Someone help with the Ducati dilemma...

[McJim]

All the cool people are getting Ducatis eh? I'll hopefully have mine by the end of the week. Bank and work permitting.

Not as quick and shiny as yours but it's mine and I will love it

Congrats on making the right choice.

[surfchick]

All the cool people are getting Ducatis eh? I'll hopefully have mine by the end of the week. Bank and work permitting.

Not as quick and shiny as yours but it's mine and I will love it

Congrats on making the right choice.

oh i have on doubt you'll love it. wihooo ducati ... see you on the road - when are you getting it? yay yay yay

[McJim]

oh i have on doubt you'll love it. wihooo ducati ... see you on the road - when are you getting it? yay yay yay

I'm waiting for the bank cheque from the sale of my VTR to hit my account and waiting for a bank loan to hit my account then I'll have to order a Bank Cheque for the vendor of the Ducati.

Hopefully the bank can move swiftly enough to allow me to collect the bike on Saturday or before.

The 600ss is by no means a fast bike though - only 53hp - I'm an old fart and with an Auckland mortgage, 2 kids and one income I just don't have the money to handle speeding tickets!

Also with the SS bikes the service intervals are 10,000kms and with 25km per litre fuel consumption it's actually cheaper to run than many Jappas!

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cheers flame- i think the lurve is growing and growing for sure-i'll try and post a few pics- kittyhawk shot some of the 996 the other day on a ride so i might see if she'll share da pics!

classic that you have some parts left! - def keen if you don't need them anymore-god i hope i don't knock anything off it, but you never know...something might rattle off!

did you just find them to much of a bugger to maintain or you like the feel of the rsv better? i sort of toyed with the idea...

Yehhh....piccies be great....tell Kitty ta hurry up

Yep....cost too much for my income to maintain, I clock up bout 30,000 kms a year, so thats 3 x services, also with having a race bike it's much easier to have two similar bikes { 1 road and 1 track) so you can swap wheels /brakes etc if required. The Api's are real easy to ride on the track....and the road, with the maintenance cost s being about a 3rd of the price compared too my duc's I have to say Im way more than happy that ive switched, and can afford to have the two. The handling and performance and position to me is very similar, though rides as a bigger bike, the power delivery I actually prefer as they seem to rev out harder than the duc's, the Aprilia's are also much cheaper too add 'go fast' bits to as well .

Even one day when im really wealthy (hahahaha can't see that happening), I don't think I'd switch back. I think Aprilia's just suit the way I ride. Though I'd
still buy another 998 if I can afford a 3rd toy

I'l hunt out the box of spares in the wkend and let ya know for sure whats there, pm me and remind me if ya like.