Just as we were all thinking the Ducati 1098 was the best V-twin ever, out of nowhere Ducati's 1198 appears and you can see it here in our video.

MCN senior road tester travelled to Portugal's Circuito de Algarve to get the first ride of Ducati's 1198 to see if bigger does mean better.

Watch the video to see how the motorcycle got on and read the full article in MCN, Wednesday 26, 2008.

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