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Dec 25^th, 2023 at 8:57pm

https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-ducati-panigale-v4-r-specifications-specs/

The Ducati Panigale V4 R will have a suggested ride away price of $70,200 in Australia.

174 kW (237 hp) @ 15,500 rpm with full racing exhaust.

Engine Desmosedici Stradale 90° V4, counter-rotating crankshaft,
4 Desmodromic timing, four-valves per cylinder, liquid-cooled
Displacement 998 cc

Wet weight 193.5 kg (188.5 kg with full racing exhaust)

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Reply #2 - Dec 25^th, 2023 at 9:18pm

Japanese sports bikes:

All 1000cc & approx 200hp.

https://www.peterstevens.com.au/suzuki-gsx-r1000r.html

SUZUKI GSX-R1000R 2023

$26,490.00

https://parts.hondashop.com.au/product/motorcycles/new-motorcycles/super_sports/...

Honda CBR1000RR-R SP 2022 30th Anniversary Fireblade

$56,990.00

YAMAHA YZF-R1 2023

$29,349.00

https://www.peterstevens.com.au/yamaha-yzf-r1.html

KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-10R 2023

$28,990.00
Ride Away

https://www.brisans.com.au/new-bikes/kawasaki/ninja-zx-10r-2023

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 105125 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Ultimate motorbikes Reply #3 - Dec 25^th, 2023 at 9:24pm Gordon wrote on Dec 25^th, 2023 at 9:11pm: yes - https://www.peterstevens.com.au/kawasaki-ninja-h2.html KAWASAKI NINJA H2 2022 $42,036.00 Or the Kawasaki H2R https://www.brisbanemotorcycles.com.au/kawasaki-ninja-h2r-my22 $69,298
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 105125 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Ultimate motorbikes Reply #4 - Dec 25^th, 2023 at 9:52pm 10 Most Successful GP Bikes By Harry Fisher Published Nov 22, 2022 Through seasons both predictable and unpredictable, these are the most successful MotoGP bikes So - who has the most wins in MotoGP? https://www.topspeed.com/most-successful-gp-bikes/#yamaha-m1---118-wins Answer - Yamaha. Yamaha M1 - 118 Wins
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AusGeoff Gold Member Offline Sage of Gippsland Posts: 5999 Victoria Gender:	Re: Ultimate motorbikes Reply #5 - Dec 25^th, 2023 at 10:10pm $117k and 241km/h cafe racer; 0-100km/h approx 2.7 seconds... Arc Vector Electric motorcycle.
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Reply #6 - Dec 25^th, 2023 at 10:24pm

AusGeoff wrote on Dec 25^th, 2023 at 10:10pm:

$117k and 241km/h cafe racer; 0-100km/h approx 2.7 seconds...

Arc Vector Electric motorcycle.

Not for me.

I'd love to have a go on one of those latest superbikes on a race track during an open day.
I'd do maybe 4 or 5 laps fairly slowly first to test the bike out then go a bit faster.
I bet the Ducati would handle the best?
A friend of mine says I could be a bit tall for a Ducati at 6' 1" - last time I measured 20 years ago.
He's 6'3" and he found a Ducati was uncomfortable for him.
A lot of those GP riders are small blokes - like jockeys.

Me with my H2 750 Kawasaki 2 stroke back in the early 90s.

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Reply #7 - Dec 25^th, 2023 at 10:47pm

OK - so what is this Yamaha M1 that keeps winning the GPs?

https://www.yamaha-motor.com.au/products/motorcycle/road/supersport/yzf-r1m

$39,349.00

197 bhp. 200kg

And with the YZF-R1M you can be sure that you are in possession of the most advanced Yamaha production track bike of all time. Take a look at the aerodynamic M1-inspired carbon bodywork and it's clear that this race-focused motorcycle is constructed like no other machine.

With its state-of-the-art Öhlins Electronic Racing Suspension (ERS) – including NPX anti-cavitator gas front forks – as well as Brake Control (BC) system and 3-mode Engine Brake Management (EBM) system, the YZF-R1M is ready to push the boundaries.

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AusGeoff Gold Member Offline Sage of Gippsland Posts: 5999 Victoria Gender:	Re: Ultimate motorbikes Reply #8 - Dec 26^th, 2023 at 12:44am Responding to a cop's commands? ... clasp your hands behind your head... turn around... lay on the ground... spread your legs... etc. LOL... sorry, couldn't resist.
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Reply #9 - Dec 26^th, 2023 at 6:12am

AusGeoff wrote on Dec 26^th, 2023 at 12:44am:

Responding to a cop's commands?

... clasp your hands behind your head... turn around... lay on the ground... spread your legs... etc.

https://i.postimg.cc/2SRC7tB9/Screenshot-2023-12-26-at-01-42-12-IMG-6479-Bobby-w...

LOL... sorry, couldn't resist.

It's called - "acting the goat"

I was in high spirits after an exhilarating ride.

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Reply #10 - Dec 26^th, 2023 at 9:50am

Bobby. wrote on Dec 25^th, 2023 at 9:24pm:

Gordon wrote on Dec 25^th, 2023 at 9:11pm:

yes -

https://www.peterstevens.com.au/kawasaki-ninja-h2.html

KAWASAKI NINJA H2 2022

$42,036.00

Or the Kawasaki H2R

https://www.brisbanemotorcycles.com.au/kawasaki-ninja-h2r-my22

$69,298

Would you like to take the H2R to the end of its speedo?

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 105125 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Ultimate motorbikes Reply #11 - Dec 26^th, 2023 at 2:48pm Gordon wrote on Dec 26^th, 2023 at 9:50am: Would you like to take the H2R to the end of its speedo? I wouldn't have the guts - the fastest I've been on a bike was on a race track and that was 200 km/hr - that was enough for me - I can't imagine 400 km/hr on an H2R
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Reply #12 - Dec 26^th, 2023 at 3:52pm

Bobby. wrote on Dec 26^th, 2023 at 2:48pm:

Gordon wrote on Dec 26^th, 2023 at 9:50am:

Would you like to take the H2R to the end of its speedo?

I wouldn't have the guts -
the fastest I've been on a bike was on a race track and that was 200 km/hr -
that was enough for me -
I can't imagine 400 km/hr on an H2R Shocked

I've done about 260.

I'd have a go on the H2R, but I'd want some coaching and a full sized runway, and it would probably take a lot of practice to get there.

Tell ya what Bob's, if I win the 90m lotto tonight I'll buy a pair of them and rent us a runway Grin

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Reply #13 - Dec 26^th, 2023 at 4:05pm

Gordon wrote on Dec 26^th, 2023 at 3:52pm:

Bobby. wrote on Dec 26^th, 2023 at 2:48pm:

Gordon wrote on Dec 26^th, 2023 at 9:50am:

Would you like to take the H2R to the end of its speedo?

I wouldn't have the guts -
the fastest I've been on a bike was on a race track and that was 200 km/hr -
that was enough for me -
I can't imagine 400 km/hr on an H2R Shocked

I've done about 260.

I'd have a go on the H2R, but I'd want some coaching and a full sized runway, and it would probably take a lot of practice to get there.

Tell ya what Bob's, if I win the 90m lotto tonight I'll buy a pair of them and rent us a runway Grin

Hi Gordon,
260 km/hr. wow - that's when we were young and foolhardy - LOL

Thanks but I'd prefer to take a Ducati Panigale V4 R for 20 laps
around Philip Island race track and then try a Yamaha YZF-R1M for another 20 laps.
I never rode a bike with top handling i.e
that could handle bumps in corners etc.

I have a friend who claims to have ridden all the equivalents of the bikes in my reply #2
and he's also ridden many top Ducatis and even on a race track where it was
hired out for the day by a club -
how much fun would that be?

You'd be into that wouldn't you?

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Reply #14 - Dec 26^th, 2023 at 7:02pm

Bobby. wrote on Dec 26^th, 2023 at 4:05pm:

Gordon wrote on Dec 26^th, 2023 at 3:52pm:

Bobby. wrote on Dec 26^th, 2023 at 2:48pm:

Gordon wrote on Dec 26^th, 2023 at 9:50am:

Would you like to take the H2R to the end of its speedo?

I wouldn't have the guts -
the fastest I've been on a bike was on a race track and that was 200 km/hr -
that was enough for me -
I can't imagine 400 km/hr on an H2R Shocked

I've done about 260.

I'd have a go on the H2R, but I'd want some coaching and a full sized runway, and it would probably take a lot of practice to get there.

Tell ya what Bob's, if I win the 90m lotto tonight I'll buy a pair of them and rent us a runway Grin

Hi Gordon,
260 km/hr. wow - that's when we were young and foolhardy - LOL

Thanks but I'd prefer to take a Ducati Panigale V4 R for 20 laps
around Philip Island race track and then try a Yamaha YZF-R1M for another 20 laps.
I never rode a bike with top handling i.e
that could handle bumps in corners etc.

I have a friend who claims to have ridden all the equivalents of the bikes in my reply #2
and he's also ridden many top Ducatis and even on a race track where it was
hired out for the day by a club -
how much fun would that be?

You'd be into that wouldn't you?

I reckon the real world differences between any of the top line Superbikes would be lost on the likes of us.

260 was in my younger days on a Fireblade at Eastern Creek.

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