ducati air cooled engines.

[tristantumble]

i'm not very mechanically inclined, but I've been noticing that even smaller displacement Japanese bikes  have radiators and oil coolers (ie: sv650 has both), so i guess what is the benefit of an air cooled engine if any?

[DarkStaR]

cheaper, simpler, and less parts.

[junior varsity]

less clutter

[somegirl]

cheaper, simpler, and less parts.

+1.

Plus less to prep your bike for track days.

BTW my Japanese GS500 was also air-cooled.

[herm]

more beautiful-er

[Kopfjäger]

more beautiful-er

+ 11ty billion

[MadDuck]

The Ducati air cooled engines make the good noise.

[DoubleEagle]

+1.

Plus less to prep your bike for track days.

BTW my Japanese GS500 was also air-cooled.

P,     If your air cooled bike has an engine Thermometer how hot does the engine get like in stop and go traffic on a hot day?   Dolph     

[Scottish]

Hot enough to give me a good excuse to pull over somewhere cool and let rush hour pass.  Sit on a patio, enjoy a near-beer and a burger.

[the_Journeyman]

Easy to maintain for me ~

JM

[Mash]

  P,     If your air cooled bike has an engine Thermometer how hot does the engine get like in stop and go traffic on a hot day?   Dolph     

My s2r1000 gets in the high 250's in hot weather, sitting in traffic.  I hit 257 the other day when it was 94 degrees outside. A guy I know with a harley bagger showed me his temp gauge; he had hit 365 degrees.  that's hot.

[teddy037.2]

  P,     If your air cooled bike has an engine Thermometer how hot does the engine get like in stop and go traffic on a hot day?   Dolph     

usually not past 250F

[sally101]

cheaper, simpler, and less parts.

If that's the goal, why not use spring actuated valves too??

I just don't get you air cooled people who like it because it's more simple..
Desmo valves, trellis frame, single sided swingarm, but a radiator? NEVAH!

[Bladecutter]

If that's the goal, why not use spring actuated valves too??

I just don't get you air cooled people who like it because it's more simple..
Desmo valves, trellis frame, single sided swingarm, but a radiator? NEVAH!

People buy what they want to buy.
What does it matter to you or I why they buy what they buy?

Its not like I knock on the window of every person who's driving a Pontiac Aztek and ask them why they bought one of the most hideous vehicles on the planet. Not my concern. Shouldn't be yours, either.

They bought their bike. You bought yours. I have mine.
Life's good.

BC.

[trpletme]

Ditto on the Aztek