Regular Car Reviews: 1998 Ducati 900ss cr

This is a derivative of the motorcycle Hunter S. Thompson reviewed in his article "Song of the Sausage Creature."

[@rtroyer33]

I started eating Fiber One bars because of your videos. Now it is much easier for me to poop. Thanks Mr. Regular, you saved my ass!

[@WD-sr8qz]

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[@eaf27]

Mr. Regular made you regular... like zombies only better.

[@svenskfox]

The ONE time I pull an all-nighter to finish a project you upload 10 minutes of pure procrasturbation material at 4am. Thanks though :3

[@dongambino7921]

Procrasturbation...Im stealing this word!

[@wouldntyaliktono]

I'm more aware of my laptop's volume when I watch your videos than I am when I'm 41 minutes into a pornhub visit.

[@caodesignworks2407]

wouldntyaliktono 41 minutes!? That's exactly 40 minutes, 23 seconds longer than the average person stays on Pornhub. lulz.

[@sadladd]

I came in the 37 seconds it took me to read these comments.

[@truantray]

I owned this bike. It was a dream bike for me, but cascaded to a total nightmare. That dry clutch? Breaks, a lot. The electrics...I'm convinced Joe Lucas escaped England , had plastic surgery and changed his name to Marelli. The side stand was designed to sell fairings. I finally gave up when the frame cracked. The after sales support at that time by Ducati can be summed up by the unique italian phrase, "vafungulo". I'm amazed to see one running with a headlight and everything. That oil cooler seems like a stupid place to put an oil cooler, because it is. Ugh..the memories of that money pit. Ducatisti do stupid shit like exposed clutch baskets and drive belts and pulleys, I think so they can actually watch shit break in real time.

[@carbonbasedmolecule9197]

okleydokley I found a 1999 900SS for $3000. It runs fine and was recently serviced. Not worth it?

[@Tuukkis]

@@carbonbasedmolecule9197 not for that price, I could go for SS900ie from 2002 for 2700.

[@Statstistician]

This guy Ducatis! Love mine but shit breaks and rattles off on the regular. Still a sexy fucking bike.

[@chrisanderson9157]

I had 2 '99's. Raced one of them. Hp is actually 75 with a top speed of 145.

[@natanpierce495]

Love mine...don't really know what the heck your talking about. Had mine since 1995. She is real sweet. The only thing I complain about is the mirrors...but who needs to see what is behind you anyways???

[@jakeakhtar9424]

I know nothing about bikes (sadly), but the sense I get from this review is that this is the Ferrari F40 of bikes. Uncomfortable, very tricky to ride, only happy at high revs, incredibly fast, and gloriously Italian. And it's great because of all that, not in spite of it.

[@unclejoeoakland]

I have a 900ss. It has always struck me as being decently comfortable if not luxurious, but more than that, very happy to go as far as you dare and tells you what the road says. It simply doesn't have the top end high speed high RPM madness that many a liquid cooled L4 has. I think of it as the 2 wheel equivalent of the alfa gtv6

[@Hardts]

​@@unclejoeoakland I had one too, fuel injected 2001 model. Excellent bike, and among the Ducati's, it's not the most temperamental, although still a ton of fun. I had it ever so slightly chippped, and with an exhaust that made it slightly backfire at times between 2000-3000 rpm, when closing the throttle. It had character. I also drove an '89 851 Superbike from time to time. That's probably more like an F40. I had to drive it 300 km's only a few months after taking my license in 2008, and I admit it scared me. Love this video, it's like a love letter. A pervert's love letter.

[@m7744321]

Yep on all points

[@leslieharding7514]

Iv got one, handles beautiful. Being aircooled its light. power is like tuned harley (torquey). Not amazing. Tl1000 will hunt it down no sweat , and they're a slow bike in comparison to newer machines

[@ljgarrison6910]

@Bilal Ayub it's prettt slow though

[@garavonhoiwkenzoiber]

---MAX ---MIN ---actual oil level lol

[@alkoyyy]

Gara Von Hoiwkenzoiber don't worry, it's an italian bike so it won't break *cough cough* but seriously: the bike is tilted. do you read th oil level when it's tilted or is it supposed to be upright? (I really have no idea)

[@frido15]

Gara Von Hoiwkenzoiber It's on the sidestand

[@vvslimysnakevv7058]

Matthias Schmitt yea u measure it when its up right and as soon as u start it .it all disappears ahah

[@Kaisuke971]

Gara Von Hoiwkenzoiber --- Economy of Greece

[@garavonhoiwkenzoiber]

Matthias Schmitt Pause the video at 1 second, the bike is on it's sidestand but it's only leaning over a tiny amount, the oil level is visually underfilled. :) The later at 3:57 for a close up.

[@jospi2]

Open clutch basket, what could go wrong?

[@powermatt]

jospi2 Make sure your shoelaces are tight.

[@gazzxr]

jospi2 But seriously, who cares about dirt, bugs n shit that can fk up ur clutch, that's the point of owning a Ducati... right? /s

[@ThisIsTheInternet]

gazzxr Momentum spins dirt and other shit off. Open clutch covers are standard aftermarket accessories for Ducatis.

[@kirillryzhkov2021]

gazzxr My 996 does just fine, no issues.

[@gazzxr]

Kirill Ryzhkov I know, my monster 900 works great. oh and I was joking.

[@Fresse]

So we don't get to hear it opening up? Not even one time?

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

idkagoodusernameyet That disappointed me a lot

[@stevenkelby2169]

@@DiegoRuiz1991 Too scared.

[@Arthurzeiro]

Mr Regular didn't want to meet the Sausage Creature.

[@n0sfreak]

Explaining *THIS* (2:40) away if your mom or significant other walks into the room while you're watching *THIS disturbing transition into the BROWN NOISES of the freaky kind* is impossible

[@DirceuCorsetti]

Hahaha same here!

[@chillinwithmylinc04]

That's so funny, my wife though I was watching a guy working his ...................joystick

[@adj789]

n0sfreak that's some good granola bar

[@johngeannaris2470]

***** heh, got a pair of those too. they're my travel cans.

[@mrhorsepower99]

Ever time i watch one of these videos all my attention goes to the shadow of someone running with a steadycam. I swear each one of these are intentionally filmed at sunset just so we can see someone (roman maybe) briskly jogging.

[@ULookAngryGaming]

Is this Matt Farrah's overused joke?

[@expiredpancake8198]

Nah.. But it looks a lot like his Lexus.

[@PrinceDavid]

Ula G No, this is Matt Farrah's Million Mile Lexus.

[@FootyFaist]

Ula G CAR SHOW

[@rubberwoody]

Ula G no this is patrick

[@adj789]

Prince David U sure? I'm pretty sure it is, I mean it's the same color and everything

[@lotto77102]

Every time I hear a Ducatti idling I feel like it's about to explode... But then again I think my dad's Triumph has spoiled me for build quality... -I can't believe I just said that about a Triumph...-

[@johnnytopgun6414]

Did it explode on you as you were writing lol

[@possiblycrazy442]

Wow. It feels like I just watched an actual review! haha As someone with a recent crush on motorcycles, I appreciate a passionate Regular Motorcycle Review.

[@Kiwiriderandcarnut]

After owning a Ducati for over a year I had to do the research to figure out your question (which I also had) @ 6:25. The reason the sohc desmos hated being below 3k is due to syncope, the pistons are spastically fighting each other until around 3-3.5k when they start to sync up. That's also what makes Ducatis sound so unique compared to other v-twins

[@godzillaman235]

200 Red, red has 3 letters, 200 is 3 digits. Ducati is illuminati confirmed.

[@MrSlowestD16]

An epic icon from the 90's, miss bikes like that a lot. More character than you could ever want!

[@yonnagonna9422]

I began riding two years ago, and I told myself that I would own a Ducati one day. This was one of the first motorcycle videos I watched on KZbin, and I fell in love with this bike. Now I own this exact model. Thank you, RegularCars for inspiring me to follow my dreams.

[@user-er4sq5sj1b]

how’s it going so far ?

[@adampennington8954]

I bet you've become above average with a wrench.

[@Gamepadder]

That's one sexy Harley Davidson

[@ManateeMentality]

Mr. Regular, how did you become familiar with motorcycles? Did you ever own one? Did somebody in your family ever own one?

[@RegularCars]

ManateeMentality I've owned nine bikes over the years. The most expensive one was $1,200

[@gerardoleon8318]

RegularCars That made me laugh and i'm not sure exactly why.

[@therwfer]

RegularCars nice!!! It's the bikes under 2k you have the most fun with. I'm riding a BMW K100, which probably has seen more off road than most enduros.

[@nutsackmania]

ManateeMentality Best KZbin name ever? I love manatees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FourthPiece]

+ManateeMentality Watch his Suzuki GS500 video. That was back in the very early days. He actually owned that one. He later sold it and documented it in another video because the buyer wanted his autograph.

[@jerkychew899]

My first Ducati was a 2000 SuperSport 750. This is the first review I've found that really nails what it's like to ride one.

[@BitchenMarsRockstar]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the turning radius, it's about the size of a planet.

[@trevorbest]

BitchenMarsRockstar Yeah, Jupiter!

[@ckboy023]

I've seen this video 3 times, this last time I've seen it as a Ducati owner, I now have a deeper understanding of my own feelings towards my bike, thank you.

[@fellowship_of_the_goat]

I have done exactly the same thing. The part about hammering it out in your parent's garage hits very close to home as my 600ss is in bits in the garage at this very minute.

[@Ivo--]

Man games in 1998 were awesome

[@solidcake2998]

I would love to see an early 90's Saab 900 Turbo Regular Car Review!

[@KingOfCoconuts]

SolidCake I just saw one of those on the Autobahn, and it really is a gorgeous car. So blocky, but so fucking cool

[@AmesiesCorner]

SolidCake Saab Sonett Broh!

[@lowbudgethero]

SolidCake I ask him to review my 99 9-3. I'm close by, but can only get there on weekends.

[@solidcake2998]

That's an awesome car! I hope you two can workout a review!

[@punnyabrata]

Exactly. Exactly the reason why I love listening to you. Perfection lies in imperfection.

[@maximus9401]

Do more motorcycle reviews!! The newest entry level bikes are pretty amazing nowadays

[@eaf27]

I love that as soon as I asked aloud "what is a fairing?" Mr. RCR answered my question. Thank you Mr. Regular, you're my regular hero and regular source of information for vehicular philosophy.

[@Reduxalicious]

my Guzzi used to make a clackity clack sound, also just a random bit of info, the new Watercooled BMW boxer bikes all have wet and slipper clutches now

[@714punisher]

This is not Matt Farah's million mile lexus.

[@criticalmass181]

Ducatis have desmodromic valves..........They open early, and close late.....and have no valve springs (Thus the beautiful "big bang' sound from the engine). They don't like to be going slow because the engine isn't made to do it. And....a car clutch isn't like a bike dry clutch..... A car has one pressure, and one friction plate. A bike has around six of each....even in dry form. Love your channel. Subscribed as soon as I watched a 'recommended for you' video.

[@carenbrown5604]

Marty Smith

[@steved5518]

Had a '96. Dry clutch was fantastic sound. Cockpit designed for an Italian rider of 5'6". Prayed for a stop sign or red light after 15 minutes. Bad knees. Loved every minute on it!

[@easchicora]

Love it! Keep it up with bike reviews, if youre ever in Southern California again, I got a bike for you

[@YMCMB2017]

Hey man I'm in Montgomery county I got a 09 accord and a 06 Silverado you could review if you want

[@danmack3173]

"They engineered it out" legendary

[@Zalonka]

THE KEY IS ALREADY IN THE IGNITION!

[@PrinceDavid]

I Love Fiber One bars too

[@adamfarley4012]

I like them too. Except do not, and I mean do not, eat more than one a day. You will shit your brains out if you do. It's terrible.

[@pvtcmyers87]

Reminds me of what Jeremy Clarkson said about Alpha Romeros, they are imperfect and therefore are more human than any other car. This is what Ducatis are to me. I just have a feeling they have more soul and character than any other bike. That's just me though.

[@Blue-moon12]

Wow. My 1985 Honda VF500 made nearly 70 hp. That for a 500cc engine is impressive.

[@justinsorci5998]

The SP has carbon fiber fenders and clutch cover, aluminum swing arm , fully adjustable suspension, engine oil temperature gauge, full fairing, and limited edition number plaque on the triple clamp. On my 97 900 SP, I made it more rideable and powerful with 11:1 compression pistons, 41mm Keihin FCR carburetors, Dyna ignition coils, 39 tooth rear sprocket, and air box ring (deletes the air box cover). Now, it runs like a hooker on fire. For really high RPM days, I just take my Bimota YB6 out for a spin.

[@ccubsfan94]

I have a 1999 monster 900 which is basically this with no fairings and upright bars and can attest to many of the engine characteristics. This thing hates low rpms, it feels like it doesn't want you near it if you are going to short shift it. But that mid range is amazing and then it slowly falls on its face. Currently having issues and in school so its just a sitter right now, but once I get the money, I can't wait for my yellow ducati to ride again. I also get many people asking if the bike is ok while it's idling.

[@Bert439]

Finally another bike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GoodTimeBuddies]

2:50 is the most unholy sound i've ever heard

[@solidbravo6873]

can we kickstarter this guy to buy a 1080p 60fps camera?

[@hitokitty]

Wasn't expecting a Xenogears reference for a Ducati review, but there are literally dozens of us fans out there!

[@jamesdeen8158]

My dad had a 900SS SP when it was new. That thing was fast as hell, he traded his '91 Firebird Formula for it. These things have super long gears and aggressive cams - They're designed for high RPM and they'll get their way if you like it or not.

[@Hadgerz]

The Taint Crusher 900. now THAT sure sounds like the kind of motorcycle you wanna use as your daily ;P

[@sanjayschrapel2847]

More motorbike reviews please RCR :)

[@TheKaappari]

These are very common in Finland. I was surprised that these were so rare in US

[@valinhorn42]

I really like the motorcycle reviews, please don't hesitate to make more if you get the chance!

[@neilb6933]

My dad sicked a young me and my sister on my mother to let him buy an SS/SP, his first new bike in 20 years at the time. It's been the pride of the family since '96. Love the slab side of the SP, but the CR is very cool too.

[@frestkd]

So the 1998 Ducati 900ss is like a BMW E30 M3 but with 2 wheels ... The stock E30 M3 without the aftermarket exhaust cam gear hates to be in traffic wants to run in the mid RPM range, it's noisy, rides hard, and could kill you if you're not constantly paying attention while driving it.

[@violentinstincts]

used to own this bike. it was a piece of rubbish, i was almost relieved it got stolen.

[@robsaftu14]

Yayyyy, moaaarr bikes! Come review my '13 R6! :)

[@robsaftu14]

***** oooor... ooooooooor, my girlfriend's '13 CBR500R. Honestly, I have a long lists of bikes you could review... considering my large riding group.

[@carmasterjil2695]

Angels or Devils. Perfect song to end it with.

[@mrjingles77]

My old man had a 750ss full fairing. Was a nice bike. Old man was a dick though.

[@f4fwildcat29]

Is that Matt Farah's million mile Lexus?

[@camevans6883]

Daniel Smith no this is not Matt Farrah’s million mile Lexus

[@dedelabinouze5110]

That's how ducati sound WITH AN OPEN CLUTCH. It sounds right with the stock (closed) clutch cover.

[@lettoreentusiasta9374]

I don't understand why this bike is called "CR". In Italy there never was a "CR" version, in 1998 "cafè racer" was still a totally unknown branch in my country. The half-fairing version was simply called "semicarenata".

[@motohubsf]

you missed a few other differences. 160 rear tire due to narrower wheel , steel swingarm vs aluminum, adjustable forks, someone swapped to then on the bike you were riding., steel vs cast front rotors.

[@rpadilla99ish]

@5:08 correction. Motorcycles with wet clutches can use car oils as long as they don't say "energy conserving" on the back of the label. Most 10w40 and 15w50 synthetics won't have that label and will be perfectly fine on a wet clutch motorcycle.

[@rigididiot]

The biggest issue with using car oils in motorcycles, is NOT the clutch (regardless of dry or wet) but the starter sprag clutch. Cars don't have that, so car oil is not formulated for it. That sprag clutch will start to slip big time... No point in having oil in the engine if you cannot get it to run to begin with.

[@RasmusBjornable]

Could anybody tell which song The Roman is covering in the end? Thanx

[@AufurNitro]

...oh.. NOT A CAR.. I'm ok with this..

[@TheZProtocol]

RCR is actually getting me into bikes

[@tays8306]

still one of my fave ducs. Perfect riders bike for the street. love that air-cooled 900

[@thephishingphilosopher499]

I had a yellow one and it was awesome, nothing like a vtwin to rattle your manly hood.

[@yourheadisround]

So many of my friends just don't understand this connection I have with machines... Until I show them a video like this. Thank RCR for helping my friends better understand me.

[@vmw391]

Less bikes more car

[@kleinbottled79]

vmw391 More Bikes Please and Thanks~!

[@bosseronny2225]

kleinbottled79 Regular Bike Reviews please! :)

[@miahorg]

Ducati tuned this engine to have the valve overlap be biased towards the top end of the motor at the expense of low end torque. This is the logic behind the variable timing desmo models out now. Since they can adjust the timing ~47° you can have it both ways. Previous to the whizzbang electronics you had to choose where you wanted your power: torque on the low end, or rush at the top end. This is why his bike lugs and your Yamaha tolerated short shifting.

[@yaboi5047]

Woah. I think we rode together once, on peak to peak. Ended up at smokin Dave's in Estes. Cheers.

[@FiveTwoSevenTHR]

A KLR650 should be reviewed by Mr. Regular. It's a regular adventure bike :)

[@TheAussieStig30]

I want one. I've ridden R1, Gixxer, etc and Ducati is the only sport bike I feel comfortable on. One day. I will own one.

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

TheAussieStig30 I've always loved the engine sound of the Ducati sportbikes. I remember playing Superbikes 2001 a lot and feeling how different the Ducati sounded... even though both the Honda & Aprilia were v-twin engines as well!

[@natanpierce495]

I have one...love her...from Philly...bought it in 95. Ferracci massaged her soooo nice and she is a super classic but everyone where I am thinks this is a newer bike...she holds up well for being 26 years old. I bought a 93 in 95...and redid it my self. The one I have is a Super Sport. No CR- No SP just a SS, last of the hand built Ducks! Quack Quack!

[@zguy95135]

Rotella diesel oil works great and is far cheaper than motorcycle specific oil (just change it more often). No friction modifiers in it.

[@truantray]

Motorcycle oil is cheap when you change it as recommended, not every 8 days as some idiots obsess about...then sell the bike with 3400 miles on it.

[@phatphred]

In 2000, I had a 2000 Suzuki Bandit GSF600Y with 79 horsepower.

[@davidov_b]

Now copy pretty much everything he said about the Ducati, double the number of wheels and you have a review of pretty much every Alfa Romeo in existence.

[@Patriiiiick]

Do a 916/996/998!

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

Patrick Chapman Or 999!!!

[@silverburn55]

Diavel!

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

Performance UAV NOPE!!!

[@micaiahwells170]

Patrick Chapman I offered him my ST4S, but I never heard back

[@roadwraith6]

If you come to sweden you have to do my Moto Guzzi 1200 sport :)

[@numberninelarge3121]

Always ALWAYS wear headphones

[@aisicanjonjon]

Duococky, the Harley Motorcycle imported from Honda

[@Steyreon]

Even my YZF 750 gets grumpy under 3000 rpm. But she makes me feel secure. And yes, she would kill me in an instance 😍

[@nemo5335]

Well, being as this is Italian, the motor probably is falling apart every time you start it.

[@ccubsfan94]

+hulk hogan These 90's desmodronic engines are actually fairly reliable. As long as you do normal service and expect a few leaks they can last upwards of 70k miles. There's obviously more reliable bikes but they do hold their own.

[@ccubsfan94]

hulk hogan OK believe what you want, I'll have fun on my Monster 900 for the next 50k

[@Reduxalicious]

+hulk hogan Moto Guzzi engines are tanks when it comes to reliability

[@md_vandenberg]

Xenogears! I'm going to finish that game one of these damn days. Oh yeah, Mr Regular talks about a bicycle that wants to murder it's operator at all times.

[@RyanDeClue]

OMFG THATS MY BABY! Identical in every way.... I miss that bike desperately. I've read "Song" a hundred times. Thompson at his most passionate.

[@willow450]

Hi Mr regular, I'm going to guess and say that the reason it doesn't like to be short shifted is because all of its power it up high. This would be how it's tuned so to speak, how big the cam lobes are, how much compression it has, how the exhaust and intake are set up. All of these things change the way a car runs, like when you put a light weight fly wheel in your car it changes how it idles, and when you put a bigger cam in it changes the idle and when your in the low range you have barely any power and it just sounds wrong. I know I'm talking cars here but an engine is an engine and they all work on the same concept.

[@trevorbest]

supercowmoo3 It has plenty of low down grunt, it just runs really lumpy at low revs, lot of chain snatching.

[@MindBlowerWTF]

supercowmoo3 it is firing order, look at the crankshaft and look at the engine layout, it's 90 degrees V2 and the crankshaft can be described as 0 degrees. When You sum it up, it all messed up at low revs.

[@VictorPitstop]

At about 2:50 I felt lie I needed an adult. Thank goodness I wasn't at work on the toilet while some dude in the stall next to me could hear. Other than that, Mister Type-R, I respect your choice of video games as much as I respect your taste in cars. The music reference, not so much! We could still be pals though!

[@VictorPitstop]

Like* Goddamned Nazi auto-correct telling me what to say.

[@tHaH4x0r]

gotta say, even for the 90s 80hp is not a lot for a 900cc bike. My 750cc 1992 zxr has 100hp, and that was not a lot for such a model (factory restricted)...

[@U2Jaime1317]

tHaH4x0r in '91 this bike had 86hp. It ran till '98. But the ducati 916 my friend, is the legend bike every motorcycle wants to be

[@DJMotoVlogs]

It's funny seeing my own comment from 3 years ago asking about the dry clutch and now Im an owner of a Ducati with a dry clutch. My bike which is an 06 model still hates low revs and low speeds and bucks and make noises and complains. It is however fucking glorious above 4k rpm.

[@johnsmithers284]

This was truly beautiful :_(

[@ThePandaProcrastinates]

do the 1988-1990 Honda Hawk GT NT650!

[@silverburn55]

Do more bikes, RCR! Now try the Diavel. Go on...I dare you.

[@PistNRods]

This sounds pretty much as an SV650...falling apart LOL

[@ThunderTHR]

HNNNNNNNNNNGH THIS ISN'T A CAR!

[@DBZxFinalxTenkaichix]

HGCentral Regular Bike Reviews also, hey thunder

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

Antics The Demon HGCentral Why are you both here!?

[@DBZxFinalxTenkaichix]

because Ducati

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

Antics The Demon I know this model was probably sold in 1998 but it's just a slightly different version of the 1989 original www.igcd.net/vehicle.php?id=63843&width=1440

[@Travitanium]

Ocarina? Seriously? FYI my 1985 Honda Sabre 700 makes 75HP's, and I'm selling it for more power. Probably a Bandit 1200. The Sabre is on Ebay right now ending in 11 hours. FYI Pt. 2 the VF700S is a great bike.

[@WeeFreeMan78]

You should listen to this baby with a pair of Termignionis on. Oh, the memories....

[@Chaserpollard]

Can you please do the sv650s?

[@shughume]

y u no tok abt desmodromic valves?! Seriously, though, the two-valve desmo L-Twins are among the best sounding bikes on full throttle. I feel like we've missed a trick here!

[@rock712]

TAINT PUNCHER 900: Shitting on the chest of the wierd!

[@Paiadakine]

This is a sexy bike. I have the ST-4S ABS in Ducati red. That bike is sexy AF. I’m too old and too smart to go fast, but it’s fast enough.

[@MindBlowerWTF]

You know why it's all shaky and messed up on low revs? The conrods from both banks are connected to crankshaft in same place, so the 1st cylinder fires, the crankshafts turns 90 degrees, 2nd cylinder fires and then nothing happens when the crankshaft turns for 270 degrees. It smoother as internals get more momentum from turning quicker at higher revs.

[@mjbrome]

Kinda like my 2012 r1 crossplane. Happy and smooth above 3000 rpm.

[@MrUandB]

+MindBlowerWTF Yes and no. You are correct about crankshaft and conrod position, but they're not big bang engines and each cylinder fires opposite the other. The general feeling of shake rattle and roll has more to do with lumpy cams, way advanced ignition timing and a combination of high compression engines with long gearing. The 900SS/SP my friend owned was the same way, and my 749 and Monster S4R are also. Everything smooths out at the mid range and top end because that's what ignition and cam profiles are tuned for (momentum helps but the timing of the internals are meant to mesh much better at higher engine speeds), not 30mph rides at 10% throttle. And a decently stiff suspension doesn't hurt either.

[@rigididiot]

Nope... It's a fourstroke, and actually the firing interval is 270 and 450 degrees... not 90 and 540...

[@rigididiot]

@@MrUandB A big part is in the stock carburation, which is at best "decent". A stage II Dynojetkit hugely improves the low and midrange torque without any changes to valve or ignition timing. Mine had, with only that mod (no other tuning measures) 79,5 hp at the rear wheel. Stock is 70~75, varies a bit.

[@OhYT110]

"Marry-Oh Party" Woah, settle down there, Slowbeef.

[@w33b3l]

ha ha.. Im a biker. I know a lot of bikers. I still have to explain to people thats that ducati that went by isnt boken and its just the dry clutch lol. My old 69 HD has a dry clutch now as well and im always explaining that too