Opinions on the Ducati SportClassic Sport 1000

[High_Side]

And yes the Monster is in the same category as the buell Lightning. Both are sport standards aka naked sportbikes. Looks aside the two are pretty close. both have comfortable riding positions, similar in power, and both are supposed to handle really well, and are close in price

The big difference is that the Duck will REV (for a twin). Test ride the Buell and the frustrating part is hitting the rev limiter....often. Other than that, they are a cool ride.

[jstark47]

I talked to a co-worker today and he said that he had a triumph back in the 70s and he said that he worked on it more than he rode it. Of course this is just one old guy talking, but did triumph have a bad past like harley-davidson when they were built by a.m.f.?

The Triumph of the past and the Triumph of today are totally different companies. The old Triumph company died in 1983. Compared to the quality of Japanese bike designs in the 1970's-80's, Triumph couldn't compete. A British entrepreneur, John Bloor, bought the name and intellectual property, and founded a new company named Triumph which began producing bikes in 1991. The old Triumph company was located in Meriden when it died, the new company is in Hinckley. The new Triumph Bonneville is a conscious evocation of the design and overall architecture of the historical Bonneville, but is completely different in its mechanical details.

[Joe Rocket=>]

Thanks for the good info, I may have to start looking at the Triumphs more seriously.




I really like the looks of the Thruxton 900.

[jmillheiser]

Nice part about the new triumphs is they are priced reasonably. Their prices are competitive with an equivilent japanese bike.

the limited RPM would be my major gripe with buell too. Even my 26 year old CX500 can hit 10,000rpm with its v-twin and actually produce decent power out of its mere 496cc.

I think I like the ducati monster a little too much LOL. I sat on an S2R and the instant I sat on it I wanted to take it home. Everything on that bike just fit perfect the first time I sat on it, usually I can find something to gripe about with a bikes riding position within 10 seconds of sitting on it, but the only fault I could find with this duck was the price and knowing it will cost a small fortune to maintain it

[mysta2]

when I bought my Monster 620, I was at the dealership to ride a thruxton 900 for comparison to a XB9R (lightning) which I had not yet ridden. The Buell was getting knocked further and further down the list due to poor build quality and service availability issues (when I went in to price out the headlights for an 'R, I got a "dem buells got 2 headlights?!" responce)

The thruxton got knocked off the list as soon as I got on the monster after the Triumph. In comparison, you sit on top of the thruxton where as you sit into the monster, the thruxton had very little feel or feedback to it... kinda' like riding on top of a top heavy slippery brick, and although the Triumph's a 900, the monster felt faster, to me at least (this might be more attributed to how confidence inspiring the monster was in comparison). Also the fact that the thruxton is so much like the other bikes in my garage made the Monster a no brainer.

[jmillheiser]

I can see why you didn't get the thurxton. Why get a factory built cafe racer when you already have a cafe racer that you built yourself sitting in the garage, thats infinately cooler than the thurxton.

Im looking for a sporty standard or street fighter for my next bike. The monster is definately on the list, as is the triumph speed four, speed triple, honda 599, suzuki SV650, and Yamaha FZ6