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The KTM Super Duke 990 will be available stateside in February 2007, offered in black, titanium, and KTM orange color schemes; I think I'm in love.

Didn't look, I was rather spellbound by the Super Duke, like I've kinda been for the past year.

OK, just did a search on this model. It's a typical Euro design (no surprise there!), in that the engine has a 4 inch bore and about a 2 7/16ths in stroke (101mm x 62.4mm) - way oversquare! That means one has to "rev the snot" out of it to get to its torque or horsepower peak.

Of course, this style engine appeals to the under-35 set....(my younger son will be 35 next month)

Triumph Sprint ST, anyone?

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Well, I do turn 29 in December, so I guess I qualify eh?

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I turn 29 in 7 days!! Yikes. Maybe that's why I like naked bikes too?

I'd rather have the Ducati Hypermotard that's coming out next year. But who am I kiddin. The closest I'd come to buying a Ducati would be the GT1000.

Both sweet bikes. I like the Monsters too. There's a good article on the GT1000 in the MotorCyclist I just got.

I'll have to pick up that issue. Was talking to a Ducati Multistrada owner on my ride yesterday and he said they have the GT1000 now at the local dealer. I need to see if it's okay for 2up riding.

Looks similar in size to a bonnie, except with a Duc 1000cc motor

Benny and SalMaglie, I sat on a silver GT1000 this last tuesday at D&D in Pensacola, they also had a red one already mounting the Termignoni Pipes (GORGEOUS) I found the bike to be suprisingly tall, I'm 5'10 with about a 30" inseam and I had to tippy toe the bike, but thankfully it's fairly light. I pretty much like the entire air-cooled line of Ducatis, and I think the Hypermotard would be awesome, but I think just by looking at the pics that it'd be way too tall for me.

We saw that GT1000 at Big Twin Cylces in Boise. I think it is the only Ducati I would even think about owning.

Soren

Thanks for the report there Michael. I need to get down to Renaissance Motorcycles and see how it fits. I'm an inch or so taller than you and have a 31 or 32" inseam. The specs say it has a 32" seat height, which is pretty much standard for that class(a Yamaha FZ1 also has a 32" seat height, and a regular Bonneville is 30.5")

Hmmm....I wonder if I could get a test ride? I'm still a year or two away from another bike purchase, but that hasn't stopped me from window shoppin'.

Yep, I could definately kill myself on that beautiful piece of machinery. These days my brain is a bit slower than the bike and the right wrist....

That Hypermotard is just about the best looking "dualie" I've ever seen. I'm usually not a big Triumph Tiger/BMW GS/et al fan, but THAT BABY could find a place in my garage REAL EASILY!

Va-Va-Voom!

But sorry guys. The retro GT1000 is just too "blocky" and square(that tank looks like a bread-basket to me), and just too gangly-looking. I'm a little more partial to Ducati's new retro 1000 Sport(but of course, I'd have to change those bars from clip-ons to a superbike bars so my 54 year-old back wouldn't complain.

Cheers,
Dwight

And those Sport Classics also have rearsets...abig minus for my poor knees.

I stopped by the Ducati dealer today and they had 3 GT1000s, 2 grey and 1 red. I actually liked the look of the Grey/Graphite ones better....which is out of the norm for me because usually I'm a traditionalist when it comes to Ferraris and Ducatis: Red only!

I couldn't quite flat foot it on the GT1000, but it didn't bother me that my heels were only about a half inch from touching the tarmac. They do have a demo bike I could ride, but they wanted serious buyers only to do that. I'm not ready with the funds yet, so I won't take a flyer on it. I did ask about valve adjustments. The salesman was fairly up front and honest when he told me they do a major service at 12,000 miles which includes cam belts changed, valves adjusted, oil change, plus just going over the bike with a fine tooth comb, and he said it'd cost $800-900. Oh well, I guess that's the price you pay for owning a Ducati. I really like the bike though. Saw this pic of a Sport Classic with a fairing on it over at the Delphi Bonnie forum. Looks very sharp, but expensive.

Ivalways thought the rear fender on those looks a little too dirt-bike-ish.