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The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« on: June 23, 2016, 06:10:37 PM »
This rolled thru the station today.  Brand Spanking new Ducati Street Fighter.

Judging by the way the owner stabbed the brakes and stalled out before merging back to the highway, I hope he isn't as new to riding as his bike.
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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2016, 08:12:22 PM »
Just curious for the sake of asking - but why is the back-end of that bike sprung so high?
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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2016, 09:20:20 PM »
Quote from: eigenvector on June 23, 2016, 08:12:22 PM
Just curious for the sake of asking - but why is the back-end of that bike sprung so high?

It's a sport bike and a Ducati.  That's why.  ;)
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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2016, 09:29:54 PM »
Quote from: eigenvector on June 23, 2016, 08:12:22 PM
Just curious for the sake of asking - but why is the back-end of that bike sprung so high?

It's decieving.  The sweep of the rear cowl is exaggerated compared to the angle of the drive chain
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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2016, 09:30:32 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on June 23, 2016, 09:20:20 PM
Quote from: eigenvector on June 23, 2016, 08:12:22 PM
Just curious for the sake of asking - but why is the back-end of that bike sprung so high?

It's a sport bike and a Ducati.  That's why.  ;)

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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2016, 04:07:32 AM »
Quote from: eigenvector on June 23, 2016, 08:12:22 PM
Just curious for the sake of asking - but why is the back-end of that bike sprung so high?

Not so much to do with it being a Ducati as it being a "Street Fighter", the arse end of Streetfighters are jacked up like that, it's just the fashion. Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2016, 06:35:04 AM »
Quote from: eigenvector on June 23, 2016, 08:12:22 PM
Just curious for the sake of asking - but why is the back-end of that bike sprung so high?

It's so the passenger sits high enough to get bugs in their teeth too!!!  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;)
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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2016, 07:47:19 AM »
If the rider is like the guy at work that rides an ST4 it is probably sprung to accommodate his 400+ lb frame.
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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2016, 10:01:22 AM »
Quote from: DukieDukenDuke on June 24, 2016, 07:47:19 AM
If the rider is like the guy at work that rides an ST4 it is probably sprung to accommodate his 400+ lb frame.

Nah, pretty average lookin man.

Below average braking and shifting skills however.  Went a little wide on the right turn into traffic too :(

Hopefully he made it wherever he was going
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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2016, 10:56:48 AM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on June 24, 2016, 04:07:32 AM
Quote from: eigenvector on June 23, 2016, 08:12:22 PM
Just curious for the sake of asking - but why is the back-end of that bike sprung so high?

Not so much to do with it being a Ducati as it being a "Street Fighter", the arse end of Streetfighters are jacked up like that, it's just the fashion. Cheers, Terry. ;D

True, I WAS being sarcastic.  It really is more a trick of the eye given the camera angle.  Ducati's "Streetfighter" has a streetfighter  motorcycle aesthetic (brawny, aggressive, naked sport bike), but the tail is not too unusually high in comparison to the other 1198 and 848-powered twin sport bikes it is derived from.
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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2016, 07:00:39 PM »
Quote from: DukieDukenDuke on June 24, 2016, 07:47:19 AM
If the rider is like the guy at work that rides an ST4 it is probably sprung to accommodate his 400+ lb frame.

Geez that's interesting, I worked with a guy who was at least 400 pounds, and last time I saw him, he was riding an ST4. He was working on a road project in the Phillipines and was making big money, so could afford a shiny new Duke, but even though I'm a big fat bugger, I still felt sorry for it.............. ;D
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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2016, 03:12:52 PM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on June 24, 2016, 10:56:48 AM
Quote from: Terry in Australia on June 24, 2016, 04:07:32 AM
Quote from: eigenvector on June 23, 2016, 08:12:22 PM
Just curious for the sake of asking - but why is the back-end of that bike sprung so high?

Not so much to do with it being a Ducati as it being a "Street Fighter", the arse end of Streetfighters are jacked up like that, it's just the fashion. Cheers, Terry. ;D

True, I WAS being sarcastic.  It really is more a trick of the eye given the camera angle.  Ducati's "Streetfighter" has a streetfighter  motorcycle aesthetic (brawny, aggressive, naked sport bike), but the tail is not too unusually high in comparison to the other 1198 and 848-powered twin sport bikes it is derived from.

Looks like the wheel chair mini van of sport bikes.
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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2016, 03:37:31 PM »
What you say about wheel chairs?
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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2016, 01:34:22 PM »
Not the chair itself but the van they carry them around in.  :D
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Re: The sausage creature rears its ugly head!
« Reply #14 on: August 04, 2016, 01:47:06 PM »
Wow...the country part of "town and country" explains the ground clearance.

Why did you ditch the evil punk money duanob?
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