| 996SPS or 998S (sorry if this has already been done!)
I apologies if I am treading familiar ground with this post, but I have carried out a search but cannot find any straight answers. With a budget of £6500, I have been looking at the 996SPS. But the more I search I notice I can pick up a 03 plate 998 with 4000k for around £7000 and a 02 plate 998S with 8700k for around £8000. I like the look of both bikes and would find the extra £1500 if it meant I was getting a better ride. I have no riding experience of either bike (only twin I have ever ridden is the SP1, which I loved, and the 749, which I hated, felt very heavy and very slow) so I have to listen to other Ducati owners (getting a decent test ride on both bikes back to back is clearly not possible).
I think the best way for me to gage a response of rider/owners choice is to ask:
If you were offered a brand new 996SPS or 998S for free, which bike would you take?
Please no 999 alternatives, I don’t like the looks of the new Ducati.
[Edited on 10-12-2005 by RCA] | 
10-Dec-2005, 19:17 
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