New Bike?

[gc1]

Hi first time on this site,ride an S2R at moment but thinking of getting a new supersport,any reviews or tips would be great.

[Henners]

Welcome :D I'll take a little malt with you

[clockwork orange]

Welcome - mines a glass of red. It'll have to be a 1000SS if new, as thats the only one still being made.

[gc1]

Yes it is a new 1000ds i was thinking of, anyone got one?

[clockwork orange]

Only guy I know with one doesn't do 'puters. But I'm not aware of any particular problems he's had, and boy does he rack up the miles.

WM Snell in Alton has a 2nd hand one on the floor, 01420 89622

[gc1]

Cheers

[KeefyB]

Originally posted by gc1
Yes it is a new 1000ds i was thinking of, anyone got one?
You could drop Scully a U2U,....mind you,he's had a fair bit of trouble with his!:o

[IainMac]

I've got one (1000ssds or is it ss1000ds). Its not bad. though my Petrol tank sprung a leak just after its 1st service, swapped under warrenty. Handles better than I do... motor is very grunty low down but feels a bit flat up top (over 5k) though i'm still in theory running it in as only got 1500 miles on it. I prefer the seating position on the old Carb SS's but its not as bad? as a 916.

[Iconic944ss]

Some reviews:

http://www.motorbikestoday.com/reviews/Articles/ducati_1000ds.htm

http://motoring.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fmotoring%2F2003%2F02%2F21%2Femfd uc22.xml

http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/enthusiasts/review_list_vehicle.asp?veh=9466

Good luck - Frank

[scully]

Originally posted by KeefyB
Originally posted by gc1
Yes it is a new 1000ds i was thinking of, anyone got one?
You could drop Scully a U2U,....mind you,he's had a fair bit of trouble with his!:o

Yeah Ive got one and had a few 'teething issues' shall we say... Mostly stupid electrical problems - relay switch packed up, then the ECU went followed by the speedo sensor. All very irritating and a pain in the proverbial but all repaired under warranty by Ducati.

Just had it serviced and repaired following a little incident when I got my knee down followed by everything else on a hairpin in France! :o:lol:

Obtained a fantastic set of aftermarket silencers (Two Brothers Racing ones) for her from Carl Harrison and it sounds awesome.:devil:

I find the bike perfect for what I want being a good compromise in that ok its no superbike but its still an absolute hoot and has loads of useable grunt. It looks and sounds great and when I meet up with mates on Jap bikes mine always gets the admiring glances so I like it for being different too. Plus of course its a classic, simple air cooled big V twin with a great pedigree.

Then you've got the Marchensini wheels, Ohlins shock and other quality parts which in my mind make it a great all round package.

Having said all that if it lets me down once more I may send it back to Bologna in pieces...

[galaxy]

I've got an '04 800 and supposedly the 800 will still be available here in '06 (see photo) even though it's not listed anywhere. 6,100 miles on mine. Had a generator go bad and a TPS go bad. Both were easy fixes with shop time about two days for each. After the TPS went bad, that bike has never ran as good as it did when I got it back with the new one. Motor is super fun and can do all the maintenance myself. Down side...non-adjustable suspension (on the 800) makes it super stiff for the wife. When I ride the bike after getting off the 749, the SS runs out of motor very quick. Constantly hitting the rev limiter. Good low end grunt though. Over all, very happy with the bike. It looks beautiful going down the road to. We always get tons of attention over all my buddies jap bikes no matter where we go. Contacted Section 8 about some custom suspension work to match my wife and was quoted around $700 US. I didn't think that was bad for springs & custom valves in the forks and new spring for the rear...with a satisfaction guarantee.

[Edited on 17-10-2005 by galaxy]

[Iconic944ss]

I think we all deserve a ride over to Galaxy's place :devil::devil::devil:

TPS = Throttle Position Sensor (took me a while to work it out too !!!).

Frazzeled Frank

[scully]

Originally posted by Iconic944ss
I think we all deserve a ride over to Galaxy's place :devil::devil::devil:

TPS = Throttle Position Sensor (took me a while to work it out too !!!).

Frazzeled Frank

If I had seen this post earlier I might have done so being I was in Sacramento till the end of last week!

Hey Galaxy I enjoyed lunch on Wednesday at the Virgin Sturgeon, Im told its a bit of a locals favourite? Also frequented the Blue Gecko and Rubicons had a great time what a cool place to live! Roads and weather must give you biking nirvana... :D

[galaxy]

What brings you to Sac?? The Sturgeon is OK but there's better... Weather here has just started to drop down into the low 10's early morning and back up in the high 20's by 1 or 2 o'clock. Rainy season's still a month or better off. There is some good riding in every direction though but living in the city requires at least a 30 mile drive to get to any of it. Down side to riding here is you have to pack for both weather conditions every day. If you dress for comfort in the morning, you are melting by lunch. If you dress for lunch, you freeze to death before you ever get there. I'm sure you guys really feel my pain hu??? You're country side is much more beautiful in my opinion...I've seen it. I get the opportunity to make it over every once in a while and always dream of being able to bring the bike with me. This weekend we have la Ducati Day...you guys heard of it?

http://www.ducatiowners.com/LDD2005/

BTW, that's not my bike in the photo, but these are...

[Edited on 17-10-2005 by galaxy]

[fodder]

Cool, I got an 800 also, only it's an 03 with all the fully adjustable stuff. Been reliable (8000 miles) and still looks good after a few British winters. Mind you, salted roads are no more as when I moved out to Las Vegas last year I brought it with me. :lol: