doesnt really show it but http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my2008/ModelPage.jhtml?family=DesmosediciRR&model=D16RR-08

in the new car and driver:
Ducati desmosedici RR:
$72,500
197bhp
85 lb-ft
13,800rpm redline
curb weight-400lbs
6 sp manual
0-60mph = 2.6 sec
199mph top speed

thats faster than most ferraris would you say?
This is my favorite bike and i dont really like them, as much as cars that is.

pic http://www.raptorsandrockets.com/images/Ducati/D16RR_002rrrr.jpg

Bike is two years old. An amazing masterpiece none the less...

it was in the most recent issue of car and driver, what you would think would be a reputable source for info

72 THOUSAND dollars for a motor bike?

I'd hardly pay 72 HUNDRED

wow

How depressing for the owner. A bike that does only 199! Why couldn't they have just made it do 200? Especially after shelling out 72 g's for it

How depressing for the owner. A bike that does only 199! Why couldn't they have just made it do 200? Especially after shelling out 72 g's for it

thats what i was thinking. or just say 200. i wonder if they have got it up to 199 and if so could it manage 1mph more?

How depressing for the owner. A bike that does only 199! Why couldn't they have just made it do 200? Especially after shelling out 72 g's for it
The handling on a sport bike should be more important than its top speed. I do believe it is drag limited to 199MPH, but it could go faster with a tiny bit of a downhill slope.....

it was in the most recent issue of car and driver, what you would think would be a reputable source for info


Lol, Just cause it appeared in a Magazine recently doesn't mean is new. I was just stating the bike model is two years old

On the bottom of the page, you can see the original thread done two years ago.

Here is the link none the less...

http://sportscarforums.com/f7/ducati-desmosedici-rr-12003.html


72 THOUSAND dollars for a motor bike?

I'd hardly pay 72 HUNDRED

wow


Considering is a street legal MOTOGP bike, I would pay them....

scf knows stuff about cars and bikes before the car magazines do.
haha thats cool

Ducati has just recently began delivering these bikes to owners.

You all are gonna think my dad is even more nuts, but we have one sitting in the garage :D

I have ridden it a few times. Never really went fast on it, but it is an amazing bike. It sounds like nothing else you have ever heard.
My dad recently took it to a track day in PA, at Pocono Int. Speedway (it is a tri-oval course with a pretty interesting infield section) and he said the bike was crazy fast. At one point, he was leaned over on the banking going ~130 mph, and cranked the throttle more and broke the tire loose. Brutally powerful.

It is also insanely light. carbon fiber is everywhere, the wheels are magnesium as well as engine covers. I believe even the sub frame is CF. The bike weighs about equal to a 600 sportbike.

wow
gotta show pics of that, i would love to see it from a live person, not a showroom pic

I'll try to snap some pics tomorrow :)

Firebird, the more you post, the more I become Jealous.

You:

-race cars
-own a classic Flaming Chicken
-have access to some amazing racecars old and new
-have a 70k bike in the garage

70k for a bike? That is just a crazy amount of money for a bike that could be equaled for around a quarter of that price. What a waste of cash....

Firebird, the more you post, the more I become Jealous.

You:

-race cars
-own a classic Flaming Chicken
-have access to some amazing racecars old and new
-have a 70k bike in the garage

Hey, it just means that if we all decide to gather at some point, he'd have to host! :D

Haha, exactly my thoughts!

Hey, it just means that if we all decide to gather at some point, he'd have to host! :D

Party at my place! :D

This CONVERSATION Is Worthless Without Pictures!!!!!!!!!!!

Party at my place! :DBut seriously, can I come hang out at your house?

Can't wait to see pictures.

http://www.webbikeworld.com/ducati-motorcycles/desmosedici/rr/ducati-desmosedici-rr-front.jpg

Because I hate it when people talk about new things without showing a picture...

Ahh I forgot to get pics today. Tomorrow guys, promise ;)

Bossesjoe, if you wanna make the trip, you have a place to stay...

200 hp and 400 lbs makes it one of the best power to weight ratio bikes in existence, aside from those dragsters or turbo monsters.