Ducati 998 Matrix (2003) vs MV Agusta 832 Monza (1977) vs Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson FLTR/I Road Glide (1999-00) vs BMS Choppers Blue Crush Warrior (Yamaha Road Star Warrior) (2004) vs BMW R NineT Urban G/S (2017-18) vs Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson XLH 1200 Sportster (1991-94) vs Harley-Davidson Harley Davidson XLCH 900 Sportster (1965-68)
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| Make: | Ducati | MV Agusta | Harley-Davidson | BMS Choppers | BMW | Harley-Davidson | Harley-Davidson |
| Model: | 998 Matrix | 832 Monza | Harley Davidson FLTR/I Road Glide | Blue Crush Warrior (Yamaha Road Star Warrior) | R NineT Urban G/S | Harley Davidson XLH 1200 Sportster | Harley Davidson XLCH 900 Sportster |
| Years: | 2003 | 1977 | 1999-00 | 2004 | 2017-18 | 1991-94 | 1965-68 |
| Engine: | Four stroke, 90° “L” twin cylinder, DOHC, desmodromic 4 valve per cylinder, belt driven | Four stroke, transverse four cylinders, DOHC, 2 valve per cylinder | Four stroke, 45° V-Twin, Twin Cam 88® vibration isolation-mounted Valves Pushrod-operated overhead valves; w/ hydraulic self-adjusting lifters; two valves per cylinder | Four stroke, 48° V-twin | Four stroke, two cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer, two camshafts and four radially aligned valves per cylinder, central counterbalancer shaft. | Four stroke, 45° V-Twin, OHV, 2 valves per cylinder. | Four stroke, 45° V-Twin, OHV, 2 valves per cylinder. |
| Capacity: | 998 cc / 60.9 cu in | 837 cc / 51.0 cu-in | 1449 cc / 88.4 cu-in | 1671 cc / 102 cu in | 1170 cc / 71.4 cub in. | 1199 cc / 73.2 cub in. | 882 cc / 53.8 cu-in |
| Bore x Stroke: | 100 x 63.5 | 89 x 56 mm | 95.3 x 101.6 mm | 97 x 113 mm | 101 x 73 mm | 88.8 x 96.8 mm | 76.2 x 96.8 mm |
| Cooling System: | Liquid cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Air/Oil cooled | Air cooled, | Air cooled |
| Compression Ratio: | 11.4:1 | 9.5:1 | 8.9:1 | 8.3:1 | 12.0:1 | 9.0:1 | 9.0:1 |
| Induction: | Weber Marelli CPU 5.9M, 54mm throttle bodies, electronic fuel injection | 4x 27mm Dell'Orto carbs | Carburetion 40 mm constant velocity with enrichener and accelerator pump ESPFI 38 mm throttle bore electronic sequential port fuel injection | Twin-bore Electronic Fuel Injection, with throttle position sensor | Electronic intake pipe injection / digital engine management with overrun cutoff, twin-spark ignition | Single 40mm CV Keihin semi-flat slide | Single 1.625 in., Williston |
| Starting: | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Electric | Kick |
| Transmission: | 6 Speed | 5 Speed | 5 Speed | 5-Speed, close ratio | Constant mesh 6-speed | 5 Speed | 4 Speed |
| Final Drive: | Chain | Shaft | Belt | Belt | Shaft | Belt | Chain |
| Front Suspension: | Showa upside down fork with 43 mm of condition pipe diameter, TiN coating | 35mm Ceriani telescopic forks | Air adjustable forks | Ø41 mm Kayaba inverted telescopic fork with adjustable preload | Telescopic forks, 43 mm fixed-tube diameter | 39mm Telescopic forks, 175mm (6.9in) wheel travel | Cartridge |
| Rear Suspension: | A arm rocker with progressively working Öhlins central shock strut | Dual Marzocchi shocks preload adjustable | Air adjustable shocks | Single shock, link-type with adjustable preload and rebound damping | Cast aluminium single swinging arm with BMW Motorrad Paralever; central spring strut,spring preload fully adjustable by hook wrench, adjustable rebound-stage damping | Dual shocks, preload adjustable, 91mm (3.6in) wheel travel. | Dual shocks swinging arm fork |
| Front Brakes: | 2 x 320 mm Discs, 4 piston calipers | 2x 280mm discs | 2x 292mm discs 4 piston calipers | Dual Ø298 mm discs, 4 piston calipers | 2 x 320 mm Foating brake discs, 4 piston radial calipers | Single 292mm disc 2 piston caliper | 200mm drum |
| Rear Brakes: | Single 220 mm disc, 2 piston caliper | Single 280mm disc | Single 292mm disc 4 piston caliper | Single Ø282 mm disc, 2 piston caliper | Single 265 mm disc, 2 piston floating caliper | Single 292mm disc 1 piston caliper | 200mm drum |
| Front Tyre: | 120/70 ZR17 | 3.50-18 | D402F MT90B16 72H | 130/90-16120/70-ZR18 Radial | 120/70 - R19 | 100/90-19 | 3.75-19 |
| Rear Tyre: | 190/50 ZR17 | 4.00-18 | D402 MT90B16 74H | 200/50-ZR17 Radial | 170/60 - R17 | 130/90-16 | 4.25-18 |
| Fuel Capacity: | 17 L / 4.5 US gal / 3.7 Imp gal | 15.9 Litres / 4.2 US gal | 19 Litres / 5.0 US gal | 15.1 L / 4.0 US gal | 17 Litres / 4.8 US gal | 7 Litres / 1.8 US gal | 8.5 Litres / 2.2 US gal |