frustrated wannabe ducati monster owner!

hmmmmmmmm, who let Nonnie out again?!

[J.P]

I should maybe add that 'Some of us are not weird'.......

[Nonnie]

OK, I'm off to the naughty step.

Again.

Its good to see some light hearted banter! Im really excited about gettting the bike but everyone I have spoken to today has had some gruesome stories about accidents, they for some reason, thought I would like to hear...

Originally Posted by alreadyinuse

I think you are mental buying a brand new ducati as your first bike.
Especially a brand new model that wont have the parts backup in place yet.
If you drop youre shney new 696 and break something off of it chances are youll have to wait weeks for new parts because priority will be given to building bikes to fill orders.
Paivi is right.
dunno what price you got the 696 for £5750 ish?
You could get a 55 2006 plate 695 for £3200
£2550 quid is alot of money.
Thats hi level cans Braking wheels and radial master cylinders.

Yeah, but sometimes it nice to have a nice shiny new bike that's the one you WANT, not the one that just MAKES SENSE.....!

I've had 3 new and about 6 used bikes/scooters

Sometimes you have to just say "Sod the expense!", and buy what you like

You know whats better than a 696?

An S2R!!!!! (In red of course! - Although the yellow im quite partial to)

[Nonnie]

Originally Posted by roops

Its good to see some light hearted banter! Im really excited about gettting the bike but everyone I have spoken to today has had some gruesome stories about accidents, they for some reason, thought I would like to hear...

I love that! Just wait until they're doing something really mundane and tell them the same. Like how you know someone who had a cousin who had a girlfriend whose dog died drinking water.