Jan 09 2012

Ducati 748 Review


Ducati 1098   by hi joiney

performance the 1098 1098 s makes a manufacturer claimed 160 160 hp 119 160 kw 90 4 160 lbft 122 6 160 nm torque and weighs 173 160 kg 380 160 lb the 0 60 mph time is less than 3 0 seconds and top speed is estimated at 180 160 mph 290 160 km h the 1098 r makes a manufacturer claimed 180 160 hp 134 160 kw 98 8 160 lbft 134 160 nm torque all these figures give the 1098 the highest torque to weight ratio of any production sport bike ever made racing with the release of the 1098 ducati created a stir not only with road riders but also in the racing world specifically the superbike world championship in an attempt to level the playing field wsbk regulations provide for concessions to motorcycles depending on the number of cylinders in their engine design the fewer the cylinders the more concessions and with its two cylinder v twin design ducati was able to capitalize on many of these concessions ducati argued that the current engine was at the end of its design life which surrendered as much as 20hp to the competition in 2007 its last year in wsbk and that it would be too expensive to keep the 999 competitive the 2007 wsbk rules limited v twin engines to 1000 cc so ducati effectively did not have a guarantee that the 1098 was eligible for entry in the premier class before releasing the 1098 ducati lobbied the fim to update the wsbk rules to accommodate its new bike threatening to withdraw from wsbk competition if the rules weren t changed other manufacturers were not happy about racing a bike with a larger engine especially when that bike belonged to ducati which has historically dominated wsbk competition and suzuki even threatened to withdraw if the rules were changed ducati prevailed when in june 2007 the fim announced that the engine capacity limit would increase to 1200 cc for 2008 however this increase in displacement was not afforded without concessions on the part of ducati with the new 1200 cc maximum displacement for two cylinders granted the extra engine modifications allowed two cylinder machines were surrendered engine modification rules for two cylinder and four cylinder machines are now parallel rules for three cylinder machines remain as before ducati won the 2008 superbike world championship with its 1098 r along with the 2008 itish superbike championship ducati have won 13 world championships since the superbike world championship was established in 1988 and secured the manufacturer title for the 15th time remodelled for 2009 for 2009 ducati took the past success of the 1098 and modified it to honour a racing legend and to improve the performance of the superbike key changes include an upgrade into a 180 160 hp l twin testastretta evoluzione engine and the inclusion of the ducati traction control for better handling the more common version of the bike is called 1098 09 r which comes with the traditional Ducati Red fairing black chassis and white sub frame the wheel rims are gold plated the main reason for ducati to re model this bike was to cele ate troy bayliss victory in the 2008 superbike world championship season riding for ducati after which he retired ducati built the remodelled 1098 to salute the career of bayliss and his three world championships it also allowed for ducati to sell a few models of the 1098 in a colour scheme very similar to the one that bayliss bike used during his successful races in the 2008 grand prix as well as his number 21 on the side this model is suitably named ducati 1098 r bayliss limited edition according to ducati only 500 units of this new bike were manufactured other additions to the 1098 r bayliss le include carbon fi e heat shield on the exhaust and 5 spoke wheels similar to bayliss original reviews and awards ducati 1098 the swa supertest world association awarded the 1098 the best bike of the year award for 2008 international bike of the year 2007 and 2008 by the choices of the world s moto journal communities as well as journalists best of show reward in italy and a oad best design and best sportbike awarded by the motorcycle design association bike of the year 2007 award given by magazines moto australian motorcycle news and motorrad specifications all specifications are manufacturer claimed unless noted otherwise 1098 1098 s 1098 r chassis frame tubular steel trellis frame in als 450 wheelbase 1 430 160 mm 56 3 160 in rake 2430 24 5 front suspension showa 43 160 mm 1 7 160 in with tio fully adjustable upside down fork hlins 43 160 mm 1 7 160 in fully adjustable upside down fork with tin front wheel travel 127 160 mm 5 0 160 in 120 160 mm 4 7 160 in front ake 2 x 330 160 mm 13 0 160 in semi floating discs radially mounted embo monobloc calipers 4 piston 2 pad front wheel 5 spoke in light alloy 3 5 160 in 88 9 160 mm x 17 160 in 431 8 160 mm 5 spoke in forged light alloy 3 5 160 in 88 9 160 mm x 17 160 in 431 8 160 mm front tire 120 70 zr17 pirelli dragon supercorsa pro tire rear suspension progressive linkage with fully adjustable showa monoshock aluminum single sided swingarm progressive linkage with fully adjustable hlins monoshock with top out spring aluminum single sided swingarm progressive linkage with fully adjustable hlins ttxr monoshock with top out spring aluminum single sided swingarm rear wheel travel 127 160 mm 5 0 160 in rear ake 245 160 mm 9 6 160 in disc 2 piston caliper rear wheel 10 spoke light alloy 6 160 in 152 4 160 mm x 17 160 in 431 8 160 mm 10 spoke forged light alloy 6 160 in 152 4 160 mm x 17 160 in 431 8 160 mm rear tire 190 55 zr17 pirelli dragon supercorsa pro tire fuel tank capacity 15 5 160 l 4 1 160 us gal of which 4 160 l 1 1 160 us gal reserve dry weight 173 160 kg 381 160 lb 171 160 kg 377 160 lb 165 160 kg 364 160 lb seat height 820 160 mm 32 3 160 in instruments digital motogp derived unit displaying speedometer rev counter clock scheduled maintenance warning warning light for low oil pressure fuel level oil temperature fuel reserve trip fuel neutral turn signals average speed average fuel consumption remaining fuel meter immobilizer ducati data analyser dda system enabled warranty 2 years unlimited mileage body colors frame wheels red red black yellow racing grey black red red black midnight black red black red red racing gold troy bayliss le paint scheme red black versions dual seat dual seat single seat engine type l twin cylinder 4 valve per cylinder desmodromic liquid cooled displacement 1 099 160 cc 67 1 160 cu 160 in 1 198 4 160 cc 73 1 160 cu 160 in br bore x stroke br 104 160 mm 4 1 160 in x 64 7 160 mm 2 5 160 in br 106 160 mm 4 2 160 in x 67 9 160 mm 2 7 160 in br compression ratio br 12 5 1 br 12 8 1 br power br 119 3 160 kw 160 0 160 bhp 9750 160 rpm br 132 4 160 kw 177 6 160 bhp 9750 160 rpm br torque br 90 4 160 ftlbf 123 160 nm 8000 160 rpm br 99 1 160 ftlbf 134 160 nm 7750 160 rpm br fuel injection br marelli electronic fuel injection elliptical throttle bodies br exhaust br lightweight 2 1 2 system with catalytic converter and lambda probe twin stainless steel mufflers br lightweight 2 1 2 system with catalytic converter and 2 lambda probes twin stainless steel and titanium mufflers br emissions br euro 3 br transmission br gearbox br 6 speed br ratios br 1st 37 15 br 2nd 30 17 br 3rd 28 20 br 4th 26 22 br 5th 24 23 br 6th 23 24 br 1st 37 15 br 2nd 30 17 br 3rd 27 20 br 4th 24 22 br 5th 24 23 br 6th 22 25 br primary drive br straight cut gears ratio 1 84 1 br final drive br chain front sprocket 15 rear sprocket 38 br clutch br dry multiplate with hydraulic control br dry multiplate with hydraulic control slipper clutch br other br msrp br us 15 995 br us 20 995 br us 39 995 br successor br the 1098 and 1098s were replaced in the ducati lineup by the ducati 1198 in 2009 the 1198 has more power and torque redesigned wheels fairing speedometer headlights the addition of traction control and a few other minor changes the 1098r still remain in production br ducati 1098 s tricolore at international motorcycle show br ducati 1098 s br ducati 1098 s br references br a b ducati 1098 review motorcycle news http www motorcyclenews com mcn bikereviews searchresults bike reviews ducati ducati 1098s 2007 current amp r epi 22624 retrieved 2007 11 08 160 br http www motorcyclists online com o1_551_giandrea fabbro the unknown ducati 1098 designer html br bart madson 2007 11 05 2008 Ducati 848 and 1098r first look motorcycle usa http www motorcycle usa com article_page aspx articleid 5527 amp page 1 retrieved 2007 11 08 160 br changes to the technical rules for 2008 superbike world championship official web site http www worldsbk com details php newsid 1793 amp lang eng retrieved 2007 12 15 160 br http www ducati com racing 00_home_racing sbk08worldchampion index jhtml br ducati 1098 gets bike of the year award crash net http www crash net motoring roadbikes news article 20183 0 ducati_1098_gets_bike_of_the_year_award html retrieved 2007 12 18 160 br cycle world iboty results br a b c ducati com br ducati br 1198 model information ducati http www ducati com od ducatinorthamerica en bikes family jhtml family 844 160 br external links br wikimedia commons has media related to ducati 1098 br ducati 1098 official ducati site br ducati unveils stunning 1098 superbike article from motorcycle daily br ducati releases 1098 article from motorcycle usa br 2008 ducati 1098r review 2008 ducati 1098r review from motorcycle com br ducati 1098 review road tests of the ducati 1098 and 1098r br v 160 160 d 160 160 e br ducati br current motorcycles br multistrada multistrada 1200 160 desmosedici 160 desmosedici rr 160 monster 696 160 monster 160 sportclassic 160 848 160 1098 160 1198 160 hypermotard 160 streetfighter br previous motorcycles br 60 60s 65s 160 65t 65tl 65ts 160 98 98n 98t 98tl 98s 98ss 160 125 t tv 160 125 aurea 160 98ts and 85 98 125 bronco 160 mach 1 160 apollo 160 750 gt 160 750 imola 160 supermono 160 800ss 160 851 160 888 160 900gts 160 748 160 749 160 916 160 996 160 998 160 999 160 pantah 160 paso 160 paulsmart1000le 160 st series st2 160 st3 160 st4 160 supersport br ducati mopeds br cucciolo 160 55 160 brisk 160 falcon 160 rolly br other products br sogno camera br designers br galluzzi 160 taglioni 160 tamburini 160 terblanche br racing division br Ducati Corse br categories ducati motorcycles vehicles introduced in 2007

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