2009 Ducati Fighter

[eyeboy]

$15k base $19k S model.
Chris

a steal!

[darkster]

Here ya go guys.  About 50 pics from the show including some of the powerpoint presentation.  Nice comparison with the S4R S as well on one slide.

http://www.ideladan.com/ibcgallery/
(click on Milano)

This IMHO is the real continuation of the Monster line (ignoring the air cooled simplicity part)

[Rameses]

Has anyone mentioned that they appear to have unveiled a new Ducati logo as well?

[Kopfjäger]

Thanks for the link.
IMHO they will sell a ton of these bikes.

[Kopfjäger]

Has anyone mentioned that they appear to have unveiled a new Ducati logo as well?

Yeah. One thread down.

[Rameses]

Yeah. One thread down.

Wow.  How did I miss that?

Thanks for the heads up.   

[darkster]

Looks like a monster to me.




You can see who they are targeting with this new model.



How do I get that guys job?

[Cucciolo]

so that's it... maybe there won't be a 4v engine for the new monster frame... the street fighter may be replacing the S4Rs..  those specs are brutal!

[darkster]

$20k OTD for the S
$2k for dual undertail Termi exhaust (set up like the angular 1098 exhausts I see, think they'll make these?)
Rear fender eliminator kit (looks like the rear blinkers and license plate holder are all one unit, think this will be diff in the states? are they trying to make this difficult for us?)
Bar end mirrors to get rid of the mickey mouse ears
once the mirrors are gone I'm thinkin the brake and clutch reservoirs will be sticking up too high and those will have to be lowered somehow (and painted black)
open clutch cover with red pressure plate

Color combo:  Black of course and I'd like a red frame as well.  I don't see that option yet though.

Is this bad that I already have this long of list of mods for a bike that was released today?

All said and done between now and next April I need to come up with about $24K for the new project. 

[jesse370]

Its a great looking bike, and the knife in my freaking heart is the 4.4 gallon tank.

But the near 20k question is......IS IT that much better then a Rs?

I'll keep my classic looking monster, with termis and a chip, and a slipper

[Big Troubled Bear]

Drool dripping from my open mouth

[Lukey]

Uhh....like some women, it'd be good-looking with a bag over its head! (sorry, ex-military)

Who signed off that Kawasaki Z1000-inspired headlight assembly?  I thought Ducati was a design leader? Is Ferarri going to let Ducati keep using its paint colors?

...and would it really have been that hard to make the handlebar fluid reservoirs a little classier?

Domo arigato Mr. Roboto?

[wbeck257]

Its a great looking bike, and the knife in my freaking heart is the 4.4 gallon tank.

But the near 20k question is......IS IT that much better then a Rs?

I'll keep my classic looking monster, with termis and a chip, and a slipper

It isn't a Monster.
It is a differnt bike.

[Capo]

I've decided to wait for the 1198 R version 

[ducatiz]

Here ya go guys.  About 50 pics from the show including some of the powerpoint presentation.  Nice comparison with the S4R S as well on one slide.

http://www.ideladan.com/ibcgallery/
(click on Milano)

This IMHO is the real continuation of the Monster line (ignoring the air cooled simplicity part)

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