2009 Ducati Fighter

[mitt]

Have the welds got worse, or did they rush this prototype into the studio too fast?





mitt

[superjohn]

167kg and 155 HP. Nice.

[Triple J]

Have the welds got worse, or did they rush this prototype into the studio too fast?

Not sure about the frame welds, but the swingarm weld is the same as on the 1098/848 and is a function of how the arm is built. Maybe the black coating just accentuates it more?

[CountGreffi]

I like the looks of the Streetfighter. Yet I am still getting a KTM Super Duke the Spring of 2009. I think I will wait until 2010 to pick up a used Streetfighter if at all. By then who knows what will be out. I'm not gonna get killed on the price of that bike. Not with the Venom and the Aprilia RSV4 coming out. The RSV4 is sex on wheels, plus I gotta see this in person. But I think the bikes looks way better than what I was expecting.

cg

[causeofkaos]

Was it the Suzuki B-King that started this streefighter inspired look followed by the KTM Duke and now this???
Im not criticizing i love it but if you put all 3 side by each they all have the same milkman as a father. No

[superjohn]

Was it the Suzuki B-King that started this streefighter inspired look followed by the KTM Duke and now this???
Im not criticizing i love it but if you put all 3 side by each they all have the same milkman as a father. No

I think the KTM started it before the B-King. The Streetfighter has a little bit of Bimota in it as well to my humble eye.

[ducatiz]

I think its BAD ASS!   

BADASS is one word, dude.   

[RodeoClown]

I thought the welds were off in that photo too when i saw the opening video.

I am sure this can look good with a fair amount of stripping or mods but not a huge fan of current state. I like it better than the Monster 1100.

Who is designing these? Is it still Pierre Terblanche?

We need Massimo Tamburini or Miguel Galluzi back!

[SP3]

I'm in the extremely furtunate position of not having a dime to spend on another toy because that thing does nothing for me. I'm not even sure it's better than the Multispoozle. Good thing I have what I have. Think I'll go for a ride.

[mitt]

I thought the welds were off in that photo too when i saw the opening video.

I am sure this can look good with a fair amount of stripping or mods but not a huge fan of current state. I like it better than the Monster 1100.

Who is designing these? Is it still Pierre Terblanche?

We need Massimo Tamburini or Miguel Galluzi back!

i dislike the trellis frames that require gussets in the weld joints - the old school monsters don't have them, and a proper truss design shouldn't need them.  What is wrong with the new batch?

mitt

[CDawg]

 

Oh man...hate it...
What up witht he rear view mirrors?
What up with the rear fender section...looks like a big a$$...

[NAKID]

It's up on the www.ducatiusa.com website.  Enjoy!

What's with the Ducati logo in the top left corner of that page?

Also, the link to the streetfighter site isn't working for me...

[jswledhed]

I think the KTM started it before the B-King. The Streetfighter has a little bit of Bimota in it as well to my humble eye.

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Meh.  Pass.

If they can keep it under 375 pounds ready-to-ride and 135+ rear wheel horsepower it'll be damn impressive, though.

[Triple J]

^^^

That Bimota is hideous. 

[J3]

i dislike the trellis frames that require gussets in the weld joints - the old school monsters don't have them, and a proper truss design shouldn't need them.  What is wrong with the new batch?

mitt

Looking at the engine, it appears that they had to make some compromises somewhere in frame geometry due to engine dimensions.  The other possibility it looks like to me is that they may have made a sacrifice in the diameter of some of the frame tubes to save weight and have to offset these changes with gusseting.  I'm leaning more toward the first of these possibilities as there seem to be clearance issues with the sensors and they did not want to reposition the engine for whatever reasons (COG, major cycle geometry, cost, etc...).  I can't say that I am a fan of the gussets either, and the welding does appear to be done manually as opposed to robotically on these prototypes.