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2007 Ducati 1098S: 1098kms with the 1098S (Onewheeldrive.net)
Model(s) covered: 2007 Ducati 1098 S
It’s a scene from a script. The Ducati 1098S ascends the Angeles Crest, while below a fierce wildfire consumes hectares of brush in L.A.’s Griffith Park. Cut to news footage of residents evacuating the southern boundary. A close-up of twin undertail Termignoni exhaust, the only soundtrack their bellicose bass harmonization. A series of pans as the 1098S slices smoothly though fresh paved curves, the Testeratta Evoluzione engine note rising and falling with the throttle roll.
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2007 Aprilia RSV1000R vs Ducati 1098S (Motorcycle-usa.com)
Model(s) covered: 2007 Ducati 1098 S, 2007 Aprilia RSV 1000 R
Since the inception of the Superbike World Championship, Twin-cylinder motorcycles have claimed 16 of 20 series titles, including fourteen by Ducati alone. Many a mortal man has been transformed into a legend thanks in part to the rider-friendly nature inherent with sporting Twins. Fogarty, Roche, Bayliss and Toseland all won championships on either the 916 or 999 platforms and starting in 2008 the new 1098 will fly the tri-color in competition for the boys of Bologna.
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Model(s) covered: 2007 Ducati 1098 S
Ducati's 1098 is going to be one to watch. It looks trick, has all the ingredients on paper to be a winner, and has huge expectations from almost every bike fan from around the globe. This bike might be able to take the Italian company back to the fame and success it once had in the streetbike market when the ground-breaking 916 was first released in 1994.
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