Any idea of delivery time on a 1098 ???
 

OK, just supposing I wanted to buy a 1098 :) does anyone know the lead time ?

I've been told today that Ducati are insisting on all shops (worldwide) having at least 1 demo bike so the first few hundred, 500 I was told, will be going to the shops.

Private buyers may have to wait until March or April 2007 to get a new bike and not an ex-demo bike.

The above came from a mate who has one on order and expected it before Xmas.

Mine is arriving 1st week of January

Have a happy new year:D :D

Yep me too, been told the 9th of Jan for mine.

Dealer told me there will be no demo bikes until all customer pre-orders have been fulfilled. I was strong, I said I'd wait. We'll see..

This issue doesn`t affect me!

Hum.. my local dealer has a demo bike has had it since last weekend.

Get to have a play on it tomorrow don`t you????


Chris.:burn:

Spoke to Moto Rapido this week who are getting their demo in next week with deliveries just afterwards and also said that Ducati UK are delivering 1098's to deposit payers only and are asking for names and addresses prior to releasing any stock.They've sold loads already so best make youre mind up quickly i would sugest.

a friend of a friend ordered one last week and was quoted march for delivery, so hopefully that means they are selling well

was in looking at the 1098 again in my dealership today they told me Ductati still does not have a demo version in all dealerships (as far as i am aware no UK dealership even has its demo version yet and only 6 dealerships in Germany have one at this time) and that no private purchase orders will be filled untill at the earlest Feb 2007 the only way an order could be filled would be if the dealer let his demo version go, cant see many doing that

I've been told next week for demo bike at Motorapido and sometime in January for delivery of my and my mates 's' models.

But it comes when it comes, if it's late jan to early feb i'll wait for march 1 new reg but if it's early jan and teh weathers ok i'll be racking the miles up!

i went to the ducati factory at the weekend, they have 1500 1098's to be shipped out by christmas, the guy who did the tour said the waiting list was 40days, but is more like 50days due to the high demand

Chichester CMW demo bike arriving tomorrow (Tuesday) have got another one coming that is sold. so someone is right in that they're selling quick, and other ones will be arriving January and people are queued up with paid deposits, should all be sorted by feb.

sounds nice or what :)

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They sound awesome even on the standard cans-don't know how they got them through homologation-got a real bark when you blip the throttle.

John

Chris Evans on his evening radio show was asking people tonight when they knew Christmas had arrived. Someone text in and said "Christmas is coming for me tomorrow as I'm picking up my new Ducati 1098"
Anybody on here?

Spoke to my dealer and he said they had 20 on order, nearly all "S's", if you want an "S" then it would be the end of March.
Just in time to get some Spring miles in!
They've got one in on Thurs.
I'm going to have a butchers, the heart says go the wallet says No!

[quote=Carbon749]OK, just supposing I wanted to buy a 1098 :) does anyone know the lead time ?

Private buyers may have to wait until March or April 2007 to get a new bike and not an ex-demo bike.

If ordered today !!

Wait till summer, then the dealers will have plenty on their showroom floors that you will be able to walk out with straight away with. I got sucked in and ordered last month but to be honest not sure I want a new bike in March/April when its ****ing it down and still dark.

Oh and then there is the R1 and 996 to deal with, maybe the loft...

You've obviously got way too much money.

Have you thought about taking up cocaine? :lol:

Top chaps them there peeps from W.M.Snell :D

same as CMW then :) Demo done already, Richard's ridden it.. Likes it... but fuel tank a bit small!

OK, got a call from Wilf at Motorapido today saying mine and my mates 's models have arrived so we're picking up Saturday.

Christmas will come two days early then.

Yes it's cold, yes it's a week or so off being an 07 registered bike but it aint snowing and the sun has been shining.

You utter,utter barstewards,
I'm going to wait till the hype has calmed down a bit and a few fine mags have tested it and then despite wot they say buy one..............maybe.............definatly.

should have kept my big gob shut, forecast for winchester on saturday is peeing it down!