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D_Klein · 07-31-2006, 04:54 PM

I noticed that they're opening a Ducati dealership near my work in a couple weeks. The showroom floor was FULLY stocked, and as I drove past, I did a cartoon-esque double take before acknowledging the Ducati sign on the building.

There's no doubt that there is a certain stigma attached to Ducati owners. I definitely wouldn't buy a new Ducati, and I may not even buy a used one. But that doesn't mean that I shouldn't go drool all over the showroom floor.

Am I right or am I right?

Rockhead · 07-31-2006, 04:58 PM

Bring a pickup over and load up a crate before they take inventory.

sunny · 07-31-2006, 05:01 PM

what stigma?

maddog20/20 · 07-31-2006, 05:03 PM

Love to drool over Ducati's. Have fun roaming that showroom.

**Clint** · 07-31-2006, 05:04 PM

No, you're not right. You should buy a Ducati.

D_Klein · 07-31-2006, 05:30 PM

Yeah, well... if I hadn't run off and bought a new bike to begin with, I might not be working two jobs right now.

But I'd also be a lot less happier.

maddog20/20 · 07-31-2006, 05:46 PM

You'll always work for something, it may as well be something you enjoy.

JES883 · 07-31-2006, 05:52 PM

I don't know. I think I'd take your Anniversary 750.

92Notch · 07-31-2006, 06:00 PM

they are nice bikes

... I was at a dealer a month or two ago that had a bunch of them .... they look awesome.

HAMMERPETE · 07-31-2006, 06:15 PM

correctamundo!

Mavman · 07-31-2006, 06:27 PM

Had a ducati monster pull up next to me and a buddy while back home. Not only good looks, but great sound too!

yum......lovin' the 695 to be released

Ducati.com

JES883 · 07-31-2006, 06:44 PM

You all need to either hush, or tell me a way to talk the GF into selling the HD and putting the money down on an Italian machine.

Ext1jdh · 07-31-2006, 08:36 PM

Jes, its the difference between a Ford Mustang and a Ferarri Enzo...

...what GF wouldnt want to be seen riding in an Enzo?

blackie1491 · 07-31-2006, 10:23 PM

There was a time when it was said not to buy, unless you lived next door to the dealer.

Mavman · 08-01-2006, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JES883

You all need to either hush, or tell me a way to talk the GF into selling the HD and putting the money down on an Italian machine.

http://www.motorcycle-journal.com/fo...752-post1.html

Sorry......just couldn't help myself.

**inspiron** · 08-01-2006, 10:17 AM

Ducati = great looks, and a "unique" sound. Apparently, the "sound designer" down in Italy think it's cool to have a clutch that sounds like a couple of screws are loose. Other than that, Ducs are the loudest bikes around - even louder than most H-D and Buell models around here.

JES883 · 08-01-2006, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mavman

http://www.motorcycle-journal.com/fo...752-post1.html

Sorry......just couldn't help myself.

Gee thanks

Macn900ss · 08-01-2006, 04:11 PM

I was saving to buy a new Duc, but a relative made me an offer for his used Duc that I couldn't pass up. The best part is that its a 1991 with less power than the new ones so it was a nice step up from the GS500f without being totally ridiculous like the new ones. I paid cash and I can continue to save for a new one. I haven't had it long enough to say much about reliability, but the looks that I get and the SOUND are just amazing, not to mention you don't see to many of them out there.

maddog20/20 · 08-01-2006, 06:07 PM

Great looking bike, even after all these yaers have passed.

ForbidInjustice · 08-06-2006, 01:18 AM

I'm completely in love with the Ducati 999, and I always have been.. oh yeh, and the FILA Ducati 999. I never looked further into them, though, because of the cost for repair, the lack of dealerships around here, and the fact that I can't go on eBay and pick up a spare, or good-used part for real cheap. Go GSX-R!

Expensive to buy, expensive to maintain.. but worth it nevertheless! I think there are 3 or 4 Ducs around this area, and even while riding, I attempt to bow as I pass them.

07-31-2006, 04:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
D_Klein 100% Title Free Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: '05 GSX-R750 (Anniversary Edition) Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,544	Pre-Drool I noticed that they're opening a Ducati dealership near my work in a couple weeks. The showroom floor was FULLY stocked, and as I drove past, I did a cartoon-esque double take before acknowledging the Ducati sign on the building. There's no doubt that there is a certain stigma attached to Ducati owners. I definitely wouldn't buy a new Ducati, and I may not even buy a used one. But that doesn't mean that I shouldn't go drool all over the showroom floor. Am I right or am I right? __________________ "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba...." ~Hunter S. Thompson

07-31-2006, 05:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
sunny Leaned over, knee down Joined: Nov 2004 Bike: '97 suzuki savage, '90 honda shadow, '75 kh400, and a broom Location: fort worthless Posts: 4,678	what stigma? __________________ "blah blah blah, the world revolves around me, blah blah blah, your perception of events can't possibly be valid, blah blah blah, i wasn't there but i know everything about everything, blah blah blah." - 95% of the male population. you WISH this post was brought to you by rum.

07-31-2006, 05:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
D_Klein 100% Title Free Joined: Feb 2006 Bike: '05 GSX-R750 (Anniversary Edition) Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,544	Yeah, well... if I hadn't run off and bought a new bike to begin with, I might not be working two jobs right now. But I'd also be a lot less happier. __________________ "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba...." ~Hunter S. Thompson

07-31-2006, 05:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
JES883 TurtleWax Taster Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: K5 GSX-R600 & 2003 HD 883 Location: MI Posts: 573	I don't know. I think I'd take your Anniversary 750. __________________ JES883

07-31-2006, 06:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
92Notch Birthday Boy Joined: Aug 2005 Bike: '05½ C50 Limited Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 860	they are nice bikes ... I was at a dealer a month or two ago that had a bunch of them .... they look awesome. __________________

07-31-2006, 04:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rockhead M-J.Com Master Poster Joined: Jan 2006 Bike: M50 Location: 1060 West Addison, Chicago Posts: 3,767	Bring a pickup over and load up a crate before they take inventory.

07-31-2006, 05:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
maddog20/20 In Training Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: 06 Roadliner Location: Merced, Ca. Posts: 128	Love to drool over Ducati's. Have fun roaming that showroom.

07-31-2006, 05:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
maddog20/20 In Training Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: 06 Roadliner Location: Merced, Ca. Posts: 128	You'll always work for something, it may as well be something you enjoy.

07-31-2006, 06:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
HAMMERPETE M-J Member of the Month! Joined: Oct 2005 Bike: 2005 HAMMER Location: SOCAL %%%%%ES Posts: 3,031	correctamundo! __________________ "There's not a whole lot ways this can go right" - Johnny Knoxsville "I did something in a previous life that must have been spectacularly good, because I'm getting paid in this life just magnificently, more than one would dare imagine or hope for." - RIP George Carlin. Life's Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, But rather to skid in side ways, totally worn out shouting HOLYSHI$T What A RIDE!!

07-31-2006, 06:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
JES883 TurtleWax Taster Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: K5 GSX-R600 & 2003 HD 883 Location: MI Posts: 573	You all need to either hush, or tell me a way to talk the GF into selling the HD and putting the money down on an Italian machine. __________________ JES883

07-31-2006, 08:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ext1jdh Top Gear ! Full Throttle! Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: Sold Location: Elgin, IL, US Posts: 5,257	Jes, its the difference between a Ford Mustang and a Ferarri Enzo... ...what GF wouldnt want to be seen riding in an Enzo? __________________ I am lurking. I am likely to be eaten by a grue.

07-31-2006, 10:23 PM	#14 (permalink)
blackie1491 I took the All Bran Challenge Joined: Jun 2005 Bike: C50SE Location: Aldergrove, B.C., Canada Posts: 7,332	There was a time when it was said not to buy, unless you lived next door to the dealer.

08-01-2006, 10:17 AM	#16 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,073	Ducati = great looks, and a "unique" sound. Apparently, the "sound designer" down in Italy think it's cool to have a clutch that sounds like a couple of screws are loose. Other than that, Ducs are the loudest bikes around - even louder than most H-D and Buell models around here. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

08-01-2006, 04:11 PM	#18 (permalink)
Macn900ss Seat Tester Joined: May 2006 Bike: Me-1991 Ducati 900ss Wife-2006 Suzuki GS500F Location: Baltimore Posts: 58	I was saving to buy a new Duc, but a relative made me an offer for his used Duc that I couldn't pass up. The best part is that its a 1991 with less power than the new ones so it was a nice step up from the GS500f without being totally ridiculous like the new ones. I paid cash and I can continue to save for a new one. I haven't had it long enough to say much about reliability, but the looks that I get and the SOUND are just amazing, not to mention you don't see to many of them out there. Attached Thumbnails

08-01-2006, 06:07 PM	#19 (permalink)
maddog20/20 In Training Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: 06 Roadliner Location: Merced, Ca. Posts: 128	Great looking bike, even after all these yaers have passed.

08-06-2006, 01:18 AM	#20 (permalink)
ForbidInjustice Puddle Runner Joined: May 2005 Bike: 2007 GSX-R1000 Black/orange! Location: Fort Hood, Texas Posts: 352	I'm completely in love with the Ducati 999, and I always have been.. oh yeh, and the FILA Ducati 999. I never looked further into them, though, because of the cost for repair, the lack of dealerships around here, and the fact that I can't go on eBay and pick up a spare, or good-used part for real cheap. Go GSX-R! Expensive to buy, expensive to maintain.. but worth it nevertheless! I think there are 3 or 4 Ducs around this area, and even while riding, I attempt to bow as I pass them. Attached Thumbnails __________________ U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security www.dhs.gov .. hence strength and security

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