check out the first (to my knowledge) published photos of production stradaperta:

http://www.stradaperta.info/2009/10/prime-foto-ufficiali-per-la-ducati-stradaperta/

yup thats kinda what it looks like. Now with a shotgun style MV Brutale exhaust and the 1098 rear tail. Looks like you can suck in a good size bird in the air intake.

Quote from: DanTheMan on October 09, 2009, 02:41:25 PM
yup thats kinda what it looks like. Now with a shotgun style MV Brutale exhaust and the 1098 rear tail. Looks like you can suck in a good size bird in the air intake.

No, no, no...it looks like that intake could suck up an entire anthill.

It's happened.  It's uglier than the Multistrada.   
Maybe call it the Mullet-Strada?

Once again, John, I find myself hoping you're wrong.

OK, upon further review I've changed my opinion.






Someone should be shot.

Seriously?  That's some foam proboscis they taped on or something just to see if John would take the bait.

Wow that thing is truly hideous.

Well Ducati made another bike I don't need to drool over 

I'm sorry if I'm fence-jumping, but this is the first I've seen of these pictures.

I had high hopes for the re-design. Everything I've read and heard says that the Multi was a great all-around bike in spite of its "6-pack before you can look at it" looks. Some of the custom Multis out there are freaking awesome.

I'm sure there's a great bike hiding in there, but I'll never know. In stock form, I'd have to be falling-down drunk to find it attractive enough to sit on.

What the make the beast with two backs, Ducati? It can't be talented AND attractive? The girl with the great personality has to have a face that would stop a freight train? Or one that looks like it already did? Italy is famous for its design houses, art, sculpture, beauty, and you give us this? I am truly, truly disappointed.

I hope someone takes one of these and chops the living shit out of it and makes something beautiful. That's right, Stu, I'm calling you out.

Quote from: ROBsS4R on October 09, 2009, 03:36:21 PM
Wow that thing is truly hideous.

Well Ducati made another bike I don't need to drool over 

and people gave terblanche shit when he designed bikes for ducati.  the first gen air-cooled multistroodle is drop dead good looking compared to this new water-cooled design. 

on my last visit to bologna, pierre showed me his design concepts for the water-cooled multistroodle ... they looked molto better than this one.

Quote from: Obsessed? on October 09, 2009, 04:12:32 PM
I'm sure there's a great bike hiding in there, but I'll never know. In stock form, I'd have to be falling-down drunk to find it attractive enough to sit on.

Its actually a really easy and fun bike to ride, and sorta comfy. But damn is it fugly.

Not to stray to much off topic but Ducati has some really big hit and misses IMO.

If I would buy a full out sports Bike it would be a 848, 1098, 1198 hands down. Nothing comes close to looks.

If I Would buy a Hypermotard... Ducati Wins again. I think its the best looking one out there.

Now If I would buy another naked bike I would prob pass on the newest offerings and stick with the Older monster style.
The street fighter looks nice but would need to get a new headlight to go with it =)

Nothing much else in the Ducati line is really gabbing my attention unless you chop the hell out of them which I guess is the norm to do in any case  

Quote from: DanTheMan on October 09, 2009, 04:21:50 PM
Its actually a really easy and fun bike to ride, and sorta comfy. But damn is it fugly.

Exactly my point!

Why does something so fun and easy to ride have to look like total shit?

I agree with ROBsS4r.
I am not a big fan of all the "new" duc.
To me it all started with the ST/999/749 generation...

Wow.  That's ugly.  I want to say more, but I'm at a complete loss. 

Any idea how much the butterface costs? 

Quote from: sugarcrook on October 09, 2009, 05:01:32 PM
Wow.  That's ugly.  I want to say more, but I'm at a complete loss. 

Any idea how much the butterface costs? 

probably around the 14,999 mark