[Ducati] 1098 Spotted

[MS&F]

Please remember that the final 1098 may look nothing like the test mules 
spotted.  It is not uncommon for motor companies to put bits and pieces 
together to make a prototype and usually they disguise the final 
prototypes to put the press off.  So, maybe the test bike spotted even 
has a Fireblade fairing on - its possible.  When I worked at Ford in the 
early 90s, we began tests on the Focus (project BE99) and the first test 
mules were VW Golfs because their structure resembled the Focus more 
closely than the Escort did.

My crystal ball says the new bike will bear more than a slight 
resemblance to the GP bike.....waiting eagerly for next month.

Stuart