New bike, it's big, red and going to destroy Krytons RS4 ;)

Some of the old timers may recall i did a demo day a long time ago in 2008. It was a KTM Rc8 in the morning and a Ducati 1098S in the afternoon.

I was stunned at the time just how good the 1098S was and how it went, handled, stopped and felt…. Just bloody brilliant.

Circumstances never worked out and the planets never really aligned…. until today.

Today i’ve just been and paid for this beast of a machine after Mrs Weeksy gave it a test ride.

It’s just lovely… lovely in so many ways i can’t even count…

As for what happens with me and not riding bikes, well i think we can safely say i will ride this, i simply cannot resist a ride on a 1098S, especially one i own !

The only thing Mrs Weeksy didn’t like was the gearing, too lumpy, so we’ll chuck a slightly smaller front sprocket on there to sort that…

The Termis are LOUD… proper proper Ducati loud ..

I’ve owned and liked loads of bikes over the years, i’ve been through squillions as you’re aware… but i’ve never wanted a bike as much as a 1098… none, ever.. ever ever.

It’s winter, will you keep in the living room until spring?
Better than a TV.

That looks gorgeous.

Heated and carpeted garage. Won’t be ridden until Silverstone GP in march.

❓

So, you’ve bought it and you won’t ride it for 4 months ?

Yeah riiiiight 😆

Very nice indeed.

Last time I was impressed by a bike was when a mate of showed of his new 916 by shower rainbow coloured sparks from his then custom knee sliders, pulling up and wheeling it down a road in Southwark. Yes we were young.

Won’t ride it till March??? Almost seems pointless! Reckon I’ll put another 3000 miles on Idris (my S1000XR) by then!!

Rachel

I’m having a ‘gentleman crisis’ just looking at that Weeksy. Enjoy.

.Won’t ride it till March??? Almost seems pointless!

It will only be ridden on track.

Second gear out of roundabouts is awesome.
Check what weight rear spring it has, most came with an 80 which is fine for 9 stone Italian guys but if your 13 stone or so you’ll need a 90 so you don’t have to have loads of preload wound on. It really helps the ride.

Here’s mine

Still reckon my 748 is the better handling bike though

748 <3

I was at the Motorccle Live show at the NEC yesterday. I may have stupidly fallen in love with a Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer. Now trying to decide which of my kidneys is my least favourite.

Also, the Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled. Liked that a lot.

Rachel

Yeah, I was looking at a desert sled in a mag, very tempting, and much kinder to dodgy old shoulders.

Thanks Col.

I’ve had 748, 749, 848, 916×2, sport classic previously.

Stop it, stop it, stop it! I really do not want a new Kawasaki H2!

Colp – it felt a wonderful fit. Even standing was actually “better” than a GS – bars just in right place.

Thats a work of art!

In typical STW form

It looks rubbish and you’ve been done no matter what you paid

It’s a middle management bike

And the fact it can take a passenger is obviously for a bag of wood for your log burning fire

It’s the wrong shade clearly is should be darker

Hasn’t even got 4g or built in wifi

As I said it’s rubbish

Can you get a 29er in the back with the wheels on?

Pass me a tissue I’m drooling 😳 Nice bike OP I always had a soft spot for Ducati’s

going to destroy Krytons RS4

it’s really not.

How many W/kg will it make on zwift?

.it’s really not.

Audi rs4 0-100mph 10s
Audi rs4 1/4 mile 13s

Ducati 1098 1/4 mile 10.3
Ducati 1098 0-100mph 5.6s

Lovely and terrifying in equal measures

weeksy – Member

Audi rs4 0-100mph 10s
Audi rs4 1/4 mile 13s

Ducati 1098 1/4 mile 10.3
Ducati 1098 0-100mph 5.6s

Yeah, but

Audi RS4 Ikea wardrobe carrying capacity 7
Ducati 1098 Ikea wardrobe carrying capacity 0

Game, set and match.

Plus, it will take an extra-special case of twattishness to get the 1098 over two parking spaces at the local Waitrose.

I’ll just leave this here…

Yeah, but

Audi RS4 Ikea wardrobe carrying capacity 7
Ducati 1098 Ikea wardrobe carrying capacity 0

Game, set and match.

You missed out;
Audi – Dress however you like. Any time of year. Set the temperature just how you like it. Warm and dry, or cool and dry. Take your pick.

Ducati;

😉

Not wanting to destroy weeksys thread, but this Desert Sled looks like an 80’s CCM 500 X’er..

Nice though.

But I prefer this by BMW..

New bike, it’s big, red and going to destroy Krytons RS4 😉

you’ll never get head in a motorcycle 😉

going to destroy Krytons RS4
it’s really not.

Pppppppphhhhhhhhhhhhgggggrrppppppppp
HAHAHAAAAHAHAAAAAAHHHAAAAAA!!!!!!!,,,!!!!

Even a moderately quick bike will destroy pretty much any car it’s ever likely to see on the road. I reckon I’d stand a chance on MrsPPs MTO7…..
🙂

I remember having a dice with a Porsche on my Speed Triple.
Not
A
Flipping
Chance
Mate.

The 1098 is really something, but waaaaaaaaay beyond what I’d be comfortable riding, were I in the market for a motorcycle, I happily recognise that I’m just not capable of using a bike like that to anything close to what it’s capable of.
The little Desert Sled, on the other hand, well, that’s just too cute, and exactly the sort of bike that I’d be happy scratting around the local country roads, and green lanes.
Sweet! 😀

going to destroy Krytons RS4
it’s really not.

Already has…

My little SV650S could take an RS4 without any real difficulty, and it’s probably worth about as much as Weeksy’s brake calipers 😆 (up til silly speeds anyway, the Audi has a bit more top speed)

But I prefer this by BMW.

Really,is that a makeup box on the back? 😛

Yaaaaay a motorbikes vs cars thread 😀

coming to you live from a parallel universe where the roads are always dry and smooth and a 45 year old accountant can deploy 1000bhp per tonne through one wheel whenever the mood takes them.

What a bike!!! 😛

Love the 1098 shape. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love a Panigale too, but I just think the 1098 is a much better looking bike. Not quite as iconic as the 916 but the more modern interpretation of it that the 999 failed to manage. The Panigale is a weapon but it doesn’t look as imposing or exciting IMO.

As for your missus… When you’re finished with her, I’ll take her off your hands! LOL. You’re a lucky man by the sounds of things!

Even a moderately quick bike will destroy pretty much any car it’s ever likely to see on the road.

Remember back in 2002 when I’d just passed my test, I was on my RVF400, some guy in his hotted up Scooby (been played with and running 300+bhp apparently) decided he wanted a race from the traffic lights on the Oxford Ring Road…

I got bored when I shifted up to 4th, the Scooby was so far back it almost didn’t register in my wing mirrors! He’d dumped the clutch on the line and being 4wd it got a few yard head start on me, but when he grabbed 2nd I still had about 6000revs left to go in 1st and I just f**ked off!

That was on a motorbike that weighed 180kg (most modern superbikes are around 20kg lighter than this!) and had a rampant 58bhp!

Bikes are a different world that car drivers just don’t get.

Check what weight rear spring it has, most came with an 80 which is fine for 9 stone Italian guys but if your 13 stone or so you’ll need a 90 so you don’t have to have loads of preload wound on. It really helps the ride.

My 748SP came courtesy of Baines Racing, who had fitted a firmer spring than the factory one too. Having ridden a standard 748 that was a bit soft the firmer spring (albeit not as comfortable) did improve the handling markedly. My RVF400 was soft without a rider on it, let alone a tiny little Japanese man even! Back then I was only about 10 1/2 stone and it still bottomed out remarkably easily.

In a straight line – sure.

On a normal road, with corners, bumps, manholes covers and leaves. I think the Audi has the edge.

I’ve raced Ducati 999s et al across the A65 from Leeds to the Lakes and my Z4M was more than capable of keeping pace. Sure, on the straights they pulled a lead, but you could bring hem back in the bends.

Can I decide the rules of the ‘race’ that will determine if the bike rider destroys, beats or bleats?

The bike owner chooses the race that he prefers;

A) 25 mile challenge to get the mum with the broken leg, commode, crutches, overnight bag and zimmer frame back from the hospital*
B) Take the sick dog/cat/large reptile to the emergency vet at 3am in the morning
C) Get the 12 bags of groceries (including 2 dozen eggs, 4 loaves of bread, 2 bottles of expensive wine and a freshly baked croissant) from the store 12 miles away back home safely**
D) Pick up the 2 elderly relatives (and their luggage) from the ferry and get them home (30 miles round trip to the ferry terminal) after their 3 week holiday
E) 50 miles to an unknown destination in heavy snow – using the local B roads that are devoid of any traffic as it is 3am. Sat-Navs are allowed
F) 500 miles in subzero conditions overnight after no sleep (second, third and fourth driver allowed as long as they can fit in the vehicle at all times)

*it’s a rural area. There are no ambulances available and the taxi company are not answering the phone
** They don’t deliver in this area

NB – I have done all of these in the last two years so they are real world examples

PS – Nice looking bike