http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj8pwSE77CM

It sounds very nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_e_gC99Ql0

Cross-plane crank shaft.

sounds very fast. Too bad the new headlights are fugly.

i dig the new headlights! must be a personal aesthetics thing... i think they look evil

Damn that sounds really expensive. lol

People have been talking about altering the firing of the cylinders for years and picking apart the problems. Glad to see they cracked it.

I'd buy it just for the new 'safer' tail light.

Technology is there. I am sure it will be a great bike.... but the looks.... not so good. prefer the previous generation.

Suposedly it feels like a twin down low and an inline four up high.  Since the R1 now has such good torque feel there will be no reason to buy a Ducati.    I'll wait to believe the hype. 

I thought Traction Control and ABS was the bee's knees with all the big bikes this year. Strange to see Yama taking a different approach to go fast tech with their flagship "oh sh*t I'm coming in way to hot" cycle. Very cool, can't be long until the tech trickles down to the middleweights.

Damn, that's a lot of tricky bits!!!

Sounds like a really cool bike engine and feature wise...but jeebus it's FUGLY. 

[No, I don't only think Ducs look nice...I LOVE the new CBR1000R looks]

Ahh, the way I like my women, fast and ugly.




Wait... no.

Not bad, can't wait to see one in person.

I still like my 1098 R better !  I mean  1198 R .  Dolph

.58sec of the video
uneven firing interval sounds sick
cutting edge  

hmmmmmm