First shot of Ducati’s next Superbike front end without camouflage.
source: motociclismo
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Not sure if that’s an improvement.
1098 is stunning.
I’ll wait to see the whole thing.
Not many properly pretty bikes out there anymore.
Zx10 is out, 1000rr, Gsxr 1k with the oval headlight instead
Of the crown.
R1 is at least still pretty.
The Audi style l.e.d.'s are cool
^^ Those LED’s makes a lot of sense on a motorcycle. Less heat, less space, less weight, less power consumption but more light. Any weight, however seemingly minimal, makes a lot of difference on something that weights around 400lbs dry.
All the crazy money that you can spend on light weight aluminum sub frames and fairing stay can’t be compared to the dramatic difference simply by swapping out the OEM for a race battery, which will instantly shave 6~7 lbs off the bike. That might not seem a lot, but given that every time the bike tries to turn in, it needs to fight against its own cg; it ended up helping a lot.
The LED technology once perfected enough will be the new standard on bikes.
And it will be the simplest way to tell a new bike vs and older bike for an average person on the street once every manufacturer joins in.
LED tech also allows for a much larger variety of shapes and location placement on the bike front. Making possibilities endless.
It’s only a matter of time.
The design “inspiration” is clear, this is what Ducati has been trying to incorporate to their design all along…
Definetly a badass looking bike. I’ve always looked at ducati like other italian vehicles. Awesome and way too expensive for me to own.