Dont hate me

bet that sounds pretty awesome 👍

Certainly has a boom totally different sound to the apes.

Hahaha yep but shes no garage queen done 500miles already only had it a couple of weeks. I bought this one because its been used every year. 17 yrs old and 18k on the clock. Full dealer SH and only 2 previous owners first had it 15 years!

Thanks steve, im afraid your factory had to go to fund it sold 2 to buy her

Yes, don't blame you buddy...always loved the 1098's!

Hi Adam,

Just seen this and good for you, you only live once. As it happens I was in our local Ducati dealership on Saturday with my mate (Who just swapped his Kawasaki Z900 SP for a DiavelX) and there were some real beauties on show. I've always found the Ducati sport bikes a little cramped being 6'2" but always admire how (Most of them) look.

Cheers Ray it is s thing of beauty. I don't find it uncomfortable being a short arse and I can actually touch the floor easily unlike the RSV which feels huge in comparison. Shame the weather has turned and it will be tucked away soon and the scooter will be the weapon of choice 

 

A good mate of mine had the last 1098s Tricolure made ( they discovered it in the back of the factory forgotten due to a cancelled order, and it was finally regd about 18 months later than the rest) and he loved it.  

He did have some issues though and when Moto Corse in Wrexham got around to sorting it for him he said it was pretty much perfect as it now went where it was pointed.  Apparently it was a known issue among 1098s owners,the fork internals were mostly swapped out for KTech valving and the springs changed front and rear. 

This bought it up comparable to the 1098r if I recall,I had some conversations about it with a couple of  overseas customers who always kept one bike at the w/shop so they had a bike ready for whenever they wanted a trackday in this country they also kept one at home and rotated them so they always had a serviced bike to use wherever. 

Obviously things were a little different if you have money and live in the channel isles.

I loved that bike and the sounds it made so no negativity from me, cracking bike . Enjoy.