(http://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/256402/images/multistrada1098panniers.jpg)
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/New-bikes/2009/September/sep0309-2010-Ducati-1098-Multistrada-spotted-with-panniers/ (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/New-bikes/2009/September/sep0309-2010-Ducati-1098-Multistrada-spotted-with-panniers/)
These photos have to be leaked by Ducati. If I saw a unreleased 'new' bike on the side of the road and I had my camera with me, I'd be snapping hundreds of shots.
want
wants November to get here already.
man the new multi is awesome!
isnt it going to be called the strada abierta? (open road)
or is that a different makers duel tourer?
i still have a soft spot for the nuda'd-out multi
(one of my favorites calls it his monstrada, dont know if he coined that or not)
heres another one of my favorites
(http://www.duccutters.com/cianr-MultiRacer/re079js4.jpg)
[back on topic]
that thing is so sick. i get goosebumps every time i see it. that exhaust blows my mind. not to mention those frenched in turn signals up front.
I like the idea of the new strada as a comfortable do it all superbike
(http://www.duccutters.com/cianr-MultiRacer/re079js4.jpg)
And the baby blue MultiStrada is one of my favorite bikes ever.
I'm definitely a potential buyer of the new strada.
LA
i would buy that 'strada pictured in a heart beat. ducati, take note. that's what i want.
Supposedly these are leaked photos of the finished bike: 2010 Ducati Stradaperta
http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2009/10/2010-ducati-stradaperta-photos.html#more (http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2009/10/2010-ducati-stradaperta-photos.html#more)
(http://hellforleathermagazine.com/assets_c/2009/10/2010_Ducati_Stradaperta_leak_2-thumb-415x276-6337.jpg)
(http://hellforleathermagazine.com/assets_c/2009/10/2010_Ducati_Stradaperta_leak_1-thumb-415x267-6339.jpg)
Quote from: Travman on October 09, 2009, 05:41:21 PM
Supposedly these are leaked photos of the finished bike: 2010 Ducati Stradaperta
http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2009/10/2010-ducati-stradaperta-photos.html#more (http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2009/10/2010-ducati-stradaperta-photos.html#more)
(http://hellforleathermagazine.com/assets_c/2009/10/2010_Ducati_Stradaperta_leak_2-thumb-415x276-6337.jpg)
(http://hellforleathermagazine.com/assets_c/2009/10/2010_Ducati_Stradaperta_leak_1-thumb-415x267-6339.jpg)
It looks like it could start pecking at the ground at any minute...
:-\
mitt
Looks like a chicken hawk.
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/chickenhawk.jpg)
I think that there needs to be at least one intervention at Ducati. [bang]
I'd be hard pressed to buy that bike even if the cash fell from the sky and I rode the bike and *loved* it.
Maybe I'd buy it and hack that beak off the minute I got home.
Gotta see the whole thing in person to finally decide.
IMO.
No offense meant to any of y'all that like it.
As long as you like what you've got, that's all that's important.
Does nothing for me.
Even if it was the best riding bike in the world I prob would not swing a leg over it.
What ever floats your boat.
(http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/wp-content/gallery/ducati-stradaperta-close-up/ducati-stradaperta-close-up-3.jpg)
Less beak, and more
(http://www.motoflash.ro/upload/gallery/large/2207.jpg) ish
mitt
The cagiva looks loads better to me. I can't believe this is the Ducati trend?!
Quote from: mitt on October 09, 2009, 05:42:48 PM
It looks like it could start pecking at the ground at any minute...
:-\
mitt
LOL!! [laugh] [cheeky]
or something from
Transformers [bang]
Quack, quack!!
Looks like Ducati is taking the Duc nic name a little to literal. [puke]
Quote from: kopfjäger on October 09, 2009, 05:46:35 PM
Looks like a chicken hawk.
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/chickenhawk.jpg)
Thats some funny shit right there ... I don't care who ya' are.
Thanks,
Larry Daryl.
ducati has made some beautiful front ends over the years. smooth, clean lines with style... this one lacks it all.
amazing they missed the whole ST boat on this. guess they though that everyone buys the ugly BMWs so let's make ours ugly too... then they'll buy it.
These Drawings make the bike look much better
(http://epio.net/Stradaperta01.jpg)
(http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/pic%20of%20weak/Ducati%20Stradaperta%20%202.jpg)
well... no they don't
but do notice the rear swinger may be using the 696/1100 shock setup.
WTF
Did Chris Bangle move from designing BMW cars to Ducati? :P
If they keep it up, they won't have anything purty left... :-\
Quote from: ROBsS4R on October 10, 2009, 02:42:29 AM
(http://epio.net/Stradaperta01.jpg)
(http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/pic%20of%20weak/Ducati%20Stradaperta%20%202.jpg)
I wouldn't go so far as to that these make it look "attractive," but they at least make the custom possibilities a little more apparent.
Jeebus, that front end is hideous.
Quote from: Obsessed? on October 10, 2009, 06:02:03 AM
Jeebus, that front end is hideous.
Agreed. It's a tragedy. :o WTF were they thinking??
The solid line that runs from the tank to just over the fender makes me want to punch things... why would you design that?!?! [bang]
I'm adding this to my list of dream Ducati's for my garage. It'll go next to the 999 and the custom Indiana chopper in the "Inspiration for Irrational Hatred" section.
Quote from: ROBsS4R on October 10, 2009, 02:42:29 AM
These Drawings make the bike look much better
only if you do meth.
Quote from: Markus on October 10, 2009, 06:09:24 AM
WTF were they thinking??
"Let's get an 8-ball! It'll last us all weekend!"
I like the frame. ;)
Quote from: ato memphis on October 10, 2009, 07:26:20 AM
only if you do meth.
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Don't judge him too harshly. [clap]
Quote from: Obsessed? on October 10, 2009, 07:36:12 AM
"Let's get an 8-ball! It'll last us all weekend!"
That about sums it up. ;D
The good news is that you can take a third passenger who fits easily between the bottom of the seat and the rear wheel. From the pictures, there's about 4' separating the two. [roll]
Would someone please take that V-Strom fairing off that StreetFighter & shove it up the ass of whoever is designing these Frankenstein bikes.
Frankensteins are cool when they are chopped up production bikes, but these ???
I know one is CAD, but that other thing is actually running down the road [bang]
Hey, ass for every seat, right?
Quote from: superjohn on October 10, 2009, 07:20:46 AM
I'm adding this to my list of dream Ducati's for my garage. It'll go next to the 999 and the custom Indiana chopper in the "Inspiration for Irrational Hatred" section.
Common the 999 wasn't thaaat bad. In fact its kinda grown on me, but the bird beak front end on this thing is a whole 'nother level of poor design.
It is embarrassing for Ducati. A few people should be fired.
You're all forgetting an important part of the equation here.
If this bike weren't uglier than all make the beast with two backsing hell they couldn't rightly associate the Multistrada name with it.
Who knew the ugly knob went to 11?
Quote from: Speeddog on October 10, 2009, 01:09:11 PM
Who knew the ugly knob went to 11?
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
[clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]
I've been open to the possibility that my next bike could be either a SBK or the new Multi.
The beak must go if the new Multi wants to stay on my list [roll]
How hard can it be to de-beak it?
Quote from: stopintime on October 10, 2009, 01:35:03 PM
How hard can it be to de-beak it?
I got a Sawzall you can borrow.
Quote from: Speeddog on October 10, 2009, 01:09:11 PM
Who knew the ugly knob went to 11?
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Quote from: ato memphis on October 10, 2009, 07:26:20 AM
only if you do meth.
Hey hey now. I am the one who first posted that I wouldn't swing a leg over it ;)
Compared to the actual photo and the drawings I think the drawing looks better... That's all I am saying.
Yeah its hideous and I am extremely disappointed with Ducati. I think The artist was on Meth though
I'll wait until actual photos show up from Ducati...
...but so far it isn't looking promising. The front end is actually uglier then the current Multi!
The new Multi is at the top of my new bike list but that BEAK...
I'm sure there will be a $500 carbon fibre shorty beak in the next DP catalog
Quote from: m1moto on October 10, 2009, 04:45:29 PM
I'm sure there will be a $500 carbon fibre shorty beak in the next DP catalog
Even if it's not there, the first person/company to offer a bolt-up alternative for decent money will end up as a mulit-bajillionaire.
Maybe an engineering degree wasn't "too much work" after all.
i just demo'd the MTS 1100 S. Wonderful motorcycle, it was almost 'too' easy to ride. I had a great time. The look itself has grown on me. If I had some cash, I'd probably get one. I would not, even with the money, purchase the picture shown here, though.
It's missing 1 crucial "new" Ducati design element...
A cast aluminum sub-frame.
Ducati please do something with that beak.
For the rest of the bike there is so much curvy plastic it's starting to like a cheap Chinese scooter.
The the new super bike series is beautiful but please stop trying to morph it into other products
I think they made a mistake to let Terblanche go
Quote from: rule62 on October 10, 2009, 11:52:10 PM
It's missing 1 crucial "new" Ducati design element...
A cast aluminum sub-frame.
Interestingly, its not a 'subframe' in the typical sense of the word. As I look at the 696, the 'subframe' seems to be connected behind the 'main frame' at the rear engine mount bolt. Thus, its part of the frame-frame, just in two pieces. Perhaps its still a subframe because it is a disconnect-able element of the frame, and it does not include the steering stem / headstock area, but its more than the old superbike subframes, or the 'subframe' that was the headlight brackets on various bikes as well. (An example is the Supersport "race" front subframe, which replaced the headlight bracket and was much lighter - one was just on eBay recently).
Quote from: ato memphis on October 12, 2009, 10:11:39 AM
Interestingly, its not a 'subframe' in the typical sense of the word. As I look at the 696, the 'subframe' seems to be connected behind the 'main frame' at the rear engine mount bolt. Thus, its part of the frame-frame, just in two pieces. Perhaps its still a subframe because it is a disconnect-able element of the frame, and it does not include the steering stem / headstock area, but its more than the old superbike subframes, or the 'subframe' that was the headlight brackets on various bikes as well. (An example is the Supersport "race" front subframe, which replaced the headlight bracket and was much lighter - one was just on eBay recently).
very true. the two parts of the frame cross at the front engine mount and the front part ends at a second cross point. the rear engine mount is attached only to the rear frame. in fact it's almost easier to remove the front part of the frame than the rear.
http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2009/10/ducati-strada-aperta-unmasked-and-its-bad/ (http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2009/10/ducati-strada-aperta-unmasked-and-its-bad/)
The real deal?
Quote from: ato memphis on October 12, 2009, 11:43:08 AM
http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2009/10/ducati-strada-aperta-unmasked-and-its-bad/ (http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/2009/10/ducati-strada-aperta-unmasked-and-its-bad/)
The real deal?
aren't those the same photos posted in this thread a page or 2 back?
mitt
(http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/stradaperta_uff_2.jpg)
(http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/stradaperta_uff_1.jpg)
(http://www.ducatinewstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Ducati_Strada_Aperta_Front-thumb.jpg)
Very similar.
Note: I see a water pump on the side.
Quote from: mitt on October 12, 2009, 01:04:39 PM
aren't those the same photos posted in this thread a page or 2 back?
mitt
yep
Quote from: ato memphis on October 12, 2009, 01:11:10 PM
Note: I see a water pump on the side.
That's because the new bike is reportedly powered by the water-cooled 10/1198 motor.
Quote from: ato memphis on October 12, 2009, 01:11:10 PM
Note: I see a water pump on the side.
;D ;D
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n258/JJGeo/youarehere-timeline.jpg)
They must have used invisible ink when writing UGLY all over it. Kind of makes the old one look purdy.
Quote from: Triple J on October 12, 2009, 02:01:09 PM
;D ;D
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n258/JJGeo/youarehere-timeline.jpg)
this made my day
haha, i hadn't really noticed it in other pictures. behind the times, i know. I'm still thoroughly enjoying and learning about the nuances and changes of the 900 2v motor. (though i did recently ride an 1100 ds. wow.)
You mean it won't have bevel drive :-[
;D
nor will gear gazers be available in the dp catalog :'(
Quote from: Raux on October 12, 2009, 10:56:41 AM
very true. the two parts of the frame cross at the front engine mount and the front part ends at a second cross point. the rear engine mount is attached only to the rear frame. in fact it's almost easier to remove the front part of the frame than the rear.
Sing along:
With the leg bone connected
to the knee bone,
and the knee bone connected
to the thigh bone,
and the thigh bone connected
to the hip bone.
[cheeky]
(http://www.advrider.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=210827&stc=1&d=1247303245)
Blurring the picture does not make it look any better.
That depends on what causes the blur.
Digital photo editing software = no help.
Fifth of bourbon = Thasssheckshy! (Followed shortly thereafter by) [puke] [puke] [puke]
I'm sorta glad it's ugly as shit...
My girlfriend has a Multi 1000DS. The first few times I rode it, I loved it (primarily because it wheelies so easily). I thought that an MTS might be my future touring bike.
Then I took it on a few longer rides. I don't like it. The light front end that makes wheelies so easy does not lend itself well to superslab riding.
The ugly looks of the water-pumper version make my decision to not get one even easier. :-\
I just rode the MTS 1100S. It really did wheelie like a sonofapregnant dog. Still think it would make a GREAT backroads tourer, but even the hypermotard beak is getting close to my "DON'T WANT" limit (but I understand that its supposed to be semi reminiscent of a dirt bike) - the "strada aperta" is zero part dirt bike, and a snorkel crocodile nose ain't helpin'
Quote from: pompetta on October 13, 2009, 11:35:32 AMThen I took it on a few longer rides. I don't like it. The light front end that makes wheelies so easy does not lend itself well to superslab riding.
Was the suspension set up for you?
Mine was not, but with gear on I'm close to 250#, front wheel came right on up. Also, you look silly exiting a 1st gear corner, winding it out, pull in the clutch and stomp down to go to 2nd, and as you bounce off the rev limiter, realize that they don't come from the factory with GP shift.
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/New-bikes/2009/October/oct1409-2010-Ducati-multistrada-squares-up-against-GS/ (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/New-bikes/2009/October/oct1409-2010-Ducati-multistrada-squares-up-against-GS/)
(http://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/258342/images/2010_Ducati_Multistrada_jum.jpg)
well the snorkels look a lot shorter there.
Quote from: ato memphis on October 14, 2009, 06:36:19 AMMine was not, but with gear on I'm close to 250#, front wheel came right on up. Also, you look silly exiting a 1st gear corner, winding it out, pull in the clutch and stomp down to go to 2nd, and as you bounce off the rev limiter, realize that they don't come from the factory with GP shift.
If the suspension isn't set up right, that may be helping you getting the front up. Don't write it off if you haven't ridden the bike with ok suspension settings. As for GP shift, I'm not sure any bike comes stock with that... :P
I test rode a Hyper S once, the suspension was so hard it wasn't funny, riding around the city felt horrible. Obviously the suspension was the issue & could have been adjusted better for me but I can't really get an great feel for a bike with adjustable suspension if the suspension hasn't been set right.
interesting mcn article
(http://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/258342/images/2010_Ducati_Multistrada.jpg)
Quote taken from MCN link provided above. I still don't like the snorkels.
Quote
These latest exclusive pictures of Ducati’s new 2010 Multistrada show the Italian firm is going straight after sales of BMW’s R1200GS.
The extreme test conducted on a motocross track was spotted by one of MCN’s spy snappers and shows the new 1098-powered Multistrada being endurance tested in Italy.
The bike was getting at least six feet of air over some of the jumps :o although our pictures only got the bike coming down from the highest point.
But it shows Ducati is serious to prove to the world this bike is more than just another tourer that can only handle road riding. The bike will line-up squarely against the BMW R1200GS, the Moto Morini Gran Passo and KTM’s 990 SM-T.
Apart from a slight disguise, the bike appears to be almost finished, suggesting it’s ready for production. Expect the fully-finished version to be unveiled at the Milan motorcycle show in just a few weeks.
Quote from: EvilSteve on October 14, 2009, 07:19:12 AM
If the suspension isn't set up right, that may be helping you getting the front up. Don't write it off if you haven't ridden the bike with ok suspension settings. As for GP shift, I'm not sure any bike comes stock with that... :P
Re: Suspension - it was set to soft since I'm a larger mammal, which typically means that it would sink in the rear rather than wheelie, or so my experience with the Monster has been. (Put correct springs on and set sag, and the energy is no longer wasted in over-loading the rear suspension - i squirt forward {and sometimes upwards} a lot better faster now)
I didn't look like this guy, but I can see how it would have been really easy even with stock gearing:
(http://www.mcroadrunner.com.au/images/gallery/ducati_multistrada_wheelie_lg.jpg) (http://www.mcroadrunner.com.au/images/gallery/ducati_multistrada_wheelie_1_lg.jpg)
Re: GP - Too bad they don't, its just so easy to use, and less parts to begin with. Damn japanese standardization.
So this isn't the ST replacement ???
Quote from: ato memphis on October 14, 2009, 08:08:37 AMRe: Suspension - it was set to soft since I'm a larger mammal, which typically means that it would sink in the rear rather than wheelie, or so my experience with the Monster has been. (Put correct springs on and set sag, and the energy is no longer wasted in over-loading the rear suspension - i squirt forward {and sometimes upwards} a lot better faster now)
Unless it's bottoming or binding.
This one is fun:
(http://hellforleathermagazine.com/galleries/images/Stradaperta_Dirt_22.jpg)
Quote from: EvilSteve on October 14, 2009, 08:49:48 AM
Unless it's bottoming or binding.
I'm not THAT big. [laugh]
Quote from: EvilSteve on October 14, 2009, 08:49:48 AM
This one is fun:
(http://hellforleathermagazine.com/galleries/images/Stradaperta_Dirt_22.jpg)
All I see is this, in mid-air, in black, and with bigger air snorkels up front:
(http://www.elefantman.com/canyon.jpg)
Quote from: ato memphis on October 14, 2009, 10:20:31 AMI'm not THAT big. [laugh]
Says you! [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Just kidding of course. :)
I'm concerned about the new multi being ugly but as someone else mentioned, it wouldn't be a multi if it was good looking.
Quote from: EvilSteve on October 14, 2009, 08:49:48 AM
Unless it's bottoming or binding.
This one is fun:
(http://hellforleathermagazine.com/galleries/images/Stradaperta_Dirt_22.jpg)
Holy shit! :o I assumed she would be a typical road queen.
Yeah, impressive stuff. One of the articles I was reading about these shots was saying that this was meant to be just a publicity stunt. Why else would a random spy photog be out in the middle of nowhere?
i like to think he was hiding in the bushes, just hoping for something to happen along.
Please.. The Hyper cannot do 6 foot jumps without serious consequences. this guy got 1 foot of air on a hard packed path. You can do that with lots of road bikes..
Quote from: ato memphis on October 14, 2009, 10:20:31 AM
I'm not THAT big. [laugh]
All I see is this, in mid-air, in black, and with bigger air snorkels up front:
(http://www.elefantman.com/canyon.jpg)
Except you have a radiator to break, electronics that can't get wet, etc etc etc
mitt
Quote from: EvilSteve on October 14, 2009, 06:20:38 AM
Was the suspension set up for you?
Nope.
This is probably most of the problem. I did however have the shock preload dialed good and tight to bring up the rear a bit...still a far shot from optimal.
There's also the change in forks, stiff frame - great for road bikes, not sure how trellis frame will do bouncing over the whoop section, and the Single Sided Swingarm...
Quote from: EvilSteve on October 14, 2009, 08:49:48 AM
This one is fun:
(http://hellforleathermagazine.com/galleries/images/Stradaperta_Dirt_22.jpg)
I'll see your ugly-ass Multi and raise you an SV.
(http://www.seppes.com/photos/635375357_ZVtNB-XL.jpg)
was so waiting for someone to post that!
Pfft... dirt or street, the Strada is a homely bike. I ain't impressed.
Quote from: EvilSteve on October 14, 2009, 08:49:48 AM
Quote from: sally101 on October 14, 2009, 11:56:02 AM
Please.. The Hyper cannot do 6 foot jumps without serious consequences. this guy got 1 foot of air on a hard packed path. You can do that with lots of road bikes..
(http://hellforleathermagazine.com/galleries/images/Stradaperta_Dirt_22.jpg)
Looks like more then one foot to me. They may have upgraded forks or something but that bike is definitely more then a foot off the ground.