New Monster!

There’s defiantly something ‘Reptilian Ear Hole Like' about those tank vents.

Originally Posted by Bodybag

So, what we've established here is that aircooled is better than watercooled, right?! ........

.....Just out of curiosity, how many of you aircooled purists aren't going to be able to watch TV after 2010 because Analogue is better than Digital?

As a professional Electronics Engineer of 'x' years (Where x is a significant +ve integer) I'd like to point out that Analog and Digital TV are both air cooled.

P.S.
Analog TV does have the advantage over Digital of de-grading in a friendly manner; picture quality will gradually deteriorate before it gives up completely i.e it still provides useful information under poor reception conditions. On the other hand digital TV while ultimately capable of much higher picture quality does not have anywhere near the poor reception tolerance of Analog - in fact in falls flat on its face and becomes unusable at the slightest hint of low signal strength.

[J.P]

Who said the UKMOC wasn't the most informed forum in the UK ?

Do you know what though guys.
After a second glance. And imagining it with a nice set of high level Termi's.
And some small black rearsets with no passenger bracket.
And that amazing new seat cowl, with the little black bit...

It could look stunning.
I change my mind. I love it.

[JerryXt]

no, I've looked at it again and it still looks like quasimodo to me.

Italian design is meant to be organic, natural and flowing, like the original monster where you can run a line from the tail all the way to the bars in one flowing motion. The long tea tray on the later bikes just extend the line.

If the original monster was a wild boar, sleek, powerful and agressive, this new thing looks like a domesticated pig to me; flabby and chunky.






...if I'm a little loquacious today, it's because I''m writing specification documents rather than writing clever code today (I've got to think of new ways to say the same old).

[J.P]

Originally Posted by JerryXt

...if I'm a little loquacious today,

I think I'll be looking that one up then...

looks like Ducati are being very cautious with this.
They are only introducing this as a 696.
No 800cc.
No 1100cc
I think they will watch how it sells, whilst still keeping the SR range in production for a year or so.

So the question is, should I buy a new S2R 1000 whilst I still can?
Or keep my dosh untill they release the 1100DS version of the new Monster?
Or buy the new naked Fireblade, nice bike minging colour?

Desmo.

Originally Posted by desmo

looks like Ducati are being very cautious with this.
They are only introducing this as a 696.
No 800cc.
No 1100cc
I think they will watch how it sells, whilst still keeping the SR range in production for a year or so.

So the question is, should I buy a new S2R 1000 whilst I still can?
Or keep my dosh untill they release the 1100DS version of the new Monster?
Or buy the new naked Fireblade, nice bike minging colour?

Desmo.

Buy the S2R 1000 while you can! Don't put it off, you know you want to!

If they make a 1000cc version of this. or even a 1098 version (drooool), i'm having one.

I personally think the original monster is but ugly out of the showroom.
Its only when you take the screen off, sort the exhausts out, get a seat cowl, do a tail chop, get some lower handlbars... THEN it looks lush!

So I think, when we start seeing some nice fiddled with monsters, it'll look alot nicer than the curent ones. Mark my words my lovelies.

they ususally have a version full of all the trick bits on the stand........ you think they have one with all the performance parts at Milan now?

New-Frame2.jpgDucati split the frame up in too 2 separate components, a front section (trellis frame) and a rear (cast alloy sub frame part), both these structures have a single bolted connection point positioned midway between where the previous frame to chassis connection points were positioned and the motor is still used as a stressed member. I don’t like this at all, a better approach would have been to continue the trellis frame all the way to the rear engine fixing point and then bolt on a sub frame (cast alloy or another trellis frame arrangement) to take the weight of the rider and passenger.

Originally Posted by desmo

looks like Ducati are being very cautious with this.
They are only introducing this as a 696.
No 800cc.
No 1100cc
I think they will watch how it sells, whilst still keeping the SR range in production for a year or so.

So the question is, should I buy a new S2R 1000 whilst I still can?
Or keep my dosh untill they release the 1100DS version of the new Monster?
Or buy the new naked Fireblade, nice bike minging colour?

Desmo.

at 161kg and 95bhp it should go very well and if as they sometimes do they release the 09 models in Sept 08.............

[Albie]

Latest pics

http://www.pierrecol.com/Milan2007/Milan2007-%20053.jpghttp://www.pierrecol.com/Milan2007/Milan2007-%20051.jpg
http://www.pierrecol.com/Milan2007/Milan2007-%20048.jpg
http://www.pierrecol.com/Milan2007/Milan2007-%20052.jpg

Originally Posted by Albie

Latest pics

http://www.pierrecol.com/Milan2007/Milan2007-%20053.jpg

DAM i like that !!
and the bike not to bad too

Mixing the traditional tubular trellis and aluminium castings like that just looks soooo wrong - it doesn't flow.

The whole thing is just a mess of different styles - it looks like it was designed by a committee! (I bet it was).

By any stretch of the imagination it ain't sexy.