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Old 11-21-2007, 04:27 AM   #5131 (permalink)
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Dirty would you post up the link to that bike, thanks alot.
its a motogp bike, the ducati desmosedici. unfortunately they are and never will be available to the public. the costs can only be estimated and typically are said to be $1,000,000 and up. no one really knows the inner workings of any of the machines , at least not the current ones. but everything on the bike is state of the art i can assure you. titanium and carbon fiber galore. they are capable of accelerating from 0-60 and coming back to a complete stop within 5 seconds, and have a top speed of well above 200 mph, even on the newer 800cc models. last years model and several years before, were 990cc, and before that 500cc two strokes. the 500cc two strokes were complete animals, very difficult to control. riders were getting injured constantly, so the rules were changed and the engines were then required to be 990cc four strokes, to allow for smoother power delivery. these machines put out roughly 250 horsepower, which might not sound like much, but when you look at it as a power to weight ratio you suddenly realize just how powerful they are

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducati_Desmosedici

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Old 11-21-2007, 05:08 AM   #5132 (permalink)
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oh no Rambo, Leopard ? when do i get mine ?
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Old 11-21-2007, 07:54 AM   #5133 (permalink)
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Old 11-21-2007, 06:50 PM   #5134 (permalink)
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Old 11-21-2007, 08:24 PM   #5135 (permalink)
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oh no Rambo, Leopard ? when do i get mine ?
What do you mean?
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Old 11-22-2007, 12:33 AM   #5136 (permalink)
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What do you mean?
I think he thinks you got Leopard, but, you didn't
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Old 11-22-2007, 05:13 AM   #5137 (permalink)
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its a motogp bike, the ducati desmosedici. unfortunately they are and never will be available to the public. the costs can only be estimated and typically are said to be $1,000,000 and up. no one really knows the inner workings of any of the machines , at least not the current ones. but everything on the bike is state of the art i can assure you. titanium and carbon fiber galore. they are capable of accelerating from 0-60 and coming back to a complete stop within 5 seconds, and have a top speed of well above 200 mph, even on the newer 800cc models. last years model and several years before, were 990cc, and before that 500cc two strokes. the 500cc two strokes were complete animals, very difficult to control. riders were getting injured constantly, so the rules were changed and the engines were then required to be 990cc four strokes, to allow for smoother power delivery. these machines put out roughly 250 horsepower, which might not sound like much, but when you look at it as a power to weight ratio you suddenly realize just how powerful they are

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducati_Desmosedici

the man in the saddle, aussie casey stoner, is the 07 world champion... he slaughtered the competition this year


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Nice Bike...
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Old 11-22-2007, 08:01 AM   #5139 (permalink)
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What do you mean?
what i meant to say is that, oh tambo you got leopard, now i ask you when do i get mine ? a copy of leopard !!
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I think he thinks you got Leopard, but, you didn't
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what i meant to say is that, oh tambo you got leopard, now i ask you when do i get mine ? a copy of leopard !!
Oh lol. They're everywhere. You only have to go as far as The Pirate Bay to see what I mean. PM me if you need more info on where to get it.

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