Talk:Ducati 996

March 2007
"A new airbox and a distinctive underseat exhaust system were also built into the new design."

Correction - the 996 had the same exhaust system under the seat as the 916. Phreakster 1998 20:36, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Hot commodity
This article expresses opinion and uses slang language such as "hot commodity". This needs to be fixed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 32.97.110.58 (talk) 13:43, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

File:StevenMettet.jpg
I actually like the image File:StevenMettet.jpg (not a helpful file name though) ; it's a good composition and I think the use of the frame with the tarmac, grass and sky is interesting and the motion draws in your eye. The problem is that it's a terrible illustration of the Ducati 996. The picture is more an illustration of what it's like at the track. It might possibly -- with a little context -- be a decent illustration on pages like Motorcycling, Track day or Sport bike.

As far as five spoke wheels and so on: So what? It's a picuture of a wheel with five spokes. It isn't as if the average reader is utterly unable to imagine what a five spoke wheel looks like after having looked at a three spoke wheel. If Ducati 996 were several times larger and had more wide-ranging coverage that included verifiable information about Ducati 996s at the track, then such an illustration might work. If you wanted to go that route, I would first cite high quality, verifiable sources who state that the 996, specifically, is in fact one of the most popular track bikes. Without proof, I'd guess you could say that at least 100 other bikes are at least as popular at the track. --Dbratland (talk) 18:04, 20 January 2011 (UTC)