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| Originally Posted by TopiToo Hello Do you think this day and age there is still a stigma about Ducati's and reliability issues. I work with two Jap owners VFR 750 and RGV 250, both have said they would never buy a Duc, the hours passed with alot of debate and it all boils down to "well Ducati's are know to have electrical issues" to some extent I agree with the earlier bikes how ever if you do some reasearch there are options avaiable which solve this problem. Am I right in saying the newer models ie 749/999 etc are more reliable? followed by "yea but the service costs are more expensive" are they? If you do all the handy bits and leave the valves clearences, belts etc to somebody who knows there stuff surely service costs come down. Then we got onto parts and the cost, I was supprised that RGV fork seals cost £80 from a dealer, The RVG is still not running right or been on the road,  the VFR is going back to the dealer at all costs even though out of warranty.  I hope I am right but I left work realizing that, owning a Ducati is not just about the cost its a passion . . . . just some thoughts . . . TopiToo |
Hi Steve
Last week on holiday in scotland I got chatting to a ZX10 owner who told me he wouldn't thank me if I gave him a Ducati. Had the same opinion about relaibility. He wasnt too pleased that out of all the bikes at the DSC track day, the only one known to me to have a problem was the Kwak that dropped oil all over the track.
Kawasaki want £30 for a key then there is labour for setting it up as you cant do it yourself, total comes to £70. For a 749, a key is £12, and you can program it yourself.
Servicing is every 4000 miles not 6000 miles. Working it out a Duke costs about 1p / mile more over 24,000miles.
My mate had a slow spill on his Kwak,10mph and the heads stock went, £200 to repair. Cant see that happening to the billet used on a 749/999.
Electrically, have had the fuel pump relay go. I do get a bit fed up with the dodgy electrics remarks in the press. This months Superbike magazine is a joke. The editorial blethers on about how we shouldnt have preconceptions about bike or tyre brands, have an open mind then in the 999/RSV1000R/GSXR review the same old comments about electrics and mirrors. Well I can say the 999 mirrors are easier to use than the Aprilias, and the Aprilia is off to the dealer to have an electrical problem fixed.