Hello Piaggio,time to wake up!

[mznyc]

The Shiver gives me them,well at least looking at it,I'm sure riding it would be fun,but,

http://www.monster.ducati.it/index_en.html , 95HP,75lbs torque,370lbs,a single round headlight,air cooled,ohlin equipped S model.Don't like the weird short cans,and funky rear end.

Rode a 695 last year with Termi cans,filter,ECU and that thing felt and sounded awesome.Felt as much power and torque as a V11.A can and filter equipped 1100S model,..Yes Please!

I'm not gonna sell my Scura,beacuse I love they way it works,sounds,looks and feels.But when I'm waiting on parts or down for repair,I maybe riding a M1100S ,and hopefully a Testsastretta model,in a few years, http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my2008/Mode...TESTASTRETTA-08,

Unless Piaggio wakes up,..

[Dimitris]

This new M1100 is Fabulous!! :)

[Steve G.]

The Shiver gives me them,well at least looking at it,I'm sure riding it would be fun,but,

http://www.monster.ducati.it/index_en.html , 95HP,75lbs torque,370lbs,a single round headlight,air cooled,ohlin equipped S model.Don't like the weird short cans,and funky rear end.

Rode a 695 last year with Termi cans,filter,ECU and that thing felt and sounded awesome.Felt as much power and torque as a V11.A can and filter equipped 1100S model,..Yes Please!

I'm not gonna sell my Scura,beacuse I love they way it works,sounds,looks and feels.But when I'm waiting on parts or down for repair,I maybe riding a M1100S ,and hopefully a Testsastretta model,in a few years, http://www.ducati.com/en/bikes/my2008/Mode...TESTASTRETTA-08,

Unless Piaggio wakes up,..

 

 

Not defending Piaggio, but, take my word for it, living with a Ducati is much harder than looking at them!! And the 4 valvers, well, tune up costs are plain high!

Steve

[Tom M]

[antonio carroccio]

Nice selling chat!

[Paul Minnaert]

I don't know what's so special about that 1100. If you see what 14 years after the m900 is new, it's not much. If it should be such a thing, I would buy a hypermotard.

[GuzziMoto]

I like the one that goes "Ducati, making mechanics out of riders for 50 years"

[BRENTTODD]

I like the one that goes "Ducati, making mechanics out of riders for 50 years"

 

 

Thats f__k___ funny

[mznyc]

I don't know what's so special about that 1100. If you see what 14 years after the m900 is new, it's not much. If it should be such a thing, I would buy a hypermotard.

Hey Paul,

The thing about the Monster is that they are in the same theme as V11's.Obviously there are a lot of differences but some of the characteristics that appeal to me about the V11's, and some of us here,exist in the Monsters.

 

Italian-Check

Big Twin-Check

Simple steel frame-Check

Air cooled(Simple to work on)-Check

Relatively neutral ride position-Check

Simple single head light-Check

Great Sound-Check

 

If these are some of the things that attract us to Guzzis,it would be foolish to just dismiss these bikes without giving them just a little look.or heck ,do something crazy like taking one for a test ride!

I only rode the 695, and bike with nearly half the displacement of the V11,and it felt like it had just as much pull or more than my V11.

95 HP,75 torque are great real world road numbers.A joke for all speed freaks,but for someone like me who loves the sound of a big booming twin humming along a deserted back rode,and if I choose,just pick a gear and leave it there,well that interests me.

Also a Ohlin equipped ,carbon trim S model like my Scura,is right up my alley.Tons of options from the factory for performance and trim goodies,at a price about the same as my Scura was in 2002.I'd probably opt for a S4Rs Testastretta.Liquid cooled,Marchesini wheels and above mentioned stuff.Termi's and filter and you've got a lot of fun my friends.

Also they are reported to be much more reliable and less maintenance of previous generations.

 

Next spring I'm gonna try to get a test ride on an 1100 and see what I think.I'm gonna withhold judgement untill I do.Just sayin the numbers make it worth checkin out.

I don't vote for political candidates because of their party(Brand in the motorcycle world),I vote on there beliefs,polices, and visions.Or how good they look in glasses,..Ha! Blind faith is not a good thing in politics,religion,or consumerisim.

I judge bikes on sex appeal,fun,reliability,price and and that Je Nois Se Qua.The V11 has it,but stopping production 4 going on 5 years ago,corporate buyouts, rumors of factory closing and parts availability don't bode well for Piaggio .Ducati is making a modern bike in the class of the V11 and being VERY successful with it.

I never considered a Monster before,but rode one at a dealer only at their suggestions as I told them I had a V11.I was really there to check out the 1098,and ended up riding that and 848,and a Sport Classic.

Hopefully if enough of us stand up and scream Piaggio might hear it and respond.If we all say were just happy with a ,gettin near 10 year old design ,there's no need for them to do anything.I hope the Norge and Stelvio are successful for them as that might trickle down to the sport-roadster lovers amongst us.Tarting up a Breva is Not the answer.It seems like the collective response from this group on the 1200 sport has been a yawn.I good bike,just not much better than a V11,and not nearly as sexy looking.

I like the one that goes "Ducati, making mechanics out of riders for 50 years"

Ha,Ha, But haven't there been many things that we've had to fix on the V11's ourselves.I would guess that more than 50% of us work on our own bikes.

PS Perfect weather up here in the northeast and takin the ole girl out tomorrow.Can't wait.cool fall days ,and no one on the road is what she was made for. :wub:

[Guest frankdugo]

sat on the hyper moto and liked it,is it a easy bike to work on---? one observation on ducati,they do things with a class that guzzi lacks.talking of their presence at races . if apirlia puts up a tent at races with expresso&pastries that would be a step in the right direction .

[RHIP]

I sold a perfect 2006 S2R 1000 to buy my 2001 Rosso, and have no regrets. My Guzzi dealer is 20 miles away and a great guy; the Ducati dealers were 100 miles away and strangers. Maybe if the situation was reversed, I'd still have the Duck, but I'm very happy with my Goose. The Ducati is an afternoon fling, the MG is a keeper. The Duck handled better, was a tiny bit faster, and weighed a lot less, but the V 11 sounds better, is more comfortable, and a is lot cheaper to run. Personally, I think the new Monster sucks - the previous one was an icon, a classic; the V-Rod/Brutale squashed headlight just doesn't do it for me....

[Dan M]

I like the one that goes "Ducati, making mechanics out of riders for 50 years"

[pete roper]

Or even 'Ducati, ensuring that the pretentious and self important can make sure everyone else can see they are dickheads since pretty much forever!'

 

No, it's not true of all Ducatisti I know several really good people who own 'em but you have to admit they attract festerheads like a bull's bum attracts flies in summer!

 

Pete

[antonio carroccio]

...bla..

My Guzzi dealer is 20 miles away and a great guy; the Ducati dealers were 100 miles away and strangers. ...bla...

Of the records guys, but in Amsterdam we have one of the greatest mecanic in Europe.

His name: Feiko de Boer.

 

http://www.motortoer.com/magazine.html#feikodeboer

 

Sorry for the link Jaap, but I know the guy and he deserve it!

 

Congratulation Feiko!!!

[gavo]

I can see pro's and con's to owning any motorcycle, and peoples bias can blind them to facts but at the end of the day it's whatever u can afford and are comfortable with.