http://www.ducati.net/2012/10/ducati-unveils-1199rs13-superbike-today-at-colognes-intermot-show/ (http://www.ducati.net/2012/10/ducati-unveils-1199rs13-superbike-today-at-colognes-intermot-show/)
And they've already tiger'ed one up:
(http://www.desmotosport.com/images/stories/panigaleupdate%20006.jpg)
Step-by-step transformation pics:
http://www.desmotosport.com/on-track/panigale-1199.html (http://www.desmotosport.com/on-track/panigale-1199.html)
Quote from: desmoquattro on October 08, 2012, 10:31:25 AM
And they've already tiger'ed one up:
(http://www.desmotosport.com/images/stories/panigaleupdate%20006.jpg)
That was a stock Panigale that they slapped some CF on. The RS13 is the racing version from Corse.
Quote from: duccarlos on October 08, 2012, 10:39:15 AM
That was a stock Panigale that they slapped some CF on. The RS13 is the racing version from Corse.
Don't say that around Tigre...those WSBK spec forks and umpteen instruments he put on there to measure every parameter are far more than just plastics :)
He could have just bought an RS13.
Quote from: duccarlos on October 08, 2012, 10:57:30 AM
He could have just bought an RS13.
don't think he won't (eventually)...
there are a few more zeroes in that "just"
A few
By the time he finishes with his current Panigale, it'll probably cost more than the RS13.
Quote from: desmoquattro on October 08, 2012, 02:12:00 PM
By the time he finishes with his current Panigale, it'll probably cost more than the RS13.
Tiger stripes is 'spensive. ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on October 10, 2012, 05:05:29 PM
Tiger stripes is 'spensive. ;D
So's the carbon fiber that goes under them...oh, and the superbike forks.
Those don't look like WSBK-spec forks to me...and the description just sounds like he put cartridges in them (standard fast guy mod). Not cheap of course, but not on the level of new WSBK forks.
Quote from: Triple J on October 11, 2012, 08:40:32 AM
Those don't look like WSBK-spec forks to me...and the description just sounds like he put cartridges in them (standard fast guy mod). Not cheap of course, but not on the level of new WSBK forks.
The picture there has the stock forks. He had the SBK forks on his 1198 until the end of this racing season, but I think he's going to put them on the 1199.
Quote from: desmoquattro on October 11, 2012, 08:53:33 AM
The picture there has the stock forks. He had the SBK forks on his 1198 until the end of this racing season, but I think he's going to put them on the 1199.
Gotcha.
Has he had a chance to ride the 1199 yet? Any word on the comparison to the 1198 from him? The guys I've talked to really like how easily the 1199 transitions compared to the 1198, but getting the suspension correctly set has been challenging...probably just because there isn't a baseline for the bike yet.
Quote from: Triple J on October 11, 2012, 09:52:43 AM
Gotcha.
Has he had a chance to ride the 1199 yet? Any word on the comparison to the 1198 from him? The guys I've talked to really like how easily the 1199 transitions compared to the 1198, but getting the suspension correctly set has been challenging...probably just because there isn't a baseline for the bike yet.
Last I talked to him, he was testing the 1199 at track days and in warm-ups...in fact, he even crashed it once :) I didn't get into much detail about performance...
I keep telling him he should just get a big pile of money and light it on fire [evil]
Quote from: Drunken Monkey on October 11, 2012, 11:41:28 AM
I keep telling him he should just get a big pile of money and light it on fire [evil]
You don't get trophies and wimminz from lighting money on fire.
Then again, you don't get wimminz from racing.
Quote from: desmoquattro on October 11, 2012, 12:01:26 PM
Then again, you don't get wimminz from racing.
YOU DON'T?...how the hell do all those riders have such hot GF's and wives then?
Quote from: zooom on October 11, 2012, 12:20:26 PM
YOU DON'T?...how the hell do all those riders have such hot GF's and wives then?
Fixed:
Quote from: desmoquattro on October 11, 2012, 12:01:26 PM
Then again, you don't get wimminz from club-level racing.
...and it's really hard to spend plastic trophies.
Quote from: ducpainter on October 12, 2012, 11:22:54 AM
...and it's really hard to spend plastic trophies.
Metz will sell his on eBay :)