Comments on: A “Monster” 1098 http://www.citybikerblog.com/2008/11/a-monster-1098/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Zac Hunter http://www.citybikerblog.com/2008/11/a-monster-1098/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Zac Hunter Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:54:02 +0000 http://www.citybikerblog.com/?p=382#comment-462 Just read a spread on this bike in this month's Motorcyclist Magazine. Sort of changed my opinion. Better photos and a pretty glowing review. Just read a spread on this bike in this month’s Motorcyclist Magazine. Sort of changed my opinion. Better photos and a pretty glowing review.

]]> By: Pete http://www.citybikerblog.com/2008/11/a-monster-1098/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Pete Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:58:40 +0000 http://www.citybikerblog.com/?p=382#comment-461 Definitely looks like a MV Agusta Brutale...I mean, if I saw that on the street without having heard Duc was coming out with a new model, I would think it WAS a Brutale. Ducati comes up with designs as great as the Monster and the Sportclassic, and then come out with this carbon-copy? I can't believe how similar this is... Definitely looks like a MV Agusta Brutale…I mean, if I saw that on the street without having heard Duc was coming out with a new model, I would think it WAS a Brutale. Ducati comes up with designs as great as the Monster and the Sportclassic, and then come out with this carbon-copy? I can’t believe how similar this is…

]]> By: robotribe http://www.citybikerblog.com/2008/11/a-monster-1098/comment-page-1/#comment-460 robotribe Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:46:55 +0000 http://www.citybikerblog.com/?p=382#comment-460 I don't see B-King at all. Looks like a mash-up of an Aprilia Shiver and MV Agusta Brutale. Either of those bikes look more cohesive to me than this does. Doesn't do much for me, personally. I'd go with a Monster 1100, lower power and all, before this, if I was truly hungry for a naked Duc. Makes me anxious to see what the rumored middleweight naked MV Agusta triples are going to look like. All things considered, that's a lotta cash ($15k base model) for a bike, especially a naked one. The premium one pays for bragging rights is too steep for me at the moment. I don’t see B-King at all. Looks like a mash-up of an Aprilia Shiver and MV Agusta Brutale. Either of those bikes look more cohesive to me than this does. Doesn’t do much for me, personally. I’d go with a Monster 1100, lower power and all, before this, if I was truly hungry for a naked Duc. Makes me anxious to see what the rumored middleweight naked MV Agusta triples are going to look like.

All things considered, that’s a lotta cash ($15k base model) for a bike, especially a naked one. The premium one pays for bragging rights is too steep for me at the moment.

]]> By: Zac Hunter http://www.citybikerblog.com/2008/11/a-monster-1098/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Zac Hunter Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:17:32 +0000 http://www.citybikerblog.com/?p=382#comment-458 Those mirrors?? What were they thinking with those mirrors? I was actually anxious to see this bike once the story was leaked and frankly I'm a little let down by the design. Nothing about this design, other than the frame, says 'Ducati' to me. In fact, it looks a little too similar to the B-king - which I imagine is its primary competitor. I guess I will have to see it (and hopefully ride it) in person. Those mirrors?? What were they thinking with those mirrors? I was actually anxious to see this bike once the story was leaked and frankly I’m a little let down by the design. Nothing about this design, other than the frame, says ‘Ducati’ to me. In fact, it looks a little too similar to the B-king – which I imagine is its primary competitor. I guess I will have to see it (and hopefully ride it) in person.

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