Ducati Desmosedici RR

[Alex Baumann]

http://www.ducati.com/desmosedici/

4 cylinder - 200 hp :yikes:

http://www.autocity.com/img/actualidad/galerias/20040611115056gal2.jpg

[gek330i]

€50,000! :eek:

[Clarke]

Gorgeous moving art!--They have to call it an L-4 rather than a V-4 just because they can?:confused:http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33733&stc=1

[Clarke]

Who's Alice?

[The Roadstergal]

Who's Alice?
You can get anything you want...

A friend of mine is down at Laguna Seca for the debut.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/industries/automotive/9114638.htm?1c

[Clarke]

You can get anything you want...

"excepting Alice"...

[racerdave]

So what's so revolutionary about a V-4? :dunno:

[crash8168]

http://www.ducati.com/desmosedici/

4 cylinder - 200 hp :yikes:

http://www.autocity.com/img/actualidad/galerias/20040611115056gal2.jpg
honda has had v4 engines from the eighties, but the ducati has an unusual way of opening and closing the valves.

[Alex Baumann]

I have very little knowledge on motorbikes, but the 200hp on a street legal bike sounded pretty impressive. Hence my posting. :eek:

[The Roadstergal]

I have very little knowledge on motorbikes, but the 200hp on a street legal bike sounded pretty impressive.

It is! A friend of mine got an R1 a few weeks ago, and I practically passed out when he mentioned it has 180hp. And weighs a few hundred pounds. :yikes:

[3LOU5]

It is! A friend of mine got an R1 a few weeks ago, and I practically passed out when he mentioned it has 180hp. And weighs a few hundred pounds. :yikes:

Ask him if you can ride it.

I guarantee you that you'd rather have the R6. :p

[racerdave]

honda has had v4 engines from the eighties, but the ducati has an unusual way of opening and closing the valves.

Exactly...

I actually rode next to a VFR Honda the other day... it sounded really cool with a semi-uncorked exhaust. Sort of like a Cosworth DFV.

[gojira-san]

So what's so revolutionary about a V-4? :dunno:
nothing in itself but 200hp out of just under 1 liter is pretty amazing.

[Melissa]

Now THAT would look nice in the garage! :thumbup:

[Desertnate]

Now THAT would look nice in the garage! :thumbup:

How quickly could you do a lap of your island with one? :D

:angel:

[Melissa]

How quickly could you do a lap of your island with one? :D

:angel:

Hmmm...let's see....top speed on the island is 45mph and that's just one short stretch...one end of the paved road to the other end might be ten miles give or take........

pretty gosh darn quick, I'd say!!

:p