Oh

[plural]

that Reminds me

my ducati



will finally
be delivered
next week

mmm delicious

I paid for it today
have to wait for them
to finish prepping it
and adding a
few upgrades

Comments

Re: yep quite a step up from my last bike too

[strike-anywhere.livejournal.com]

I'm impressed.

I presume you know WHY ducati made such an odd engine size?

actually you got me there

[plural.livejournal.com]

I know they have a long habit of making odd sized engines, but never inquired why

care to enlighten?

Re: actually you got me there

[strike-anywhere.livejournal.com]

This is the story I heard:

The governing body of the 'superbike' (I think that's the name) class in the US, tired of seeing Harley Davidson get their ass whipped by imported four cylinder bikes, instituted a rule that limited four cylinder bikes to 700cc while allowing HD to run at approx 900cc while using two cylinders.

The 916 was Ducati's way of use this advantage in displacement to clean up in the super bike class...

(I give no claims as to the validity of this story...)