[Ducati] Thank God! More Superbike Pics from a higher power.

[Garth Williams]

Damn HIM (that is, Minoli)!  I can't stand these teasers. 

"Ducati Run?"  I suppose Babelfish doesn't exactly know what Ducati 
Corse really means.  ;-)



Garth

Veloce916 at aol.com wrote:
> :-)
> >From Minoli's Blog. Wheels and Dashboard this time.
>  
>  
> _http://blog.ducati.com/post/88/la-nuova-superbike-3_ 
> (http://blog.ducati.com/post/88/la-nuova-superbike-3) 
>  
> As usual, in Italian.
>  
> Loose translation, close but no guarantees:
>  
>  
> In the development of the new Superbike wheels  we had in mind for you two 
> objects. First the aesthetic one: the new and  beautiful wheel. The second: an 
> important weight savings. The attainment of the  aesthetic objective you can 
> judge the new  Marchesini “Y shaped spoke  wheels”. On the weight the judgment 
> is easy: less 250gr on the front one, less  1000gr on the rear (thanks above 
> all to the new single sided swingarm). In  particular on the front the less 
> weight meaningfully reduces the inertia  improving considerably the guide ability 
> in the changes of direction. Moreover  for the first time in a street Ducati 
> better traction and control will come to  you on the rear tire from 190/55.   
> I have decided to  photograph in legible way the control panel of the new 
> Superbike… As you see the  dashboard is digital and more totally lacking in 
> push-buttons for the  activation of its various functions. It indicates the number 
> of turns of  the motor with one graphic identical to that one of the speed. All 
> the other  functions (some truly innovative!) they are activated directly 
> from a control  mounted on the steering and can therefore be used without losing 
> concentration  while riding. The instrument is produced from official 
> supplying Digitek of  Ducati Run and the same one that will come mounted on the GP7.
>  
> Vicki
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