what do Ducati 1098 sound like ???

[warby221]

Well actually got out to play today had a run to the barn was very quiet.
Having a chat with a guy who had a bran new Ducati 1098 any way him and his m8 were setting off so he starts up his bike and I’m not kidding it sounded like a bag of spanners
If it were mine it would have been in bits to find out what they’d left in there rattling about
Honest it was that bad
sounded like it was coming from the clutch on it

[AndyE]

Warby

There's an interesting article here on Ducati's dry clutches:

http://www.rebelpacket.net/maint/clutch_maint.html

Many of their recent models have clutches that sound like that - since I found out what it was, it made me want one....

Some riders even fit a vented clutch casing to let MORE noise out!!

Cheers!
Andy

[warby221]

Warby

There's an interesting article here on Ducati's dry clutches:

http://www.rebelpacket.net/maint/clutch_maint.html

Many of their recent models have clutches that sound like that - since I found out what it was, it made me want one....

Some riders even fit a vented clutch casing to let MORE noise out!!

Cheers!
Andy

found this on youtube



to be honest if after paying xxxx amount for a bike it sounded like that I’d be well pi**** off

[patty]

went to the open day at george whites today,james toseland was there,

any how saw a few 1098's up there,they sound quite nice to me,so maybe mateys was buggered????

but the highlight was parking my old aprillia next to the ducati flagship
desmosedici...god what a sound..everyone turned round when matey started it up.AWESOME sound,and he knew it!!!
his number plate nearly said desmosedici aswell,
dont suppose i will see many /if any of them again on the rd

we all watched him leave and he give us a show on the ring rd
(noise show)

dear santa...
i have been a good by this yr......

pat

[patty]

Warby

There's an interesting article here on Ducati's dry clutches:

http://www.rebelpacket.net/maint/clutch_maint.html

Many of their recent models have clutches that sound like that - since I found out what it was, it made me want one....

Some riders even fit a vented clutch casing to let MORE noise out!!

Cheers!
Andy

yea my mate has on on his 748,i always know when to put my kit on as i hear it a mile away

pat

[Beamish]

Warbs I lurve the noise of the 1098 (avec Termis).

[RedStormV]

Personally I don't care for the sound of the dry clutches at all on Ducs, thankfully, the exhaust note usually drowns it out when they're movin'

Was a 1098 at Rufforth last weekend, nearly had a sex wee in me jeans Certianly got a twitch in the nether regions

Didn't hear it leave, but heard that fightered TL leave, sounded awsome.

[LotusSevenMan]

They rattle like some small stones in an old bean can being shaken vigorously!
Fine when the clutch is pulled in, so you do see them being held like that a lot as it does sound awful otherwise IMHO.
Seen a few with open type covers (to let those stones fall out ? ha ha)

[Mr_Rusty]

Being the owner of a couple of dry clutch Ducati's I can attest to the row they make when in neutral with the clutch out which only gets a lot worse as the plates and/or basket wears

On the plus side, as was mentioned when gears engaged and you are going you dont hear a lot

Funnily enough the early 851 I have (1987 red/white/green jobbie) has a much better clutch than the later one as it only rattles with the clutch pulled in.

If you hear a superbike ducati and it has a quiet clutch then ther is a problem

Chris

[alan]

the duke 848 uses a wet clutch unlike its big brother iirc

[warby221]

They rattle like some small stones in an old bean can being shaken vigorously!

Spot on for the sound
I have a dry clutch on my car and if I sounded like that it would be in bits by now for a new un

[LotusSevenMan]

You could always buy one at a knock-down price saving about 5 grand over new???????

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=006

Well it is an 'R' !

[gilson]

Hmmm, the big question is, RC8 or 1098? I'm more tempted by the RC8 because of two things, 1) more comfortable and adujustable, 2) no rattle clutch.

What would you go for?

[LotusSevenMan]

Think the RC9 might be a better bet (or whtever they call the next one).

This '8' has a lot of gearbox issues with it being an off their shelf box sort of bodged into the system. It can't handle the additional power.
It looks great though.

So for me (and I'm biased as a work supplier/mate has a 1098R) it'll have the be the Duke.
He had the 'S' and sold it after a month as he really didn't like it and preferred his ZX10 he bought at the same time ( ).
Says the 1098R is incredible, very hard to keep the front wheel down and not very nice as a road bike really but amazing just the same.
He also has a genuine Foggy Replica 996. Hmmmmm. Maybe I should start supplying him with goods rather than the other way round eh?

[JohnD]

Tried a 1098S at Brands the other week... it was incredible! When I got off it after my session I was speechless! Handled like a dream, incredible brakes, sounded awesome & the power throughout the rev range was astounding! It went like a rocket! A bike like that is wasted on the road tho me thinks....

Would probably never buy another Duc (I used to have an ST4), cos they are just too damn expensive to maintain. Nice if you can afford it tho...