[Ducati] DUCATI 1098 VOTED BEST DESIGN OF 2006 BY THE......

[Keith OC]

HE did admit to using that buke as his inspiration for the 916 design.     Every aspect is the same from the swing are the the lights to the intakes....
   
  Both great designs in biking history, and the 1098 looks great!   
   
  I still think that my 92 SS is a beautiful design and is right up there with the bikes mentioned above...just dosen't get the press time!    Any where I go I get complimented from Harley dudes to poeple who don't have a clue about bikes...she looks striking in yellow with the white frame!!!!
   
  Cheers,
  KEITH

EJ <ijaywu at gmail.com> wrote:
  If you take a look at Honda NR750, you might be amazed how similar it is 
to 916. The horizontal placed headlamps, dual under-seat muffler, 
single-sided swingarm, etc. Yet NR750 was produced in 1992, one year 
before Ducati unveiled their descendant of 888.

But it doesn't matter. I still love my 916. And I think 1098 looks great.

Here are some pictures from the brochure of NR750.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/133/399577846_abd18ce797_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/399577782_793444ccff_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/125/399577824_003a2258f0_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/399577859_8f1de4a960_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/399577870_c84a24277f_o.jpg

EJ


>Gee all I hear is how the front/headlight design looks like an R1, GSXR or 
>ZX10
>are we to judge any motorcycle design with two horizontally place headlights 
>Japanese in
>appearance? Did not the Japanese copy the idea from Ducati?
>By this the sum of a motorcycle only in how its headlights look?
>
>It Is a fact that the design team at Ducati Did look at the R1. They liked 
>it and appreciated it
>as a well designed motorcycle. So what?
>Its still a Ducati. (Maybe we would like two horizontally opposed square 
>headlights then we can say it looks like a Buick)
>
>Personally I think the back looks like an MV.
>
>It is a modern Sport bike, taking its styling queue from the market, it 
>looks damn fine and I am sure they
>will sell all the care to make.
>
> David
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