Ducati 1098 crashed

Wooly R6 · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 May 2005 Karma :

"Yesterday, the UK's weekly Motorcycle News paper invited a number of Ducati 916/996/998 and 999 owners to test ride the brand new Ducati 1098 for a comparison article. The offer was extended to members of the UK's Ducati Sporting Club.

As luck would have it, all was going well for about the first hour, until a small lowside incident resulted in a crash damaged 1098! Read more about the invite from MCN and the incident itself over at the Ducati Sporting club website.

And here's what could be the first crashed Ducati 1098 now looks like....."

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brianmcewan.co.uk · Brolly Dolly Joined: 25 May 2006 Karma :

How special would you feel to be the first ever person to crash a 1098 Laughing

Silly cunt, bet he felt a right twat Laughing

Gratitude

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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

looks to me like a crash bung might have saved it, but i guess that would have spoiled the look for the photo shoot
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mr_pete · Trackday Trickster Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Karma :

Looks very well off considering....minus a mirror, with some scratching. The levers/pegs survived....
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brianmcewan.co.uk · Brolly Dolly Joined: 25 May 2006 Karma :

Wonder how much the panels cost to replace Shocked

By the way, slightly off topic but how the hell do you get the chain off if it is interlinked through the swingarm? (if that even makes sense)...
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BorderHooner · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Karma :

great, old news Wink

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brianmcewan.co.uk · Brolly Dolly Joined: 25 May 2006 Karma :

Cheers G.
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mark83 · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Karma :

Screw the why's and wherefore's.

Am I the only one thinking:

I'll take it off Ducati's hands for a nice discount and an early delivery! Mr. Green

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akaDAVE · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Karma :

Oh dear. It had to happen sonner or later.

I was recently looking at the glossy pics in BIKE magazine and thinking that some poor sod is going to drop one of those.

I bet he went as red as the bike. At least it wasn't his. Thumbs Up

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Wafer_Thin_Ham · Super Spammer Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Karma :

bet he must have been heart broken to see it slide away from him on it's expensive bodywork. Laughing

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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Hmmmm.....................

.....T-Cut?

hairychipstic... · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Karma :

1098s only made 140hp on their dyno and 80lb/ft of torque and it was beaten in roll ons by the zx10r
wild claims
never Razz

goreous lookin tho

Zimbo · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Karma :

JakeyR · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Karma :

Still looks bloody lovelly even when its been thrown down the road Laughing

hairychipstic... · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Karma :

thats not the MCN dyno
MCN's one dynoed at 140hp and 80lb/ft is what i was saying, ive seen the moto rapido one already
its a huge difference so i wonder which is true
oh and it lost the roll ons to the zx10 which is slower in roll ons than the gsxr1000 Razz