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Joeb46
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PostPosted: 22:47 - 23 Aug 2008    Post subject: pointlessly uninformative thread Reply with quote

i saw a ducati desmodeci today with the reg plate "desmo r"
down at squires cafe.
sounded beautiful, just like the gp dukes.
so urm yeah
any one else seen one on the road?
ive got a couple of 3 second videos cba putting them on though.
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PostPosted: 23:51 - 23 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 00:23 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've heard a GP ducati and they sounds amazing, the desmo is the only road bike to make the same noise, reason enough to follow one for a bit if ever you see one!
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PostPosted: 00:29 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

petemell wrote:
Hi, them Ducati Desmodeki's are well over priced and over rated.
The may look and sound like a GP Duke.
But they are only a replica and in reality no better than any other superbike.
A decent rider on a Honda SP, Blade, R1 or 1000 Gixer would waste it.
Most of the people that get that sort of thing have more money than sense and certainly cannot ride a bike.
Lets just hope the credit crunch gets em.
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PostPosted: 01:31 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

jealous much? Cool Mr. Green
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PostPosted: 02:08 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

petemell wrote:
are well over priced and over rated.


Have you ridden 1 to verify that it's over rated?


petemell wrote:
But they are only a replica and in reality no better than any other superbike.


Bikes that cost 5 times the amount of most other bikes can't be 'the same' surely?


petemell wrote:
A decent rider on a Honda SP, Blade, R1 or 1000 Gixer would waste it.


Lastly.. A decent rider on a Honda SP, Blade, R1 or 1000 Gixer might waste it.. But what if you have a good rider on the Duke as well?
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PostPosted: 08:04 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

A good rider would not choose the Duck
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PostPosted: 08:49 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Hi, them Ducati Desmodeki's are well over priced and over rated.
The may look and sound like a GP Duke.
But they are only a replica and in reality no better than any other superbike.
A decent rider on a Honda SP, Blade, R1 or 1000 Gixer would waste it.
Most of the people that get that sort of thing have more money than sense and certainly cannot ride a bike.
Lets just hope the credit crunch gets em.


You didn't think much of the test ride then?
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PostPosted: 08:55 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

1930 Ariel wrote:
A good rider would not choose the Duck


( I would BTW but I am a crap rider and love Italian machines).
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PostPosted: 08:59 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

1930 Ariel wrote:
1930 Ariel wrote:
A good rider would not choose the Duck


( I would BTW but I am a crap rider and love Italian machines).


just wondering what's so special about italian machines for you?
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PostPosted: 09:11 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

petemell wrote:
Hi, them Ducati Desmodeki's are well over priced and over rated.
The may look and sound like a GP Duke.
But they are only a replica and in reality no better than any other superbike.
A decent rider on a Honda SP, Blade, R1 or 1000 Gixer would waste it.
Most of the people that get that sort of thing have more money than sense and certainly cannot ride a bike.
Lets just hope the credit crunch gets em.

I would agree they are overpriced, but certanly I'd expect they're faster than the stock litre 4s - better to compare it to something like the sorted Crescent GSXR1000s.
Were it me wanting to spend lots of money on a fast bike, I'd just but an ex-BSB bike and stick some plates on it, maybe trying to save a bit more weight at the same time.

In my experience as the level of skill goes up, the difference the chosen bike makes goes down - with decent tyres and suspension a 600cc sports bike on the limit of grip isn't going to be much slower coming out of a corner than a WSB bike so it's just a case of the point on the straight the bigger bike starts to pull away.
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PostPosted: 10:00 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've seen 3 of the desmos now, I thi8nk they are abit common, I didn't even bother taking a picture of the third Laughing
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PostPosted: 10:12 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ive seen a couple too, nice bikes but doesent really do anything for me.
Howver, the other day a stealth bomber flew over my house - i'd have one of them Cool
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PostPosted: 10:50 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

beatnck2 wrote:
Ive seen a couple too, nice bikes but doesent really do anything for me.
Howver, the other day a stealth bomber flew over my house - i'd have one of them Cool


Was a very good stealth bomber then ....

You saw it Laughing
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PostPosted: 11:03 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

MinhDinh wrote:

just wondering what's so special about italian machines for you?

As much a matter of aesthetics as engineering really. The Italians have superb style in most things and bikes are not an exception.
Even the humble Vespa is a design classic and something like an MV Agusta makes me go all wobbly.
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PostPosted: 11:39 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shaane wrote:
petemell wrote:
But they are only a replica and in reality no better than any other superbike.


Bikes that cost 5 times the amount of most other bikes can't be 'the same' surely?


That's what you think Wink
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PostPosted: 17:07 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The Italians have superb style in most things and bikes are not an exception.


Even with the Desmo's alien forehead?
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PostPosted: 18:35 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Isn't Wikipedia great?
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PostPosted: 23:32 - 24 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

Appologies for that other post I have deleted it now, what I meant was that cheaper bikes can perform just as well as the more expensive ones.

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PostPosted: 09:25 - 25 Aug 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Ferrari make cars to order to the customers specification and with some models there is a long waiting list.

Erm, ford make their fiesta 'to order' and in some cases there's a long waiting list (ok not as long as some Ferraris).

The desmo is far from a new concept - see the Honda NR750. I don't think anyone claimed they were trying to out do some Japanese fast-car maker at the time - a rather odd concept that they would be Confused.

I do think Ducatis are over-priced for what they are, but not massively so. Don't think they cost that much to maintain properly and other general running costs are the same as other bikes really.
I'd also suggest that Ferraris are hideously over-priced - if you want the performance, talk to someone like Ultima; add 50% onto the price to get a really nice interiour and it'll still cost a lot less than the slower Ferrari.
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