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Ducati costs

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  • 09-06-2022 7:22pm
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    cmyk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭


    Hey folks, completed my IBT at end of last year and I'm considering a ducati scrambler as a first bike. (Insurance is reasonable as I'm in my 40s)

    Are there many independent mechanics for ducati and what sort of real life costs are involved? It seems to be the main issue regarding ownership.



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    Alkers
    Registered Users Posts: 6,811 ✭✭✭Alkers


    Are you in Dublin?


    Moto Technic in Dublin are independent specialists and highly rated. I had some work on my.sv done there (they are local to me).

    Was chatting to the guys in there as I've always fancied a Ducati. They totally put me off saying they are not cut out for year round frequent use. I was doing 300km a week at the time, nothing I'd have considered major but they advised against it.

    If you're not planning on big miles / year round use it might be a different story

    This was maybe four years ago but always stuck with me.



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    Cienciano
    Registered Users Posts: 14,226 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Moto technic are great. Assuming you're not buying to commute daily. I wouldn't get one to commute daily. I had a hypermotard and it was the same as any other bike to service. Belts need to be done, but cheap enough, think it cost me €110 supplied and fitted.



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    cmyk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭cmyk


    Interesting, thanks for that. I thought the scrambler was built for the likes of daily commuting. I had assumed it was a little more rugged.



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    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,711 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    Owning a Ducati is a bit like owning a Volkswagen (made by the same people) you pay a premium for the pleasure... Many would say it's worth it.

    Other bikes worth considering would be Moto Guzzi V7 (I'm biased), one of the many Triumph Bonneville configurations, Fantic Caballero, Husqavarna 701...



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    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 33,887 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    There's a guy who works in a big legal firm next to my office who commutes pretty much year round on a Panigale... seems to change his bike every year or so though, had a couple of S1000XRs before that.

    Life ain't always empty.



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    D3V!L
    Registered Users Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭D3V!L


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119181644#Comment_119181644

    Owning a Ducati is like having an 18 year old Italian super model girlfriend. Great to look at, a fantastic ride but will empty your wallet and wreck your head in a short amount of time.



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    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 33,887 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Whereas owning a Harley is like having a mid-life-crisis affair with your neighbour's fat wife 😁

    Life ain't always empty.



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    D3V!L
    Registered Users Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭D3V!L


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119238341#Comment_119238341

    She'll be good for a ride the odd time but never keep up with the younger fitter women !!



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    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 33,887 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Hey, the deeper the cushion, the sweeter the pushin', you know what I mean.

    Life ain't always empty.



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    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,101 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119238415#Comment_119238415

    And pushing is what you'll be doing 😁



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    #12
    cmyk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭cmyk


    This took an unexpected turn. : )



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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    A friend of mine has commuted on Ducati Multistrada's for several years, but it is an ongoing maintenance project. He's had good experience with them, but there again he has a full workshop, does his own belt services etc etc.

    Recently though, he changed to a Guzzi V85 and it seems to be working very well, and still got a nich Italian cachet of it.

    I know 3 others similarly running contemporary Guzzi's (e.g. V7, V9) and nothing negative to report on any of them.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,711 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119320363#Comment_119320363

    The Guzzi's are great: Shaft Drive, so no chain maintenance. Air cooled, so no expensive cooling systems, servicing should be simple. Transverse V Twin, so has an awesome feel...



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    H_Lime
    Registered Users Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭H_Lime


    I think OP should match expectations of usage to expectation of care and costs required. If yer loaded and dont mind waiting for recovery trucks rock on.



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    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,906 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    The Motorcycle equivalent of commuting in a Maserati would be a Ducati.

    Lovely looking and sounding but if anything isn't maintained or goes wrong then you best bring the money bucket and some spare lube.



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    #17
    cmyk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭cmyk


    It's ok, you've all successfully talked me out of Ducati ownership!



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    #18
    H_Lime
    Registered Users Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭H_Lime


    Nothing wrong with it, you just have to know what your getting into, esp if buying a newer one and Robbie in MT cannot talk to the ecu etc.

    Fwiw I'd love a 999 or hypermotard but i wouldnt be commuting on it.



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    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,906 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    You mean we have saved you some money and grief.

    Now where do you go next is the question?

    W800 modded or similar?



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    #20
    H_Lime
    Registered Users Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭H_Lime


    Always fancied a scramblerised 955 tiger.



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    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,906 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    Not a Trump man myself but I can see the attraction.

    One of the nicest modded bikes I have seen is a Dommie same year as mine.

    Low key and very original looking.

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    cmyk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭cmyk


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119322175#Comment_119322175

    I don't like grief. I've only done my IBT and never had a bike so modded are out.

    Others on the shortlist: XSR 700, triumph street twin, svartpilen 401 (I'd borrow a bike for test). MT07, I did the IBT on one, just prefer the look of the XSR.



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    #23
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,906 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    I hear you! I do like the XSR, plenty of punch too. The CP2 motor is an absolute peach and rock solid as well.



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    Lorddrakul
    Registered Users Posts: 1,699 ✭✭✭Lorddrakul


    OP: Don't mind the nay sayers.

    I had an ST4s (996) that commuted on every working day for 8 years. Apart from the usual stuff, it was very reliable. Like any manufacturer, there are weak spots, but if you are aware of them they will not leave you stranded. I've had Hondas and Kawasakis all my life, and even a Yamaha once! ;)

    On Ducatis of the 2000 era, oil pressure switches often failed. Charging needed an eye kept and regular topping up, and starter solenoids had to be bought in pairs. But just like 90s Hondas, where reg/recs, stator connectors and a few other bits are pieces were weak spots, Ducatis were otherwise reliable.

    +1 for Mototechnic, Robbie is the man for Ducatis. If you want to commute on a Ducati, do it. Just be aware that a commuter needs looking after in a different way to a shed queen. :)



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    #25
    H_Lime
    Registered Users Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭H_Lime


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119325068#Comment_119325068

    You sir are the exception to the rule and most def an outlier. I and a friend were tempted to buy your st4.

    Lets face it, you whipped thatbike into reliability submission. You did all the prophylactic fixes ahead of time and were an active an informed home mech.

    In a similar way i did the same to a caponord etv1000 and a friend bought one who adjusts chains and it broke his fookin balls and his wallet. Therafter he fell into the loving embrace of a fazer1k and spits everytime he sees my capo or hears of one.

    This explains why i say to the likes of the op who is (no offence intended) similar to my buddy



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    #26
    H_Lime
    Registered Users Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭H_Lime


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119322343#Comment_119322343

    Lovely! Whats the tank offa?

    Have a mate who does up dr bigs in a bsa guise similarly.



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    #27
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,906 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    NSU Fox or Max



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