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Blade
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by Blade » 23 Sep 2020, 08:56
We must be in sync Kwacky
I just posted that a few minutes ago on Perkles Bike thread
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by Kwacky » 23 Sep 2020, 09:15
Perkles hasn't got an M1000RR
If I had the sort of money to afford a BMW M, I wouldn't buy a BMW M. The Italians have much better offerings for that sort of cash.
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by Blade » 23 Sep 2020, 09:26
Yeah agree it wouldn't get my cash either, for a start its not red
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by duke63 » 23 Sep 2020, 09:28
£30,935????? + £4k for the extra package.
I wonder how many they will sell though no doubt they are aimed at racers rather than road riders.
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by Blade » 23 Sep 2020, 09:31
duke63 wrote: £30,935????? + £4k for the extra package.
I wonder how many they will sell though no doubt they are aimed at racers rather than road riders.
As ridiculous as it sounds that isn't silly money in todays market for what it is.
Its mental money for your average biker but the market is shifting to exclusive mega performance, high end machinery for the wealthy.
Just look at Honda a base model Blade is 20k these days.
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by Jack » 23 Sep 2020, 09:33
not keen on the paint job looks disjointed , bitty and piecemeal .
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by D41 » 23 Sep 2020, 10:36
Jack wrote: not keen on the paint job looks disjointed , bitty and piecemeal .
Looks like it was painted by Jackson Pollock. It's almost cartoonish.
The shape of the bike itself seems decent enough, albeit in an upright sort of way.
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by duke63 » 23 Sep 2020, 11:04
Blade wrote: This is where my 30 large would go
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By far the cheapest I've seen
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That one is a show bike not a full on Superleggera. The headstock number is XXX. There was a thread on it on ducatiforum some time ago and i forget the full story.
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by Blade » 23 Sep 2020, 12:49
Whats a not full on superleggra?
Wondered why it was 10k cheap
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by Frankie » 23 Sep 2020, 13:43
All the hype.... I have one already, this is old news
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by D41 » 23 Sep 2020, 13:49
Blade wrote: Whats a not full on superleggra?
Wondered why it was 10k cheap
A prototype??
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by Perkles » 24 Sep 2020, 05:30
I think it’s a bargain for the amount of technology and development
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by Perkles » 24 Sep 2020, 05:35
duke63 wrote: £30,935????? + £4k for the extra package.
I wonder how many they will sell though no doubt they are aimed at racers rather than road riders.
It’s to address the wsb problems with top end speed and not being able to tune the Bosch ecu properly
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by duke63 » 24 Sep 2020, 07:43
D41 wrote: Blade wrote: Whats a not full on superleggra?
Wondered why it was 10k cheap
A prototype??
They were Press/Demo bikes. There are a few around with XXX as the number on the headstock. Its why its approx £10k cheaper than a numbered bike.
If you are buying to use it, then that would be the one to go for.
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by Cav » 24 Sep 2020, 08:31
Perkles wrote: I think it’s a bargain for the amount of technology and development
I think all the work on the engine and swingarm are important but it's steep for a road bike IMO.
You can buy 2 of these or 1 brand new M4. You could have bought 3 S1000RRs for 1 M4 when they first came out and they were a revolution back then.
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by Blade » 24 Sep 2020, 08:48
duke63 wrote: D41 wrote: Blade wrote: Whats a not full on superleggra?
Wondered why it was 10k cheap
A prototype??
They were Press/Demo bikes. There are a few around with XXX as the number on the headstock. Its why its approx £10k cheaper than a numbered bike.
If you are buying to use it, then that would be the one to go for.
Tempting but I reckon i would be extremely nervous on a 35k sportsbike. You would be mega paranoid about dropping it
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by D6 » 24 Sep 2020, 10:12
None of these advances and technology are important. What is important is a self cleaning and maintenance free bike.
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by Kwacky » 24 Sep 2020, 10:13
If you cover a bike in olive oil, not only does it protect your bike from rust but it also allows rain and dirt to just fall off.