Someone was going to do this to a 1098 sooner or later

[Goat_Herder]

Not to pick on you but.....do you have a better suggestion for a porsche to go to the track with track rubber?

I don't like to go to work but I still do.  I don't like sports cars with trailers but it doesn't mean they can't do it.   I do a lot of things I don't like but I still do them.  Wash dishes, pick up my dogs poop, eat my vegetable, or look at a beautiful superbike being turned into a pack mule.  But by all means, if it floats your boat, do it.  I am just saying it's not my cup of tea. 

I guess what I did wrong was "voicing my opinion on a free forum".  How ironic. 

[Goat_Herder]

Not to pick on you but.....do you have a better suggestion for a porsche to go to the track with track rubber?

And no, you are not picking on me.  no worries.

[superjohn]

More fuel capacity and some upright ergos and it'd be the perfect ST. Oh wait? I said that in another thread.

[Craig Thomas]

That's ace!   I'm looking for Monster 696 bags.  Commonwealth has them.  For a set, they are $681!

$245.90

$435.10

[Triple J]

All I was saying was the bags aren't my cup of tea.  That doesn't make me close minded...  does it?  I don't really like the color pink, don't like the taste of eggplants, don't care for the Hummer and Toyota line of cars.  Am I close minded? 

Sorry, I don't love the 1098 with bags on them...  Just as I don't love sports cars with trailers...

Point taken...but I didn't mean close minded about everything, just this. Just seemed that people were being very rigid in how bikes should be used is all.

My comment wasn't meant to give people a hard time for their opinions...it was only my opinion anyway. 

[hooligan machinist]

I don't think it looks all that bad. I wouldn't do it, but, i can't afford a 1098. So it's a moot point for me.

To each his own..........

[Goat_Herder]

Point taken...but I didn't mean close minded about everything, just this. Just seemed that people were being very rigid in how bikes should be used is all.

My comment wasn't meant to give people a hard time for their opinions...it was only my opinion anyway. 

True...  I would have say that I tend to want things divided up nicely in their own buckets.  Shampoo cleans and conditioner conditions.  And when you have the Head & Shoulders that does neither well, I get fired up.  Nevertheless, the saddle bags are very well made and look great with the 1098.  Just not what I would do if I have a sport bike.  

[derby]

Just not what I would do if I have a sport bike.  

would i ride it like that all time time? no. would i like the option for when i need it? hell yeah!

[slowpoke13]

True...  I would have say that I tend to want things divided up nicely in their own buckets.  Shampoo cleans and conditioner conditions.  And when you have the Head & Shoulders that does neither well, I get fired up.  Nevertheless, the saddle bags are very well made and look great with the 1098.  Just not what I would do if I have a sport bike.  

You'd hate this then... Shampoo, body wash, shave soap... all in one... And, does them all well. Fits well for the "locker room" use.




But, back to the bike, I like it. It's redesigned for the rider's desire. Which, is what we all do to our own bikes. Whether it's bling, function, or performance. I do like being able to turn my monster into something a bit more functional and am always looking for ideas. I don't see how owning a superbike would be any different. If that's what someone wants to do with their bike, so be it. It actually flows pretty well.

And, for the Porsche, very functional. I like it. 

[DucHead]

no sir.  i don't like it at all.  its like putting a supermodel in baggy sweats - you can still see her face and know she's hot - but the best parts are covered up.

I never understood all the drooling over sportbikes.  You don't see anything but a wall of plastic.

[Holden]

I never understood all the drooling over sportbikes.  You don't see anything but a wall of plastic.

Some bikes are naked. Some bikes are wearing lingerie.


...some are wearing lingerie and a hoop skirt.

[redial]

Wow...we have some close minded people around here. I love the bags. Not for everyday ofcourse but add those, the larger tank, and a set of heli bars (~3K total) and your impractical SBK just turned into a bad ass sport tourer. Hells yeah!! 

i agree, and i just want to say i love your multi~~~!!! moar pics plz! [edit: more pics by clicking his profile. very very interesting thread]

me: "those multis really are quite unique, arent they?"
guy at duc shop: "they are so ugly!"
me: "....you have no imagination..."

glad someone [a lot of people apparently] has already done what i dream of when im browsing the ducati inventory

[junior varsity]

Some bikes are naked. Some bikes are wearing lingerie.


...some are wearing lingerie and a hoop skirt.

And some are wearing a giant wall of plastic. Don't fool yourself, a superbike is not a semi-faired, frame on display supersport.

[ducatiz]

i understand why you'd wanna have bags, but if you need them, why would you put them on a superbike?

if you can afford a 1098, then buy a second bike, like a monster or mts 620 and put them on..  you won't look quite as confused.

its' sort of like putting a trailer hitch on your testarossa

[junior varsity]

You lost me, if you can afford a 1098... why do you necessarily also have enough money to buy a 2nd bike? Why are you necessarily guaranteed to have room to store a 2nd bike? Why do you necessarily have spousal permission?

Testarossa cost substantially more than the 18 or so for a 1098, but you are again assuming the testarossa rider has a trailer? What if you are going on a great long ride through the twisties to your favorite lunch place, a scenic overlook, and you packed a picnic? Must the rider sacrifice the fun of a superbike because he wanted to eat lunch? Rather than buy lunch?