Are you retarded??  Pure crap??  The sound of a Duc running is like pure nirvana.

What Scott may mean is, Duc's make a ton of noise, some of us hard core Jap riders associate that a bit negatively with parts dropping off the bike and dragging behind you.
Cool.
Srinath.

Quote from: spcterry on January 02, 2008, 03:34:43 PM
Are you retarded??  Pure crap??  The sound of a Duc running is like pure nirvana.

+1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND_MAZFAUDw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M58EPMPLJ4

426 hemi's make a ton of noise too, doesn't mean there's something wrong with em.  Come to think of it, the F430 I was next to at a light the other day pretty much sounded like a massive Duc. 
Hell, ever heard an RVT with an Akro exhaust??  That's one noisy jap bike.

Congrats on the ride.

The RVT aka RC51 has a wet plate clutch thus does not make the rattle clank sounds of a duc.

Oh yeah your getting screwed on insurance from Geico, try state farm or farmers insurance group.

Unless your under 25 and/or have a crap driving record that's a crap rate especially if you have been with them any length of time.

cute gekko's doing commercials look cool though.

No, not the same noise, but it's stupid loud and obnoxious at a point.  I believe he's fairly young so that rate sounds pretty normal.  I'm only running liability and after shopping around went with Foremost for 370 a year. 

Also, as I recall the M695 is a wet clutch plate, too.  Maybe they changed that for '08, dunno.

No worries, I definitely shopped around before hand to numerous insurance companies. Geico was the cheapest. It was quite a shock to go from 300/year for full coverage on my GS to almost 1500/year for full coverage. However, it is a brand new larger bike. The liability is cheap what makes it so expensive is the comp/col. Also, if you look around you'll notice most companies won't even insure bikes in Washington DC. Not sure exactly why, maybe it is because of the diplomatic immunity or because it is a common wealth. 

Yes it is a wet clutch.

QuoteThe Adler Power Torque Clutch, a Ducati exclusive, makes the 695 even friendlier, safer and more comfortable. It provides a clutch pull that is amazingly light, while also including 'slipper' clutch benefits. A 'slipper' clutch, typically found on race bikes, benefits the rider by reducing the destabilizing rear wheel 'lock-up' or 'chatter' phenomenon when downshifting aggressively.

I would have to say the clutch is my biggest gripe about the bike. It takes some getting used to as it can be abrupt and is almost full on or full off with little play in between. Lately I just wait for some gap between me and the car ahead before I rocket off. Otherwise, I have to actively concentrate on my clutch control to not stall or launch. Apparently there are some clutch slave cylinders out there that smooth out the friction zone. Also, if you're not precise with shifting you may get a false neutral which tends to be annoying.

Thanks. 

personally i like the look of the Desmosedici RR and the 848. i've never been up close to either of them but they look good to me. 

for the $70k+ a Desmo RR would cost, it damn well better be a nice looking bike. The 200+hp and sub 400lb weight are nice too.

70k!!!! it better come with lifetime maint. and blow jobs!

i just looked at duc's website again. yup, you're right special t....72,500. 

well, so i guess price wise the 848 would be a much better deal. why would u pay 70k for a bike? seriously?

As i recall, the 848 is not much cheaper than the 1098.  With the introduction of the 1098r you might as well just go all the way.