Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > 748 dilema

[keefer]

don't tell her
she's a woman and wont notice the difference any way

[weeksyracing]

Don't buy the 748, you can buy a reliable and fast bike for £3000 EASILY.

[Ozz]

Originally Posted by weeksyracing

Don't buy the 748, you can buy a reliable and fast bike for £3000 EASILY.

Like what Steve?

[keefer]

Originally Posted by Ozz

Like what Steve?

any of the thousands of Jap bikes about to be listed by Steve
but I guarantee this
none of them will look as good or give you the smile on your face that the 748 will
prepare your mrs for the extra time you will be lost in the garage just looking at your new bike

[weeksyracing]

Originally Posted by keefer

any of the thousands of Jap bikes about to be listed by Steve
but I guarantee this
none of them will look as good or give you the smile on your face that the 748 will
prepare your mrs for the extra time you will be lost in the garage just looking at your new bike

LOL REALLY ???? LOL..

they give plenty of smiles... although i accept they are not as pretty.

ducati riders are living the misguided dream that people want to be them because they think they have the 'Ferarri' of Motorcycles....

What they actually have with a 748 is a Fiat Punto.

[chicken]

Paul, why not have a look at this one? You'd have cash left over, which would please the missus.

http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/sh...ad.php?t=37975

Steve, you're going to need a bigger spoon to stir things up with. Your arguments are getting tired...

[Ozz]

Chi, to be honest I would want a standard one as I am a slow rider now you know!

[skidlids]

Nothing wrong with a 748 on the way up, the are a very good bike with the styling and handling of their bigger relatives. There are many a happy 748 owner around, but once they progress further up the biking ladder I can't see many returning to the 748 especially with 916s available for less than £3k.

But going to something like a R1 is a waste of time for most as the majority can't ride them to the bikes full potential, not even the international licence holders at the TT.

Currently Ozz is on a bike that would have been in the Formula 3 class, the 748 like the Jap 600s would be F2 and the 998/999 and Jap 1000s woyuld be F1, best thing is to progress through the ranks. rather than trying to leap to the top of the pile.

My bikes while growing up went, 125, 250, 350, 400, 750, 1100

[keefer]

and.....

Originally Posted by keefer

none of them will look as good or give you the smile on your face that the 748 will
prepare your mrs for the extra time you will be lost in the garage just looking at your new bike

[fil2]

if you can stretch the cash ...then i suggest go for a 748R............it is by far the best of the 748 models...!

Phil