Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > DesmoDue rent a bike ????????????

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Ok, heres a slightly crazy idea that occured to me recently.

Fingers crossed that DD continues into 2006, lets assume that someone has had their fun and wants to sell a DD bike.

How about the DSC actually buying a DD bike to 'rent' out to members to really 'have a one-off go' at racing?????

This is really sparked by Weeksy's very valid debate about the HIGH cost of going racing. I'm sure the DD series is beyond the budget of 95% (?) of members.

Having started the ball rolling though - there are obvious drawbacks:

1) what if the bike got damaged / written off?
User pays for damage?
Insurance of some sort??
or plead with the DSC masses for the parts - I'm sure it would have to be something really bad before it could not be sorted by the skills that are available in the DSC.

2) I imagine there might well be a finanical 'loss' with this idea, even if it was ran for one season and the bike sold off (having had two years of being thrashed? - or ridden 'quickly' as the ad. might say).
But - if there was enough members wanting to ride the bike, at every round, would not serving the needs of the members be justification.

3) Would enough members go for it?
Would someone do all the training and get a licence.
Get all the leathers / kit.
Stump up the entry and travelling and accomodation fees,
just for one or two races???

I think I'd be tempted !

Just some food for thought guys - the floor is open:

Cheers - Frank

ps - Off to Florida on Sat. - so go and get those Ebay goodies