Ducati GT1000 test ride

"BryanUT" wrote in message

> This was my 3rd V Twin test ride this year. Earlier this year I rode the
> Buell Uly and 9r and last weekend I rode an Aprilia Caponord.
>
> Today I rode the GT1000. This bike is the winner. By far.
>
> By god, this bike is amazing. Very light and easy steering, Brembo brakes
> that actually impressed me. A very nice seating position. And the motor.
> It actually revs and pulls like a freight train. The Buells and Aprilia
> aren't even in the same league.
>
> Oh and price. The Ducati is the least expensive.
>
> I do have 2 complaints. The clutch is a bit stiff and there is some
> vibration in the pegs.
>
> This has set the gold standard for me.
>
> The bike I rode had slip on aftermarket exhaust (Terigami?) that were
> quite loud. I liked it.
>


How would you compare the 90 degree Duc to the 60 degree Rotax?

--
Andrew
00 Daytona
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71 Kawi H1
05 Infant
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On Sep 8, 9:57 pm, "Andrew"
wrote:
> "BryanUT" wrote in message
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> > This was my 3rd V Twin test ride this year. Earlier this year I rode the
> > Buell Uly and 9r and last weekend I rode an Aprilia Caponord.
>
> > Today I rode the GT1000. This bike is the winner. By far.
>
> > By god, this bike is amazing. Very light and easy steering, Brembo brakes
> > that actually impressed me. A very nice seating position. And the motor.
> > It actually revs and pulls like a freight train. The Buells and Aprilia
> > aren't even in the same league.
>
> > Oh and price. The Ducati is the least expensive.
>
> > I do have 2 complaints. The clutch is a bit stiff and there is some
> > vibration in the pegs.
>
> > This has set the gold standard for me.
>
> > The bike I rode had slip on aftermarket exhaust (Terigami?) that were
> > quite loud. I liked it.
>
> How would you compare the 90 degree Duc to the 60 degree Rotax?

There was just an article on the new Buell that discussed Rotax's
experience with the 60° vs new 72° configuration.
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"Andrew" wrote in message

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> How would you compare the 90 degree Duc to the 60 degree Rotax?
>

They feel and sound completely different. I don't know if it is the water
cooling or valve train but the Rotax sounds and feels more like an I4 than
either the Duc or H-D vtwin.

The Aprilia Caponord looks to be a maintence nightmare with tons of body
panels and a complicated valve train. And a catalytic convertor. The Duc
has all its parts out in the open. At least you don't need to disassemble
the bike to do service.

To be fair the Aprilia I rode had the detuned version of 1000cc motor, but
the Duc just felt stronger. The Duc also wanted to be revved a lot more
than either the Aprilia or the H-D.

It seemed the Duc pulled harder and longer. With both the H-D (especially
the H-D) and the Aprilia about the time you really started to feel the
accelaration it was time to shift. Not with the Duc, it just keep pulling
an revving.

Plus in the style department the Duc is beautiful, the Uly is strange and
Caponord was just boring.
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On Sep 9, 12:15 pm, Bob Mann wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 08:37:05 -0600, "BryanUT"
> wrote:
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> >"Andrew" wrote in message
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> >> How would you compare the 90 degree Duc to the 60 degree Rotax?
>
> >They feel and sound completely different. I don't know if it is the water
> >cooling or valve train but the Rotax sounds and feels more like an I4 than
> >either the Duc or H-D vtwin.
>
> >The Aprilia Caponord looks to be a maintence nightmare with tons of body
> >panels and a complicated valve train. And a catalytic convertor. The Duc
> >has all its parts out in the open. At least you don't need to disassemble
> >the bike to do service.
>
> >To be fair the Aprilia I rode had the detuned version of 1000cc motor, but
> >the Duc just felt stronger. The Duc also wanted to be revved a lot more
> >than either the Aprilia or the H-D.
>
> >It seemed the Duc pulled harder and longer. With both the H-D (especially
> >the H-D) and the Aprilia about the time you really started to feel the
> >accelaration it was time to shift. Not with the Duc, it just keep pulling
> >an revving.
>
> >Plus in the style department the Duc is beautiful, the Uly is strange and
> >Caponord was just boring.
>
> Also to be fair, the GT1000 is a relatively detuned Duc motor.
> Try out one of the 4 valve motors and see how that compares.
> And while we're at it....try out the Super Duke and the new Buell too
> and report back.
>
> Question.....why are all the Hotels in Salt Lake on the south side of
> the city?
> I was heading north on I-15 and wanted to be on the north side to
> avoid the morning rush hour about 4 weeks ago and nothing....nada.
> Just oil refineries.
> --
> Bob Mann

The two valvers usually have better low end. That's why the new ST3
went to a three valve head. They tried to split the difference
between the low end of the air cooled motors with the top end of the 4
valvers.
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On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 08:37:05 -0600, "BryanUT"
wrote:

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>"Andrew" wrote in message
>
>>
>> How would you compare the 90 degree Duc to the 60 degree Rotax?
>>
>
>They feel and sound completely different. I don't know if it is the water
>cooling or valve train but the Rotax sounds and feels more like an I4 than
>either the Duc or H-D vtwin.
>
>The Aprilia Caponord looks to be a maintence nightmare with tons of body
>panels and a complicated valve train. And a catalytic convertor. The Duc
>has all its parts out in the open. At least you don't need to disassemble
>the bike to do service.
>
>To be fair the Aprilia I rode had the detuned version of 1000cc motor, but
>the Duc just felt stronger. The Duc also wanted to be revved a lot more
>than either the Aprilia or the H-D.
>
>It seemed the Duc pulled harder and longer. With both the H-D (especially
>the H-D) and the Aprilia about the time you really started to feel the
>accelaration it was time to shift. Not with the Duc, it just keep pulling
>an revving.
>
>Plus in the style department the Duc is beautiful, the Uly is strange and
>Caponord was just boring.
>
Also to be fair, the GT1000 is a relatively detuned Duc motor.
Try out one of the 4 valve motors and see how that compares.
And while we're at it....try out the Super Duke and the new Buell too
and report back.

Question.....why are all the Hotels in Salt Lake on the south side of
the city?
I was heading north on I-15 and wanted to be on the north side to
avoid the morning rush hour about 4 weeks ago and nothing....nada.
Just oil refineries.
--
Bob Mann

Sex is like air; it's not important unless you
aren't getting any
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"Bob Mann" wrote in message

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> Question.....why are all the Hotels in Salt Lake on the south side of
> the city?
> I was heading north on I-15 and wanted to be on the north side to
> avoid the morning rush hour about 4 weeks ago and nothing....nada.
> Just oil refineries.

I guess the assumption is that once you leave Salt Lake heading north you
may as well head all the way to Ogden. I've live here over 20 years and I
only been north on I15 a half dozen times.
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On Sep 9, 10:37 am, "BryanUT" wrote:

> Plus in the style department the Duc is beautiful...

Just don't ever line it up against a *real* Ducati 750GT. The
proportions of a couple of the retro's parts are just all wrong.
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BryanUT wrote:
> "Andrew" wrote in message
>
>> How would you compare the 90 degree Duc to the 60 degree Rotax?
>>
>
> They feel and sound completely different. I don't know if it is the water
> cooling or valve train but the Rotax sounds and feels more like an I4 than
> either the Duc or H-D vtwin.
>
> The Aprilia Caponord looks to be a maintence nightmare with tons of body
> panels and a complicated valve train. And a catalytic convertor. The Duc
> has all its parts out in the open. At least you don't need to disassemble
> the bike to do service.
>
> To be fair the Aprilia I rode had the detuned version of 1000cc motor, but
> the Duc just felt stronger. The Duc also wanted to be revved a lot more
> than either the Aprilia or the H-D.
>
> It seemed the Duc pulled harder and longer. With both the H-D (especially
> the H-D) and the Aprilia about the time you really started to feel the
> accelaration it was time to shift. Not with the Duc, it just keep pulling
> an revving.


Yet the HD motor has 10 more HP, and 15 more lb/ft of torque, and the
Uly weighs the same as the GT1000.

You need to ride the Super TT. Probably the best bike Buell has built so
far.
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On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 10:45:39 -0600, "BryanUT"
wrote:

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>"Bob Mann" wrote in message
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>>
>> Question.....why are all the Hotels in Salt Lake on the south side of
>> the city?
>> I was heading north on I-15 and wanted to be on the north side to
>> avoid the morning rush hour about 4 weeks ago and nothing....nada.
>> Just oil refineries.
>
>I guess the assumption is that once you leave Salt Lake heading north you
>may as well head all the way to Ogden. I've live here over 20 years and I
>only been north on I15 a half dozen times.
>
I got to Ogden and found the same thing.
By the time I found hotels on the north side of a city I was in
Pocatello and all the rooms were gone as far as Butte so I slept in
the car in a Walmart parking lot.
--
Bob Mann

Sex is like air; it's not important unless you
aren't getting any
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On Sep 8, 12:10 pm, "BryanUT" wrote:
> I do have 2 complaints. The clutch is a bit stiff and there is some
> vibration in the pegs.

You can fix the stiff clutch easily enough by adding an aftermarket
30mm slave cylinder.

--
DOD #4747
2007 Ducati 1098
2003 Kawasaki ZZR1200
1998 Kawasaki KLR650
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On Sep 8, 1:10 pm, "BryanUT" wrote:
> This was my 3rd V Twin test ride this year. Earlier this year I rode the
> Buell Uly and 9r and last weekend I rode an Aprilia Caponord.
>
> Today I rode the GT1000. This bike is the winner. By far.
>
> By god, this bike is amazing. Very light and easy steering, Brembo brakes
> that actually impressed me. A very nice seating position. And the motor.
> It actually revs and pulls like a freight train. The Buells and Aprilia
> aren't even in the same league.
>
> Oh and price. The Ducati is the least expensive.
>
> I do have 2 complaints. The clutch is a bit stiff and there is some
> vibration in the pegs.
>
> This has set the gold standard for me.
>
> The bike I rode had slip on aftermarket exhaust (Terigami?) that were quite
> loud. I liked it.

Termignoni. Pronounced term-in-yony, usually shortened to "Termi."
I have the third most expensive Termignoni full street exhaust system
in the world on my S4Rs. Yes, even with the optional baffles in it,
it sounds WONDERFUL.
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> On Sep 8, 1:10 pm, "BryanUT" wrote:
>> This was my 3rd V Twin test ride this year. Earlier this year I rode the
>> Buell Uly and 9r and last weekend I rode an Aprilia Caponord.
>>
>> Today I rode the GT1000. This bike is the winner. By far.
>>
>> By god, this bike is amazing. Very light and easy steering, Brembo
>> brakes
>> that actually impressed me. A very nice seating position. And the motor.
>> It actually revs and pulls like a freight train. The Buells and Aprilia
>> aren't even in the same league.
>>
>> Oh and price. The Ducati is the least expensive.
>>
>> I do have 2 complaints. The clutch is a bit stiff and there is some
>> vibration in the pegs.
>>
>> This has set the gold standard for me.
>>
>> The bike I rode had slip on aftermarket exhaust (Terigami?) that were
>> quite
>> loud. I liked it.
>
> Termignoni. Pronounced term-in-yony, usually shortened to "Termi."
> I have the third most expensive Termignoni full street exhaust system
> in the world on my S4Rs. Yes, even with the optional baffles in it,
> it sounds WONDERFUL.
>


How does it compare to the second most expensive set of Termignoni's?
Does the most expensive set go to 11?

--
Andrew
00 Daytona
00 Speed Triple
71 Kawi H1
05 Infant
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On Sep 12, 11:26 pm, "Andrew"
wrote:
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> > On Sep 8, 1:10 pm, "BryanUT" wrote:
> >> This was my 3rd V Twin test ride this year. Earlier this year I rode the
> >> Buell Uly and 9r and last weekend I rode an Aprilia Caponord.
>
> >> Today I rode the GT1000. This bike is the winner. By far.
>
> >> By god, this bike is amazing. Very light and easy steering, Brembo
> >> brakes
> >> that actually impressed me. A very nice seating position. And the motor.
> >> It actually revs and pulls like a freight train. The Buells and Aprilia
> >> aren't even in the same league.
>
> >> Oh and price. The Ducati is the least expensive.
>
> >> I do have 2 complaints. The clutch is a bit stiff and there is some
> >> vibration in the pegs.
>
> >> This has set the gold standard for me.
>
> >> The bike I rode had slip on aftermarket exhaust (Terigami?) that were
> >> quite
> >> loud. I liked it.
>
> > Termignoni. Pronounced term-in-yony, usually shortened to "Termi."
> > I have the third most expensive Termignoni full street exhaust system
> > in the world on my S4Rs. Yes, even with the optional baffles in it,
> > it sounds WONDERFUL.
>
> How does it compare to the second most expensive set of Termignoni's?
> Does the most expensive set go to 11?

I mentioned the price only because the damn things are crazy
expensive. I only put them on my bike because they came as a Ducati
Performance approved match set with a factory ECU and modified
airbox. I had to hide the cost of the damn system from my spousal
unit, not because we can't afford it, but because she would've hit the
roof over me spending so much money on "exhaust pipes!"

The 70mm full Termi system for the 1098 is BREATHTAKINGLY expensive.
Makes mine seem almost reasonable!

The funny thing is that over the winter I'm going to commission a pair
of ARC Fabrication to make me a custon set of reverse cone megaphones
with baffles and a tubular Ti hangar to replace the CF cans, keeping
the Termi header and spaghetti pipes.

Oh, and I just bought a (used) set of Rizoma adjustable rearsets [1]
for the bike.

Oh, and I'm about to PayPal a guy in the Monster club for a pair of
(new, but at used prices) billet Brembo racing brake and clutch master
cylinders[1], just because they are achingly beautiful and and I
*must* have them, if only to look down on them while I ride and crash
into a bridge abutment while admiring them!

Oh, and I have a used Ducati Monster S2R1000 top triple clamp for 7/8"
handlebars to install, so I can use K&N GP Touring handlebars on the
S4Rs.

Projects, projects, projects.....

[1] http://www.carpimoto.it/Images/Products/Detail/r%5Crz_PE202B_D.jpg

[2] http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=10.5800.10
http://www.yoyodyneti.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=X10.48.50
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