Richard-BKK Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) The new Ducati 1198S has finally arrived, for the people who where hoping, that the delivery of the new 1198S would result in a lower asking price for the old 1098S. Sorry the 1098S is sold. The 1198S is still new and not believe that pushing it hard will be a good thing. But soon I will tell all about it... Edited March 3, 2010 by Richard-BKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmos Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Beautiful. Safe and happy riding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CroBiker Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 About time to see some "real bike"! Congrats and ride safe Richard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDRIDER Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Very nice bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Yo Richie, u r a legend, lovely bike, correction SENSATIONAL BIKE. Hope you have a great time on it and let me know if you want me to stretch its legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nio Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Why does it look the rear tire is bald? Is this brand new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CroBiker Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) Why does it look the rear tire is bald?Is this brand new? Not bald, I suspect it is smooth thread tire often seen on racing bikes for traction improvement. Edited March 3, 2010 by CroBiker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard-BKK Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 The grey dust on the tires is from the concrete, the front was done not so long ago. The tires on the 1198S are a set of Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP, which have not much profile they are, as Pirelli describes it “Racing Supersport tires”. The Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP are last “street legal” tires before moving to pure circuit/track tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusticCharm Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Very nice! Now will you catch the mod bug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Are you coming to Loei? It is 725 kms non stop. Cramp is one word that comes to mind. Just having a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Richard, Next time can you please take better shots of the bike.....from the other side....PLEASE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBikeBKK Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patcat Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 nice bike and best choice of color for a ducati ...hope you give it enough time to actually ride it. patcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixalex Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Beautiful beast. Green with envy i am! Safe riding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaBuddha Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Crap....I had just put on clean undies too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netfan Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Beautiful. One hel_l of a bike. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonax Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Nice bike, but an extremely small seat for the mrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Nice bike, but an extremely small seat for the mrs. Does my bum look big on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiud Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 (edited) Grrrrr, I'm jealous Edited March 4, 2010 by angiud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjmark Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Way too big! Give me a Monster 696! (only 80hp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelmate Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 get rid of the chicken strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard-BKK Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 The Ducati 1198S is actually almost the same size as the Monster 696. Ducati Monster 696 wheelbase 1450mm dry weight 161kg Ducati 1198S wheelbase 1430mm dry weight 169kg The 1198S seat-height is 44mm higher then the Honda CBR150. The in difference in weight is the Monster 696 is air-cooled and the 1198S is liquid-cooled. Also the extra electronics for the DDA and DTC are probably counting for some weight. The 1198S is actually easier to ride than the Monster 696 the DTC (Ducati Traction Control) makes it almost impossible to do anything wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katabeachbum Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Stunning, absolutely stunning. Can I ask how much it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard-BKK Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 The 1198S costs just a few thousand less then 1.6 million, but lucky I sold my previous bike so that made it easier. Also I promised the bank manager that he could borrow the bike for a weekend, so financing was no problem :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttakata Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Sweet, that's one of the nicest superbikes you can get here, you can't do much better. You need to take it to the track and work those tires. I can do it for you if you're busy :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katabeachbum Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 The 1198S costs just a few thousand less then 1.6 million, but lucky I sold my previous bike so that made it easier. Also I promised the bank manager that he could borrow the bike for a weekend, so financing was no problem unfortunately slightly more than my kwaker Ninja 650R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelmate Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 The 1198S costs just a few thousand less then 1.6 million Jesus H Christ! Insane price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathanpattaya Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 The 1198S costs just a few thousand less then 1.6 million, Pricey! What a beauty though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaBuddha Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 The 1198S costs just a few thousand less then 1.6 million, but lucky I sold my previous bike so that made it easier. Also I promised the bank manager that he could borrow the bike for a weekend, so financing was no problem unfortunately slightly more than my kwaker Ninja 650R slightly.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Really nice bike Richard. Very cool. The more the better....I,ve not seen a 1198 on the road here in Singapore although I,ve met a couple of 1098s. I did see a Desmocedici on the road here a couple of weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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