Quote from: hadesducati848 on December 24, 2010, 01:00:19 AM
for the life of me i cant figure out why you would have a SSSA then block it with a huge exhaust. even the multistrada has that problem

they've always done it that way except on the SBKs

I like the getting rid of the mirrors and lowering the handle bars. The tail looks worse short.

Quote from: ducatiz on December 23, 2010, 06:54:22 PM
i was thinking it was that splash of olive tapenade on his chin.

never had tapenade but after reading about it, it doesn't sound like I'd like it.

I'm not sure if that was supposed to be funny or not, so I'll presume it was and not get butt hurt over it.

Quote from: Privateer on December 27, 2010, 01:15:29 PM
never had tapenade but after reading about it, it doesn't sound like I'd like it.

I'm not sure if that was supposed to be funny or not, so I'll presume it was and not get butt hurt over it.

of course it was supposed to be funny, but i've heard some people like to be butt hurt.. 

and we make olive tapenade all the time, our neighbor has 80 yo olive trees and gives us a bushel or so of them every year.

Why is the bike so wide?  I don't understand, this is basically the same motor as the other Ducati 4V bikes, right?  The whole front is just this bulbous mass.  It ends up looking the opposite of their intent, which was to look muscular.  The bike just looks fat.  I actually liked some of the speculative sketches that came out before the official unveil; it looked more like a "cruiser Monster."

It's gotta be wide enough to accommodate the battery, regulator and ecu along with other devices that are normally hidden behind fairings. You also have the airbox and such that has to be large enough to supply a big twin that is tuned up for performance. You cant do all that with a sportster skinny front end

Quote from: a m on December 27, 2010, 04:01:54 PM
It's gotta be wide enough to accommodate the battery, regulator and ecu along with other devices that are normally hidden behind fairings. You also have the airbox and such that has to be large enough to supply a big twin that is tuned up for performance. You cant do all that with a sportster skinny front end

the streetfighter,multi12 and S4R/t/s manage to be small using nearly all the same equipment

But I never liked all the additional plumbing on th S4*

Quote from: Turf on December 27, 2010, 10:18:22 PM
the streetfighter,multi12 and S4R/t/s manage to be small using nearly all the same equipment

The MTS has a lot of bodywork for plumbing, and the SF uses a SBK-like tail for some components and leaves the rest out there for all to see. It gives up a standard oil cooler as it is.

Quote from: AMGnDuc on December 27, 2010, 01:24:55 PM
Why is the bike so wide? 

I didn't feel like it was much wider than my monster, at least not at the tank.  I think those intake tunnels make it look wide.

Attack of the Duc chopper!!

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/bike-tests/2010/12/28/test-riding-the-ducati-mutant

Quote from: oldfastwin on December 29, 2010, 09:17:05 AM
Attack of the Duc chopper!!

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/bike-tests/2010/12/28/test-riding-the-ducati-mutant

man....I thought it was a riding test article about the Diavel.....damnit!

Quote from: DucHead on November 17, 2010, 03:25:06 AM
The title of this thread makes no sense.

Quote from: MrIncredible on December 25, 2010, 08:47:46 AM
The title still makes no sense.

Quote from: Speedbag on December 25, 2010, 03:44:19 PM
Can't believe it took nine pages.....

Quote from: MrIncredible on December 25, 2010, 04:40:17 PM
It was on the second page, but no one noticed.

Quote from: justinrhenry on December 25, 2010, 06:35:18 PM
i noticed and agree.... But ehhh...The looks???

Anyone notice how the title of this thread doesn't make sense?

Quote from: bergdoerfer on December 29, 2010, 10:25:35 AM
Anyone notice how the title of this thread doesn't make sense?

It sounds fine to me 

Quote from: bergdoerfer on December 29, 2010, 10:25:35 AM
Anyone notice how the title of this thread doesn't make sense?

Derby