Comments on: Bimota Surprises Milan With DB10 Bimotard and DB9 Brivido (Bike Reports) (News)

By: Solomoto

Solomoto — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:56:07 +0000

The only testing that really matters is in competition. They won’t know the answer until next year in the heat of battle.

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By: Brendan

Brendan — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:36:43 +0000

I would love a Vee-Due. I don’t even care that it WILL blow up before I get home. Bike Porn!

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By: hoyt

hoyt — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:42:08 +0000

while I don’t disagree about the need for less electronic aids, Ducati is not going to be left behind the rest of the market since ALL of them are building bikes that have way-out-there-power, only to be curtailed by way-out-there-electronica.

And, I wouldn’t say Ducati “abandoned” the frameless chassis. It could be said that they brought in the twin spar to help them better understand how that type of chassis behaves with their motor, then evaluate that against the frameless cf chassis. If they can figure out what works better with the twin spar/v4 combo, maybe they just might develop the cf frameless chassis more holistically with the v4 motor?

Don’t you think Ducati has tested the Panigale chassis with the new twin?

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By: Solomoto

Solomoto — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:31:45 +0000

Innovation is meaningful only if it happens to work. Case in point: Ducati abandoned the “frameless” chassis and starts testing the “Japanese” twin spar aluminum frame in their motogp bike the same week if not the same day the Panigale is unveiled which has the “frameless” chassis. Doesn’t exactly bode well for Ducati does it?

Furthermore, the Panigale is so bloated with electronic “aids” that the rider has become insulated from the bike. This is exactly opposite of what people want in a race bike, and indeed people are clamoring for MotoGP and WSB to return to simpler days when the rider was truly a pilot.

By: Scott in the UK

Scott in the UK — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:46:27 +0000

No, a 25 year business plan for a start. Building on strengths and unique features, such as the Triple and the Bonneville heritage. Listening the what the customers (through RAT etc.) say and trying to work on that.

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By: Norm G.

Norm G. — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:15:47 +0000

curious, what exactly is the “triumph” business model…? chinese outsourcing…?

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By: Artem

Artem — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:41:27 +0000

not a jawa or chezet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oelB-MVHnX0
1989 anyway

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By: donniedarko

donniedarko — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:14:26 +0000

If I had the dough I would own one. There is a guy I always see having a coffee who rides a Tesi parked when Im coming home from a client. There almost every tuesday. They are beautiful bikes and the carbon is art

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By: mxs

mxs — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:42:30 +0000

How many bikes do they actually sell?

These two do nothing for me …

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By: Superlight

Superlight — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:14:46 +0000

The Italian business model may be suspect, but their bikes are not. The new 1199 Panigale has more innovative design, features and performance than all the Japanese superbikes put together. Did Japan go on holiday?

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