Ducati 599 Mono Concept

[Travman]

Another Super Mono concept...
http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/ducati-599-mono-concept/

[junior varsity]

pipedream.

I kind of hate these artists' renderings. Its not real, nor is there any evidence its even being considered. While its neat to play "what-if", these sketches are misleading.

[krolik]

pipedream.

I kind of hate these artists' renderings. Its not real, nor is there any evidence its even being considered. While its neat to play "what-if", these sketches are misleading.

+1 to that.

It is a cool looking dream, though.

[Pedro-bot]

Sweet! Me likey.  

[junior varsity]

+1 to that.

It is a cool looking dream, though.

Oh, I agree its neat, and looks good. But the fiction of putting numbers (specification on right) to it is just absurd.  I can draw a picture and claim arbitrary numbers too. Granted, my drawings aren't as good because I'm using crayons and you can't see them because I don't have a scanner.

[teddy037.2]

pipedream.

I kind of hate these artists' renderings. Its not real, nor is there any evidence its even being considered. While its neat to play "what-if", these sketches are misleading.

+11tb. I am getting slightly tired of them.


but I wouldn't hesitate to borrow money if a new supermono came out 

[fastwin]

Snooze you loose, I'm gonna be #1 on the waiting list!

[He Man]

too bad that front brake setup woudl send the rear of that bike into space!

[alexisonfire]

too bad that front brake setup woudl send the rear of that bike into space!

visualized this and laughed out loud.

[mitt]

too bad that front brake setup woudl send the rear of that bike into space!

Must have been too hard to photochop a disc out, or make them smaller    Good point though.


mitt

[Statler]

anything even close to the bikini faired one and I'll write a check on the spot.  Price it under 15K and I'll get two.    I keep thinking lots of people (ok...enough people) say the same thing.

[1KDS]

I've been waiting to post this pic of another concept.  1000ss by oberdan bezzi, I think this one is closer to reality than the super single.

[Betty]

Can somebody please explain the attraction to me?

Well I kinda understand the attraction, I just don't see where the market is. Its all well and good for a few guys on a forum to say 'yeah I'd buy one' ... but would you? and at how much? (Statler I know you said under 15k, but I'm an Aussie so it doesn't mean much to me). The real question is how much cheaper would it need to be to dissuade you from going bigger.

Similar thing I raised in the 'top selling bikes in Italy' thread. You hear similar things about the 848, easier to live with, lighter, better around town, more affordable, etc, etc. But most people opt for the bigger bike (1098/1198) ... its a value for money proposition.

Now I am not saying there wouldn't be buyers, but would there be enough to make it worthwhile? Would you be happy with effectively one half of a superbike for say 80-90% of the cost? I'd say many a prospective buyer would pay the extra and go big - what do you think?

[Speeddog]

'Big Single' bikes have always suffered here in the USA.

SR500, SRX6, and GB500 all sold poorly here.

Most folks can't understand the value.
Not that there's anything wrong with those folks, the concept just doesn't speak to them.

[Betty]

That's what I was trying to say Speeddog ... and no doubt to make it more affordable they will downgrade the components. This of course will please nobody as some will still think they should have gone big ... and those that look beyond the 'bang for buck' equation will be pissed off about the componentry.

A concept difficult to sell to the beanies and even harder to market properly I reckon.