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What will follow the 1198?
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:50 pm
by Macdesmo
Now that the 1198 has been released at the recent EICMA motorcycle show what will follow these new models? The factory didn't do what I thought they would do. The 916 increased steadily in capacity for nearly 10 years but now there has only been the single jump to the WSBK capacity. Will they ignore that racing limit for a new streetbike range?[/b]
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:53 am
by DaveG
Panigale - I hear super over square.....
Re: What will follow the 1198?
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:29 pm
by SP3
Macdesmo wrote:Now that the 1198 has been released at the recent EICMA motorcycle show what will follow these new models? The factory didn't do what I thought they would do. The 916 increased steadily in capacity for nearly 10 years but now there has only been the single jump to the WSBK capacity. Will they ignore that racing limit for a new streetbike range?[/b]
sadly, for me, there probably will be one for the street as you saw. following the cruiser market lead and going ever bigger displacement, gaining rotating weight/inertia, larger bikes, more weight. less and less like a proper sporting vehicle. I already don't like the idea of a larger-than-1000cc twin. ever since I was young (like pre-teen) I though 500cc per cylinder just made sense. almost 44 now and all of my favorite engines, whether car or bike, street or race, are 500cc/cylinder or less. yeah, I'm weird.