Ducati 1098

The Ducati 1098 is a sport motorcycle that Ducati made from 2007 to 2009 in three versions, the 1098, 1098S and 1098R, before the 1198 succeeded it in 2009. Designed by Giandrea Fabbro, it took more from the older 998 than from the 999, with horizontal headlights, a non-integrated exhaust and the single-sided swingarm carried over from the 916 line. The 1098 and 1098S claimed 160 hp and a weight of 173 kg, and the 1098R with its 1198 cc engine claimed 180 hp, which gave the 1098 the highest torque-to-weight ratio of any production sport bike at the time of its release. Ducati lobbied the FIM to raise the Superbike World Championship twin-cylinder limit to 1200 cc for 2008, and it won the 2008 and 2011 world titles with racing derivatives, Troy Bayliss on a 1098RS and Carlos Checa on a 1198RS.