Ducati Riders

[t28]

Just wanna say those meetings you guys have looks like fun and after reading this thread, it feels like you guys are part of a big family!

 

Hi bro, hope to see u join us soon with yr sparkling new 848evo! Nice pics! Thanks for sharing! So next time come with yr camera n shoot for us!

 

anyone on the forum riding a ducati 400SS?

 

I'm riding a Supersport 1000DS. Heard one of our mates is rebuilding a 400SS... I didnt even know that S'pore had 400SS. R u looking for one?

[HanSiam]

Zards slip ons are street legal.. ive got a fren using it on his 848..

 

 

Hey Guys,

 

I'm thinking of fitting Zards instead of Termis for my Future Ducs

 

Was wondering whether it's street legal or not? (just the slip-on)

Will it breach the warranty?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Just wanna say those meetings you guys have looks like fun and after reading this thread, it feels like you guys are part of a big family!

Awesome Photos very creative, Fesa!

and cool on-board videos!

 

Reminds me of back in Oz where me and my mates would do weekend group riding.

 

Here's some pictures of our group in Australia as I love taking Photos aswell XD (forgive me but there was no Ducs in our group back then and I was riding an R1 )

 

At Sydney Motor Show we spotted this gorgeous looking V-Rod So I decide to go low and snap some pics

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/bleuciel/Vrod_Green.jpg

 

here's my mate's 09 R1 when we were installing pvc, Y-pipe and Akra Slip-on

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/bleuciel/Pic29.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/bleuciel/R109_HDR2_BIG.jpg

 

Here we are at the Infamous Putty Road NSW (very awesome but deadly twisties) at a burnt out Gas Station (we thought the gas station was still intact it was 40 Degrees and we were dehydrated, it was Hell!!)

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/bleuciel/MotorCycle%20Photography/image20.jpg

 

And a collage of our group (not all) with their respective bikes.

the right corner bottom is me! nice to meet you guys (as you can see I always wanted a Ducati, perhaps the Desmo is a bit too much but finally I'm getting my hand on the 848 evo here in Singapore!!!!

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/bleuciel/MotorCycle%20Photography/The-Gank.jpg

 

Hope you guys like it!!

 

Safe Ride to all!!

[maxbg]

1. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 1min 30.882s

2. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 30.895s

3. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 1min 31.293s

4. Leon Haslam GBR BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 31.429s

5. Eugene Laverty IRL Yamaha WSBK YZF R1 1min 31.858s

6. Jakub Smrz CZE Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 1min 31.980s

7. Troy Corser AUS BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1min 32.182s

8. Marco Melandri ITA Yamaha WSBK YZF R1 1min 32.662s

 

9. Michel Fabrizio ITA Suzuki Alstare GSX-R1000 1min 32.153s

10. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki RTS ZX-10R 1min 32.204s

11. Josh Waters AUS Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 1min 32.240s

12. Jonathan Rea GBR Castrol Honda CBR1000RR 1min 32.708s

 

13. Joan Lascorz ESP Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1min 32.346s

14. Noriyuki Haga JPN PATA Aprilia RSV-4 1min 32.391s

15. James Toseland GBR BMW Italia S1000RR 1min 32.547s

16. Ruben Xaus ESP Castrol Honda CBR1000RR 1min 32.788s

 

Grid positions determined by Q2 times

 

17. Leon Camier GBR Aprilia Alitalia Racing RSV-4 1min 32.847s

18. Bryan Staring AUS Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 32.883s

19. Maxime Berger FRA Supersonic Ducati 1098R 1min 33.079s

20. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia S1000RR 1min 33.161s

21. Roberto Rolfo ITA Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 33.286s

22. Mark Aitchison AUS Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1min 33.413s

 

Phillip Island official WSBK lap records

Best lap: Regis Laconi FRA DFX Ducati 1m 31.050s (2009)

Race lap record: Troy Corser AUS Yamaha Italia 1m 31.826s (2007)

[alkapot]

Skywheel, pumpkin, rsv1000, Ragnaphobia, Jan & alkapot,

 

Thanks for the company. It was a small & cosy chill'out at LC Foodcourt, 6 Ducs & 1 car, I had a great time. Let's do it again next week?

 

Cheers guys!

No problem man.. Sigh.. Ytd my agv helmet flew away while ridin.. Apparently i brought it along for pilion bt halfway through AYE i realised my helmet bag seems light. That's when i stp by e shoulder only to find out dat e zipper gave way.. Sian.. There goes my agv..

[rsv1000]

No problem man.. Sigh.. Ytd my agv helmet flew away while ridin.. Apparently i brought it along for pilion bt halfway through AYE i realised my helmet bag seems light. That's when i stp by e shoulder only to find out dat e zipper gave way.. Sian.. There goes my agv..

 

HUH??!

 

what?!

 

oh dear! sorry remy! i feel your pain! :cry:

[Jan]

No problem man.. Sigh.. Ytd my agv helmet flew away while ridin.. Apparently i brought it along for pilion bt halfway through AYE i realised my helmet bag seems light. That's when i stp by e shoulder only to find out dat e zipper gave way.. Sian.. There goes my agv..

 

Bro alkapot..next mth on the high side..so can buy new agv helmet...

Edited February 26, 2011 by ( Jan )

[maxbg]

WSBK » Phillip Island - Race results (1)

 

WSBK » Phillip Island - Race results (2)

[fesa7044]

WSBK » Phillip Island - Race results (1)

 

WSBK » Phillip Island - Race results (2)

 

 

there's still life in the old dog(1198r),yet!

max joined us next sunday,bring along yr equipment,ok?

 

we 'll meet here next sunday , on the 6th of march , ktm @ 10am.

<!--url{2}-->[/img]</p><p> saw the reflection on the red duc848 , he

 

many photographers taking alot of foto,i think they know the end is near?

1st of july 2011

<!--url{3}-->[/img]</p><p> bad news,pum9kin fell stationary dis morning,a bit chafe on the right side,no damage only some ego!</p><p> </p><p> t28 brought along his family&his car , better make full use of it,the mirror dat is?</p><p> <img src=[/img]

 

now make use of his dark tinted film!

<!--url{5}-->[/img]</p><p> </p><p> look @the image,its actually Terbalik !</p><p> <img src=[/img]

where got side stand on right hand side?

*Terbalik is upside down/opposite in malay!

 

time to hit the road,jac!

<!--url{7}-->[/img]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> when we convoy down on the 6th , gentlemen

<!--url{8}-->[/img]</p><p> </p><p> lets rumble!</p><p> <img src=[/img]

in any meet up,passing thru the tunnel is a must!!!

 

bring it home gently,buddy?

its aready sold.

<!--url{10}-->[/img]</p><p> </p><p> arrived @ the saf yacht club,mate.</p><p> <img src=[/img]

 

've a group shot before we start dig in.

<!--url{12}-->[/img]</p><p> </p><p> nice ambience,dis place</p><p> <img src=[/img]

 

the nice sea breeze blowing in our face,awesome man!!

<a href=http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5481027553_9b71fdb5f5_z.jpg' alt='5481027553_9b71fdb5f5_z.jpg'>

 

so guys , see u all on sunday 6th of march @ the KTM(railway station)&to welcome a mate , new ride?

SEE YA.

[fesa7044]

dis is to inform,to top up yr tank prior to joining us on the 6th?

cause dis time,we 've a mixture of highway plus the small road?

we start off from KTM(tanjong pagar railway station)keppel rd than we hook on to ecp(east coast parkway)than we 'll keep left & proceed to the tunnel , kpe(kallang paya lebar x'pressway)after a short stint in the dark we turn left into the sunshine to jump on to pie(pan island x'pressway)all the way till exit 2 & turn off to loyang avenue than continue to changi village&soak in some sea breeze than to telok paku road continue with nicoll drive & we 'll reach changi coast road which is quite a stretch than watch out for the sigh to turn left to tanah merah coast road , which is 1 or 11/2 km deep all the way to the end,u 'll able to see saf yacht club on the right!

so,sun,sea&the beach , we 'll adjourn to chill out in the cafeteria.

so full tank plse gentlemen?

 

 

 

 

the nice sea breeze blowing in our face,awesome man!!

<a href=http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5481027553_9b71fdb5f5_z.jpg' alt='5481027553_9b71fdb5f5_z.jpg'>

 

so guys , see u all on sunday 6th of march @ the KTM(railway station)&to welcome a mate , new ride?

SEE YA.

Edited February 27, 2011 by fesa7044
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[NaPTuNe]

Alright!!! I'm in for this Sunday's KTM ---> Yatch Club ride. See you see me at 10am.

[Jan]

Welcome back Neptune......

[fesa7044]

WSBK » Phillip Island - Race results (1)

 

WSBK » Phillip Island - Race results (2)

 

 

 

 

Checa MotoGP-Fast At Phillip Island

 

The quick time set by Checa in third stage of the Formula-1 inspired Superpole competition was a 1’30.882, just enough to take honors from Biaggi’s time of 1’30.895.

 

One of the fascinating things about racing, especially motorcycle racing, is how a lack of horsepower (and, therefore, top speed) can be overcome. Unless we were able to get a look at the data downloaded from the two machines, we could not put numbers to the obvious: the big twin is making it up on the brakes and through the bends.

 

Top speeds on the lap that the quickest times were set by the two veterans are very far apart. Biaggi's Aprilia was timed at 315 km/h (195.7 mph) on the Italian's fastest lap, while the Spaniard beat that time by .013 of a second on a relatively low-revving twin that droned down the Gardner Straight at 302 km/h (187.7 mph).

 

The very fastest runs by these two very different machines both came from earlier sessions. Biaggi's Aprilia hit 321 km/h (199.5 mph) in the second qualifying session on Saturday, prior to Superpole, while Checa´s Ducati managed a pass of 307 km/h (190.8 mph) in the first free session on Friday.

 

*ps the ducati is holding back by a air restrictor imposed by the fim,so if they keep on winning the restrictor 'll stay in place , if they goes back to europe & they win less ,the authorities might enlarge it,like what they do last year with the weight issue.

world superbike is technically very complicated now.

what u see is might NOT what u get???

 

 

MotoGP Vs. SBK

Carlos Checa's Superpole time that landed him on the pole for World Superbike season opener would have been good enough to have placed the Spaniard on the front row of the MotoGP grid at last season's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

 

Admittedly, the weather conditions were worse for MotoGP; the ambient temperature was hovering around a chilly 50 degrees when Casey Stoner set his amazing time of 1´30.107 on the Ducati Desmosedici 800. Checa's time was set with a warmer temperature of around 59 degrees with correspondingly higher track surface temperature and there were also strong gusts of wind coming off the Bass Strait when Stoner established a new record for the 800cc class.

 

So there is no straight comparison between the MotoGP machines -- lighter and with carbon brakes -- against the heavier Superbikes with their steel brakes. But it is impossible to avoid the temptation to create a virtual mixed MotoGP/SBK grid (which appears below). More significant, however, is the contrast between the Ducati 1098 (1198cc) twin and the RSV4 Aprilia (999.6cc).

 

It is still too early to jump to any conclusions -- but it looks, in spite of Ducati’s complaints, that the handicapping system between 1000cc fours and 1200cc twins is not far off.

 

A more significant question might be whether these bikes are road bikes homologated for the track -- as the original Superbike philosophy intended -- or in reality, racebikes homologated for the road. That is another kettle of fish.

 

 

It is temping to speculate what would happen if these two Superbikes were mixed into the MotoGP grid. If we go back to the last time the MotoGP 800s ran at Phillip Island, last October in round 16 of the 2010 season, we see, rather surprisingly, that Checa's would have bumped Ben Spies on the Tech3 Yamaha M1 off the first row -- a first row that would have been led by Casey Stoner. (By the way, Stoner's Ducati stormed down the Gardner Straight at 323.4 km/h or 200.994 mph during the final MotoGP qualifying session.

 

Just for the fun of it, imagine the first two rows (using the three-per-row MotoGP formula):

 

First Row

 

1. Casey Stoner (Ducati Desmosedici 800cc) 1’30.107

2. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha M1 800cc) 1'30.775

3. Carlos Checa (Ducati 1098, 1198cc) 1'30.882Second Row

 

4. Max Biaggi (Aprilia RSV4) 1'30.895

5. Sylvain Guintoli (Ducati 1098, 1198cc) 1'31.293

6. Ben Spies (Yamaha M1 800cc) 1'31.386

 

Wouldn’t that have been an interesting mix?

 

*look out for # 7 ?

race 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFIGIBpyH5c

 

race 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7GUUetHc2U

 

there's still life in the old dog(1198r),yet!

[Gixer77]

Hi guys! Can i ask a few questions b4 i decided to sell off my car and get a 1098/1198. I heard tat the old 916/996/998 encounter alot of electrical problems when they r often ridden on the road. Are the new 1098/1198 model made to be ridden everyday? As in a transport bike tat bring me to and fro from work.

 

Will appreciate ur comments.

[alkapot]

Hi guys! Can i ask a few questions b4 i decided to sell off my car and get a 1098/1198. I heard tat the old 916/996/998 encounter alot of electrical problems when they r often ridden on the road. Are the new 1098/1198 model made to be ridden everyday? As in a transport bike tat bring me to and fro from work.

 

Will appreciate ur comments.

 

I beg ur pardon? My 17 yrs old 916 gt no electrical problems so far.. Only leaking coolant tanks bt that problem is nw history after i changed to an aluminium coolant tank. Electrical issues will arise to any make or model prior to failure in maintainance and regular lubricating of the wire connectors.

[geeteethree]

Hi guys! Can i ask a few questions b4 i decided to sell off my car and get a 1098/1198. I heard tat the old 916/996/998 encounter alot of electrical problems when they r often ridden on the road. Are the new 1098/1198 model made to be ridden everyday? As in a transport bike tat bring me to and fro from work.

 

Will appreciate ur comments.

 

 

Bro, I've owned 916 and 998 series. For sure the newer models have fewer problems. Alkapot is right, most electrical issues come from poor maintenance. Some in 748/998 series had problems with water in electrics but this was usually fixed in the service process with a bit of insulation tape here and there.

 

What I would say is that if you are riding a distance the 1098/1198 will be more comfortable. The older bikes are awesome but will crunch your thumbs and numb your arse. Doesn't make them worse, just that Ducati only discovered ergonomics with the 999 series. Lastly, if it's a daily ride then reliability is critical so the newer the bike the better is general rule.

[Gixer77]

I was just been told tat tis bike is not suitable for everyday riding. wear and tear rate is higher than those Jap bike. Is it true?

[weian_85]

I was just been told tat tis bike is not suitable for everyday riding. wear and tear rate is higher than those Jap bike. Is it true?

 

who told u tat? i've clock 36,000km on the road in 2yrs 4 mths on my 08' 1098. If u take gd care ur bike, doesnt matter which bike ur on, it will serve u well! If u nva service regularly and ride like a maniac and the bike breaks down. Who's to blame? u or the bike? u decide. . .

[bleuciel]

I'm in Fesa! but yeah no ride yet......... T_T

[bleuciel]

oh yeah 1 more thing, anyone have a descent DSLR? I can help snap some pics with it.

 

This used to be my rig

 

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/bleuciel/MotorCycle%20Photography/Bleu_SelfPotrait_SMALL.jpg

 

moved to Singapore and I sold it of since it's really heavy

 

for now I'm only using

 

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/bleuciel/nikonp100.jpg

 

haha

So if someone do have a good cam I can help with the photos for that day.

[Jan]

I was just been told tat tis bike is not suitable for everyday riding. wear and tear rate is higher than those Jap bike. Is it true?

be there on 6 March to gain info abt 9series.

[conjurer]

very sad, cannot join all of u again.... last meetup i was overseas, night out i was overseas, next meet up i am overseas again... sigh! hope the next meet up i can join u, and hopefully by then it will be with the new baby of the family

 

dis is to inform,to top up yr tank prior to joining us on the 6th?

cause dis time,we 've a mixture of highway plus the small road?

we start off from KTM(tanjong pagar railway station)keppel rd than we hook on to ecp(east coast parkway)than we 'll keep left & proceed to the tunnel , kpe(kallang paya lebar x'pressway)after a short stint in the dark we turn left into the sunshine to jump on to pie(pan island x'pressway)all the way till exit 2 & turn off to loyang avenue than continue to changi village&soak in some sea breeze than to telok paku road continue with nicoll drive & we 'll reach changi coast road which is quite a stretch than watch out for the sigh to turn left to tanah merah coast road , which is 1 or 11/2 km deep all the way to the end,u 'll able to see saf yacht club on the right!

so,sun,sea&the beach , we 'll adjourn to chill out in the cafeteria.

so full tank plse gentlemen?

 

 

 

 

the nice sea breeze blowing in our face,awesome man!!

<a href=http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5481027553_9b71fdb5f5_z.jpg' alt='5481027553_9b71fdb5f5_z.jpg'>

 

so guys , see u all on sunday 6th of march @ the KTM(railway station)&to welcome a mate , new ride?

SEE YA.

[Skywheel]

who told u tat? i've clock 36,000km on the road in 2yrs 4 mths on my 08' 1098. If u take gd care ur bike, doesnt matter which bike ur on, it will serve u well! If u nva service regularly and ride like a maniac and the bike breaks down. Who's to blame? u or the bike? u decide. . .

 

Good one

[t28]

oh yeah 1 more thing, anyone have a descent DSLR? I can help snap some pics with it.

 

haha

So if someone do have a good cam I can help with the photos for that day.

 

Thanks for coming forward with the photo-taking. So far for our meetup pics, we never use any hi-end camera, yours is good enuf!

[t28]

Good one

 

who told u tat? i've clock 36,000km on the road in 2yrs 4 mths on my 08' 1098. If u take gd care ur bike, doesnt matter which bike ur on, it will serve u well! If u nva service regularly and ride like a maniac and the bike breaks down. Who's to blame? u or the bike? u decide. . .

 

This Fri nite which location bros? Ice-cream close too early lah, I cant come out so early.....

 

Gixer77, come join us for any of the meetups lah, you get to talk to owners of most models, clear all your doubts at 1 go!

[t28]

very sad, cannot join all of u again.... last meetup i was overseas, night out i was overseas, next meet up i am overseas again... sigh! hope the next meet up i can join u, and hopefully by then it will be with the new baby of the family

 

bro, next month's meetup u set the date! We have to welcome the 1st Diavel to our group! Except my SS will miss her old sista??