Been a long time! Just bought a 1198! [Archive]

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chillo

06-Oct-2013, 11:06

skidlids

07-Oct-2013, 09:08

It has been a while and good to see you back. Shop wise Moto Rapido, JHP and Ducati Glasgow are good bets for providing parts, otherwise its the internet with places in Germany and Italy, import Duty and Parcel Farce handling fee spoil what often looks like a good deal from the states

Clippy

07-Oct-2013, 15:32

Hi all,
Been a long time! (Sold my 999r just over 2 years back after 6 great years)
Regretted it before the bike had even left my house :(
Have been terrorising the locals on a crf450 supermoto ever since!

Anyway, I just went and bought a bog stock 2010 1198 (2100m) off eBay this morning!:D

Need to get up to speed with everything 1198 related!
Where are the good places these days for Ducati parts! Termi's/DP performance and general carbon bits etc?!

Waiting for confirmation of delivery time for a 2007 1098...6 years and 11 months after selling the 998S Bayliss!

There's been a Honda SP2 and a Triumph 675 Daytona in between, not to mention a TVR Chimaera (in it's defence it does have a V engine configuration!?!) but I felt a need for something red and Italian again...so here we go...!

Clippy

MJS

08-Oct-2013, 12:46

Waiting for confirmation of delivery time for a 2007 1098...6 years and 11 months after selling the 998S Bayliss!

There's been a Honda SP2 and a Triumph 675 Daytona in between, not to mention a TVR Chimaera (in it's defence it does have a V engine configuration!?!) but I felt a need for something red and Italian again...so here we go...!

Clippy

Welcome back Giles :)

chillo

08-Oct-2013, 20:06

Been a few years since I've been on DSC! Where is everyone? Seems really quiet:confused:

Clippy

10-Oct-2013, 13:58

Been a few years since I've been on DSC! Where is everyone? Seems really quiet:confused:

Does a bit...I wonder where everyone went?

chillo

10-Oct-2013, 21:54

Hellooooooooo......! ........echo

chillo

10-Oct-2013, 21:54

Where is the best/cheapest place to get a full race/DP system or headers/mid pipes from?

Guido

11-Oct-2013, 14:52

Welcome back into the fold Simon!!!

I expect to see an 1198 blast past me on the back wheel with the rider stood up looking down at me like that time on your 998R

Have fun!!

Guy

chillo

11-Oct-2013, 22:17

Hi Guy!!

Been a long time!
Bike got delivered today by bike courier, it's a beaut! Like new :)

went a for a quick blast.... and it's a missile!!
proper power wheelies above the ton in third! Ha Ha I love it!

It really does goes ballistic when you proper wring it out

only downside is I couldn't hear it! Needs open Termi's!

antonye

14-Oct-2013, 09:31

Get some pics up!

Ray

16-Oct-2013, 21:45

Wheelie alert.........one of those new fangled bikes you say............You've got it just in time before the roads ice over for the winter up here:D

Ray.

chillo

20-Oct-2013, 23:03

Hi Ray :)
Took the bike out yesterday and today, gave it a proper ring and I love it!
what I don't love is 60miles to tank! Wtf!

skidlids

20-Oct-2013, 23:09

what I don't love is 60miles to tank! Wtf!
Crikey that's poor, wouldn't be any good on most of my rideouts

chillo

21-Oct-2013, 07:27

To be fair its because I was WOT 80% of the time :D

Hunter1198s

10-Nov-2013, 19:12

Hey guys! I have been off two wheels for about six years and finally realised an ambition of owning and riding a Ducati. Had a couple of R1s in the past and before that a T595. I started to get the urge a couple of months back and finally decided that an 1198s in my local dealer was the one to go for.

I too am going to be getting up to speed on all things over the next few months. Anyone got any experience with Ducati Sheffield? Reliable and trustworthy as far as getting servicing and mods done?

Good to be here :)

skidlids

10-Nov-2013, 21:06

Not heard anything about Ducati Sheffield one way or the other, but Ducati John in Leeds and Italia Moto in Lincoln get good reviews