This is Ray Payne's 1998 996, he says he had the idea for the color before the manufacturer beat him to it!
He's spent a small fortune getting this little beaut back in order, lets congratulate him!
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk233/mitchesc/whitebikes2.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk233/mitchesc/whitebikes3.jpg)
Also got the opportunity to ride a 996 for the first time recently. Man, it's seems to hit harder than my 848, and was a more visceral experience all around with the noise from the pipes and the clutch. The 848 is wicked refined, the 996 is a mechanical bull! I've always said I need to get a 916/996/998 someday, and that ride just confirmed it!
Erik and Dave here at the shop seem to agree that the 848 would out perform the 996. I still want one of those bikes though!
+11ty billion
Wow - that's great-looking. Well, they both are, but I really like that 996.
I still haven't seen a color I absolutely hate on a duc. Orange with black tiger stripes comes close, though.
White has always seemed to me to be vastly underrated. Perhaps the 848 and 696 will reverse that as well as the "Ducatis are red" fiction.
I have always liked the yellow myself. [thumbsup]
Quote from: mstevens on June 07, 2008, 01:30:09 PM
Orange with black tiger stripes comes close, though.
Gotta agree with you there!
always wanted a yellow duc or a yellow corvette.
looks like the whites are just a bit different... whew!... i didn't want him to have to sue ducati's brains out, recipe looks secure. [clap] ride on whitey! [thumbsup]
Hey Smitch, I gotta say I like the white on yours a bit better. It has a warmer tone, the other looks chilly to sit on brrrrrrr.....
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p296/Ducati900sp/848.jpg)
Yeayuh...just picked her up Wednesday! White is the new red! 8)
Nice!!! LOL hey Smitch what were you saying yesterday? ;)
Uhhh... white and red make..... PINK! :-X :-X :-X
Quote from: flynbulldog on July 26, 2008, 05:07:19 PM
Uhhh... white and red make..... PINK! :-X :-X :-X
It's
LIGHT RED!!! [roll]
Quote from: WannaDucBad on July 26, 2008, 04:39:11 PM
Nice!!! LOL hey Smitch what were you saying yesterday? ;)
I was saying I see too many dizamn white 848's on the road. Not to worry though, Duc900sp will have his so tricked out by the end of the year, it'll be easy to tell it's not mine!
I've recently taken
small yet significant steps to set mine apart from the pack too. It doesn't look TOO stock anymore!
Did you add those NOS stickers you were looking at? You know those will get you under 10sec. in the 1/4 mile.
[laugh]
Yeah, and plus its an 848-Type R now.
Quote from: Smitch on July 28, 2008, 09:11:57 PM
Yeah, and plus its an 848-Type R now.
Oh that's wicked rad fo'sho!! [thumbsup]
Saving up for a faux-diamond plate windscreen and a spinner for the rear wheel too! HOLLA!
Shooooooo..... you put a spinner on there and you'll be makin' 200 rwhp fo'sho!!!! [thumbsup] Go white boy, go white boy GO!!!!!!
Quote from: Smitch on July 28, 2008, 09:11:57 PM
Yeah, and plus its an 848-Type R now.
You're putting Acura badging on your Duc? :-\
Randimus, you've met me once, for like 20 whole minutes. You should know I'm kidding.
And since you've met me, your response should have been something like, "yeah, they're totally bad ass and you can get them anywhere!" [thumbsup]
;D
Can someone pick up an extra one for me? I was gonna supercharge my bike.... but this is just as right.
Quote from: WannaDucBad on July 30, 2008, 07:10:59 AM
Can someone pick up an extra one for me? I was gonna supercharge my bike.... but this is just as right.
An extra badge, or gallon of white paint?
;)
Just the badge, I'm not fast enough for a white bike yet. ;D
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p296/Ducati900sp/1098customred.jpg)
Now thats what I'm talkin bout! Yeayuh!
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p296/Ducati900sp/dattona201601.jpg)
Yo "B"...that one's pretty dope too!
???
[laugh] [bacon]
To quote Beemer Bill: "They don't all go to good homes."
Quote from: Smitch on August 11, 2008, 05:15:16 PM
To quote Beemer Bill: "They don't all go to good homes."
(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc260/WannaDucBad/smileys/remoteImage-35.gif)LMAO!!!!
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. White is the new yellow in Borgo Panigale:
http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/index.jhtml;jsessionid=CMPC5SDTIUODGCRNCB3CFFIKFUIHSIV1
White didnt help the look of that multi any. :-X
yeaah, that probly shouldn't have happend. white ain't always right !! a deep gunmetal blue with a red frame I'd like to see, but then I'm so colorblind it dosn't matter...
Don't flame me but, I actually like them both!
Wondering how the meetings sounded though. I mean, several manufacturer's have had a few more white bikes lately, but it seems like Ducati's really embracing it and trying to own it.
White 848's have been EXTREMELY popular, and white 696's as well. They may have looked at that and seen dollar signs. I mean, euro signs.
Yeah no doubt the $$ drove it. Feedback from Ducatisti pushed them. Now if they redesign the look of the multi, they will nail it
I'm telling Munch you said that! Aww, he probably already knows. :D
Quote from: Smitch on September 10, 2008, 04:07:35 PM
I'm telling Munch you said that! Aww, he probably already knows. :D
pfffffft, I call him AND his bike ugly to his face all the time. [cheeky]
Kinda' feel'n a multistrada beat-down here!! Hmmmm, might need help from the MTS forum clubbers....
Back to the topic..... did the White and red Hyper look like a Christmas edition to anyone else or am I the only one thinking candy cane.
from the 'duh, no shit' department at Ducati:
"The striking new livery contrasts well against the red frame"
[roll]
Dang, I need to get a job in that department!