[Ducati] 1098 Spotted

[ALOHADREAM at aol.com]

Stuart,

I think you are on to something.  I talked with a VERY reliable source who 
said  "that everyone thinks they know, but they don't. The spy shots are not 
even close". His exact quote was - "The world is going to stop turning for a 
moment when it is officially released". I tried and tried to get more info, but he 
said Ducati was unbelievably serious about keeping this a secret and he would 
NOT give any details at all. 
When I said Ducati needs something that makes as big of a splash as the 
original 916, he said "You will not be disappointed." 

How is that for a tease? 

C'mon Nov.14th!

Bryan

In a message dated 10/25/2006 6:11:01 PM Central Standard Time, 
ducati-request at ducati.net writes:

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