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First ride: Ducati 1098R
By Jon Urry on 06/11/2008 13:03:10
Thinking of buying a 1098R Ducati? Check out our first ride report of the ultimate factory superbike for the road
’s an amazing machine. In the finest traditions of Ducati homologation specials the 1098R is little more than a way of Ducati ensuring its WSB bike is as competitive as humanly possible. But, as the rules have changed for 2008 to allow 1,200cc twins
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1098R and the Fastest Island in the World
By Jon Urry on 29/04/2010 16:03:13
Ducati’s glorious 1098R thrashed around the the Isle of Man just days before thousands of bikers got there for the 2008 TT. If there’s a two-wheeled heaven, this may just be it
involved in the motorcycle world I’ve got to know a number of riders who race at the TT, which casts the annual event in a different light. I can no longer watch and marvel at the sheer spectacle of racing at over 180mph on the public roads, instead I watch
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Feed the habit: Living with the Ducati 1098R
By John Cantlie on 29/06/2010 10:55:25
Ducati’s hand-made and deliciously savage 1098R is unashamedly brutal, it takes no prisoners and makes no excuses. We lived with the £26k masterpiece for three weeks to find out if you can really live with such excess
as they come. It’s the most extreme production sportsbike yet made, a homologation special refined over the years into something akin to a work of art. Silly, overpriced devices like Ducati’s Desmosedici can’t see which way a 1098R went on the road, it’s a
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First Ride: Ducati 1098R
By Jon Urry on 10/04/2008 21:09:57
If you can’t beat them, get the rules changed so you can then build a bike with all the bits you need to dominate the racetrack out of the box. Ducati’s 1098R is pure WSB homologation magic...
would have set you back around £250,000!TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTSEngineThe 1098R’s Testastretta Evoluzione engine is based around the 1098’s motor but has an increased 1198.4cc capacity with a 2mm bigger bore and stroke of 106x67.9mm. To match this new
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First Ride: 2007 MV Agusta F41000 312R
By Jon Bentman on 02/04/2008 14:38:59
With the excitement surrounding the 1098, MV's 1000F4 has been somewhat forgotten. The launch of the latest 312R indicated we've been negligent. Perhaps grossly. Is the 312R something special?
.Notwithstanding, do now pay attention because after the best part of 10 years, 13 variations and some 20,000 units, the 312R is the newest production F4. Attending the world launch we (the press) thought it was a limited edition, but no (said the MV bosses
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Ducati 1098 Bayliss Mallory Park track test
By Mark Forsyth on 24/06/2010 14:45:43
Angry, stiff, unforgiving and verging on the unmanageable in inexperienced hands. BUT with a super-strong engine, amazing brakes and a soundtrack to savour. Hard work
(based on best section times) 57.20Section times 3.74, 7.78, 10.83, 13.86, 15.16, 6.53Top speed 139.43 mphSlowest speed 18.3 mphSpeed at mid and exit of Gerards mid=81.1 mph exit = 98.19 mphBraking force 1.02 g section 4 hairpinMaximum lean angle 47
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First Ride: Buell 1125R
By Ben Cope on 19/11/2008 17:26:20
When you think about racing, you don't think about Buell. So can a manufacturer who's used to building bikes around Harley engines build a decent sportsbike?
Buell 1125R Stand-up wheelieWhen Buell first started on the 1125R project four years before its launch in 2007, no-one could have predicted this was a card they had up their sleeve. At the time of conception, the Ducati 999 was the v-twin to be seen
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Splitting Heirs: Ducati 998 v 1098
By Jon Urry on 19/01/2011 14:50:02
The Ducati 999 was just a stop-gap between the legendary 916 and the stunning new 1098. So for the first time ever, here are the two stablemates ridden head to head...
, allowing the motor to rev higher. These changes didn't come cheap. A 998R cost £18,995 compared to the 998S's £13,000.Which is why I had resigned myself to the fact I would never get the chance to ride one. For a start they are so rare that owners
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Jack's Pack: Riding the Ducati dream garage
By John Cantlie on 23/09/2010 16:52:12
We head to West Sussex to test Jack Gratton's collection of Ducati's. How did we get on?
ridden, it’s got 7km on the clock and cost 20,000 Euros.” It’s the only non-runner of the lot. The bikes live in Jack’s house next to the potted plants and, bizarrely, stacks of expensive china plates. Manoeuvring 200 kilo motorcycles around such delicate
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Road Test: Ducati 999s vs. 1098s
By Niall Mackenzie, Jon Urry on 26/05/2008 15:34:01
The 999 didn't win so many hearts, but it won a lot of races. The 1098 has us weak at the knees but can it perform? Dukes go head-to-head in Spain.
? Only one way to find out. Niall tests the 1098s against the 999s under the Spanish sun at Almeria Circuit.ENGINEDucati has made no secret of it: the 1098 was built to take on the GSX-Rs and R1s of this world, straight out of the box. The 999 had great
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