Streetfighter 848 & 1198

[DukeDenver]

Thinking im gonna get the stealth black one and strip it down this winter to paint the frame some sort of gold and do all my accents -mirrors / levers in the same gold.  Kinda like the Rizoma bits gold...mmmmm....gold... 

[scooterd145]

MUST RESIST - NEW BIKE IS ONLY 10 MONTHS OLD!

[iRam]

Same here. 12 months old. 

[nikkimonster]

Same here. 12 months old. 

i'll buy your 796 from you with big DMF discount!

[iRam]

Lol! Since its my first Duc im keeping that bad boy. Provided i dont get tired with tank problems.

[DucsLikeBread]

I actually might buy one but I dont want to deal with expanding tanks. Hope that is not the case.

[DRKWNG]

It will be.

[muskrat]

  My only worry is that, at £9995, Ducati may have priced itself into the realms of the elite…."

some merit to that comment.

[thought]

first full sf848 test up:

http://www.ashonbikes.com/content/ducati-streetfighter-848-1

[Travman]

first full sf848 test up:

http://www.ashonbikes.com/content/ducati-streetfighter-848-1

That was quite a good initial review. Can't wait to try it out.  I really liked the original 1098 Streetfighter I rode last year. The reviewer acted like the original was such overkill for the street.  I did not feel thar way at all. 

[DRKWNG]

The reviewer acted like the original was such overkill for the street.  I did not feel thar way at all. 

Nor did I.  I actually think the larger motor would be more desirable on the street.  Well, at least from my perspective anyhow.

[MadDuck]

Nor did I.  I actually think the larger motor would be more desirable on the street.  Well, at least from my perspective anyhow.

Ditto.  Having logged a few rides on the original Streetfighter and some 13,000 plus miles on an 848 I don't see the need for the smaller Streetfighter either. The 848 has plenty of power but you have to work a bit for it whereas the 1098SF feels effortless everywhere. 

That said the 848SF will probably sell like hotcakes.

[justinrhenry]

first full sf848 test up:

http://www.ashonbikes.com/content/ducati-streetfighter-848-1

I own a 2010 Streetfighter S and have put 7500 miles on it.  I have to say after reading that review I'd like to test ride the 848.  It's not that much less power and if it's really a smoother ride that would be nice.  It takes some work to keep the 1098 Streetfighter from being jerky. 

[Travman]

Justinrhenry, is your Streetfighter stock?  The demo I rode had the Termi/ECU package and it was smooth as silk. There was no work involved to keep it smooth. I thought it was much easier to ride around town than my hopped-up Monster.  Maybe that was the difference.

[thought]

i've read that the sf1098's can have a deadspot around 4k rpm.  maybe that's why?