Nige

There's something dragging me kicking & screaming towards one. Just
got back from the great Yorkshire Bike show & I just can't them out of
my head.

Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?

--
'World, my finger is on the button'

Nige

Land Rover Discovery (1995)
Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
Yamaha MT-03 (2006)
Kawasaki ZZR-1100 (1994)

AW

"Nige" wrote:

> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?


Heaven & Hell.

Champ

On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:38:36 -0700, AW <andrew_wegg@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> "Nige" wrote:
>
>> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>
>
>Heaven & Hell.

Technical Ecstasy
--
Champ

ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer
My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle
To email me, neal at my domain should work.

AW

On Jul 29, 2:45 pm, Champ <n...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:38:36 -0700, AW <andrew_w...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > "Nige" wrote:
>
> >> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>
> >Heaven & Hell.
>
> Technical Ecstasy
> --
> Champ
>
> ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer
> My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle
> To email me, neal at my domain should work.

Nige

Champ wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:38:36 -0700, AW <andrew_wegg@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> "Nige" wrote:
>>
>>> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>>
>>
>> Heaven & Hell.
>
> Technical Ecstasy

Can i do it justice though? I'm no racer, the sound of the engine is
awesome. I'll book a test ride once i get back from Spain.

The one at the bike show had been given some *serious* hammer given the
state of the rear tyre!

What are they like to insure?

I can't get over how nice they look & sound, what about reliability?


--
'World, my finger is on the button'

Nige

Land Rover Discovery (1995)
Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
Yamaha MT-03 (2006)
Kawasaki ZZR-1100 (1994)

AW

On Jul 29, 2:45 pm, Champ <n...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:38:36 -0700, AW <andrew_w...@hotmail.com>

> >> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>
> >Heaven & Hell.
>
> Technical Ecstasy


And quite frequently Black Sabbath.

deadmail@burnt.org.uk

Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wrote in message
<md6pa3d1ngn8ofhg4ps6hai56i0ld3thlv@4ax.com>:

>On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:38:36 -0700, AW <andrew_wegg@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>> "Nige" wrote:
>>
>>> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>>
>>
>>Heaven & Hell.
>
>Technical Ecstasy

Never say die
--
K75RT, K1100LT, ZXR750H1, 5TA.

I know I aint doing much,
doing nothing means a lot to me.

sweller

deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote:

> >>> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
> > >
> > > Heaven & Hell.
> >
> > Technical Ecstasy
>
> Never say die

A view to a kill

--
Simon

AW

On Jul 29, 2:56 pm, deadm...@burnt.org.uk wrote:
> Champ <n...@champ.org.uk> wrote in message
>
> <md6pa3d1ngn8ofhg4ps6hai56i0ld3t...@4ax.com>:
>
> >On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:38:36 -0700, AW <andrew_w...@hotmail.com>
> >wrote:
>
> >> "Nige" wrote:
>
> >>> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>
> >>Heaven & Hell.
>
> >Technical Ecstasy
>
> Never say die


Paranoid

Nige

sweller wrote:
> deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote:
>
>>>>> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>>>>
>>>> Heaven & Hell.
>>>
>>> Technical Ecstasy
>>
>> Never say die
>
> A view to a kill

Dr No.

--
'World, my finger is on the button'

Nige

Land Rover Discovery (1995)
Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
Yamaha MT-03 (2006)
Kawasaki ZZR-1100 (1994)

AW

"Nige" wrote:


I had a test 1098S for a couple of days recently. Brilliant bike...

> What are they like to insure?

Same as anything in the high insurance groups

> I can't get over how nice they look & sound, what about reliability?


Treat a Duke like a Fireblade and it will probably let you down.
They're not inherently unreliable but they are less robust than a
Japanese sports bike and dealer servicing is pricey.

Dan L

Nige wrote:

> There's something dragging me kicking & screaming towards one. Just
> got back from the great Yorkshire Bike show & I just can't them out
> of my head.
>
> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?

I once heard it described as like having a supermodel girlfriend with a
crack cocaine habit

--
Dan L
dan.yodanet@gmail.com
http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

Nige

Dan L wrote:
> Nige wrote:
>
>> There's something dragging me kicking & screaming towards one. Just
>> got back from the great Yorkshire Bike show & I just can't them out
>> of my head.
>>
>> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>
> I once heard it described as like having a supermodel girlfriend
> with a crack cocaine habit

Kate Moss then!

A bit highly strung (out) then!


--
'World, my finger is on the button'

Nige

Land Rover Discovery (1995)
Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
Yamaha MT-03 (2006)
Kawasaki ZZR-1100 (1994)

AW

"Nige" wrote:
>

> But cheers for your reply, in what way could it let me down. I have to
> say, I saw one on ther Bingley bypass limping along at 5mph!


Same ways any bike can let you down, just the Duke will be much less
tolerant of any neglect. They are not generally speaking "ride &
forget" bikes in the way that Fireblades etc are.

Nige

AW wrote:
> "Nige" wrote:
>>
>
>> But cheers for your reply, in what way could it let me down. I have
>> to say, I saw one on ther Bingley bypass limping along at 5mph!
>
>
> Same ways any bike can let you down, just the Duke will be much less
> tolerant of any neglect. They are not generally speaking "ride &
> forget" bikes in the way that Fireblades etc are.

I'm not that worried then really, I look after my stuff.

Cheers


--
'World, my finger is on the button'

Nige

Land Rover Discovery (1995)
Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
Yamaha MT-03 (2006)
Kawasaki ZZR-1100 (1994)

Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot

Nige wrote:
> sweller wrote:
>> deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote:
>>
>>>>>> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>>>>>
>>>>> Heaven & Hell.
>>>>
>>>> Technical Ecstasy
>>>
>>> Never say die
>>
>> A view to a kill
>
> Dr No.

Dr. No no no no no no no yes

Steve

On 29/7/07 15:25, in article xvKdnYU7Q_LQPjHbnZ2dnUVZ8sCsnZ2d@pipex.net,
"Nige" <nigel.inceBUGGEROFF@btinternet.com> wrote:

> I'm not that worried then really, I look after my stuff.
You will need either:
A) A platinum Amex
B)Torque wrench,vernier calipers,micrometer and a big hammer.

Steve

--
1936 BSA B18 , 1979 Guzzi T4
1992 750SS , 1994 R1100GS For Sale
1999 VN800 Drifter

Nige

Steve wrote:
> On 29/7/07 15:25, in article
> xvKdnYU7Q_LQPjHbnZ2dnUVZ8sCsnZ2d@pipex.net, "Nige"
> <nigel.inceBUGGEROFF@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm not that worried then really, I look after my stuff.
> You will need either:
> A) A platinum Amex
> B)Torque wrench,vernier calipers,micrometer and a big hammer.
>
> Steve

LOL! I have all of them bar the Amex card!

The only thing i'm concerned about is my size, I'm six foot three with
long legs. The Blades fine, so we'll see.


--
'World, my finger is on the button'

Nige

Land Rover Discovery (1995)
Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
Yamaha MT-03 (2006)
Kawasaki ZZR-1100 (1994)

Brownz \(Mobile\)

AW wrote:
> On Jul 29, 2:45 pm, Champ <n...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:38:36 -0700, AW <andrew_w...@hotmail.com>
>
>>>> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>>
>>> Heaven & Hell.
>>
>> Technical Ecstasy
>
>
> And quite frequently Black Sabbath.

Jeesh, I still had that album on cassette until about 2 years ago when I
threw all my old cassettes out.

--
Cheerz - Brownz
http://www.brownz.org/

Iridium

"Nige" <nigel.inceBUGGEROFF@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:rrKdnVZo7-ImEjHbnZ2dnUVZ8tOmnZ2d@pipex.net...
> There's something dragging me kicking & screaming towards one. Just got
> back from the great Yorkshire Bike show & I just can't them out of my
> head.
>
> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>

Someone a few doors down has one - so this is more, what they're like to
live near. They sound awesome, and I've never seen him tinkering with it.
He does wash and polish it a lot though, and has matching leathers and lid,
so it's possible it doesn't do many miles. And I've never seen it out in
anything but blazing sun. But again, it sounds and indeed looks awesome.

Some guy that he rides with has an Aprilia RSV Mille-R though, and that,
IMHO looks and sounds even better...

--
Dan
Mk1 Clio V6 #57

deadmail@burnt.org.uk

"Nige" <nigel.inceBUGGEROFF@btinternet.com> wrote in message
<xvKdnYU7Q_LQPjHbnZ2dnUVZ8sCsnZ2d@pipex.net>:

>AW wrote:
>> "Nige" wrote:
>>>
>>
>>> But cheers for your reply, in what way could it let me down. I have
>>> to say, I saw one on ther Bingley bypass limping along at 5mph!
>>
>>
>> Same ways any bike can let you down, just the Duke will be much less
>> tolerant of any neglect. They are not generally speaking "ride &
>> forget" bikes in the way that Fireblades etc are.
>
>I'm not that worried then really, I look after my stuff.

Hahahahaha.

Yes, of course you do. Like the BMW.
--
K75RT, K1100LT, ZXR750H1, 5TA.

I know I aint doing much,
doing nothing means a lot to me.

DR

On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:45:31 +0100, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> is
alleged to have written:

>On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:38:36 -0700, AW <andrew_wegg@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>> "Nige" wrote:
>>
>>> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>>
>>
>>Heaven & Hell.
>
>Technical Ecstasy

It could make you Paranoid - the important thing is to Never Say Die.


--
Darren
GSF1200N K3
Never Say Diet

Ace

On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:11:24 GMT, "Brownz \(Mobile\)"
<someone.not@microsoft.com> wrote:

>AW wrote:
>> On Jul 29, 2:45 pm, Champ <n...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:38:36 -0700, AW <andrew_w...@hotmail.com>
>>
>>>>> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>>>
>>>> Heaven & Hell.
>>>
>>> Technical Ecstasy
>>
>>
>> And quite frequently Black Sabbath.
>
>Jeesh, I still had that album on cassette until about 2 years ago when I
>threw all my old cassettes out.

Still one of my faves by them, actually. Got it on vinyl somewhere as
well as cassette.

--
_______
..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom)
\`\ | /`/ DS#8 BOTAFOT#3 SbS#2 UKRMMA#13 DFV#8 SKA#2 IBB#10
`\\ | //'
`\|/`
`

Nige

deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote:
> "Nige" <nigel.inceBUGGEROFF@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> <xvKdnYU7Q_LQPjHbnZ2dnUVZ8sCsnZ2d@pipex.net>:
>
>> AW wrote:
>>> "Nige" wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>> But cheers for your reply, in what way could it let me down. I
>>>> have to say, I saw one on ther Bingley bypass limping along at
>>>> 5mph!
>>>
>>>
>>> Same ways any bike can let you down, just the Duke will be much
>>> less tolerant of any neglect. They are not generally speaking
>>> "ride & forget" bikes in the way that Fireblades etc are.
>>
>> I'm not that worried then really, I look after my stuff.
>
> Hahahahaha.
>
> Yes, of course you do. Like the BMW.

How was that my fault?

--
'World, my finger is on the button'

Nige

Land Rover Discovery (1995)
Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1997)
Yamaha MT-03 (2006)
Kawasaki ZZR-1100 (1994)

Vass

"Nige" <nigel.inceBUGGEROFF@btinternet.com> > Go on then, what are Ducatis
really like to live with?

Was chatting with a Kwak dealer in Guildford on Friday
he has a yellow 748 for sale, I suggested they were a pain to run, he
replied with its just the belts, so long as you look after these, they are
very much the same as any other bike to look after.
He commented that they have quite a few Duke's through the shop and do the
belts on them all, so he finds it quite
easy now, they have got used to it.
Dunno if any of this is relevent to the 1098 re belts?
--
Vass

Dave H.

"Vass" wrote...

> Was chatting with a Kwak dealer in Guildford on Friday
> he has a yellow 748 for sale,

Up by the Wooden Bridge? Irma Chizzit?

--
Dave H.
(The engineer formerly known as Homeless)

"Rules are for the obedience of fools, and the guidance of wise men" -
Douglas Bader

antonye

Vass wrote:
>
> Dunno if any of this is relevent to the 1098 re belts?

No, cos the 748 engine is two generations
behind the 1098/848 engine.

--
Antony

Vass

"Dave H." <hopefuldave_doesn't_like_spiced_ham_so_remove_thi s@hotmail.com>
wrote in message news:wt4ri.2428$ie3.568@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>
> "Vass" wrote...
>
>> Was chatting with a Kwak dealer in Guildford on Friday
>> he has a yellow 748 for sale,
>
> Up by the Wooden Bridge? Irma Chizzit?
>
yup Portmans
www.portmanmotorcycles.com
they currently have a Black '06 ZX10R with very low mileage (1600) at £ 6500
was tempted, but prefer the look of the R1
--
Vass

speedyspic@googlemail.com

On 29 Jul, 14:01, "Nige" <nigel.inceBUGGER...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> There's something dragging me kicking & screaming towards one. Just
> got back from the great Yorkshire Bike show & I just can't them out of
> my head.
>
> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?

<Bear mode on>

They ain't all that

</Bm>

They sound nice...as you pass them on a cheaper bike.

--
Lozzo

speedyspic@googlemail.com

On 29 Jul, 14:01, "Nige" <nigel.inceBUGGER...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> There's something dragging me kicking & screaming towards one. Just
> got back from the great Yorkshire Bike show & I just can't them out of
> my head.
>
> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?

<Bear mode on>

They ain't all that

</Bm>

They sound nice...as you pass them on a cheaper bike.

--
Lozzo

Macie

On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:45:31 +0100, Champ <neal@champ.org.uk> wibbled:

>On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:38:36 -0700, AW <andrew_wegg@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>> "Nige" wrote:
>>
>>> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
>>
>>
>>Heaven & Hell.
>
>Technical Ecstasy

You'll feel Born Again

--
Macie
ZZR600E1

ginge

Vass wrote:
> yup Portmans
> www.portmanmotorcycles.com
> they currently have a Black '06 ZX10R with very low mileage (1600) at £6500

That's expensive considering I got my 06 for £300 more with 0 miles, and
3 yrs @ 0%.

Dave H.

"ginge" wrote...

>> they currently have a Black '06 ZX10R with very low mileage (1600) at £
6500

>That's expensive considering I got my 06 for £300 more with 0 miles, and
3 yrs @ 0%.

>Well, it's Guildford, innit? Everything's more expensive in Guildford (in
fact, to be consistent with owt else it should be about £30,000, in
Guildford)...

--
Dave H.
(The engineer formerly known as Homeless)

"Rules are for the obedience of fools, and the guidance of wise men" -
Douglas Bader

ogden

Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot wrote:
>
> Nige wrote:
> > sweller wrote:
> >> deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote:
> >>
> >>>>>> Go on then, what are Ducatis really like to live with?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Heaven & Hell.
> >>>>
> >>>> Technical Ecstasy
> >>>
> >>> Never say die
> >>
> >> A view to a kill
> >
> > Dr No.
>
> Dr. No no no no no no no yes

wrong hole!

--
ogden
sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike

CT

ginge wrote:

> Vass wrote:
> > yup Portmans
> > www.portmanmotorcycles.com
> > they currently have a Black '06 ZX10R with very low mileage (1600)
> > at £ 6500
>
> That's expensive considering I got my 06 for £300 more with 0 miles,
> and 3 yrs @ 0%.

That's because it's a crap colour.

--
Chris