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Originally Posted by utopia
70 odd bhp is just right for a torquey road bike in my opinion.
And at 193 kg its more than a tad lardy .. that's 15kg heavier than my old school 750 was when new (damn nearly 30kg heavier than it is now).
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I agree, its power is in the right ball park for a road bike. However with all their engineering know-how Ducati have essentially managed to squeeze less power from an engine that's over 100cc bigger than the bike it replaces, which was brought out like 9 years ago? Nice work! So I kinda think, why not just make the 696 again?
And then you factor in the weight. The 696 weighs 161kg dry, so I guess about 180 something-ish full of wet stuff? Which means that compared to a 696 from nine years ago the brand new 797 is heavier, less powerful (if only by a little bit), has less stuff on it and costs about £3000 more?
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