Ducati Sport 1000

**Winston001** · 27th August 2008, 20:54

Originally Posted by McJim

I'd rather pay for a Ducati Desmodue service than a Honda one.

Exaggery! That's cos you'd own a DUCATI.

**DMNTD:Me** · 27th August 2008, 20:58

Ride one...I'd be highly surprised if you didn't LOVE it!
Ok ok...well i loved it...had a Termi set and ffs did it sound goooooooood!

LOL...s'pose it helps that I sell the machines too

**The Pastor** · 27th August 2008, 21:00

Originally Posted by DMNTD

Ride one...I'd be highly surprised if you didn't LOVE it!
Ok ok...well i loved it...had a Termi set and ffs did it sound goooooooood!

LOL...s'pose it helps that I sell the machines too

let me know if u get a 2nd hand one - the one with the hidden pillion seat - i think its called the bi somthing _b

**McJim** · 27th August 2008, 21:05

Originally Posted by DMNTD

Ride one...I'd be highly surprised if you didn't LOVE it!
Ok ok...well i loved it...had a Termi set and ffs did it sound goooooooood!

LOL...s'pose it helps that I sell the machines too

Hey you sell Ducatis. Cool - next time I leave the Mainland for the North Island I may drop in to drool on your showroom floor.

**DMNTD:Me** · 27th August 2008, 21:10

Originally Posted by McJim

Hey you sell Ducatis. Cool - next time I leave the Mainland for the North Island I may drop in to drool on your showroom floor.

Do it...wait until you see all the demo's I have on offer!!
Come in and have a play man...serious.

**MentalFacility** · 27th August 2008, 21:24

Originally Posted by DMNTD

Do it...wait until you see all the demo's I have on offer!!
Come in and have a play man...serious.

Hell I'd come too. Never had a chance to even sit on a duc.

**Winston001** · 27th August 2008, 21:30

There is a whole sub-forum dedicated to Classic Ducatis (as these bikes are categorised) on Ducati MS

http://www.ducati.ms/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=77

**MentalFacility** · 27th August 2008, 21:32

Originally Posted by Winston001

There is a whole sub-forum dedicated to Classic Ducatis (as these bikes are categorised) on Ducati MS

http://www.ducati.ms/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=77

Holy crap, look what i found there.

http://www.ducati.ms/forums/showthread.php?t=49608

**Mountlocal1** · 27th August 2008, 21:46

Hmm.. Im sure someone will kick me if Im wrong.. But did anyone else notice that in RM's picks the bikes only have one rear shock (on the left)... Im sure they are twin rear shockers... DMNTD??

**The Pastor** · 27th August 2008, 21:57

Originally Posted by Mountlocal1

Hmm.. Im sure someone will kick me if Im wrong.. But did anyone else notice that in RM's picks the bikes only have one rear shock (on the left)... Im sure they are twin rear shockers... DMNTD??

the 2005 version is single shock, after 2006 they have twin

**jrandom** · 28th August 2008, 08:18

Originally Posted by renegade master

They reckon they are about 90hp.

"At the crank" (tm)

Originally Posted by renegade master

one thing I want to know is how do u stop ur jacket scratching the tank?

Get a jacket without scratchy bits sticking out the front?

Originally Posted by renegade master

Also I cant seem to find a review on it in terms of gas mileage and performance and handling...

Book a test ride on one. Make sure you pick it up with a full tank. Do a decent 100km or so of riding in your own inimitable style. Then fill the tank back up yourself and note how many litres of gas you used.

**The Pastor** · 28th August 2008, 09:07

Originally Posted by jrandom

"At the crank" (tm)

Get a jacket without scratchy bits sticking out the front?

Book a test ride on one. Make sure you pick it up with a full tank. Do a decent 100km or so of riding in your own inimitable style. Then fill the tank back up yourself and note how many litres of gas you used.

you can test ride a bike for 100km?!?!?!

**jrandom** · 28th August 2008, 09:26

Originally Posted by renegade master

you can test ride a bike for 100km?!?!?!

Of course.

I usually take bikes on test rides up the northern motorway, along Coatesville-Riverhead, up Old North and Peak to cow cop, turn around and come back the same way - that's about 100km all up. Bit more, maybe. It's good to use the same route all the time, because the differences between bikes become more obvious.

I've never had a shop that's given me grief about disappearing for a couple of hours with a bike. If you're thinking about buying something, you gotta ride it enough to figure out whether you like it, after all!