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First Look: Ducati 1098 (Our New Excuse to Play Lotto)

Posted November 27, 2006 2:16 PM

From PopularMechanics.com - Blogs: Automotive News:

Okay, we've only seen pictures of Ducati's all-new 1098 superbike, but we're already smitten. Not only is this bike visually striking, but it just happens to be the most powerful twin-cylinder motorcycle in the class.

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11/28/2006 12:13 AM

Hullo !! The blurb on the "read the whole article" refers to the new engine as a "parallel twin", I had to go to the Ducati website to check that one out !!

No Virginia, it's still the familar Ducati "L" twin engine configeration they have been using for the last 1000 yrs. !
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11/28/2006 12:56 PM

I still want one.
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