The only three reasons I keep my 2012 848 evo. It's paid for, It's beautiful (white on red) and it does 100 mph wheelies. I'm almost 60 years old and it is uncomfortable for me, but holy crap what a ride !
The 848 is a beautiful bike man. I almost prefer the look over the new panigales. Hopefully I'll be able to still appreciate a sports bike when I'm you're age :D
Yes I agree that the 848 Evo was the best Ducati ever made. And yes I have actually really ridden one not like most keyboard asses on YT. I brought the 1198 and what a ripper. Never had a single issue in 4 years. Problem is cheap ass idiot owners who don't maintain them like they should and then the bike breaks and they whine Ducati is crap.
It doesn't do 100 mph wheelies. Unless you have different sprockets on it and top out around 120. Maybe your stuck on kph though. Why are people so pathological? Especially in the comment sections.
I really disliked my streetfighter 848 for reasons that are entirely my fault. I thought I was getting an actual street bike, good for around town as well as the twisties. What I got was a race bike made to look like a streetfighter.
For those saying that Japanese bikes have no soul, I understand. I own a Harley Davidson and I use to have a Triumph Daytona. These bikes have soul. But I think what we are calling soul, is actually feeling the engine. When we say the bike has soul, it’s because we can hear and feel the engine operating. Much like the old muscle cars. But that doesn’t mean that Japanese bikes have have no soul. The Japanese have refined the motorcycle engine so well, you can’t feel them. They may even have more soul than all others, they are just so smooth, you don’t notice.
G Man Thats such a good way to put it. I own and ride a ninja 300 everywhere, and the soul it has is unique and of its own. The way it handles, the feeling of the bars, the seat, the noise, the slight warmth you feel on your legs from the engine, its all part of the soul.
I didn't want a Ducati until I rode my roommates and I had to have one. It was much easier to ride fast through the turns. The torque makes it much easier to ride fast without having to change gears as much to maintain the power band. It has better traction because of the smoothness of the power delivery. I love my Duck!
Yer Ducati manhood got hurt? Ducatis are, were and will always be crap. My Diana -- bck in '66 when I was a kid -- could not be kept on the road. Even my friend's triumph Tiger Cub was a better bike and that is saying something. That's why resale value on them is horrible. The only guys who buy them are the ones thrown out of the BMW brigade, another bunch of puffsters...
Harley isn't dead. My dealer is busy af. I just bought one. My dad just bought one. Two generations right there still interested in them. American iron
@@mindciller the average age of harley riders is around 50 and old people buy less bikes hell their 3rd best selling bike is the triglide they don’t have enough of a young rider base cuz alota young riders and female riders think they are lame because of their image
I own this bike and let me tell u. Greatest thing I've ever owned. Ducati makes such a lovable bike riding it slow feels nice. And the sound is so addicting
Being a ducati guy myself I am always all ears when someone has something to say about a ducati. I understood all his complaining but never did I hear a logical, viable reasoning on why it was bad (in his thoughts)... And I love all bikes. Just prefer a ducati.
@The Vengeance of Diana , "Learn about it"?... So your stating anything that pre dates the ducati in this video is void (because there have been ducatis finish this race, you know this?).. However, you are correct about ducatis no longer being in iom.. Twins, and any twin just can't do the job. My 2 legs would never out run a dog, you know,,,, they have four legs.. They will just always be faster... Ducati has just finally bit the bullet and folded "for the better" and moved into the 4cylinder game.. We'll just have to see if the v4 panigale will make a showing..
I had a 998 and unfortunately had nothing but trouble with the cooling system,it got so frustrating that I got rid of it and bought a Honda VTR SP2,more power and torque than the Duke and no problems whatsoever.Fully deserving its title of Honda's Ducati killer!.
@The Vengeance of Diana Take it you've never heard of the Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica then , a bike that back in the the late seventies won the IOM tt .Sure it's a long time ago but seeing as you have said every Ducati it shows you know nothing about them and are just jumping on the they are a crap bike bandwagon maybe you should do some research before you slate them so you don't make an idiot of yourself
Here's a Bible verse since you lost that one: "And the Romans grew proud, and did increase the displacement of their iron chariots by 300 cubits, though the Eastern Kingdoms remained content with fewer."
I wouldn't say it's just for name. The ducati offers you something else which you can't find on other superbikes, Also ducati's always at the top of the performance list with aprllia and bmw these bikes make the best lap times and also fastest on the straights too beaten all of Japanese superbikes. And as you said they're such a joy to ride.
@@lukahomersham9826 Yeah he was just inherently wrong in this video as a whole. Sure Ducatis are expensive. But that Ducati will kill every other bike on the track when you put the same rider on all bikes. It's just a fact
@@AshtrayAnnie the panigals V4 literally got smoked by a K5 gixxer 1000 on Revzilla. Everyone made faster lap times on the nearly twenty year old sub $5000 Suzuki lol
Right there with you. I have a Ducati 748 myself. Perfect balance between old school and modern look. A little herky jerky at low speeds, the clutch is a little "black and white" with no smooth roll-on, the dry clutch kind of sounds like a two stroke, or a genuine race bike, but broken if you don't know motorcycles, and the first gear is tall when putting around town. But it is a race bike, a track tool, and I guess that's what you have to deal with.
Talks negative the entire first half of the video...bangs through the gears once. ”When it comes to performance, this bike is pretty great.” Lol no worries bro✌️.
@TOMI NAGY I love/appreciate people who call others out/correct others when they take things out of context and put false information out there. Thank you for correcting the guy trying to discredit SRK
I just realized I think he is speaking about where you're going for eternity when he says it's not about what you're riding but where you're going. Heaven.
The riding position and comfort is a moot point, ALL super sports are uncomfortable, they are track bikes first, road bikes second. I will say though, dat sound, Ducatis do sound nice.
I prefer a fast vtwin over a 4 cylinder, just prefer the rugged sound and vibrations and low end torque. Its a preference thing and thats what makes a ducati a ducati.and that coming from a cb919 hornet owner haha
Only by about 20 hp, but it isn't a 600, it's a 899cc bike. However the inline 4 899cc bikes make more HP than this thing. However him comparing this to 600's in the video was kinda like...what?
Who cares about HP on the road? It's about torque, sound, the visceral feel of the bike, the way it hooks up out of corners and just pure riding pleasure. HP to cc doesn't matter either. All modern bikes have way more power than can be used on the road.
Confused as to what the complaints even are.....looks awesome, sounds awesome, handles well, fast enough. The amount you are willing to pay for a bike is on you, and will never be as ridiculous as ferrari or exotic car money.
I have the same bike for the last 2 years, and I have to say it's a beast. I do my own work so don't let the "high maintenance" fool you. The only expensive thing you'll do is the 15k major service which cost around 1200. Looking to upgrade to the 1199 hopefully soon.
I love my 09 Ducati Monster 1100s. Great handling & performance with an awsome Termignoni exhaust note! After 9 yrs/37k miles still know i made the right choice for me, especially when on the twisty mountain roads. You got to go with what makes you happy!
Ben Daulton if service and maintenance costs are a concern, buy anything other than a Ducati. I had a Hypermotard 821sp, I loved it, but running costs were prohibitively high, and I ended up being scared to ride it in case something else broke and I had to deal with another massive repair bill. I sold it.
Ben Daulton I had an 848 evo and several hypermotards. The big services would be £1000 easy, the small services would be £400, but there would always be extras (coolant change, fork oil change, brake fluid change etc) that would bump the overall cost up to about £1000. things you could do yourself, or take elsewhere, but if you declined, when you get the paperwork back, it would state “brake fluid change due, customer declined” which defeated the point of having full Ducati service. I took it to a local garage once because the Ducati main dealer was too far away. They adjusted my brakes incorrectly and cooked a caliper, abs sensor. You don’t want to know how much that cost. A screw vibrates loose from the abs ring and milled a groove in some components at the rear, you don’t want to know how much that cost. If you need to replace a hub, or a swingarm or bodywork or ANYTHING on a Ducati, it’s thousands, when it would be hundreds on a Suzuki. An abs sensor is £400. And you’d fail to find any second party suppliers
Sick bike, love that Ducati white. My first liter bike was a 2003 Ducati 999 and still my favorite of all ive owned. The dry clutch sounded so sexy and it looked awesome! The Termignoni exhaust i had sounded amazing as well.
899 will wipe the floor with a 600, and v4r (1000cc) will kick the crap out of any other 1k, and dry clutches have less drive train loss than wet clutches, love the vids, but also love Ducati lol
You got to stop hating on Ducati's bro. Ducatis have won so many super bike races over decades. Ducatis are known around the world for their performance, style, look, sound, and reputation. They are unique and personal. It takes a team of artists to create a Ducati, not just a business.
Love the channel….couldn’t disagree more. Their design is world class and I have risen my old 996 for 599 miles, no fatigue. Their transmission is phenomenal as well….and the dry clutch. I miss it.
It’s not just the sound, it’s the “feeling” of the sound. Nothing like it anywhere. It resonates in your chest. I have a bunch of great bikes and all of them do something cool....but none of them give the visceral experience of my Ducati.
@@donmackie3584 I have a set of 40 mm racing termis and A beefed up engine pushing around a 157 horsepower you could definitely feel every cylinder hitting and it's beautiful You go to a gas station it shakes the concrete
Wise Afro Duck - agreed, love my dry clutch Duc’s, and I can sit on my MTS for hours comfortably. Additionally - pretty sure all the dry clutch models had full covers on them from stock.
Wow. Sorry you feel that way. Can't get on board with that perspective, but you're entitled. Just hearing that engine while you're riding makes me fall in love all over again. Italian designers seek the exploration of limits in design so well. I feel Ducati builds some intelligent, demanding bikes. They're not for everyone, because of that. Performance should never be too comfortable. Some of us prefer a machine that's a bit raw, that requires the rider to get to know the bike, to build a relationship and understanding with its quirks and strengths. That process is part of the experience of riding, for some.
@@Hashbrown2169 The V2 and R1 are not comparable bikes... the R1 has almost 50 more horsepower than the V2, that's like comparing a 650 sport bike to a 600 super sport.
Lukas no oil means more friction which means more wear. more efficient sure but less reliable for a margin of that efficiency that most riders will not ever actually experience. basically just lazy and ducati calls it their roots. personally i am still gonna buy a v4 but it is a stupid concept.
BOBBY MAY i get what youre saying, but imo i still think the sound (especially ducatis) is worth the hastle. And as you mentioned, it is a Little more efficient at using the power. But i dont Think it is stupid in any Way on a Ducati, maybe on other bikes, but it is ducatis rutes and if you wanna get the full Ducati experience, you need to have a dry clutch. But thats just my opinion and you have your own.
I beg to differ. Day clutches are lighter and have less frictional losses, due to not being doused in oil. Also, speaking of shared oil, you can separate the clutch fragments and keep the actual engine / gearbox oil much cleaner than a wet clutch system where oil MUST be changed sooner. Dry clutches are also fantastic for racing, as they work like an on / off switch. Obviously, Ducati has always applied racing tech to their motorcycles, but have since also come to terms with wet clutches, ONLY because wet-clutch motorcycles are easier to use in low speed situations with no clutch burning (daily driving). Really, since the dawn of time, manual cars have used dry clutches operated with your left foot, and they can handle a shit ton of power all day (think Hellcat, Corvette etc). Heritage is just a small bulletpoint as to why Ducati uses dry clutches. Ducati isn’t being lazy with applying tech on their motorcycles that others wouldn’t, just to play safe. It’s what makes Ducati special. All Japanese in-line-4s literally sound and perform identical, with the same wet-clutch systems and sky-high RPM fun. A Ducati is fast everywhere in the RPM range with instant torque. You don’t need to rev the piss out of it, but when you do, it’s stupid rewarding. Anyway, cars also use wet clutches in DCT applications, but you don’t control those clutches and the actually clutch packs are stupid expensive to replace. I imagine a Ducati clutch is cheaper to replace than a wet-clutch system, since there’s no oil changing involved. Just my .02 cents, but I see way too Wet vs Dry clutch and Euro vs JDM
It's a shame when somebody spews any kind of information about a product they have zero knowledge of. Also, sounds like a "Ducati guy" either stole his girlfriend or made him look silly at the last track day.
I’m not gonna lie, the dry clutch air cooled hypermotards are one of the greatest bikes ever.. even though I have a 14 hyper which doesn’t have either I can appreciate how badass the gen before was, different strokes different folks I guess
For knowing so much about motorcycles, you're bashing the displacement a lot mate.. Yeah, the 600 will be on par with peak horsepower... AT 16'000 RPM. Unless you're at the track, the 899 will have a lot more torque. It'll be a lot quicker on the street.
I just went ahead and compared the torque curve to different bikes. The 899 carries around 16 ft-lb of torque more than any 600 throughout the whole rev range. It's still around 10 ft-lb above the gsx-r 750 through the whole range. There's either something wrong with the 899 you're riding, or it's your mind.
It's a road bike, why would cc's matter, it's one of the the only numbers that literally makes no difference. Torque, weight, horses etc those numbers matter.
I mean, they are beautiful. I dont regret any of my Duke purchases. Even as i get older i still keep my 2008 848 to make me smile on the occasional weekend in the twisties.
Ducati makes stunning bikes don’t get me wrong. But I’m not stupid enough to spend nearly $100,000 on a superleggera when I can spend 55k on a h2 that’s better in every single way.
Displacement and horsepower are nowhere near the same thing. I dont know why people in the motorcycle world freak out about displacement, but largely ignore hp to weight ratio, and relative cost. The bike you're talking about here has about 20-30 hp more than the class leading 600. And, it is a lot more expensove than most other bikes. You really are comparing apples to oranges and gerting quite hung up on all this stuff. Why not just buy what makes you happy and go on with your day? If you want cheap performance, and you dont care what you're riding, then go for that. If you like the Ducati design and price/reliability isnt your concern, then go for that. It doesnt matter at all when you are riding around town. The only person who likely cares is you and a few other "gear geeks" who are rare IRL.
I've heard differently on newer ducs on reliability. Newer ones are about as reliable as it's competititors. It is a bit more expensive but at the same Time it's a completely different bike just due to its engine. I like all bikes each of em have their pros and their cons. You can't deny that Ducatis have a hell of a look
we Italians build masterpieces, no matter how many problems it gives you you will always love her the same and she will repay you with emotions that will remain with you forever. just as you love your girlfriend (or boyfriend) or wife despite her flaws.
Well I do not want the flaws of your overpriced and overrated bikes. I will take first class Japanese engineered bikes over your bikes anyday of the week. Ducati cannot make anything that can rival an Hayabusa. Japanese bikes are more relaible, practical and better engineered. And by the way I have Italian ancestry.
People tend to hate on Italian bikes because of reliability, sometimes I wonder if they have ever owned one personally? While I admit I don't have a lot of experience with the older ones so I cannot speak on them, I have however owned 2 Aprilia Tuono's. My first one had a issue with the headlight lense fogging wich was quickly fixed under warranty and my current one is a 2017 which I put over 10k miles on in just the first year of ownership and it hasn't had 1 issue besides eating rear tires. I am nowhere near easy on this bike and it just continues to put a smile on face everytime I crack the throttle, between the noise of the V4 and it's ability to just lift the front wheel effortlessly all the way to 90mph in 3rd gear without having to clutch it up. I have owned Japanese sport bikes in the past and I currently have a Kawasaki z1000 also and I just don't get the same feeling when riding them as I do the Tuono. I say find that bike that makes you want to ride it, whether it's a Harley, an Italian beauty or Japanese bike. Whatever it may be, don't worry about others options, just go and ride the wheels off it.
Just rode my friends 899 Monday and I couldn't believe how slow it was I didn't realize the 899 was equivalent to a 600 inline but now it makes sense, I ride a 99 zx9 and the 899 felt like it was in mud! Great review
the ducati 899 makes more hp then the other 600cc bikes so I feel like your really over exagerating lol. Yeah its not as fast as what you would think a 899 would be but its still faster then a 600.
I'm guessing the real reason why you hate Ducatis is because it takes a next level mechanic to service and repair anything related to the engine. A Ducati is a hard sell for you if you pick up a used one and try to flip it, but it requires a basic tune up that usually requires a next level mechanic, a Ducati mechanic. I really think if you bought several Ducatis and just grind it through the learning process of working on these things you can make some good money because you're such a great dealership. It's just a whole other learning curve working on that desmo system.
I've owned this exact bike. Rode it 23,000 miles then sold it, and it had no engine issues. Had a clutch master cylinder leak which was replaced under warranty but that's it. Other than being hot (cylinders between your legs) it was great.
No disrespect bruh. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Ive had kawasaki, honda, aprilla and suzuki motocycles but my one and only love is for the ducati. I just love the sound of that dry clutch.
makes 150hp compared to a yamahas 120? torque is 100nm compared to yamahas 61nm not to mention a brembo brake system and showa fork suspension . i would say thats a fairly huge difference .
@@Smokes_v4 makes 15% less torque, weighs more and looks like a tampon and not to mention it’s electronics are just meh, I’ve ridden one about a year ago and I actually did really enjoy it though haha just saying if people would jump of this Ducati hate wagon and realise how much bike you can get for a cheap they would be more open minded
@Kawamon90 ZXZ9 not throwing money away if you treat it correctly and maintain your bike. 10k for a ducati monster is cheap enough to compete with any Japanese bike and looks 3x better
Yes compare their extremely powerful fastest 0-100 cruiser to the sports bike, he's obviously complaining about the lackluster racing bikes, not the cruisers.
All of you guys are missing the point. He don't hate Ducs, not in the way you guys are thinking. At the end, he even claims ownership of this particular bike at one time. The Ducs and the Harleys are "elitists" bikes. I say this about Ducs, because you cannot (from what I understand) buy a Ducati 999 Monster unless you have owned another Ducati before, at least, at one time it was that way.
I'm getting up there in years, and today's superbikes are just to hard core always feeling like pretzel when on them. So I pulled getting V-twin the new 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R, the perfect bike for just about anything , but at constant speed over 150 mph no fairing. Very comfortable, and the torque well no other bike can come close even my touring ZX-14R . This bike throttle wheelies in 3rd gear, me being over 255 lbs! As a V-twin put at 4500 rpm and you barely feel vibration, they have come long way. Funny thing is been riding over 40 year's, this is my first bike with quick shifter and I never use, lol.
Honestly the newest CBR 1000RR is gorgeous, and my all time favorite is the F4 1999 CBR600 because of the legitimate giant air vents that make it look like a jet (painted mine like a warplane). Ducattis design doesn't automatically make it worth the premium.
Its like having a hot wife that picks her nose and farts in bed, might drive you nuts at times but you catch a glimpse of her out of the corner of your eye and your heart melts
Pretty good video, and quite balanced if folks watch the whole thing--and I own a Ducati as my sole bike which I commute on daily. It's hard to hate a Ducati for very long once you ride them for a while, but yeah, many Ducatis aren't built for comfort. 😊 That being said, you should check out the Scrambler 1100, Monster 1200, and Multistrada. They're a bit more comfortable, and I can't help but like my Scrambler 1100 more and more by the day. 😁
The entire video we get to stare at the console and listen to you rant back and forth of why you love/hate/love it. At least this episode you didn't run out of gas.
Come on Sean, that thing sounds incredible even better than a triple and I own a triple but there is something about an Italian bike that stirs the soul.
Thank you for passing on your impressions, especially to people like me who don't have the opportunity to test a Ducati. If we can, however, check the level of unwanted noise that is heard in any unit that passes by on the street, or idling at a traffic light... but the surround sound that they emanate compensates I guess.
@sig23 preach it that rumble your body gets on a v twin is just nice. Don't get me wrong sometimes a nice smooth I4 feels great but there's something about v twin that just hit a soft spot
Lal. Long as you go down the road & enjoy, its good. I've an HD bobber, only HD I ever Really liked. I sure didnt buy it for confort tho. You buy a pickup to haul & a tesla to go fast. Wait till they start getting the fingers on h-p battery bikes!! Great rant & tie in, made me chuckle. Cheers~ M.
I owned a ZX-6R and my friend had the same exact horsepower SV1000 V-Twin sportbike. And my 600 was like driving an electric motor. And I could idle in 6th grade at 20mph with no throttle and no chain lash with a passenger on the back. But my friends V-Twin had severe chain lash unless you were in a low gear and had the RPM's up. He hated driving it in traffic. What I've found is that V-Twins sound like they are going to tear out of the frame and eject a piston at high RPM. They don't sound good being revved and feel even worse at redline. Where as a 4 cylinder never protests at all no matter how low and slow you go (even idling in 6th gear and pulling a full load). My 600 inline 4 was so much more practical that I decided I would never go near a V-Twin the rest of my life. I think people buy a V-Twin without doing a side by side test drive. If you did a test drive with a 4 cylinder liquid cooled engine, you'll find the silky smooth intoxicating refinement and rush of power and low RPM electric smoothness of a 4 cylinder to be like NASA technology compared to a K-Car, which is what the V-Twin is. Why they even make a V-Twin sportbike is an absolute mystery. Making a V-Twin cruiser makes some sense. But even my low RPM ability of my 600 was far superior to any V-Twin. Being able to go 20mph to 167mph in 6th gear, without any chain lash. These things matter when you own a bike and want to use it daily.
pooplicker43 no their not.. that’s why there’s are called L twin .. the v twin the pistons are moved closer together as in a V ... and put pistons on top and the L , in the middle is the crank lol it’s where the piston sits in the Cylinders from the crank like dude it has the shape of the motor in the name !! Hahaha
Not hating on ducaties or anything but ill say what wikipedia says "there are no differences between a v twin and a l twin"... so l twin is just a marketing thing to make ig seem the bike has a more exotic engine
Shadow V. It’s not tho. I don’t have to explain this anymore, if anyone dosent get the point or difference between an L twin witch is usually 4 cams , fuel injected and water and fan cooled.. most V twins are air cooled , single over head cam and carburetor until 2007 in most harleys. And have huge Cc to make up for the lack of power per displacement , you can make a lot more hp out of a L twin with modern technology.
I would agree with that comment about Harley but Ducati not so much. Overpriced and expensive are two different things and Harley's are definitely overpriced unless you feel the cost of admission into the Harley club is worth it. Ducati is giving you all the latest and greatest tech for the price you pay and thats just what it costs for the most part. Harley, your buying into the club, Ducati, your buying the latest tech which I will admit might bite you in the end.
There's only so much technology in a motorcycle. I'm having a hard time understanding how ducati can claim there's better. Maybe it's not Chinese wires and solder ? That's it.
@One Wheel Drive abs is so stupid. It's electronically pulsating brakes. If you don't have abs , you can pulsate the brakes with your hand or foot. I prefer no abs. No launch control.
MotoGP bikes also have open clutches, are they behind the times as well? The need of 2 cylinder bikes for more displacement is so acknowledged that WSBK has set its rules accordingly - are they wrong? Last year the Panigale has won the BSBK championship, must be really old-school, that thing, I suppose? And about comfort... Try a 916, 996 or 998 - but do some push-ups before, otherwise you're in for a world of pain. Radical sports bikes are not comfortable, and that's ok. They're not for everyone.
That’s called a v twin.You haters are better off staying with a boring cars,electric ones nice and quiet! It’s hilarious reading all this absolute drivel.word jealous springs to mind
Bud it's a race bike with lights the suspension is top of the line ride modes etc etc etc . That's why they cost so much and yes the style is a big factor
Problem with you hating Ducati's is I'm old enough to remember the 90's. Grand Prix bikes were 500cc 2 strokes that were dangerous as hell & needed an engine rebuild after every race. That was where the factory money went. Meanwhile the Supersports were 900cc 4 strokes that lasted. The Honda riders were wrestling these V4 monsters around the track, while the Ducati riders, Carl Fogerty in particular, were rounding corners with the front wheel in the air & the back tire spinning. The Honda guys deserved a lap headstart for riding those beasts, but I fell in love with the sound & beauty of the Ducati back then. Owned one myself for a few years. Got the family now, & live vicariously thru you, but it's probably old guys my age with the money to buy the Ducati's that keep them going. On the bright side, there's probably many of them out there with low miles that have never been thrashed, that have been owned by guys like me, trying to relive the past, but well aware we don't bounce like we used to! Safe riding, enjoy yourselves guys!
Ducati: Pay more to get more!
Harley: pay even more for way less
Ok explain Ferrari
@@stonegallimore1163 Harley with 4 wheels and an umbrella
Honda: Pay less for more than both
Zach T - strictly from an argumentative standpoint, you win this thread
@@stonegallimore1163
I don't know if you know this but Ferrari's resale value is pretty high giving you have the facility to store it at
The dry clutch is to reduce drag on the the engine and the open cover keeps it cool
The only three reasons I keep my 2012 848 evo.
It's paid for, It's beautiful (white on red) and it does 100 mph wheelies.
I'm almost 60 years old and it is uncomfortable for me, but holy crap what a ride !
The 848 is a beautiful bike man. I almost prefer the look over the new panigales. Hopefully I'll be able to still appreciate a sports bike when I'm you're age :D
Yes I agree that the 848 Evo was the best Ducati ever made. And yes I have actually really ridden one not like most keyboard asses on YT. I brought the 1198 and what a ripper. Never had a single issue in 4 years. Problem is cheap ass idiot owners who don't maintain them like they should and then the bike breaks and they whine Ducati is crap.
It doesn't do 100 mph wheelies. Unless you have different sprockets on it and top out around 120. Maybe your stuck on kph though. Why are people so pathological? Especially in the comment sections.
@@gravyd316 🌬 they just sound in the wind brotha
yo brother hope you still on two wheels riding
I really disliked my streetfighter 848 for reasons that are entirely my fault. I thought I was getting an actual street bike, good for around town as well as the twisties. What I got was a race bike made to look like a streetfighter.
For those saying that Japanese bikes have no soul, I understand. I own a Harley Davidson and I use to have a Triumph Daytona. These bikes have soul. But I think what we are calling soul, is actually feeling the engine. When we say the bike has soul, it’s because we can hear and feel the engine operating. Much like the old muscle cars. But that doesn’t mean that Japanese bikes have have no soul. The Japanese have refined the motorcycle engine so well, you can’t feel them. They may even have more soul than all others, they are just so smooth, you don’t notice.
G Man Thats such a good way to put it. I own and ride a ninja 300 everywhere, and the soul it has is unique and of its own. The way it handles, the feeling of the bars, the seat, the noise, the slight warmth you feel on your legs from the engine, its all part of the soul.
Totally. Perfection had soul. Flashy boys and loud mouths don't get it.
TrueNorthMoto lol no!
TrueNorthMoto All the above. They have parts made from all over.
@@BernardSolomon Mirror-smashers and rageboys like you gets it is enough.
I didn't want a Ducati until I rode my roommates and I had to have one. It was much easier to ride fast through the turns. The torque makes it much easier to ride fast without having to change gears as much to maintain the power band. It has better traction because of the smoothness of the power delivery. I love my Duck!
which one you got?
@@Tom-bt8eg It’s old now but I still keep up in the twistiest. 1995 900 Supersport.
Should have gone with Aprilia
When you don't know anything about a product don't comment mate. Your knowledge of Ducati is about as good as a dog's knowledge of calculus.
What would you expect from a Harley rider .
Agreed.
I would take a Ducati over a Harley any day .
He is right over priced over hyped bikes!
Yer Ducati manhood got hurt? Ducatis are, were and will always be crap. My Diana -- bck in '66 when I was a kid -- could not be kept on the road. Even my friend's triumph Tiger Cub was a better bike and that is saying something. That's why resale value on them is horrible. The only guys who buy them are the ones thrown out of the BMW brigade, another bunch of puffsters...
Your knowledge of Ducati is about as impressive as your camera work.
Thank you sir
He knows names of bikes...that's it
drdavisrein he’s sold and test driven almost every bike on earth
Bill Cosby i dont think ducati owners ever actually work on their own bike. thatd be like mercedes owners working on their own car
BOBBY MAY My Ducati and my Mercedes have never been to a professional shop for maintenance or repairs
The noise of the dry-clutch is almost as good as the sound of Termis on a Ducati!
The “1999 Panigale” still kills me 😂... He’s obviously trolling
Replace the word "Ducati" with "Harley" and this video could nearly be about a new Street Glide or any HD.
Harley is dead
No it wouldn't and obviously you never rode both brands
Harley isn't dead. My dealer is busy af. I just bought one. My dad just bought one. Two generations right there still interested in them. American iron
@@mindciller that's called anecdotal evidence
@@mindciller the average age of harley riders is around 50 and old people buy less bikes hell their 3rd best selling bike is the triglide they don’t have enough of a young rider base cuz alota young riders and female riders think they are lame because of their image
I own this bike and let me tell u. Greatest thing I've ever owned. Ducati makes such a lovable bike riding it slow feels nice. And the sound is so addicting
Being a ducati guy myself I am always all ears when someone has something to say about a ducati. I understood all his complaining but never did I hear a logical, viable reasoning on why it was bad (in his thoughts)... And I love all bikes. Just prefer a ducati.
Your right I kind of like them also.
@Jordan's WRLD lol trash bike because a few had reliability issues? kinda a gross overstatement, but whatever
@The Vengeance of Diana , "Learn about it"?... So your stating anything that pre dates the ducati in this video is void (because there have been ducatis finish this race, you know this?).. However, you are correct about ducatis no longer being in iom.. Twins, and any twin just can't do the job. My 2 legs would never out run a dog, you know,,,, they have four legs.. They will just always be faster... Ducati has just finally bit the bullet and folded "for the better" and moved into the 4cylinder game.. We'll just have to see if the v4 panigale will make a showing..
I had a 998 and unfortunately had nothing but trouble with the cooling system,it got so frustrating that I got rid of it and bought a Honda VTR SP2,more power and torque than the Duke and no problems whatsoever.Fully deserving its title of Honda's Ducati killer!.
@The Vengeance of Diana Take it you've never heard of the Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica then , a bike that back in the the late seventies won the IOM tt .Sure it's a long time ago but seeing as you have said every Ducati it shows you know nothing about them and are just jumping on the they are a crap bike bandwagon maybe you should do some research before you slate them so you don't make an idiot of yourself
Here's a Bible verse since you lost that one:
"And the Romans grew proud, and did increase the displacement of their iron chariots by 300 cubits, though the Eastern Kingdoms remained content with fewer."
Haha😂..nice!
The V4 is 1103cc. I had the 1199S and it was amazing, yes, you are paying for the name, but it was a joy to ride.
I wouldn't say it's just for name. The ducati offers you something else which you can't find on other superbikes, Also ducati's always at the top of the performance list with aprllia and bmw these bikes make the best lap times and also fastest on the straights too beaten all of Japanese superbikes. And as you said they're such a joy to ride.
I thought so, didn't he say it was like 1800cc?
Mark Green yes he did and the faster v4 is 998cc. Idk what he was on about. Ducati is making one of the fastest 1000cc motorcycles
@@lukahomersham9826 Yeah he was just inherently wrong in this video as a whole. Sure Ducatis are expensive. But that Ducati will kill every other bike on the track when you put the same rider on all bikes. It's just a fact
@@AshtrayAnnie the panigals V4 literally got smoked by a K5 gixxer 1000 on Revzilla. Everyone made faster lap times on the nearly twenty year old sub $5000 Suzuki lol
I love my Ducati 748. Dry clutch and all... She's my princess...
Francis Motta I have a 2006 999s it lives in the front room in winter wife not to happy but that’s the rules 😀
I really don’t agree with him dry cluches sound so much better then a wet one
This bike has a dry clutxh?!!! I thought you pour oil in the engine!!!
Right there with you. I have a Ducati 748 myself. Perfect balance between old school and modern look.
A little herky jerky at low speeds, the clutch is a little "black and white" with no smooth roll-on, the dry clutch kind of sounds like a two stroke, or a genuine race bike, but broken if you don't know motorcycles, and the first gear is tall when putting around town. But it is a race bike, a track tool, and I guess that's what you have to deal with.
“Someone is smoking a cigar.“
Talks negative the entire first half of the video...bangs through the gears once. ”When it comes to performance, this bike is pretty great.” Lol no worries bro✌️.
Not for the price. There are way better options for performance and style even in 2014
And did not ever Warm it to operating temp.
Salt 🧂🧂
@@Bo_Bo_the_KLoWN tell me Honda cbr?
This guy is an idiot. Or he is being sarcastic. One or the other.
“Ducati is years behind.”
~ 3 minutes later ~
“This is one of the greatest advancements in motorcycle tech.”
he meant the quickshifter, not the ducati
@@Digidi4 ducati riders are like iphone owners, anything tech that ducati gets becomes "invented" by ducati by default.
@TOMI NAGY I love/appreciate people who call others out/correct others when they take things out of context and put false information out there. Thank you for correcting the guy trying to discredit SRK
@@AmritGrewal31 hahaha bro for real tho. But I mean iPhones last long without problems while ducatis don't.
..I know right. He’s all OVER the place..
Man you really need to work on those camera angles. staring down at the road sucks! Through this whole video I involuntary keep tipping my head back.
I thought it was my disability but it's not just me 😂😂🤣🤣🤣
3 subscribers lol man lets see your amazing riding videos
this is a gopro without super view, i think he may have it turned off
Notice how few here actually watched the whole thing
Lol, i skipped to the end from half way to comment. Now i watch with no sound...much better.
I watch with audio but I watch TH-cam while playing video games and working out and shizz
thats humans for you
Ur absolutely rite!
Ducati's are like having a stripper for a girlfriend, high maintenance= high reward. You are going to pay,pay,pay for that ride.
Not worth it. Fake love.
@@eldesgraciado6690 hahahaha good one!
Lol not always a high reward !!
Think about it, a Honda or a Kawasaki is like a Japanese woman who wants to please you. Keeping you happy is her happiness.
I couldn't have said it better myself.
I just realized I think he is speaking about where you're going for eternity when he says it's not about what you're riding but where you're going. Heaven.
Interesting
The riding position and comfort is a moot point, ALL super sports are uncomfortable, they are track bikes first, road bikes second. I will say though, dat sound, Ducatis do sound nice.
I have riden one plus I have arthritis and iam not a sports bike fan but it would be my first choice super bsb championship how many times nice bike 👍
NO guy ever hates to love a motorcycle this much, lol
Your camera movement and low RPM's are making me sick.
hahahahahahahaha
He has no idea how to ride or film. He reminds me of a woman complaining about an Exotic motorcycle. Who complains about having a Ducati?
You remind me of a woman dan.
@@dmclaughlinGSXR1000 I was thinking that too.. he shift gears like he just learned how to do it yesterday
I was wondering about the rpm range... seemed kind of like how people drive cruisers.
It looks good and sounds Amazing! It's Italian, of course you're gonna pay more. Love the sound of the Duc V twin!
I prefer a fast vtwin over a 4 cylinder, just prefer the rugged sound and vibrations and low end torque. Its a preference thing and thats what makes a ducati a ducati.and that coming from a cb919 hornet owner haha
I don't hear him ragging on how Ducati's handle.
I prefer the in the middle, the 3 cylinder bikes are insane
Right? So many times I'll fire my bike up around big 4 riders and they look over like wtf is in that thing 😂😎👍🏻
I think I bought a 250 twin after my Hornet 919
"Let's talk about the good things... Oh here's another bad thing." 😂😂😂
That thing has way more power than any of the 600s
Only by about 20 hp, but it isn't a 600, it's a 899cc bike. However the inline 4 899cc bikes make more HP than this thing. However him comparing this to 600's in the video was kinda like...what?
Much more torque I guess?
@@losi8ightyew to wsbk rules they are the same. As, say, 1199 duc is the same as 1000cc inline 4.
Who cares about HP on the road? It's about torque, sound, the visceral feel of the bike, the way it hooks up out of corners and just pure riding pleasure. HP to cc doesn't matter either. All modern bikes have way more power than can be used on the road.
@@jamesrindley6215 no. its a homologation race bike. power to weight is about all that matters.
Confused as to what the complaints even are.....looks awesome, sounds awesome, handles well, fast enough. The amount you are willing to pay for a bike is on you, and will never be as ridiculous as ferrari or exotic car money.
Best click-bait title ever.
djcsr - this dude is a master at that
I have the same bike for the last 2 years, and I have to say it's a beast. I do my own work so don't let the "high maintenance" fool you. The only expensive thing you'll do is the 15k major service which cost around 1200. Looking to upgrade to the 1199 hopefully soon.
I love my 09 Ducati Monster 1100s. Great handling & performance with an awsome Termignoni exhaust note! After 9 yrs/37k miles still know i made the right choice for me, especially when on the twisty mountain roads. You got to go with what makes you happy!
Best air-cooled motor they ever built 👍
Ben Daulton if service and maintenance costs are a concern, buy anything other than a Ducati.
I had a Hypermotard 821sp, I loved it, but running costs were prohibitively high, and I ended up being scared to ride it in case something else broke and I had to deal with another massive repair bill.
I sold it.
The big service is eye watering
Ben Daulton
I had an 848 evo and several hypermotards.
The big services would be £1000 easy, the small services would be £400, but there would always be extras (coolant change, fork oil change, brake fluid change etc) that would bump the overall cost up to about £1000.
things you could do yourself, or take elsewhere, but if you declined, when you get the paperwork back, it would state “brake fluid change due, customer declined” which defeated the point of having full Ducati service.
I took it to a local garage once because the Ducati main dealer was too far away.
They adjusted my brakes incorrectly and cooked a caliper, abs sensor. You don’t want to know how much that cost.
A screw vibrates loose from the abs ring and milled a groove in some components at the rear, you don’t want to know how much that cost.
If you need to replace a hub, or a swingarm or bodywork or ANYTHING on a Ducati, it’s thousands, when it would be hundreds on a Suzuki.
An abs sensor is £400. And you’d fail to find any second party suppliers
They are lovely bikes, but they are more expensive to run than anything else imo
Sick bike, love that Ducati white.
My first liter bike was a 2003 Ducati 999 and still my favorite of all ive owned. The dry clutch sounded so sexy and it looked awesome! The Termignoni exhaust i had sounded amazing as well.
899 will wipe the floor with a 600, and v4r (1000cc) will kick the crap out of any other 1k, and dry clutches have less drive train loss than wet clutches, love the vids, but also love Ducati lol
The R1 and BMW s1000RR both crush the V4r.
You got to stop hating on Ducati's bro. Ducatis have won so many super bike races over decades. Ducatis are known around the world for their performance, style, look, sound, and reputation. They are unique and personal. It takes a team of artists to create a Ducati, not just a business.
Loved the L twin on my Diavel. It's just a diff kinda a machine 2 strokes are diff inline 4s are diff V4 etc etc It's the spice of life.
Love the channel….couldn’t disagree more. Their design is world class and I have risen my old 996 for 599 miles, no fatigue. Their transmission is phenomenal as well….and the dry clutch. I miss it.
People ditching the sound of the Ducati definitely have never heard one in person.
I love the sound of my beefed up 996 dry clutch and all
It’s not just the sound, it’s the “feeling” of the sound. Nothing like it anywhere. It resonates in your chest. I have a bunch of great bikes and all of them do something cool....but none of them give the visceral experience of my Ducati.
@@donmackie3584 I have a set of 40 mm racing termis and A beefed up engine pushing around a 157 horsepower you could definitely feel every cylinder hitting and it's beautiful You go to a gas station it shakes the concrete
They do sound awesome
Wise Afro Duck - agreed, love my dry clutch Duc’s, and I can sit on my MTS for hours comfortably. Additionally - pretty sure all the dry clutch models had full covers on them from stock.
Wow. Sorry you feel that way. Can't get on board with that perspective, but you're entitled. Just hearing that engine while you're riding makes me fall in love all over again.
Italian designers seek the exploration of limits in design so well. I feel Ducati builds some intelligent, demanding bikes. They're not for everyone, because of that.
Performance should never be too comfortable. Some of us prefer a machine that's a bit raw, that requires the rider to get to know the bike, to build a relationship and understanding with its quirks and strengths. That process is part of the experience of riding, for some.
They just aren't worth the extra money
@@reivax6368 R1 2023 is 5k more than 2023 V2? Explain that chump
@@Hashbrown2169 The V2 and R1 are not comparable bikes... the R1 has almost 50 more horsepower than the V2, that's like comparing a 650 sport bike to a 600 super sport.
So dry clutches are broken? What is this? An informative motorbike channel? I think not
no. dry clutches are stupid. theres a difference in the opinion of the reviewer from what you hear and what you want to hear
BOBBY MAY tell me why dry clutches are stupid?
Lukas no oil means more friction which means more wear. more efficient sure but less reliable for a margin of that efficiency that most riders will not ever actually experience. basically just lazy and ducati calls it their roots. personally i am still gonna buy a v4 but it is a stupid concept.
BOBBY MAY i get what youre saying, but imo i still think the sound (especially ducatis) is worth the hastle. And as you mentioned, it is a Little more efficient at using the power. But i dont Think it is stupid in any Way on a Ducati, maybe on other bikes, but it is ducatis rutes and if you wanna get the full Ducati experience, you need to have a dry clutch. But thats just my opinion and you have your own.
I beg to differ. Day clutches are lighter and have less frictional losses, due to not being doused in oil. Also, speaking of shared oil, you can separate the clutch fragments and keep the actual engine / gearbox oil much cleaner than a wet clutch system where oil MUST be changed sooner. Dry clutches are also fantastic for racing, as they work like an on / off switch. Obviously, Ducati has always applied racing tech to their motorcycles, but have since also come to terms with wet clutches, ONLY because wet-clutch motorcycles are easier to use in low speed situations with no clutch burning (daily driving). Really, since the dawn of time, manual cars have used dry clutches operated with your left foot, and they can handle a shit ton of power all day (think Hellcat, Corvette etc). Heritage is just a small bulletpoint as to why Ducati uses dry clutches. Ducati isn’t being lazy with applying tech on their motorcycles that others wouldn’t, just to play safe. It’s what makes Ducati special. All Japanese in-line-4s literally sound and perform identical, with the same wet-clutch systems and sky-high RPM fun. A Ducati is fast everywhere in the RPM range with instant torque. You don’t need to rev the piss out of it, but when you do, it’s stupid rewarding. Anyway, cars also use wet clutches in DCT applications, but you don’t control those clutches and the actually clutch packs are stupid expensive to replace. I imagine a Ducati clutch is cheaper to replace than a wet-clutch system, since there’s no oil changing involved. Just my .02 cents, but I see way too Wet vs Dry clutch and Euro vs JDM
If you don’t understand these bikes you probably aren’t good enough to ride one to the point that you can appreciate it (over 45mph)
It's a shame when somebody spews any kind of information about a product they have zero knowledge of. Also, sounds like a "Ducati guy" either stole his girlfriend or made him look silly at the last track day.
That's pretty low of the Ducati guy..typical. Lol
I’m not gonna lie, the dry clutch air cooled hypermotards are one of the greatest bikes ever.. even though I have a 14 hyper which doesn’t have either I can appreciate how badass the gen before was, different strokes different folks I guess
I grew up around 2 stroke road bikes, had an NSR 250 in high school. There will never be a sweeter sound than a dry clutch!
For knowing so much about motorcycles, you're bashing the displacement a lot mate.. Yeah, the 600 will be on par with peak horsepower... AT 16'000 RPM. Unless you're at the track, the 899 will have a lot more torque. It'll be a lot quicker on the street.
+ExProsiveGaming my 600 gsxr has more bottom end power than this. I think maybe I should test it
I just went ahead and compared the torque curve to different bikes. The 899 carries around 16 ft-lb of torque more than any 600 throughout the whole rev range. It's still around 10 ft-lb above the gsx-r 750 through the whole range. There's either something wrong with the 899 you're riding, or it's your mind.
It's a road bike, why would cc's matter, it's one of the the only numbers that literally makes no difference. Torque, weight, horses etc those numbers matter.
I mean, they are beautiful. I dont regret any of my Duke purchases. Even as i get older i still keep my 2008 848 to make me smile on the occasional weekend in the twisties.
Ducati makes stunning bikes don’t get me wrong. But I’m not stupid enough to spend nearly $100,000 on a superleggera when I can spend 55k on a h2 that’s better in every single way.
Displacement and horsepower are nowhere near the same thing. I dont know why people in the motorcycle world freak out about displacement, but largely ignore hp to weight ratio, and relative cost. The bike you're talking about here has about 20-30 hp more than the class leading 600. And, it is a lot more expensove than most other bikes. You really are comparing apples to oranges and gerting quite hung up on all this stuff. Why not just buy what makes you happy and go on with your day? If you want cheap performance, and you dont care what you're riding, then go for that. If you like the Ducati design and price/reliability isnt your concern, then go for that. It doesnt matter at all when you are riding around town. The only person who likely cares is you and a few other "gear geeks" who are rare IRL.
Zeppelin0731 stop crying
I've heard differently on newer ducs on reliability. Newer ones are about as reliable as it's competititors. It is a bit more expensive but at the same Time it's a completely different bike just due to its engine. I like all bikes each of em have their pros and their cons. You can't deny that Ducatis have a hell of a look
I agree the guy in this video has no idea what he's talking about.....An 899 is the equivalent in power to a gsxr 750.
we Italians build masterpieces, no matter how many problems it gives you you will always love her the same and she will repay you with emotions that will remain with you forever. just as you love your girlfriend (or boyfriend) or wife despite her flaws.
Well I do not want the flaws of your overpriced and overrated bikes. I will take first class Japanese engineered bikes over your bikes anyday of the week. Ducati cannot make anything that can rival an Hayabusa. Japanese bikes are more relaible, practical and better engineered. And by the way I have Italian ancestry.
Then take it. Nobady cares. Go ride your goldwing and be gappy gradpa
Of All the grips I've heard about Ducati being slow has never been one of them.
People tend to hate on Italian bikes because of reliability, sometimes I wonder if they have ever owned one personally? While I admit I don't have a lot of experience with the older ones so I cannot speak on them, I have however owned 2 Aprilia Tuono's. My first one had a issue with the headlight lense fogging wich was quickly fixed under warranty and my current one is a 2017 which I put over 10k miles on in just the first year of ownership and it hasn't had 1 issue besides eating rear tires. I am nowhere near easy on this bike and it just continues to put a smile on face everytime I crack the throttle, between the noise of the V4 and it's ability to just lift the front wheel effortlessly all the way to 90mph in 3rd gear without having to clutch it up. I have owned Japanese sport bikes in the past and I currently have a Kawasaki z1000 also and I just don't get the same feeling when riding them as I do the Tuono.
I say find that bike that makes you want to ride it, whether it's a Harley, an Italian beauty or Japanese bike. Whatever it may be, don't worry about others options, just go and ride the wheels off it.
Just rode my friends 899 Monday and I couldn't believe how slow it was I didn't realize the 899 was equivalent to a 600 inline but now it makes sense, I ride a 99 zx9 and the 899 felt like it was in mud! Great review
the ducati 899 makes more hp then the other 600cc bikes so I feel like your really over exagerating lol. Yeah its not as fast as what you would think a 899 would be but its still faster then a 600.
@@ililxaphanlili2600 its because he never rode his friends 899 hes just lying lol
I'm guessing the real reason why you hate Ducatis is because it takes a next level mechanic to service and repair anything related to the engine. A Ducati is a hard sell for you if you pick up a used one and try to flip it, but it requires a basic tune up that usually requires a next level mechanic, a Ducati mechanic. I really think if you bought several Ducatis and just grind it through the learning process of working on these things you can make some good money because you're such a great dealership. It's just a whole other learning curve working on that desmo system.
I've owned this exact bike. Rode it 23,000 miles then sold it, and it had no engine issues. Had a clutch master cylinder leak which was replaced under warranty but that's it. Other than being hot (cylinders between your legs) it was great.
You say you hate Ducati's....you wish you owned that bike..
Everyone has an opinion. this guy's opinion just happens to suck.
So does yours.
Ducati, a work of art.
connor koenig you must be a Ducat lover lol
No disrespect bruh. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Ive had kawasaki, honda, aprilla and suzuki motocycles but my one and only love is for the ducati. I just love the sound of that dry clutch.
makes 150hp compared to a yamahas 120? torque is 100nm compared to yamahas 61nm not to mention a brembo brake system and showa fork suspension . i would say thats a fairly huge difference .
you get all that on a brand new GSX-R
@@Smokes_v4 makes 15% less torque, weighs more and looks like a tampon and not to mention it’s electronics are just meh, I’ve ridden one about a year ago and I actually did really enjoy it though haha just saying if people would jump of this Ducati hate wagon and realise how much bike you can get for a cheap they would be more open minded
@@Smokes_v4 heres also another lil vid th-cam.com/video/JnRUw9ncwDI/w-d-xo.html
@@emudshit thanks 😊
Fix that camera angle. It's not very interesting to watch your rear view mirrors as you drive around .
Ducati is porn on two wheels love my monster 821 everything about it! Had many Japanese before they are great but ducati is ducati.
luv my Monster, too. he doesnt get it.
I can't explain how attractive that bike is...
@Kawamon90 ZXZ9 not throwing money away if you treat it correctly and maintain your bike. 10k for a ducati monster is cheap enough to compete with any Japanese bike and looks 3x better
Years later Ducati moto GP killing it
7:12 “this bike is pretty great” 😂😂
My 2012 street fighter 848 makes nearly 140hp out of ~850cc vtwin... and still gets me harder than times of ‘29
You were just praising the Ducati Daviel in recent videos. Make up your mind!
Considering the rambling he was doing, that makes perfect sense.
Yes compare their extremely powerful fastest 0-100 cruiser to the sports bike, he's obviously complaining about the lackluster racing bikes, not the cruisers.
All of you guys are missing the point. He don't hate Ducs, not in the way you guys are thinking. At the end, he even claims ownership of this particular bike at one time. The Ducs and the Harleys are "elitists" bikes. I say this about Ducs, because you cannot (from what I understand) buy a Ducati 999 Monster unless you have owned another Ducati before, at least, at one time it was that way.
A Ducati's engine rotates opposite the direction of the wheels, lessening the gyroscopic effect and allowing them to turn into corners more quickly.
Dont know why yt recomended this channel but im glad and now i want a bike.
I'm getting up there in years, and today's superbikes are just to hard core always feeling like pretzel when on them. So I pulled getting V-twin the new 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R, the perfect bike for just about anything , but at constant speed over 150 mph no fairing. Very comfortable, and the torque well no other bike can come close even my touring ZX-14R . This bike throttle wheelies in 3rd gear, me being over 255 lbs! As a V-twin put at 4500 rpm and you barely feel vibration, they have come long way. Funny thing is been riding over 40 year's, this is my first bike with quick shifter and I never use, lol.
I hear ya...but they always have and probably always will make the sexiest motorcycles on the planet NOBODY can style like Ducati!!!!
Honestly the newest CBR 1000RR is gorgeous, and my all time favorite is the F4 1999 CBR600 because of the legitimate giant air vents that make it look like a jet (painted mine like a warplane). Ducattis design doesn't automatically make it worth the premium.
Ian Jones ehh... I gotta say style wise only MV Augusta has em beat.
Lol ok. My 916 was beautiful. And horrendously uncomfortable and unreliable...wtf? Right :)
warren hardin those brutales are the shit...
@@enlightenedidiot9552 Man the 916 was a work of art
I kiss my V4S before I go to bed every night. 😍
😂🤣👍🏾
🤣😂 you should make love to it too lol
@@macctg 😂
As a Ducati fan since childhood when I first laid eyes on the then newly released 916, I quite enjoyed your banter :)
Still got a Ducati, chose a Panigale V2 over an R1. It was way more comfortable than an R1. Yeah it’s like 40 less CC’s but it hangs with them.
Its like having a hot wife that picks her nose and farts in bed, might drive you nuts at times but you catch a glimpse of her out of the corner of your eye and your heart melts
Everyone picks their nose sometimes
@@Srkcycles Ok, she sits at home watching TV, then when you come home from work she asks "What's for dinner?".
The only reason why someone hates Ducati is just not been able to afford it!
Pretty good video, and quite balanced if folks watch the whole thing--and I own a Ducati as my sole bike which I commute on daily.
It's hard to hate a Ducati for very long once you ride them for a while, but yeah, many Ducatis aren't built for comfort. 😊
That being said, you should check out the Scrambler 1100, Monster 1200, and Multistrada. They're a bit more comfortable, and I can't help but like my Scrambler 1100 more and more by the day. 😁
The entire video we get to stare at the console and listen to you rant back and forth of why you love/hate/love it. At least this episode you didn't run out of gas.
Come on Sean, that thing sounds incredible even better than a triple and I own a triple but there is something about an Italian bike that stirs the soul.
yup, luv a duc.
laverda jota ?
@@tjolofree1134 i love ducks too
I've gotta say, having never ridden a Ducati and hardly watched any POV riding videos of them, that intake HOWL took me by surprise!
Does it really though sounds pretty generic to me
Thank you for passing on your impressions, especially to people like me who don't have the opportunity to test a Ducati. If we can, however, check the level of unwanted noise that is heard in any unit that passes by on the street, or idling at a traffic light... but the surround sound that they emanate compensates I guess.
Better yet. I love my TL1000s way more than my Ducati. Suzuki TL1000s one of the most uderrated vtwins.
Ah the widow maker because of the shitty rear shock
@sig23 preach it that rumble your body gets on a v twin is just nice. Don't get me wrong sometimes a nice smooth I4 feels great but there's something about v twin that just hit a soft spot
I think the perfect bike for you and that you would love is a Honda shadow
I love the sound of a dry clutch
Lal. Long as you go down the road & enjoy, its good. I've an HD bobber, only HD I ever Really liked. I sure didnt buy it for confort tho. You buy a pickup to haul & a tesla to go fast. Wait till they start getting the fingers on h-p battery bikes!! Great rant & tie in, made me chuckle. Cheers~ M.
"Oh god, that thing is BROKEN!" 😂😂💔
Super cool video
I owned a ZX-6R and my friend had the same exact horsepower SV1000 V-Twin sportbike. And my 600 was like driving an electric motor. And I could idle in 6th grade at 20mph with no throttle and no chain lash with a passenger on the back. But my friends V-Twin had severe chain lash unless you were in a low gear and had the RPM's up. He hated driving it in traffic. What I've found is that V-Twins sound like they are going to tear out of the frame and eject a piston at high RPM. They don't sound good being revved and feel even worse at redline. Where as a 4 cylinder never protests at all no matter how low and slow you go (even idling in 6th gear and pulling a full load). My 600 inline 4 was so much more practical that I decided I would never go near a V-Twin the rest of my life. I think people buy a V-Twin without doing a side by side test drive. If you did a test drive with a 4 cylinder liquid cooled engine, you'll find the silky smooth intoxicating refinement and rush of power and low RPM electric smoothness of a 4 cylinder to be like NASA technology compared to a K-Car, which is what the V-Twin is. Why they even make a V-Twin sportbike is an absolute mystery. Making a V-Twin cruiser makes some sense. But even my low RPM ability of my 600 was far superior to any V-Twin. Being able to go 20mph to 167mph in 6th gear, without any chain lash. These things matter when you own a bike and want to use it daily.
Pretty sure it’s an L twin not v .. meaning the pistons are 90 degrees from each other
Colin Penzel v twins are 90 degrees bud
pooplicker43 no their not.. that’s why there’s are called L twin .. the v twin the pistons are moved closer together as in a V ... and put pistons on top and the L , in the middle is the crank lol it’s where the piston sits in the Cylinders from the crank like dude it has the shape of the motor in the name !! Hahaha
Not hating on ducaties or anything but ill say what wikipedia says "there are no differences between a v twin and a l twin"... so l twin is just a marketing thing to make ig seem the bike has a more exotic engine
Shadow V. It’s not tho. I don’t have to explain this anymore, if anyone dosent get the point or difference between an L twin witch is usually 4 cams , fuel injected and water and fan cooled.. most V twins are air cooled , single over head cam and carburetor until 2007 in most harleys. And have huge Cc to make up for the lack of power per displacement , you can make a lot more hp out of a L twin with modern technology.
Well it kicks the shit out of any domestic v twin
In my opinion, you pay for the name, just like Harley, the name. Oh yes, I'm a former Harley owner.
I would agree with that comment about Harley but Ducati not so much. Overpriced and expensive are two different things and Harley's are definitely overpriced unless you feel the cost of admission into the Harley club is worth it. Ducati is giving you all the latest and greatest tech for the price you pay and thats just what it costs for the most part. Harley, your buying into the club, Ducati, your buying the latest tech which I will admit might bite you in the end.
Harley isn't even American made. It's Taiwanese.
Do your research and educate yourself then bud. Theres way more to it than "Just the name." Very uneducated and ignorant thing to say.
There's only so much technology in a motorcycle. I'm having a hard time understanding how ducati can claim there's better. Maybe it's not Chinese wires and solder ? That's it.
@One Wheel Drive abs is so stupid. It's electronically pulsating brakes.
If you don't have abs , you can pulsate the brakes with your hand or foot. I prefer no abs. No launch control.
Man the sound of that thing up high revs such beauty
Sounds shite
MotoGP bikes also have open clutches, are they behind the times as well? The need of 2 cylinder bikes for more displacement is so acknowledged that WSBK has set its rules accordingly - are they wrong? Last year the Panigale has won the BSBK championship, must be really old-school, that thing, I suppose? And about comfort... Try a 916, 996 or 998 - but do some push-ups before, otherwise you're in for a world of pain. Radical sports bikes are not comfortable, and that's ok. They're not for everyone.
True that..
I love the looks of them! I prefer inline 4 engines and how they sound, though.
Stop hating. It’s just another motorcycle
I always thought they sound like scooters
Finally!!...somebody else who knows Ducati's sound broken!!...😂🤣😭🤧 always thought that since eversince!!!...
Just talking about the sound people!
That’s called a v twin.You haters are better off staying with a boring cars,electric ones nice and quiet! It’s hilarious reading all this absolute drivel.word jealous springs to mind
@@nikstrowger1186 don't ever hear a vtwin harley sounding shitty...
Haha definitely it sounds cheap broken
This guy 😂😂😂 hates Ducati🤣🤣🤣 but then mid flight he’s excited and promoting it😳🤣🤣 I love this love/hate relationship ❤… cool review man…
Dude, the Ducati V4 is 1000cc. Check your facts.
Ulises Bernardotti The Ducati V4 is a 1103cc. The V4R is a 1000cc
Yoo It sounds like Single cylinder Indian bike 😭😭
Clearly the thumbs down are from those that didn't watch the video. So sad...
Bud it's a race bike with lights the suspension is top of the line ride modes etc etc etc . That's why they cost so much and yes the style is a big factor
I like how he knows nothing about Ducatis 😂. I am a proud v4s panigale owner and I love every 1,100cc of it
Yup lol. I’ve got a monster 1200s and I love that thing to death.
Expensive to buy, expensive to run and scared to death of scratching it but my god they are good bikes.
1800cc panigale🤔 talking out your arse a bit there mate
I know. I had to do a double take on that one.
While showing on the screen 1999cc😂
Problem with you hating Ducati's is I'm old enough to remember the 90's. Grand Prix bikes were 500cc 2 strokes that were dangerous as hell & needed an engine rebuild after every race. That was where the factory money went. Meanwhile the Supersports were 900cc 4 strokes that lasted. The Honda riders were wrestling these V4 monsters around the track, while the Ducati riders, Carl Fogerty in particular, were rounding corners with the front wheel in the air & the back tire spinning. The Honda guys deserved a lap headstart for riding those beasts, but I fell in love with the sound & beauty of the Ducati back then. Owned one myself for a few years. Got the family now, & live vicariously thru you, but it's probably old guys my age with the money to buy the Ducati's that keep them going. On the bright side, there's probably many of them out there with low miles that have never been thrashed, that have been owned by guys like me, trying to relive the past, but well aware we don't bounce like we used to!
Safe riding, enjoy yourselves guys!