Advantages: Raucous, rebellious, reliable....brings out the rascal in you Disadvantages: It aint 'alf hot mum
I?m just reaching the end of my first 12 months owning a Ducati 996 and want to add my support to the praise here for this outstanding machine.
I used to own a Ducati Darmah 900 back in the 80?s but have exclusively owned rice grinders since then. The old Darmah was a good machine and gave a smooth if solid ride.
It was VERY loud and it was fun but at 70 BHP you had to ring it?s neck a bit to get the same top end as it?s Jap equivalents and the dodgy electrics had you heading for the cover of a motorway bridge every time at the first sign of rain. Maintenance was harder because of the precision nature of all aspects of engineering on the machine.
So it was with a degree of intrepidation I approached the purchase of the 996 but heck, mortgage be damned, what else do you spend a redundancy cheque on. The machine I purchased was ...
Advantages: stunning looks, feel, brakes and grunt Disadvantages: Its crashed and I need a new one
A truly awesome bike. Having had to wait a good ten years to get my own Ducati I wasn't going to be disappointed. Doing the usual getting the 125, 400 it was time to step up. Ducati Manchester was the place I found a Second hand 748. Insurance was the main reason for the 748 not the 916ect I wanted a stretch as it was. Being used to biking on a budget previously a Honda VFR400 in less than perfect condition, the mint 748 was amazing. The increased power was obvious on that first ride home and the grunt I read about was wot I had hoped.
It isn't all smooth sailing with a Ducati tho as I found out. Within a week after couple of stalls and bump starts then rear wheel lock up I found mine had a faulty alternator. This was an easy fixed problem under the warranty. I never bought this bike as a second bike or a toy this was to be my main ...
andrewmc83 18.05.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Ducati Superbike
I think if people want a superbike it should be a Ducati.I rate it 10 out of 10 because it looks good and goes fast that is what i want when i am older.I saw one come though the village the other day and i thought it looked cool and my freinds said i want a aprilla and said no this goes faster than an aprilla.I recommed that if you want a superbike it should be an Ducati.It is not bad on petrol it is quite cheap to run so i have heard. ...
