696 BASHING THREAD / POLL

[ArguZ]

696 lovers...just go and play in your side of the room 

[bigiain]

This is the 696 bashing thread,  not the bash people who bash the 696 thread LOL.

sorry, got to totally disagree with you on this,

Keep in mind, the "bash people" thread is on some other board.

Section 2.1 of the Board Guidelines is pretty clear on that.

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[mmakay]

I had the opportunity to check out a 696 the other day.  Having heard so many people say, "It's much better in person" I had a very open mind and expected good things.  In my mind, unfortunately, it is not better in person.  It may be worse.

The tank is bulky, and plastic-y, and cheap looking.  The headlight is goofy, and not at all flowing.  The pillion cover and "fairing" is like a combination of all the worst design elements from the tank and headlight.  The cans are just too big and misshapen.  The seat seams poorly constructed as the vinyl "floats" above the padding like a trampoline.  (....will it eventually stretch and sag, like granny panties?)

On the other hand, I see many things they did right.  The curved front header routing looks great.  The swingarm is beautiful.  I don't mind the trellis / aluminum combo frame at all.

So, I still think most of the problems are easy to "mod away" with the exception of the tank.  I'm sure there will be fix for that, too .... eventually.      Once modded, it's be a good looking bike!   

I'm sure it's soul is still pure Ducati.  The riding experience is, no doubt, intoxicating.

[SaltLick]

i hate the 696 with all the hate in my little black heart.....

[DRKWNG]

Sorry to drag an old thread up to the top again, but I just saw too much irony in this.  Looks like 707 has jumped ship and moved on from the bike that he loved so much...

http://www.triumph675.net/forum/showthread.php?t=22435

[Popeye the Sailor]

Sorry to drag an old thread up to the top again, but I just saw too much irony in this.  Looks like 707 has jumped ship and moved on from the bike that he loved so much...

http://www.triumph675.net/forum/showthread.php?t=22435

What's wrong with that? If you really love something, you can sell it, right?

[707soldier]

Sorry to drag an old thread up to the top again, but I just saw too much irony in this.  Looks like 707 has jumped ship and moved on from the bike that he loved so much...

http://www.triumph675.net/forum/showthread.php?t=22435

Like I said before, I want to keep both, but only can afford one.
I'll have another Duc in the near future.

[Massinova]

Got to see one up close and for the most part it looks good, but once I saw all the plastic up front of the engine, I couldn't focus on the rest of the bike  ...I really don't understand the need for all the plastic.    The best analogy for this visual assault is like a fine shapely model wearing a diaper. 

[cmorgan47]

Got to see one up close and for the most part it looks good, but once I saw all the plastic up front of the engine, I couldn't focus on the rest of the bike  ...I really don't understand the need for all the plastic.    The best analogy for this visual assault is like a fine shapely model wearing a diaper. 

thought the same. 
took all of 10 minutes to remove it

[Roy]

I recently purchased a new 696 and I really love it, but I do see your points regarding the styling of the bike.  Compared to the previouse models it doesn't have that classic look anymore, and with regards to the new look ducati could have made the bike flow better with a little change in the tank and seat.  If ducati had made the 696 look exactly like the below pics would most or all of the haters/bashers opinions change?  Discuss:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27111956@N06/2530660825/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27111956@N06/2531476946/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27111956@N06/2530661417/in/photostream/

[cmorgan47]

other than the open clutch, i thought they did look pretty close to the drawings.

[jdubbs32584]

Where the hell did the ron go?

[Cucciolo]

Where the hell did the ron go?

maybe he joined the DML and started his own 696 bashing Thread 

[jdubbs32584]

maybe he joined the DML and started his own 696 bashing Thread 

i thought i saw him over there....

i think he got pissed the first time he showed up and left for a while. maybe we pissed him off again?

[Cucciolo]

i thought i saw him over there....

i think he got pissed the first time he showed up and left for a while. maybe we pissed him off again?

He'll be back.. you'll see... and he will post on this very same thread.. maybe he changed his nickname and he is undercover Ron..LOL