Would you buy an old Ducati?

[mangocrazy]

Can't beat a litre IL4 for monster grunt

I did try an early R1 and that was certainly not lacking in grunt...

[Yorick]

Can't beat a litre IL4 for monster grunt

I did try an early R1 and that was certainly not lacking in grunt...

When I was instructing I often did the sighting laps in 6th gear.
That included Cadwell Mountain and Hairpin and Mallory Hairpin etc.
V Twins couldn't do that

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Can't beat a litre IL4 for monster grunt

I did try an early R1 and that was certainly not lacking in grunt...

I had a 98 R1, it was mental, it could also go from 30mph to 180mph without changing gear, for road riding you could just leave it in any gear above 2nd and it was faster than almost anything on the road.

[Couchy]

Can't beat a litre IL4 for monster grunt

I did try an early R1 and that was certainly not lacking in grunt...

I had a 98 R1, it was mental, it could also go from 30mph to 180mph without changing gear, for road riding you could just leave it in any gear above 2nd and it was faster than almost anything on the road.

Scary to think modern litre bikes have another 80hp at the back wheel, even adv bikes have more

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Indeed, but they're dumbed down with rider aids to stop people killing themselves

[Couchy]

Indeed, but they're dumbed down with rider aids to stop people killing themselves

You don’t believe that do you ?, I’ve owned and ridden most of them and one thing they aren’t is dumbed down. They still wheelie and still slide and will still crash if provoked.

[weeksy]

Indeed, but they're dumbed down with rider aids to stop people killing themselves

You don’t believe that do you ?, I’ve owned and ridden most of them and one thing they aren’t is dumbed down. They still wheelie and still slide and will still crash if provoked.

They also don't magically go round bends if you're in too hot, avoid cars etc

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Indeed, but they're dumbed down with rider aids to stop people killing themselves

You don’t believe that do you ?, I’ve owned and ridden most of them and one thing they aren’t is dumbed down. They still wheelie and still slide and will still crash if provoked.

No, it was a joke, I've now got a bike with traction control, it's only got 110 bhp, but it would still spit you off if you rode it like a dick.

My 98 R1 was actually very easy to ride fast, it was very predictable, the rear wheel would slide coming out of 3rd year corners, but it was very controllable, it was like riding a CR500 that indicated 180mph.

Though that might just be the R1 I owned, the bloke who owned it before me worked for a Yamaha dealers, was a fast track day rider and only had one arm, so it may well have been very sorted.

[Yorick]

I did try an early R1 and that was certainly not lacking in grunt...

I had a 98 R1, it was mental, it could also go from 30mph to 180mph without changing gear, for road riding you could just leave it in any gear above 2nd and it was faster than almost anything on the road.

Scary to think modern litre bikes have another 80hp at the back wheel, even adv bikes have more

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[Yorick]

Indeed, but they're dumbed down with rider aids to stop people killing themselves

Mine isn't

[wull]

Yeah but it’s a GSXR