum?

 

[Bicyclist]

I think everyone else is too busy cleaning their keyboards. I mean look at the thing.

 

[partsbara]

that thing is freakin ill... i d be dead before the first corner...

 

[RaID]

im not much into bikes (moto that is)
but im droolin

ducati have always had nice stuff

 

[UiUiUiUi]

that thing is freakin ill... i d be dead before the first corner...

dito

hi partsie still in krautland?

 

[binary visions]

200 horsepower... and how much does it weigh?

They must not be looking for any repeat customers . All 400 of 'em are gonna end up dead or in prison.

 

[Jeremy R]

And I am still drooling over their new little Monster 695.
I have realistic drools.

 

[Buetang]

And I am still drooling over their new little Monster 695.
I have realistic drools.

I'll sell ya my Monster 750

I'm about to pay it off... then I want to get either the new S2R1000 or one of the new "retro" bikes to cruise around on...

 

[Quamen]

WTF has this got to do with DH

 

[Tame Ape]

WTF has this got to do with DH

shhhhhh...

edit: I did see a Duc race replica parked on the street about a month ago. I really wish I knew more about the racers or the pro-replica models, it was an incredible looking bike.

 

[Tarpon]

So Ducati is out of their skulls. They just released the Desmo today. Rumours have been flying for awhile, but this is off the hook. They basically took their factory GP bike, and added flashers and a license plate holder.

if you have the skill to pay the bills, you can show up at the next GP race and be a contender. More than likely however, you'd just be dead by the apex of corner #1.

$60 000 gets you lots of titanium and carbon fiber (including a full body kit), 200+hp and the priviledge of being 1 of 400 ever built.

Well, they had to do quite a bit more than just adding flashers to the GP bike, but that's just nitpicking. Looks cool but I would never buy one even if I had the money to burn. I've ridden a 999 and was not overly impressed; it's italian, it has a lot of idiosyncrasies.

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

I am not a motorcycle guy (yet), but i have been eyeing up an late model Monster for when my company moves into the city...Any comments on those?

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

WTF has this got to do with DH

Nothing but if Fraser posted this in the lounge the fab 5 would tell him that he should buy a subaru forester because those are the only worth vehicles...

This forum can appreciate a machine like that...

(Fraser, arent you glad i know what you are thinking )...

 

[Quamen]

Nothing but if Fraser posted this in the lounge the fab 5 would tell him that he should buy a subaru forester because those are the only worth vehicles...

This forum can appreciate a machine like that...

(Fraser, arent you glad i know what you are thinking )...

That makes it ok then

 

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You can always follow the "if you don't like it, don't click on it" method. Clearly, you don't enjoy fine Italian craftsmanship or ridiculously powered motorcycles. So why did you open the thread?

 

[dhbuilder]

Anyone find it weird that the moderator posted some road bikes in a Downhill forum?

when he posts photos of a work of art like that ?
i dare anyone to have a problem with that.

absolutely beautiful.

there's a guy who lives down the hill from me who owns a yellow monster.
when he's leaving his driveway and coming up the road, the sound is pure music.

 

[Tattooo]

Do you already own a 999r? 'Cause if not, you won't be getting one. :mumble: . They are going Ferarris route with the Enzo. If you didn't own their flagship bike before this, you aren't getting this one.

This is a little bit more in my budget, also a mid season 07 release. Now this is some sick retro styling. 70s ahoy!

They were always well on the way to being the Ferarri of motorcycles, this just clenches that asshat, eurotrash vibe. While I would never speak ill of the empire Desmo built, this is kind of annoying.

If I used to have a 748r does that buy me the ability to crank one off in the presence of the Desmo RR?

 

[Tame Ape]

That makes it ok then

Quit being such an ornery marmite-man.

You've got less then 20 posts right now, you want more DH stuff, start a thread of your own on something.

 

[Tame Ape]

Oh yeah, whats the special deal with the motors? I knew they did something different, and you can sorta hear it, but can someone e-distil it for me?

 

[Tattooo]

I am not a motorcycle guy (yet), but i have been eyeing up an late model Monster for when my company moves into the city...Any comments on those?

I've had three of them, loved each and every one. Not so rad for the 8 hour, ride from Reno to Eugene, but for around town it was the best bike I've ever had. I am putting my foodstamps in a pile for an 800 S2R this summer I hope. My 748r got flooded in the hurricane, so now I need a new toy.

 

[Tattooo]

Oh yeah, whats the special deal with the motors? I knew they did something different, and you can sorta hear it, but can someone e-distil it for me?

Depends on the particular motor. Mostly it is a valve issue. The Desmo valve is very special, and makes the bike very nice. More torque is most of the game.

 

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Depends on the particular motor. Mostly it is a valve issue. The Desmo valve is very special, and makes the bike very nice. More torque is most of the game.

Exactly. Their 2 big setup specialties are the Desmo valving system and the Testretta engine configuration. Both of them growl instead of whine like their Japanese counterparts. The old Kobe commercial (for nike I think?) cracked me up. He was on a 998R and they used some clapped out Japanese sewing machine noise to go with it.

The Desmo RR is a 4 cylinder, hugely powerful engine and is in all of the Duc GP bikes. This bike is basically the first, street legal, race bred GP bike.

Four cylinder, belt actuated, desmo valved (L-quattro): Only the Desmosedici GP6 (and now the desmo RR)

edit: from Wikipedia:

Desmodromic valves are those which are positively closed by a cam and leverage system, rather than relying on the more conventional springs to close the valves. It is derived from two Greek roots, desmos (controlled, linked) and dromos (course, track).
The benefit of desmodromic valves lies in the ability to allow high rpm without the risks of causing a collision between valves and piston. Also the friction is lower. Famous examples include the successful Mercedes-Benz W196 and Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR race cars as well as Ducati motorcycles.
This is in the context of internal combustion engines. The valves in question are the ones that allow air into the cylinder and (usually different ones) that allow exhaust gases out. This refers, for example, to the valve control system used in Ducati engines: both valve movements (opening and closing) are "operated". It is usual to say that action on the valve is positive in both cases, in other words, both strokes are controlled.
Desmodromic valve actuation has been applied to top-of-the-range Ducati motorcycles since the early 1970s. Two primary mechanical methods have been used to transfer timing information, from the crankshaft, to the camshaft and ultimately the rocker arms and valves. Initially bevel-driven camshafts were used. This involved transferring the timing information via several bevel (part conical gears where the rotating axis' of the two lie on an angle - 90° for example) gears and a shaft running on the outside of the engine block. Then at around 1977, Chief Design Engineer Fabio Taglioni completed and tested an actuation system that used rubberized metal belts with timing teeth. These teeth would mesh with timing pulleys, also external to the main engine block, and transmit the timing information to the valves.
The primary reason for Desmodromic (Colloquial - "Desmo") systems is to improve valve timing at higher engine revolutions. On very high performance valve spring engines, the spring does not always have time to return to its pre-compressed position, causing the camshaft to recompress the spring and valve prematurely. This is called "valve float". The Desomodromic system also eliminates the extra "work" spent by the motor to open spring actuated valves. Therefore giving more actual power at the wheel rather than using it to work against the seat pressure on the spring.
The disadvantage of Desmodromic valve system is it's high service cost and more frequent service durations, due to the low-tolerant precision required to run the system.

 

[dhbuilder]

growl indeed.

if i had the $$$, i'd take one over a vette C6 or viper any day.
because i live just a short drive from "the dragon".

 

[Jeremy R]

growl indeed.

if i had the $$$, i'd take one over a vette C6 or viper any day.
because i live just a short drive from "the dragon".

You are not helping my burning desire to get a Monster 695.
I need to look at my compound fracture scars from my last street bike, that always puts out the flames.

 

[mandown]

WTF has this got to do with DH

two words: the lounge

 

[Tattooo]

Honestly some of the best race prep and practice I have ever had for DH was riding my street bike. Teaches you really how to corner, how to counter steer, how to keep something that big on two wheels.

Yea, it might have an engine, but take a 400 pound, 135bhp bike down a paved set of switch backs, and all of the sudden you're a better DH rider. Ask Missy Giove, she swore by that system.

 

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Honestly some of the best race prep and practice I have ever had for DH was riding my street bike. Teaches you really how to corner, how to counter steer, how to keep something that big on two wheels.

Yea, it might have an engine, but take a 400 pound, 135bhp bike down a paved set of switch backs, and all of the sudden you're a better DH rider. Ask Missy Giove, she swore by that system.

She also swore by flipping volvos soooo......

 

[Tattooo]

If I was going to flip anything, it would be a Volvo. I've done the barrel roll in a Tahoe, a CJ and an old 911, and I have to say, none of them were that much fun in an inverted cluster screw manuver.

Then again, maybe I should stop taking plays from her particular hymnial on the universe.