There is no other way something as insane as a Ducati 848 EVO would have come to Gwalior. And then, we are let loose on one
Excerpts From an Interview with owner
198bhp HAYABUSA? Let me ask you a question, Pagani Zonda F or Ferrari 458? If you say Ferrari then you know my answer and if you say Zonda then you’ll never understand. Between class and power I go for class. Didn’t buy the bike for speed mate, my dream was always to own a Ducati. I love bikes and Ducati represents the pinnacle of that passion
NICKNAME? After every ride I give her a kiss and I refer the bike as “her”
AWKWARD COMMENT? It was my second day in Gwalior, a guy comes to me in a Pulsar, revs a bit and said, “want to play?”
FIRST SIGHT? I saw it on the internet, after one and a half years, in 2010 Ducati 848 came to India, and I bought it in February 2011
TOP SPEED? 210kph at Delhi-Jaipur Highway and I did 180kph in Gwalior at Race Course road and City Centre
CELEB YOU IMAGINE YOURSELF? Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) from the movie Top Gun, I get a feeling like that
RIDING SONG? “Riders on the Storm” by The Doors. I love its remix version feat. Snoop Dogg
FIRST BIKE? Hero Honda CBZ, after 3 years I bought Honda CBR600RR and after 7 years I bought Ducati 848 EVO
RACING? I don’t really want to race with this, need for speed is gone with this bike. With my Honda CBR600RR I use to do drag races and all
DREAM CARS? Ferrari 458 Italia. And my all-time favourite are Lamborghini Countach and Ferrari 360 Modena
KEEPING BIKE KEYS? It’s with me all the time
DO YOU LET ANYONE ELSE RIDE YOUR BIKE? No, never
PARKING ZONE I park only where I can keep eye on it, because once I left CBR and someone tear the seat with blade or a key
LIKES I like the sound, a sense of freedom when you ride the bike and the sheer power underneath you
ENJOY THE ATTENTION OR YOU FEEL EMBARRASED? I enjoy it, wherever I stop in the city, I am surrounded with at least 10 people. Even while riding, everyone stares the bike
WHAT IF SOMEONE TOOK A KEY AND SCRATCHED THE FUEL TANK? !@##%CENSORED*&#…I regret that guy when he was born
NEXT BIKE? Ducati 1199 Panigale or BMW S1000RR
MESSAGE TO SS FATERNITY Don’t worry about what you ride, doesn’t matter you are f**king riding a Pulsar or CBZ, it’s all man not the machine at the end of the day
HIT LIST
Engine: 849.4cc, L-Twin cyl, Power: 140bhp, Torque: 98Nm, Gearbox: 6M, 0-100kph: 3secs, Top Speed: 256kph, Kerb Weight: 168kg, Economy: 20kpl
Setback: ₹17.5 lakh (on-road)
SS VERDICT
Things don’t get extreme than this, and we not just talking about performance.
Between Pagani Zonda and Ferrari 458? Class and Power? Zonda aint Class? uh oh. another uninformed sbk owner. dayyum! love the 458, but the zonda is magical. and yes, the ducati is way more class than the busa, not denying that, but this man doesnt know his cars as well as his bikes.