As if there wasn’t enough moto-lust going around for the 1098R, Kevin Ash from the UK’s Telegraph Newspaper has added fuel to the fire…
None of which says anything about the glorious experience of riding this state-of-the-art motorcycle, and no small part is played by the first full traction-control system to be fitted to a production machine. Okay, Honda added a basic traction control to its Pan European in the early 1990s, but all that was good for was preventing a spin when pulling away on gravel. The Ducati’s traction control system, DTS, is from a different century… and it is spectacular.
And later, adding…
Despair no more at your missed Desmosedici RR order; the 1098 R offers the perfect race track experience with the seductive temperament of a high-performance V-twin, on top of which comes that astonishing traction control. And it’s not a limited edition, in any sense.
The full text can be found here — One has to wonder how the 1,500 lucky members of the ‘Sedici crowd, after waiting ‘oh so long’ to take delivery of their exclusive masterpieces, now feels after reading all the hefty praise flying around for the ‘R’…
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The 1098R is a nice bike but it will never be a Desmosedici. The RR is just simply the best, the R is just another over priced street bike. Dont belive evrything you read. At least there wont be another 1500 desmosedici’s made to bring the price down like the r will. They will be a dime a dozen. Anyone that has money for a r is only going to wish they bought the RR.