I bought a car with HP still on it.
just paid of the company then gave the seller the remainder which wasn't much by then. must of been gutted

The original owner took a big hit there for just 560 miles (running it in or racing :puzzled: ). I hope he got it for a good price when he bought it. It seems you got a bargain though. Enjoy :burn:

Gather he pair £7495 from Riders Bristol, he needs to sell ( Cash problems ) and it is a buyers market. Tyres not scrubbbbbed in yet so not been thrashed for its 541 miles.
Just loking forward to picking it up next week.:burn::sing:
Now need to sell my 750SS which is in mint condition, E Bay here I come

It'll need its first service in 80 miles time!
Sounds like you got a bargain,nice one.

nah, riders were selling the remainding UK stock back in May, they were not much over £7k. Basically you get what you pay for, an underpowered bag of spanners ; )

Exactly, that's why I bought an '04 749S :)

R1 '05 - AKRAPOVIC - POWER COMMANDER - RENTHAL - DID - K&N - CRG - GILLES - DNA - HEL

Is that you Nori-san :puzzled: You are a riding god :ninja:

Hi RCA,
Never been one to knock another bikers bike, we are all bikers what ever we ride. R1 is a nice bike mate but I prefer my bag of spanners than yours, at least mine's a Ducati:D

Teenage moped chavs are not 'bikers'.

The best in its class, thanks.

So your single requirement for this purchase was that it had to have 'Ducati' written on the tank? Performance & looks were irrelevant? This is typical of someone who is buying into the 'Ducati' brand for all the wrong reasons. My feeling is that this is a compulsive purchase and you are buying it because it is cheap, buy hey, it gets you onto a ‘Ducati’. I rode this bike for half a day and it is seriously underpowered, and has zero grunt, (almost on the verge of being dangerous, given its weight). It sounds totally naff, so you will need another £1000 (which you will not see back) to sort the sound out, and finally you will get a sorry return when you come to sell it, which you will. Given Iam a massive fan of the 998 (and still looking for my baby) I cannot understand why anyone would buy what is basically a **** Ducati bike. I do not care who designed it or the glory, or the name on the tank, etc, it is still a **** bike with a pathetic engine. Next you’ll be buying a Benelli cause they are cheap….That said, if you want your ‘poor mans’ Ducati, good luck, and ride safely (don't worry this is the 749s only mode), and I’ll see you behind, sorry, around.

Enjoy it….

1) The 749 will feel slow if you're used to an R1. There's a 50bhp difference, so what did you expect?

2) This is a Ducati forum. We are quite likely to sing the praises of Ducatis.

3) I find your attitude uncalled for. Please go back to the MCN forum where you belong.