Streetfighter 848 & 1198

[DRKWNG]

i've read that the sf1098's can have a deadspot around 4k rpm. 

Pretty much any E3 compliant Ducati with stock exhaust/tuning will.

[justinrhenry]

Justinrhenry, is your Streetfighter stock?  The demo I rode had the Termi/ECU package and it was smooth as silk. There was no work involved to keep it smooth. I thought it was much easier to ride around town than my hopped-up Monster.  Maybe that was the difference.

It's basically stock.  It's an amazing bike and I love it, but the power comes on with the slightest turn of the throttle.  It's one of the things I love about it, but it makes it more of a challenge to ride around town and at slow speeds. 

When I test rode it I also rode the Monster 1100 and there was a very noticeable difference when you twisted the throttle on each bike.  On the streetfighter the power is there immediately.  On the monster it's there if you really twist it, but otherwise it gives you a smooth acceleration.  Just my 2 cents.  I wouldn't want to give up all the carbon fiber... the 848 is a lot of plastic. 

[DukeDenver]

My Dealer offered me 8500, derated by 13% for my monster on a trade in towards the 848 SF, its just a 696 with under 5k miles on it and termi's plus some other shiney bits.  So that would end up making the price be just over 7k canadian for the bike.

Unsure what i'm going to do, just have to make sure its a fair price on my monster is all i suppose

[MadDuck]

I love it, but the power comes on with the slightest turn of the throttle.  On the streetfighter the power is there immediately.   

HELL YES!!

[DukeDenver]

A few of the first things I will do to my new Streetfighter 848 

[Punx Clever]

A few of the first things I will do to my new Streetfighter 848  

Let us know how the dry clutch conversion goes for you.