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Old 02-Jun-2006, 13:51   #1
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ST or VFR
Getting rid of the 748 so as the missus can come out with me,so what do I get for two up riding.I like the st4,but am thinking of a vfr too,if only to keep running costs down,which would you have ?
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Old 02-Jun-2006, 13:59   #2
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My old man has an ST4 which he loves it to bits!

He did a big trip to WDW in 2004 and pulled up in Monaco in Ducati style, maybe not the same on a VFR.

OK servicing is a little higher, but a small price to pay to be part of Ducati'sti.

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Old 02-Jun-2006, 14:18   #3
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Or a Multistrada ?????
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Old 02-Jun-2006, 14:54   #4
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I had a VFR until yesterday when I got a Multi. The VFR is good (& for a pillion) but its so good its bland. You will find yourself doing silly speeds as its the only way to get some fun out of it. I reckon after the Duke you will find it soul-less & uninvolving after a while (I did even after a Firestorm!) Stay with a Ducati & dont rule the Multi out, I tried quite a few bikes & it can do everything with the fun added in.
Hope you find something your happy with.
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Old 02-Jun-2006, 18:01   #5
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Just thrashed to UK and Back in monsoon and sunny weather - the ST4s never put a foot wrong on motorways or wonderful french N roads. 1624mls of pure love affair.

Don't hesitate go get a good ST4s and never ever look back. Sex on wheels - yes. Pure rock n roll and as cool as the blues.

If you like junk food, loose women, and fast cars then get the other wonda, but if you like your entertainment in it's purest form - get the Duc.
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Old 02-Jun-2006, 21:46   #6
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I have never heard anyone say, nice VFR (havent got one though) but even though I ride an ST4 people stop and look, when I stop people are always interested. I reguarly ride with my wife (as pillion) she didnt like the Multi but loves the ST4.

I parked next to a guy at Oulton Park last year who got off his 99* and looked at me and said ah, the thinking mans Ducati !

Isnt a VFR an 800 ? must be harder work than the wonderfully flexible 916/996 V Twin.

Of course its unlikely that anyone you find on here isnt going to support ideas of you getting a VFR
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Old 06-Jun-2006, 23:55   #7
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I parked next to a guy at Oulton Park last year who got off his 99* and looked at me and said ah, the thinking mans Ducati !

Nar mate he was thinking of the 74* series....
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Old 06-Jun-2006, 23:52   #8
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If you like junk food, loose women, and fast cars then get the other wonda, but if you like your entertainment in it's purest form - get the Duc.

What the hell are you on about mate?
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Old 08-Jun-2006, 21:36   #9
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Not "on" anything - but I am "about" the purity of life's thrills. You can get your kicks in life from any source, but, if there is really no essence to them then they are transient and falter by the wayside rapidly. If there is substance intrinscally within them then they provide a pleasure far beyond their basic form and function.

The ST4s does this - the VFR does not.

All in my humble opinion.
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Not "on" anything - but I am "about" the purity of life's thrills. You can get your kicks in life from any source, but, if there is really no essence to them then they are transient and falter by the wayside rapidly. If there is substance intrinscally within them then they provide a pleasure far beyond their basic form and function.

The ST4s does this - the VFR does not.

All in my humble opinion.

Maybe one has to live with the ST for a while to fully appreciate it's character ? They have always been a vastly underated bike IMHO. Maybe worth asking Kushy how the ST3 performs :-)


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