So Close.

Nice bike, as long as you have a pipe on it thats stupidly loud, I hate the rattle they make..
Can't decide if I like the looks of the 748 or not.. headlights, for some reason, are really really important for me in liking a bit, and I can't decide if I like those or not. Nice bike, anyhow.
Still looking?

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

Yes. Want italian (relatively cheap and reliable) go Aprilia.

My ST2 was "Cheap" and im slowly fallign on love, even if i have spent 4 hours servicing it.. 1 hours to service it (Belts, oil, air sparks) and 3 hours to rebuild the fairing... ..

will be quicker next time as i know what im doing...

I just LOVE the ducati Red...

[Lissa]

Originally Posted by Mike2165

Pete..on a bike...thats not an SV.....never!

Don't worry, Mike............the SV isn't going anywhere!

I've told Pete he can have the Duc 'as well as' not 'instead of'

One time I was at Stewarts motorcycles, he walked out to the Ducati guy next door and said, "ooh, I didnt realise they did them in Diesel"

[Lissa]

Originally Posted by Sean_C

Still looking?

Well, Pete's just rung up for an insurance quote just in case, and he's not so sure now.

A whole extra 85 quid a year fully comp

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

Was I saved?

Maybe, as said before if you use a Duke a lot then they tend not to let you down in my experience! 748's are nice bikes, many including myself prefer them over the 916/996/998's as they are revier and provide a more thrilling ride. I think Lissa, and probably yourself, would prefer the SV for comfort though!

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

748's are nice bikes, many including myself prefer them over the 916/996/998's

They are considered the thinking man's Ducati if there can be such a thing.

85 quid? Rip off!

[Lissa]

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

Maybe, as said before if you use a Duke a lot then they tend not to let you down in my experience! 748's are nice bikes, many including myself prefer them over the 916/996/998's as they are revier and provide a more thrilling ride. I think Lissa, and probably yourself, would prefer the SV for comfort though!

We've found a 1999 748 fairly local to us with 7,500 miles on the clock. It has Termi's fitted, is about in our budget, and most importantly, isn't red

We're hoping to nip over and have a look at it later

As for the comfort part, I'm hoping it won't be too much of a problem. I don't generally suffer from being cramped on a bike, being rather on the short side

[rictus01]

FYI the 748 was voted by owners as the most expensive bike to run in their power survey for 2007


Cheers Mark.