| I got a 749S brand new in march 04 and wasnt impressed immediately as it seemed to be heavy and slow steering. After picking up some excellent suspension advice on this site it now handles brilliantly and I love the bike.
My only gripe with the whole Ducati thing (after 20 years of Jap bikes) is the amount of money Ive lost on it since new (3K in 12 months !) and the cost of servicing (£60 for the first service at 600 miles and £330 for the second service at 12 months old (2000 miles .)) If I keep the bike until next March 06 I'll be looking at the 24 month major service which will hit me for about £700 yet the bike will only have about 4000 miles on the clock!!! As Ive been told before - you never actually own a Ducati - you just hire it from them. |