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Ducati 1098R Tim Carrithers

<strong>Off The Record</strong><br />Tim Carrithers<br />If your financial situation looks anything like mine, $39,995 sounds like an insane amount of money to spend on a motorcycle. I mean, is it really worth 3.448 '08 Honda CBR1000RRs? The 1098R is for people who can spend that much on a watch. For the rest of us, the sad fact is the bike really is that good. You could hand Kevin Erion the keys to that new 1000RR and a check for $28,396, but it's hard to imagine the result could be any better. The Ducati is essentially miserable almost anywhere but the track or some deserted stretch of serpentine pavement, but it is so close to perfect in either of those environments that imperfections surfacing elsewhere aren't worth talking about. And since the price of admission is 2.025 times what I paid for my car, neither is the prospect of owning one.<strong>Age: 49 Height: 6' 3" Weight: 210 lbs. Inseam: 34 in.</strong>

2008 Ducati 1098R - MC Test

Off The Record
Tim Carrithers
If your financial situation looks anything like mine, $39,995 sounds like an insane amount of money to spend on a motorcycle. I mean, is it really worth 3.448 '08 Honda CBR1000RRs? The 1098R is for people who can spend that much on a watch. For the rest of us, the sad fact is the bike really is that good. You could hand Kevin Erion the keys to that new 1000RR and a check for $28,396, but it's hard to imagine the result could be any better. The Ducati is essentially miserable almost anywhere but the track or some deserted stretch of serpentine pavement, but it is so close to perfect in either of those environments that imperfections surfacing elsewhere aren't worth talking about. And since the price of admission is 2.025 times what I paid for my car, neither is the prospect of owning one.Age: 49 Height: 6' 3" Weight: 210 lbs. Inseam: 34 in. View Related Article