StreetFighter snapshots (8)

[scduc]

Tank and headlight bother me the most from what I can tell so far.

I'll give ya the headlight, but that tank is 100% Ducati beautiful

[Grampa]

Stu needs to alter one

[MsTek]

I saw one today as it was being uncrated and I have to say that I REALLY like this thing.  Over all the bike looks very nice.  I noticed the radiator covers as well and they look cheap considering all the Carbon on the S.  After sitting on the bike I fell in love with it as it feels very nice, but it is quite tall.  This is not really a concern for me beign 6'2", but others may need taller shoes.  A few other things that I liked about the bike are the SMALL switch controls, the tank design, and that fact that it fits like a glove.

Which means I'll never get to own one.. I'm only 5'3".  I actually was looking at a Sport Classic first but it was just way too tall for me. =(

[1313]

It looks really nice but too "busy" for me.

[dezoe]

I still hate the fairing attempt and the head light looks weird and unDucati'sh.
Red isn't an obvious choice, black looks a lot meaner. (before modding)

Thanks for taking the time and write + post all these pictures  I hope you are having a great 17. mai (norweigian national holliday).. and congrats for the win in Eurovision (If you care about these things..) 
I agree with PizzaMonster, this has the potential to look like a 'real' (classic) monster - but there would take some heavy moding..
I'd like to see it with a clssic round monster head light for starters

[timmer357]

 

[psycledelic]

it just doesnt flow

Maybe not sitting still, but I bet it would flow nicely through the curves. And, with 150hp, the straights too.  More bike then I would ever need. 

[pitbull]

It looks really nice but too "busy" for me.

my GF said the exact same thing when I showed her the pics and I agree. It's quite nice, but not my thing as far as looks go.  However, I would like to ride the wheels off one for a few days.

[zvezdah1]

Yep an air cooled bike would be much easier to make clean the 4 valves with rads and piping, just can't neaten it up, I'm worried about where the charcoal cannister will go on US bikes, on the hypermotar it's sticking out of the side and looks awful.

Chris

[scduc]

Seems to me that alot of people are compareing this to the monster. Fact is that it is a totally different bike. Take the lower fairing and black it out and shorten up the headlight cowl and I think the bike rocks. Price tag is a little out of my league and I'm sure the insurance would not be pleasant, but if money where no object, I would definately have one in my garage.

[peanut_man]

Not my cup of tea.  I'd rather go for M1100S or 848 ways.  But hey, to each his(her) own. 

Maybe someone will do some seriously nice mod to make it looks good.  Then we'll talk. 

[FastAndLight]

When I first saw it, I thought it looked pretty awesome.  Then I looked at it more and changed my mind.  Now I'm back to thinking it could look good, but with a bit of work.

I don't understand why Ducati continues to insist on cluttering up the rear wheel of the single sided swingarm bikes.  Give that thing an under tail exhaust and you will clean up the rear end significantly.  Maybe it is just me, but when you only have a SSS back there, I think it looks best if the exhaust is up and out of the way to show off that rear wheel.

[zvezdah1]

But the battery location under the seat makes an underseat exhaust hard to do. I've seen some photochops of shorty exhausts which looks pretty good. I think if they were smaller size as on the brutale it wouldn't be so bad. As big as these exhausts are I'm assuming you have to take them off to get the wheel off. On the brute, you just undo a couple bolts and pivot it up.

Chris

[Chococat]

They should have called this the new Monster S4 something.

I've been reading reviews and it seems that this bike is a bit of a spork. Not quite an urban street bike like the monster and hypermotard and not quite a superbike like the 848 and 1198. It looks great though. I can't wait to read what some people here think about it.

[Monster Dave]

You know, lots of people seem to not like the headlight, and personally I'm not a fan of the Brutale headlight, but this one is far more angular and sharp looking. I like it. It gives the bike an aggressive look.

For anyone who's been wondering, it sounds unimpressive for the look that the exhaust imposes on you - sounds just like a 1098.

It really needs an open clutch, exhaust, tail chop, mirrors off and a black frame,...then it would look perfect.