My new toy! Maybe...

[some kind of ugly]

My girlfriend's father is looking to sell his bike. He has maybe put 20 miles on it in the past year. It sits under a dust clothe in the barn and is only seldom started up to keep a battery charge and clear out the engine. He is constantly hinting for me to take it off his hands. He is willing to do payments. So the question remains should I? I was looking to build an import on the cheap as a weekend warrior but this well, this wreaks of sex and class.

[fidjit]

If you are willing to put up with the idiosyncrasies of a Ducati ....go for it

My tale, I've gone from a Suzuki SV650s , basically the Japanese equivalent of the Ducati VTwin.

Fantastic bike.

I however had to sell cause it just wasn't get enough use.

Mate of mine rang me up and says " You haven't got a bike at the moment, wanna borrow one of mine ??? Just pay the major service and the rego ."

So currently I am the "owner" of a Ducati 600 Supersport.

Great bike, bit down on power on the SV, but a bikes a bike and once I get this things in the twisties..........

I love it however you need to get use to the Ducati's strangeness.......

Strange noises, hard to cold start, but once she's going, she's a bewdy !!!!!!

The SV was just fire it up and ride, the Ducati however isn't quite so "easy"

I say go for it. The Ducati's are great bikes as I say just a bit "strange" if you're use to a Japanese bike.

Hope this helps.

Oh and watch out for the self retracting side stand....it really is a b1tch !!!!!

[David in Boston]

Ducatis are better than sex and almost as good as donuts.

Go for it.

David

[widdors]

It's not right for that gorgeous thing to sit covered in a barn! Will your payments change if things go south for you and your girlfriend?

[some kind of ugly]

It's not right for that gorgeous thing to sit covered in a barn! Will your payments change if things go south for you and your girlfriend?

I have one of those odd relationships if we broke up her parents would still want to keep me around. They love me and always stick up for me over her. It's bad haha.

[some kind of ugly]

If you are willing to put up with the idiosyncrasies of a Ducati ....go for it

My tale, I've gone from a Suzuki SV650s , basically the Japanese equivalent of the Ducati VTwin.

Fantastic bike.

I however had to sell cause it just wasn't get enough use.

Mate of mine rang me up and says " You haven't got a bike at the moment, wanna borrow one of mine ??? Just pay the major service and the rego ."

So currently I am the "owner" of a Ducati 600 Supersport.

Great bike, bit down on power on the SV, but a bikes a bike and once I get this things in the twisties..........

I love it however you need to get use to the Ducati's strangeness.......

Strange noises, hard to cold start, but once she's going, she's a bewdy !!!!!!

The SV was just fire it up and ride, the Ducati however isn't quite so "easy"

I say go for it. The Ducati's are great bikes as I say just a bit "strange" if you're use to a Japanese bike.

Hope this helps.

Oh and watch out for the self retracting side stand....it really is a b1tch !!!!!

Italian bikes are a bit odd. When I lived in Florida I worked at a Vespa dealer. We also sold Aprilia motorcycles. If you know anything about Aprilia bikes they are extremely expensive, extremely temperamental and are truly only meant for a track.

So yeah Italian bikes are quirky but jeez you can't say "No" when you have the opportunity to owning one.

[thunderball]

So yeah Italian bikes are quirky but jeez you can't say "No" when you have the opportunity to owning one.

I think you've just answered your own question. I'd buy a Ducati just for the sound they make.

[greenerock]

It's not right for that gorgeous thing to sit covered in a barn!

That's for sure. You really need to ride it!

[BillEllis]

He is constantly hinting for me to take it off his hands. He is willing to do payments.

Two things;

It looks to be very very fast...
It also looks like he might have crotch-rocket accident rates in the back of his mind... does he like you? I'm not sure I'd sell something that dangerous to someone I liked, but that's me...

[Gravy]

Get some insurance quotes first. I bought my first street bike and when I called my insurance company they wanted $1900 for 6 months insurance.
Even the agent on the phone commented, "that can't be right, let me run it again." This was w/ a perfect driving record and 31 yrs. old.

Needless to say I switched insurance carriers for my car also, but then this new agency called a few days later and told me they didn't insure my type of bike!? (cbr929)

Long story short, I'm w/ State Farm for under $500 for the whole year.
A bit higher for my car, but worth it.

Something to consider.

[zpb101]

As long as you like to tinker....

You know what they say - Ducati...Making Mechanics out of Riders Since 1946.

[Jim]

So the question remains should I?

Of course you should!

[Aikijo]

As long as you like to tinker....

You know what they say - Ducati...Making Mechanics out of Riders Since 1946.

If Ducati bike were as reliable as a SV650 I would get one. But then again, you get a Ducati because it's a "DUCATI".

[guru]

I was out one day on my BMW K1100RT riding the blacktops that are less traveled. I was doning fine, having just gone through a set of twisties and approaching another. I was on the flat and straight when I see the lights behind me. Good, a motorcyle, not a cop. As I get closer to the hills this thing is gaining on me. Now, I'm only doing 80 or so, but keeping it up. Finally it gets close enough I can hear it snarl. By the time I got to the twisties he was there. A Ducati. We headed into the turns and this guy was a real knee dragger, and was pulling away, and there wasn't much I could do. I did my best but could not keep up. My bike is a touring bike, not a crotch rocket, so I was't too surprised, but the only thing I was thinking was, "Damn Ducatis".

[jadam318]

My opinion: you'd be insane not to jump all over that. Beautiful bike!

[some kind of ugly]

Update about the bike. Her father went back to France for work overseeing the building of a plant being built. He left the keys to the lock on the barn and the bike. He said it's mine to use anytime I want to. This quite possibly is the coolest potential "father in law" ever.

[thebikingengineer]

Very nice! If I had an opportunity like that I'd jump all over it.

Bill: As to "Crotch Rocket Accident Rates", a majority of those are college kids, frat boys mostly from what I've seen here at OSU, who go and buy a GSX-R for their first bike and crash the thing before they've had it a week. I've been riding for about a year now and have had absolutely no problems riding sport bikes, cruisers, touring bikes, etc. As long as you respect the capabilities of the bike, don't act like an idiot, and get yourself educated on the proper operation of a sportbike they're no more dangerous than any other bike. I'd actually prefer a sportbike in an emergency situation due to their increased cornering and accelerating capabilities over a price comparable cruiser.