i will be a newbie

Welcome and join the club of almost newbies I've not made the move yet either but I'm real close!!!
Come sit back and relax and don't forget my Guiness!

Well....
As much as i love the Duc, the babying aspect of it is kinda crazing me.
Its my main transport (dont want/cant afford a car), so i guess im after something thats a bit more of a workhorse that looks good and i can still have some fun on.
I'm thinking the SV will do very nicely.

Not about to make the jump right away... but hopefully in a few months. I want to learn a bit about them before i do anything.

Thanks for the nice welcome

Anyone off to Snetterton in a few weeks time for BSB ?

Cy

Welcome, Coke for me I'm riding , I don't react well with alcohol either

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

Nutty...I might be able to help, maybe I can offer some of the reasons that might be causing this change:

It's ugly.

It doesn't handle

The motor is crap and noisey.

Everyone has one.

Over priced.

Expensive to maintain.

:P

Let me present an objective view given that I have both of them.

It's ugly.
Eye of the beholder and all that. I like the look of them.

It doesn't handle
Sorry, wrong. Just plain wrong. I've gone round the outside of "race rockets" at the end of the start/finish straight of Snetterton on a 12 year old 600SS.
The most common mechanical mod on an SV is how to upgrade the suspension and I'm looking to change my rear shock.

The motor is crap and noisey.
More overall power from the SV, more bottom end from the SS. It's not the motors that are noisy, it's the exhaust - and for most people, the noiser the better.

Everyone has one.
I think there are more SVs around than SSs.

Over priced.
Yep - can't disagree with this one. They are too expensive new, and too expensive second hand.

Expensive to maintain.
Not true. This only applies to the Superbikes that habitually need expensive rocker repairs. The only incremental maintenance item is cambelt changes every two years but that can be a diy job.

The big difference between the two is that the SV can be used for daily riding, rain or shine. Because of that, it's the best bike if you can have only one. But don't kid yourself - the SS is the superior bike.

I guess this is on the SV forum though so I would expect a little bias.

[Stingo]

Ahoy & avast me matey!! Aaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.



Oh and mines a pint of Innis & Gunn...cheers easy!!

[anna]

hellooooooo and welcome .. vodka and coke for me please

Why oh why do you want to get rid of the lovely ducati>???? ( I'll do you a swap .. my SV for your duc???

[Richie]

Originally Posted by Chicken

Let me present an objective view given that I have both of them.

It's ugly.
Eye of the beholder and all that. I like the look of them.

It doesn't handle
Sorry, wrong. Just plain wrong. I've gone round the outside of "race rockets" at the end of the start/finish straight of Snetterton on a 12 year old 600SS.
The most common mechanical mod on an SV is how to upgrade the suspension and I'm looking to change my rear shock.

The motor is crap and noisey.
More overall power from the SV, more bottom end from the SS. It's not the motors that are noisy, it's the exhaust - and for most people, the noiser the better.

Everyone has one.
I think there are more SVs around than SSs.

Over priced.
Yep - can't disagree with this one. They are too expensive new, and too expensive second hand.

Expensive to maintain.
Not true. This only applies to the Superbikes that habitually need expensive rocker repairs. The only incremental maintenance item is cambelt changes every two years but that can be a diy job.

The big difference between the two is that the SV can be used for daily riding, rain or shine. Because of that, it's the best bike if you can have only one. But don't kid yourself - the SS is the superior bike.

I guess this is on the SV forum though so I would expect a little bias.

I think Peter might have been taking the mickey out of himself as He owns a fabulas Ducati himself...

Rich...Sussed again! :P

Fiveacres...It is an absolute myth that you have to baby a Ducati. Jeez if you saw the way we ride in them there hills my friend, you would sure have a change of opinion.

aha Peter was deffo "getting it in in" before anyone else did.. -

(somehting he tries on saturday nights in all the bars of marbella I tell ya)

oh chicken.. this is peters piece of Sh*&*e - what a bag of spanners!












mrs Quiff (in pic) outran him.. in a hired Mondeo !!..... NOT !

Quiff...Alas many a true word spoken in gest. Heap of Italian crap it is! :P

BTW is Mrs.Quif admiring the bike or taking a sneaky peek at my credentials?