Ducati 848

[ninjac]

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/18nov...8ducati848.htm

I like!!!!
What price here do you think?

[007XX]

A bit of a guess, but I'd say mid $30K +???

Looks really hot...not sure about it in white, but she sure is a looker!

[SimJen]

$31k will get a base model 1098, $38 will get the 1098S, I reckon it'll be around $27-28k!
Great looking bike tho, but not for me especially at that sort of money....
You could get a couple of jap 600's for that, one for the road and one for the track

[Finn]

A bit of a guess, but I'd say mid $30K +???

I think he meant the price of the bike, not the annual servicing cost.

[007XX]

I think he meant the price of the bike, not the annual servicing cost.

Now, now...Don't be like that!

Thing is, I hazarded to imply so much to a fan of the Ducatis and was quickly (but reasonably gently), told that the high cost of maintaining a Ducati was a myth...

So what's a girl to believe?

I'm keen to learn facts, but if the facts are given based on personal preferences and beliefs, then it becomes biaised and not factual, doesn't it?

Maybe I should just talk to Flame again...

[SimJen]

Ducati have extended the service intervals to almost double on these new bikes, so servicing should be more in line with the jap stuff......hopefully.

[RantyDave]

I hazarded to imply so much to a fan of the Ducatis and was quickly (but reasonably gently), told that the high cost of maintaining a Ducati was a myth...

I think the older ones fell to bits, and mid-age ones need regular servicing and replacement of timing belts etc. Newer ones are apparently much better and I believe the "book" service interval is 10,000 instead of 6,000 for a jappa 4. Their devaluation also appears less frightening, certainly not as bad as an MV.

Would love an 848 but may well have better things to do with thirty grand.

Dave

[007XX]

I think the older ones fell to bits, and mid-age ones need regular servicing and replacement of timing belts etc. Newer ones are apparently much better and I believe the "book" service interval is 10,000 instead of 6,000 for a jappa 4. Their devaluation also appears less frightening, certainly not as bad as an MV.

Would love an 848 but may well have better things to do with thirty grand.

Dave

Cheers for that...Ducatis have had a bad rep for so long on their servicing, it only makes sense that they would do something about it sooner or later...now, consumers need to get their heads around it!

But yes, I agree that I'd have better things to do with $30K, if I was ever to have such a sum in my bank account...I like Simjen's idea!

[deanohit]

Now that sounds like fun, but they need to dump the fairings and make it into a monster!

[SimJen]

deanohit, check http://www.webbikeworld.com/ducati-m...s/monster-696/

[limbimtimwim]

Wet clutch

How INTERESTING.

[johan]

I've never owened a Japanese bike so I don't what their maintanance cost are like. I've spend quite some money on my Ducatis in just maintanance costs. Labour is around $80/h where I take it, and the spare parts are not cheap.
I just had to replace two valve rockers on my '01 996. They were $380 each + labour. The bike has only done 12000k.
There are a few parts the needs to be serviced or replaced regulary, apart from that, they are very solid engines.
Ducati have had problems with the parts they have outsourced and it the owner who has to pay for that in the end, but that doesn't stop me and others from thinking they are the most fun bikes out there.
Riding a jap bike is like bringing sushi to a bbq.

[007XX]

Wet clutch

How INTERESTING.

I've never been able to understand why they went to a wet clutch...it sounds horrible!!!

Could you guys enlighten me as to the advantages, cos I'm nonplussed...

[deanohit]

deanohit, check http://www.webbikeworld.com/ducati-m...s/monster-696/

Thanks mate, would be getting rid of those ugly cans first thing!

I've never been able to understand why they went to a wet clutch...it sounds horrible!!!
Could you guys enlighten me as to the advantages, cos I'm nonplussed...

Do you mean the dry clutch? They're the ones that screech. Something to do with them having better bite and not slipping like a wet clutch.

[007XX]

Do you mean the dry clutch? They're the ones that screech. Something to do with them having better bite and not slipping like a wet clutch.

Whichever one rattles and clunks like your mighty Zongshen...

The last time, I said dry clutch, I got corrected inot saying "wet clutch" ...so blast it, whichever one sounds like it has too many loose cans in the trunk...

So if they've gone back to the one that doesn't make as much noise, then I'm all for it, cos darn that noise was a major put off.