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my NEW bike!! what do u think?
- Thread starter eviction
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Robert Jan
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looks good to me but i know nothing about bikes
it looks powerful
it looks powerful
IwouldSlamU
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nice is it a 748..?
Nice. I ride the CBR 1100 XX. I always liked the Ducati. Not to be a hater, but i think your bike needs valaves adjusted every 3000 miles. And from what i have been told it requires the engine pulled. So from what the Honda guys told me it equals a sub par performing bike, with $$$ for maintenance annually. But if it's not true let me know, i may want one in the future, i like their classy styling.
JMD said:
I don't want to sound negative again, but the performance on the Ducati is very sub par. The're almost riced our bikes. Your R6 will eat this Ducati for breakfast, it's a not even a close contest. I think they're beautifull bikes but i'm a performance specs guy and i was always dissapointed with Ducati's lack of performance compared to Japanese bikes.
Buddy_Christ
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eviction said:
the sound of a twin is awesome.
and the handling (stock) will leave a stock jap bike crying.
as for looks...
i think the design team that came up with the styling for the 999 and 719 should be chained to a wall, a 1/4 mile long rope tied around their nuts and attached to a 998, and, well, you can figure out the rest.
last i knew, Duc valve lash check was every 8K miles. if you are mechanically inclined, you can learn to do it yourself and save a hell of a lot of cash. isn't that hard to check on your own, just requires a few hours and patience.
other than that, every few hundered miles i'd go over the bike with a wrench and make sure things are tight. V-twins have a tendency to shake parts loose. however, the Ducs are pretty damn smooth, so you might not have to worry about that. buddy had a 97 Guzzi V1100 Sport. he had to tighten down almost everything (pegs, mirrors, etc) every 500 miles or so or they'd come loose. that bike rattled an oil line loose once...on the beginning of a 500 mile trip. that set us back 45 minutes alone. was a long night.
txarmyguy23
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I like it alot even though I'm more into Cruisers and bobbers...Once I get out of the army I aim to get a sportsbike
Sean Scott
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Very nice I ride a Zx6R myself Green.
One of the guys I ride with owns a Ducati. It's not quite that bad, the engine does not need to be pulled. His main complaint was that he had to buy some special tools. He checks them at the factory recommended intervals and has yet to have to actually adjust them.GREGORY said:
I've not discussed the subject with him at length but if it's important to anyone I'll get detailed info. The guy has owned the bike 10 years and has never seen the inside of a dealer, he does all his own maintenance and repairs.
The only female from EF that I know of meeting in the real world was at a powerlifting meet and she goes by a different screen name. I checked your profile and you kinda look like her, now I'm confusedSugarplum said:hey, genarr... you're one of the few people from EF who have met me in person and you don't even know it.
Two accounts?
