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So I was in the local Ducati / Aprilla dealership yesterday afternoon. I think I've been lured into an entirely different league of motorcycling.
I've taken to the 848. There is no way I need anything with any more displacement. It's plenty for my weight and riding skill. It's a sexy machine. And it's available in my favorite color.....RED.
I'm trying to justify the price, $13K but initially it seems like a no brainer.
It comes with so many parts stock that I would feel like I would want to upgrade on say a Suzuki or Yamaha that I might as well just pay for the upgrades now and save myself the time.
I'm guessing insurance will be a bit higher.
Maintenance costs will be a bit higher.
The Ducati warranty is better.
I want the sport rider that's on the bike not every other swingin dick on the planet has.
i've heard pretty good things about the 848, but i'm an Ape man so i gotta tell ya to look at them too
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I can't think of anything bad to say about the 848 (other than the rumored homing device installed in all Ducatis that takes them back to the shop*). I'd love to have one.
*And I can make that joke, I have a Moto Guzzi. They have the same device.
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I can't think of anything bad to say about the 848 (other than the rumored homing device installed in all Ducatis that takes them back to the shop*). I'd love to have one.
*And I can make that joke, I have a Moto Guzzi. They have the same device.
Well it's either a Ducati an Aprilia or another Suzuki.
Something begger than a 600 but not a 1000.
Few choices that seem to make much sense to me as far as upgrading from a 600 and getting something "different".
I think you'll love an 848 and it's the only bike I'd really consider in the cc range you're looking at, except for, perhaps, the Aprilia Shiver. I'm pretty sure you'd find a Guzzi Breva 750 bovine, if comfortable, and not at all what you're looking for.
While it's a litre bike you might try out a 1050 Speed Triple as well. When folks say they're looking for something 'different' it's a bike I always recommend taking a test ride on. Triumph also has the Street Triple, which a lot of people have absolutely raved about, and it's 675cc.
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Jesucristo, make the ganglia twitch!
"Good men who drive vans have to transcend a stigma."
So I was in the local Ducati / Aprilla dealership yesterday afternoon. I think I've been lured into an entirely different league of motorcycling.
I've taken to the 848. There is no way I need anything with any more displacement. It's plenty for my weight and riding skill. It's a sexy machine. And it's available in my favorite color.....RED.
I'm trying to justify the price, $13K but initially it seems like a no brainer.
It comes with so many parts stock that I would feel like I would want to upgrade on say a Suzuki or Yamaha that I might as well just pay for the upgrades now and save myself the time.
I'm guessing insurance will be a bit higher.
Maintenance costs will be a bit higher.
The Ducati warranty is better.
I want the sport rider that's on the bike not every other swingin dick on the planet has.
What am I missing or overlooking?
i cant say enough about my 848. I came off a Harley (no eggs plz) and then a GSXR600. The feel of this ride is truly holy. I get tons of looks on this sexy ride. I changed the sprocket from a 15T to 14T for quicker acceleration. Its so confidence inspiring too though a little less comfortable than my GSXR. I like riding something very uniquire. you have stated well that its a new league of bike.....
"Make us choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong, and never to be contented with half truth when whole truth can be won. Endow us with courage that is born of loyalty to all that is noble and worthy, that scorns to compromise with vice and injustice and knows no fear when right and truth are in jeopardy."
I can't think of anything bad to say about the 848 (other than the rumored homing device installed in all Ducatis that takes them back to the shop*). I'd love to have one.
*And I can make that joke, I have a Moto Guzzi. They have the same device.
I have not had 1 single solitary problem with mine since April 2008.
"Make us choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong, and never to be contented with half truth when whole truth can be won. Endow us with courage that is born of loyalty to all that is noble and worthy, that scorns to compromise with vice and injustice and knows no fear when right and truth are in jeopardy."
I looked at the Aprilia's when I was there. But I'm pretty much a race replica kind of guy and I only saw liter bikes in their lineup.
I don't need or want a liter bike.
I'm about 165 lbs soaking wet, love to go fast and pretty sure I'd kill myself on a 1000.
There, I said it.
the ducati actually makes better HP and TQ numbers than the ape. it's a 1000, but it hasn't changed much since 04.
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i think your insurance may actually be lower, since the average Ducati SBk rider is a bit more mature than you average gixxah ryder
It'd be hard to beat my insurance rates.
I'm 44, married with kids, homeowner, haven't had a ticket in like 12 years, MSF graduate.....AND I'm using Dairyland Cycle Insurance, they were the cheapest by far.
I think I pay like $42 a month for full coverage with well above minimum coverage.
It's gotta be higher with a $13K bike as opposed to a $9K bike.
Well it's either a Ducati an Aprilia or another Suzuki.
Something begger than a 600 but not a 1000.
Few choices that seem to make much sense to me as far as upgrading from a 600 and getting something "different".
675?
i like the 848 too but cannot justify getting one. good luck.
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I'm 44, married with kids, homeowner, haven't had a ticket in like 12 years, MSF graduate.....AND I'm using Dairyland Cycle Insurance, they were the cheapest by far.
I think I pay like $42 a month for full coverage with well above minimum coverage.
It's gotta be higher with a $13K bike as opposed to a $9K bike.
i don't think purchase price is as important as accident and theft statistics. but then again, i do not work in an insurance agency. zoro, did your insurance go up when you went from a gsxr600 to the 848?
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