999 track bike?

[Slag]

I'm thinking of getting a cheaper/smaller track bike.  I-4 600cc or a 2-stroke 50-125 cc seems to be the ticket

I can't use up the 848 yet... yet

I have an R6 with your name on it. $5k to members of the board. You know you want it. I will even take payments from the right person.

[Ronr]

Helluva deal. Nice bike.

[Giannis]

That 999 would be a fun track bike.  Somebody would have a blast with it

Not for this price plus the 999 compared to 848 is like you ride a boat... No offence to 999 owners but the 848 is so much lighter and flickable that makes a stock 999 like a touring bike around the track....

If someοne wants a cheap trackbike get a 1000SS and spent some money on revaling the forks ad aν Ohlins or other aftermarket shock and a set of high mount  slipons and you are set for less than 8k Another great and cheap option is Triumph 675.... You can get one for 6k heck of a deal and superfast plus you can get into the Euro Trackdays with it.

[Samsonite]

I'm thinking of getting a cheaper/smaller track bike.  I-4 600cc or a 2-stroke 50-125 cc seems to be the ticket

I can't use up the 848 yet... yet

~~MOTO RELATED~~
Is the 848 faster than newer 600's?
(serious question)

ps, I know someone who has a R6 LE track bike with less than 600 miles and set up by Ty Howard for a steal!  did I mention it was mint?

[Duc L'Smart]

~~MOTO RELATED~~
Is the 848 faster than newer 600's?

I would think so... Water cooled engines have more HP

[Samsonite]

I have an R6 with your name on it. $5k to members of the board. You know you want it. I will even take payments from the right person.

oops totally missed this earlier, or i wouldnt have posted it...

[bryant8]

~~MOTO RELATED~~
Is the 848 faster than newer 600's?
(serious question)

IIRC the 2008 R6 makes about 105hp/45ft-lbs and my 848 is making about 123hp/65ft-lbs at the wheel w/ 10% loss down the D/T). 

I don't consider that faster, just different.  I'm sure an experience rider on a EX500 (~50hp) could run circles around me on my 848.

I think a smaller trackbike will help me learn to carry more corner speed than a big bike right now

I would think so... Water cooled engines have more HP

The R6 is water-cooled

Sorry for the threadjack.  Somebody could use that 999, not me though

[Giannis]

IIRC the 2008 R6 makes about 105hp/45ft-lbs and my 848 is making about 123hp/65ft-lbs at the wheel w/ 10% loss down the D/T). 

I don't consider that faster, just different.  I'm sure an experience rider on a EX500 (~50hp) could run circles around me on my 848.

I think a smaller trackbike will help me learn to carry more corner speed than a big bike right now

The R6 is water-cooled

Sorry for the threadjack.  Somebody could use that 999, not me though

I-4 600cc bikes and 848 are not in the same category... try 748-749 compared witht he new breed of 600cc  they are slower with equalr riders because of the extra weight the L2 motor has compared to a I4..  848 is a lightweight Superbike and the only close competition is the GSXR750 which makes about 135hp on the rear wheel.

[bryant8]

Once again, thanks for the info Giannis!   

[Samsonite]

 

[fastwin]

... the GSXR750 which makes about 135hp on the rear wheel.

You're wrong. Mine makes 131. Right about the same as my full Termi 999. Good comparison though.

[Giannis]

You're wrong. Mine makes 131. Right about the same as my full Termi 999. Good comparison though.

The newer 750 K8-K9 makes a bit more horsepower i think you have a K4 right?

[Duc L'Smart]

Here's a real sweet 749S

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=13519.0

[Duc L'Smart]

Ooooh, a 749S already set up for track, $7,500.

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=9040.0

[Slag]

You guys are WAY off on the R6. 127hp at 15k rpm. Dry weight is 357 lbs. Compare that to 134hp on the 848, and a claimed dry weight of 370 lbs.  My r6 lost about 15 lbs in its transformation.  The only place the 848 beats the R6 is in torque. I love ducatis, but the R6 is a better track bike. There is no comparison between the 748/749 and the R6. The R6 would destroy them.