New Bike?
 

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.

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

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

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

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

Cheers

You could drop Scully a U2U,....mind you,he's had a fair bit of trouble with his!:o

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.

Some reviews:

http://www.motorbikestoday.com/revie...ati_1000ds.htm

http://motoring.telegraph.co.uk/moto...emfd uc22.xml

http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/en...e.asp?veh=9466

Good luck - Frank

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...