2009 Ducati Fighter

[KTMCHEESE]

Ahhhh here's a breath of fresh air for you guys...



Not for everybody but the design is consistent from front to back and doesn't look pieced together from various items of the parts bin like the streetfighter does. Imo the 1098 motor is overkill for any naked bike and the S model is overpriced by a few grand. I sold my S4Rs a few weeks ago and I'm glad I didn't replace it with the new Ducati Streetfighter.

[kopfjäger]

Nice frame and motor. After that.    What does it turn into.

[KTMCHEESE]

Nice frame and motor. After that.    What does it turn into.

Optimus Prime....

[Craig Thomas]

The Streetfighter styling debate is a game of politics.  You may not like it, but they will sell a lot of them!   

I like the design, not the price...out of my league.   Naked bikes have always appealed to me, though.   

[ROBsS4R]

Ahhhh here's a breath of fresh air for you guys...



Not for everybody but the design is consistent from front to back and doesn't look pieced together from various items of the parts bin like the streetfighter does. Imo the 1098 motor is overkill for any naked bike and the S model is overpriced by a few grand. I sold my S4Rs a few weeks ago and I'm glad I didn't replace it with the new Ducati Streetfighter.

That head light might look better on the Fighter 

[zvezdah1]

Voted best looking bike at the Milan show!

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=34986
Chris

[Greg]

When I first saw this bike on the Ducati site I liked it, but there again they showed the bike from a lot of unusual angles. Now that I have seen it more the less I like it. It is too chunky, and is too busy with lots of stuff sticking out and weird angles. I think the new M1100 looks much better and keeps the sweet sexy lines that have made Ducati famous. There again I"m mid 40's and stuck in my ways   

[cgos4r]

Ahhhh here's a breath of fresh air for you guys...



Not for everybody but the design is consistent from front to back and doesn't look pieced together from various items of the parts bin like the streetfighter does. Imo the 1098 motor is overkill for any naked bike and the S model is overpriced by a few grand. I sold my S4Rs a few weeks ago and I'm glad I didn't replace it with the new Ducati Streetfighter.

Not bad, but it looks like it has a personality complex. Hmmm, do I want to be a dirt bike, a super motard, or a sport standard? Oh, and that swing arm is just weak a$$. Sorry.

Yep, the Streetfighter is chunky, but in a muscle car, masculine way. It looks like a powerful beast for sure.

[bluemoco]

I'm still likin' this new Streetfighter.  In red. 

With a different master cylinder arrangement (wtf were they thinking?) and a set of pipes, I'd be all over it.    

[Lukey]

Question to all:

Do you think the Street Fighter is a milestone for Ducati, marking a complete new direction in design?  I can't think of any prior Ducati that looked so inorganic, not even the 999.

Maybe the Golden Age is over. 

[Labbedds]

Quote from Raptors and Rockets " 990 Superduke is far from unique in being a powerful naked and it is not particularly more enjoyable than Ducati S4R

[TiAvenger]

Question to all:

Do you think the Street Fighter is a milestone for Ducati, marking a complete new direction in design?  I can't think of any prior Ducati that looked so inorganic, not even the 999.

Maybe the Golden Age is over. 

The golden age (of design) ended with the 998.  I like the performance improvement, but the design is so horrible that I dont see any reason to pay a premium for a Ducati.  Hopefully they turn around and make high performance, well stylized bikes. But for now, they've lost my purchase.

[RodeoClown]

The golden age (of design) ended with the 998.  I like the performance improvement, but the design is so horrible that I dont see any reason to pay a premium for a Ducati.  Hopefully they turn around and make high performance, well stylized bikes. But for now, they've lost my purchase.

+1

Ducati PR Firestorm
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Nov/081111ay.htm

[kopfjäger]

The golden age (of design) ended with the 998.  I like the performance improvement, but the design is so horrible that I dont see any reason to pay a premium for a Ducati.  Hopefully they turn around and make high performance, well stylized bikes. But for now, they've lost my purchase.

Yeah, it would be great if they made the same motorcycle over and over. 

[TiAvenger]

Yeah, it would be great if they made the same motorcycle over and over. 

The golden age (of design) ended with the 998.  I like the performance improvement, but the design is so horrible that I dont see any reason to pay a premium for a Ducati.  Hopefully they turn around and make high performance, well stylized bikes. But for now, they've lost my purchase.

I want to like the streetfighter and the 696

Ducati could have done some minor adjustments in their design that would have improved things greatly, IMO.