Is the 1198 a step back in handling?

[safetyfish]

What I know about racing motorbikes can be written on the back of a postage stamp with room to spare for an advertisement, but something is bugging me in the back of my mind.

I have read all the hype, reviews, grand standing etc about the new 1198 and on how good it is. But you now have a 1200 engine running around in a race bike going around corners at an incredible rate of knots.... but what about those centrifugal forces associated with a 1200 bike? Doesnt that make it harder now to turn the bike into a corner?

I have never ridden a 749, but all who do ride them love them for their perky cornering abillity, which is atributed to less mass spinning around in the engine making it easier to ride through corners then the big brother 999.

How has the bigger engine of the 1198 affected/effected the handling compared to a 1098?

Just wondering out loud?

SF

[ducatiracerx]

Well I'm sure it will be harder to turn but I don't think one would notice the difference between a 1098 and 1198 but maybe one could tell a difference between the cornering ability of the 848 and 1098. I do know this....

The 1098 is not all that great at cornering in stock form and in order to get it to turn better I have installed a slipper clutch, forged magnesium rims, 30mm (reduced offset) triple trees, Ohlins fork kit, Ohlins TTX rear shock and linear linkage. I have also replaced the 330mm rotors with floating Brembo HP 320mm rotors and the braking has improved as well.

The 1198 engine is lighter, abot 6 lbs, but I have had my flywheel lightened three pounds and I am installing a battery that is 4 lbs lighter so other than traction control I don't see the need for more displacement.

You are correct it will be harder to turn, but most likely this will be noticed after a long day of track riding as measured by how tired you might be....