Iang, I've had a couple of Ducatis, the first a 916 had for three years and 18000 trouble free miles, that went for a 996R which I loved, but bled me dry, so off she went. So yep, now I;ve got a blue RR5. Can't say I'm really unhappy with it cos it is a great bike, just had a spot of dealer trouble yesterday that left me a litttle grumpy!
To be honest the Fireblade feels a little like a 916/996 to ride, slow to turn but incredibly stable, Its got all the power and torque you could need, great brakes and looks good (although not in the Ducati sense!).Its also very cheap to service which means more cash for trackdays/tyres etc.
After a stealth K5 now.
09-Sep-2005, 01:07 
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