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Homer
Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 10:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Interesting concept from Ducati...
http://motorcycledaily.com/15november05_ducati2006hypermotard.htm
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Ara
Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 10:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Maintenance nightmare. The valves in a desmo head are famously difficult to gap.
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Court
Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 11:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
>>>desmo head are famously difficult to gap.

But since the bike has neither an airbox or a fuel tank, maintenance costs should be more in line with Buell.

: )
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Dr_greg
Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 02:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Actually the 2-valve heads are pretty easy to maintain (I have a '92 900SS) once you get the knack. The valvetrain is very stable; no valve springs!

I put 40,000 trouble-free miles on mine before it fragged a main bearing. Easy rebuild.

Still...not the engine I would choose to ride around the world!
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Chadhargis
Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 03:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Humm...makes me think my Monster 900 is getting old. Might need to get one of these!
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Bosh
Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 07:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
OK....That thing's WICKED!!!
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Javadog
Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 08:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I like it but it looks like a red Ulysses that caught a bad case of the slim disease.
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Chadhargis
Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 11:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I bet that bike is simply awesome. I'd love to have it for doing track days and backroad hooligan acts.
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