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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 5:52 pm
by boxerscott
f90x wrote:boxerscott wrote:They may well sell a few but you got to ask why not just buy a monster instead?
Because some people might want a sport tourer instead of a supernaked
Because some people might want 113hp instead of 150hp
Because some people might want to be able to hold 90ish down a French autoroute for longer than 10 minutes
Because some people might prefer the looks
Because in that case everyone that bought an R1200S may as well have bought an R 1200R
Because we're all different
Wildly optimistic thinking. They do a 959 Multi that will fulfil all the above better than this entry level ducati sports, and not all monsters are 150bhp.
So there
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 5:59 pm
by f90x
boxerscott wrote:
Wildly optimistic thinking. They do a 959 Multi that will fulfil all the above better than this entry level ducati sports.
Multi is too tall baby. I like them but I can't get on them.
and not all monsters are 150bhp.
Granted, but everything else stands.
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 7:06 pm
by fontana
Much as I love Euro bikes, in this category nothing beats the VFR800.
It might not have the panache and character of the Duke, but in every other respect I'm prepared to wager it's the better bike.
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 7:48 pm
by Gromit
fontana wrote:Much as I love Euro bikes, in this category nothing beats the VFR800.
It might not have the panache and character of the Duke, but in every other respect I'm prepared to wager it's the better bike.
^This^
Do like the look of this new Ducati though, we'll obviously have to wait and see how it sells.
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:36 pm
by boxerscott
fontana wrote:Much as I love Euro bikes, in this category nothing beats the VFR800.
It might not have the panache and character of the Duke, but in every other respect I'm prepared to wager it's the better bike.
Took the words right out of my mouth. The Duc looks nice but it is a sports bike. I really question the tourer bit, pillion ability is zilch and it does not look that roomy, the riders knees are well bent and he ain`t a lard arse. Who are they aiming it at? mature? young?
Very tempting
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:46 pm
by Mitch1100
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:12 pm
by f90x
Gromit wrote:fontana wrote:Much as I love Euro bikes, in this category nothing beats the VFR800.
It might not have the panache and character of the Duke, but in every other respect I'm prepared to wager it's the better bike.
^This^
Do like the look of this new Ducati though, we'll obviously have to wait and see how it sells.
Indeed. I have just recently (before being enticed by the duc that I can't afford) been considering changing the 12S for a good VFR800 for the European trips and a 'sit up and beg' type along the lines of a Griso Et-al for Sunday cruising.
Re: Very tempting
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:28 pm
by boxerscott
Mitch1100 wrote:http://supersport.ducati.com/en_au/?_ga=1.61608108.1295827352.1435290934
Great Video.. NOT what a load of pretentious bollox
they are aiming it at "the wannabe hipsters"
marketing men , the engineers must be cringing watching that ad destroy any chance that bike had of selling.
Re: Very tempting
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:25 pm
by fontana
boxerscott wrote:what a load of pretentious bollox
they are aiming it at "the wannabe hipsters"
.
In that respect, nothing comes close to this load of pretentious crap.
Banter around the bonfire.
Impromptu drag races
Side by side fist banging at 3:20
Big beards and pony tails
It's all here.
PUKE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA8z7T3JqZk
Re: Very tempting
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:44 pm
by Gromit
fontana wrote:
In that respect, nothing comes close to this load of pretentious crap.
Banter around the bonfire.
Impromptu drag races
Side by side fist banging at 3:20
Big beards and pony tails
It's all here.
PUKE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA8z7T3JqZk
Oh no....oh very, very no.
Utter bilge.
Re: Very tempting
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 12:35 am
by Mitch1100
[quote="boxerscott"]/quote] Great Video.. NOT what a load of pretentious bollox
they are aiming it at "the wannabe hipsters"
I'm a wannabe from way back ..lol
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:53 am
by slparry
all the "pretentious" stuff is aimed at a different generation I feel, one that perhaps "we" just don't "get" maybe?
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 12:22 pm
by Blackal
slparry wrote:all the "pretentious" stuff is aimed at a different generation I feel, one that perhaps "we" just don't "get" maybe?
"Pretentious? Moi?"
Al
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 12:29 pm
by McBoxer
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:27 pm
by dave the german
Blackal wrote:slparry wrote:all the "pretentious" stuff is aimed at a different generation I feel, one that perhaps "we" just don't "get" maybe?
"Pretentious? Moi?"
Al
Shame about Andrew Sachs