A New.......

[judo]

I am hearing a NEW Superbike is coming really soon.

Some current 2008 owners, of certain bikes, may be pretty upset......

 

[lil hip hopper : )]

You mean the 1198, 1198S and the 1198FSG09?

Yeah, I haven't heard anything either...

 

[pinkymachiney]

Cripes... Good thing I bought my bike in 07. hehehehe

 

[hotdog]

It's not how long your stroke is, its all about the size of your bore.

 

[Boronia]

its 7hp, not that big of a deal really but I think Ducati needs to reign in displacement a bit and try to keep it more constant.

 

[Korey W]

Ducati needs to reign in displacement? What? Buy an 848 then.

 

[Alex Don Leis]

I did, but thats not the point. I dont think they can continue increasing the displacement forever, of course they have been able to reduce overall weight but at some point something has to give, at least I would imagine it would.

 

[Looking forward]

Just my personal opinion, but I think the move is more of an economical one. Why produce the 1098 and 1198 in the same platform? Make one engine, leave the differentiation to the suspension bits and maybe the tuning piece. Increase the profit while still offering a badass product.

Now, take those left over 1098 mills, and shoe horn them into the new Monster Chassis and the upcoming Hyperfighter. Theres an idea. Keeping the SBK's ahead of the pack and the rest of the line-up ahead of all other makes in the same class.