I'm in love with the Streetfighter

[monsterS2R]

The SF has badass written all over it......

[WetDuc]

I'm chiming in late here, but with whom do you work at NHFML?   Does Naresh Dalal still hang out there?  Tell him Dave Shultz says hi.

HAH!  Yea, I see Naresh pretty often (actually ran into him in the hallway about 30 minutes ago).  He's still got his group in FSU chemistry and they are still pretty powerful.  I will tell him you said hi.
Not sure if you know the people I worked with in chemistry (Alabugin, Strouse, Stiegman, Latturner, Dalal, Clark,
Goldsby, Kroto and others...), but I'm working with Theo Siegrist and James Brooks at the maglab now. 
I wish I had a SF to park outfront.  There are a lot of guys here (and some girls) that ride moto's in to work.  Right now, my buddy and I have the only ducs here (M695 and M696) and there's a nice BMW and some Harleys, but the SF would slap all those bikes in the face, talk down to them, make them feel insignificant, deafen them with engine noise and then run them over.

[Fergus]

Going to look funny in the area where the radiators were...

IMO, the radiators are bulbous...

[redial]

Dunno if that was a one time job or you go to penn state a lot, but i live here.

If youve ever gone by 797 and seen three monsters side by side thats me (us)

and wed love one more for a sunday trip over pine grove mtn if you are ever in the area and interested 

[DucatiTorrey]

Wanna really fall in love with a SF?  Ride behind one with this DoubleDog exhaust.  I had the pleasure last weekend. My God, did it sound awesome.  I swear I saw people throw themselves off the cliffs and into the Pacific to get away from the aural onslaught.   

The pics are Michael Moore's SF, with what I think is still a prototype DoubleDog.

neve heard of them, cool stuff though
Double Dog Moto at the International Motorcycle Show

[DucatiTorrey]

SF vid
Ducati Streetfighter with 134DD Exhaust

[EvilSteve]

I dig the engineering solution of that exhaust even if I'm not so into the look or the fact that it'd make my ears bleed. The CF tail they had was really freaking cool though.

[Michael Moore]

Spidey gave me a heads up on this thread, and I'll chime in for what it's worth.

On the SF there are clearance issues for your right heel with the stock setup - that pretty much goes away with the DD exhaust. There is also a flat spot about 3700 rpm, which is also taken care of by the DD, although that may have as much to do with removing the flapper valve as the pipe design - I'm no engineer, so I can't say.

Does it make more power? They say yes, I say I'll believe it, but I'm too big a pussy to really open it up on the street. A track day is planned on the 13th so I'll let you know.

As for the sound, Spidey is correct. This thing will set off car alarms a block away. Neighbors will appear at your doorstep with pitchforks and torches. Small children will cry.  Tourists on twisty mountain roads will pull over RIGHT NOW when you downshift. Earplugs are a must.  But it does sound great. Think of Steve McQueen's Mustang in Bullitt, or a big offshore power boat. If you are an attention whore, this is your pipe. I pulled up to my local Ducati dealer for my 7500 mile service, and everyone piled out of the shop to see what had just pulled in. That was fun.

As for looks, I agree the first prototype looked a bit like a dryer vent, but the new black one looks, IMO, much better. I also took the hugger off b/c it'd have to be cut to fit the pipe, and I'm probably going back to my (quiet!) Termis once I've given the guys some feedback.

In the meantime, here are some more photos:

[junior varsity]

Gotta say, it looks really good right there. The *only* thing I wish was slightly refined was the oval exit - its an abrupt turn, and the pipe abruptly stops. Not sure how I'd do it differently, and its a unique look as is.

[Fergus]

SF vid
Ducati Streetfighter with 134DD Exhaust

Wow! That does sound good. The periscope look is interesting. I like it! Mr. Moore's bike looks fantastic, especially on those roads.

[Drunken Monkey]

Micheal was kind enough to let me borrow his bike (and yes, it's the finest/bestest/mostest motorcycle ever) and let me just say that exhaust is loud.

"Tear your pants off and throw them in a tree" loud.

The only thing louder would be if the exhaust attached directly to your eardrums.

It sounds like the voice of the god of Wrath. And you just ran over his favorite wardog.

[Travman]

I wonder if the 134 in the name stands for 134 decibels?

[EvilSteve]

I love everything about that pipe except the volume. 

[asado]

Happened to me last year, I have no desire in buying a new moto or sell my RS but my local dealer informed me that the SF is on display and I should come by for a test ride....silly me, I did and the next day I signed the papers.

Sold this.




First b-day next month and still [moto]

[duccarlos]

Happened to me last year, I have no desire in buying a new moto or sell my RS but my local dealer informed me that the SF is on display and I should come by for a test ride....silly me, I did and the next day I signed the papers.

Sold this.




First b-day next month and still [moto]

I think I like the RS more.