"Life with a Ducati 848" thread in "Motorbike Chat"
yay, top bike missus miss cant make Anglesey bloody stocktaking will have to scoot up to thingmy sea, lake, place with Stumpy for a meet ...

yay, top bike missus miss

cant make Anglesey bloody stocktaking

will have to scoot up to thingmy sea, lake, place with Stumpy for a meet and drool

crust

Has she sold it yet?

Hope she enjoyed the perfect weather today for the inaugural ride. (no need to thank me)

Did I ever tell you how much I like you

Well, just had another quick run out and it's just brilliant. Getting a feel for it now and it's just as I remember the test bike being...dead easy to chuck around, but well mannered and stable with it. Been up some pretty bumpy, twisty little roads tonight and it's been fine, although the speeds are moderate what with running in and all

murcan...action shots will be up after the first trackday

crust...yeah, definitely have a meet up again. It's a nice spot for a sandwich and a poke round the bikes It's Rutland Water by the way

God...cheers for the weather, it's toasty!

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Wow, stunning (although I do like the white better), sat on one at the NEC and wasn't impressed, sat on another at Donnington 2 weeks ago and they couldn't get me off - I want one (even though it would be wasted on me) Enjoy, you lucky person.

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http://i26.tinypic.com/b81bb4.jpg

hmmm Looks like it yes, however the 916 was such an inspired refinement of those (possible) Honda cues that in terms of aesthetics, it was a step forward... whereas few would pitch a 600 RR against a 916 in the looks dept.

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I want one of those when I grow up.

Tamburini acknowledged the NR as a styling cue for the 916.

Few, indeed, would suggest the rr is as aesthetically pleasing as the 916, but that was not the suggestion.

It's clear that the 1098 was drawn up to hark back to the (more popular) 916 style which derived in part, from the earlier Honda. Perhaps the later Honda followed the same process.

Whoever was first is somewhat irrelevant, since with styling, one has to take one's cues from something, there is nothing new when it comes to shape...

Is it just me or does this shot make it look like Ducati really tried to copy the design of the 916?

Lovely bike though.

What is your point? that design is influenced by functionality, ones' peers? with a bit of inspired styling if one is lucky? yeah I already made that point to Docca. Thanks though!

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Yep, very much like the 916 style bikes from the back She's very pretty that's for sure.

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Does this mean you're going to stop banging on about multistrada's now?

Don't be silly! The Multi was awesome

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I hate this thread. Last night I had a dream I bought an 848 and it all made perfect sense.

I better lay off the cheese before bed.

LOL Go and ride one, they're very nice.

Mine's now filthy after getting soaked riding home from the Service place this afternoon Only popped in to say hello, get my hugger fitted (I didn't have any suitable bolts) and have all the levers adjusted. By the time I left it was throwing it down! Oh well, not so shiny new bike any more. 100 miles down, 500 to go

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see that shiny goodness? that's the light at the end of the tunnel that is.

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