superbike family

[live2ride]

catching a show about larry pegram on the HD Theater channel. 

he races a ducati 1098 on the show about apparently he rides bmw now. 

and now he decided to sell his race spec 1098's for the low price of 100,000
http://www.pegramracing.com/1198_f08/ducati-for-sale.php

i wonder how these bikes compare to a desmosedici

[zarn02]

Yeah, I'd take that.

If I had $100,000 to just piss away any 'ol place.

Assuming you just take it out for the occasional trackday, I wonder what operating costs are for that beast?

(Though we all know full well whoever buys it will slot it in somewhere as part of a very nice, but mostly static collection.)

[muskrat]

I'm not sad to see him go.  He can put me to shame of course but I'm not a track junkie......yet.  

Year-end AMA Ranking:

2009 4th (SB)
2008 4th (FX)
2007 4th (FX)
2006 10th (SB)
2005 14th (SB)
2004 12th (SB), 5th (FX)
2003 14th (SB), 50th (SS)
2002 39th (SB), 29th (STK)
2001 11th (SB)
2000 13th (SB)
1999 5th (SB)
1998 14th (SB), 8th (600SS)
1997 10th (SB), 10th (600SS)
1996 7th (SB)
1995 9th (600SS)
1994 15th (600SS), 113th (750SS)
1993 37th (SB)

[DRKWNG]

Been talking about it in R&T for a few days now.

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=46635.0

[671M900]

the link shows 1198's for sale, not 1098's. Just pointing it out.

[derby]

the link shows 1198's for sale, not 1098's. Just pointing it out.

they're 1098F08s w/ 1198cc motors.