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Originally posted by KeefyB
Quote: Originally posted by gc1
Yes it is a new 1000ds i was thinking of, anyone got one? | You could drop Scully a U2U,....mind you,he's had a fair bit of trouble with his! |
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!
Obtained a fantastic set of aftermarket silencers (Two Brothers Racing ones) for her from Carl Harrison and it sounds awesome.
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...