Ducati Monster Forum

Just saw this and thought you might like.

It's the new version of the one that was out a few years ago. This time they actually have them on the track ast the same time instead of just timed event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZKRphfVHqI&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZKRphfVHqI&feature=related)

That's a very nice car...

I take that car in orange  ;D

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Another excellent video!

Look up other videos from "5th gear".  They raced a 999 vs a lambo when the 999 came out. 

I think thats what the OP just stated, but that race was timed.  they weren't on the track at the same time.

Or you can go back really and watch the really original one where Freddy Spencer races a 300ZX with 30 seconds head start and a Honda Sabre with 15 seconds head start at Laguna Seca.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OAMm0GMghN8

^ I forgot about that one!

That was an AWESOME setup!  I love how the motorcyclist hasn't even put on his gloves or helmet while the car and streetbike are allready going balls-out on the track.   8)  Imagine a Nissan 300Z being the pinacle of the sports car world.

God I love British auto shows! 

OMG....just gave me goose bumps all over. Very nice video [thumbsup]

That second video is badass man. 

that older video is really an awesome example of the insane difference between a SBK, road bike and a sporty car. the margin is probably similar 25 years later.

I think it would be a lot different today.

The car... Any current GT Supercar
McLaren, Koenigsegg... etc.

THe street bike... any current SBK
1198R (it's street legal), R1, etc.

The race Bike... Yamaha or Ducati being the top two right now.

Was thinking a more apples to apples comparison.

They used a modded "sporty" car. A sporty "standard" motorbike. And a "SBK"

Not a street legal F1 car, a street legal SBK and a... SBK :)

For more fun - A GT-R vs 1098S

Car vs Bike by autocar.co.uk - Part 2 - by Autocar.co.uk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Man0X0bf8vk#normal)

This is so absolutely bad ass!

Makes me want to throw my pants into a tree!

:D

Its video's like this that really appeal to us gear loving dreamers who wonder how odd matched machines would do against each other.  [thumbsup]

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Haven't seen that one used in awhile...  Bravo!!!    [thumbsup]


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Makes me want to get a superbike so badly.  Look away from the superbike, look away.

Wonder how the fastest Monster would fair against the Lambo?

i think there is something else to consider here - it seems to me that the cars were being driven by average (or maybe better than average) drivers, but the bikes were ridden by pros. do you think the duc would beat the lambo with let's say schumacher at the wheel?

sure, lets put rossi on the bike.

good point, but i'm not sure you are right. rossi would beat this guy by how much on the track, 10-20seconds? the rider on the first video is a british superbike pro. and a formula 1 driver might beat an average schmo more than a minute... 

well, look at the second video - two track instructors/racers and freddie. they are all in the business of going fast, and the car driver is in the business of going fast on that track.

Let's not forget that the driver of the Lambo is Tiff Needell - probably not as sharp as the stig  ;D but a competent driver nonetheless...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiff_Needell#Racing_career (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiff_Needell#Racing_career)

Cheers,
Adam

The only downside of getting a sbk is that the Monsters go up for sale soon thereafter. Do it  [evil]

My Monster went up for sale first...  :-\

BUT...

A shiny black 999 will soon be in my garage!   [evil]








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You're probably right.. It's a 2005 999.  Base model. But the '05 base model had the S motor in it.  130+ hp I think.  Way more than I'll need.  I actually think I'll be slower at first than I was on my M750.  I rode the wheels off that thing and regularly stayed with and passed bigger displacement bikes in the tight stuff.  Of course, when things straightened out they went bye-bye. 

I think it all comes down to the rider once power gets close. 

The main reason I got rid of the Monster for the 999 is that the 999 is biposto. The 750 was mono.  The rear pegs had been cut off to install high mounts before I bought her.  I'm in need of the passenger seat, and the 999 fell into my lap at a price that was too good to pass up.



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