Ducati Supersport as first bike?

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Nibblet99 · #21 Post by **Nibblet99** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:42 am

VermilionX wrote:WTF!?

i mentioned "it was accdg to ducati."

if you look at the link, it says it right there.

I await the day in anticipation, when dealers say "this bike is for experienced riders only, do not buy it if you're a new rider"

It will never happen though, they have too much to gain, by selling the thing

Dichotomous · #22 Post by **Dichotomous** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:46 am

my dealer told me most of the RR bikes and big CC bikes were that, and said that SV would be a good second bike after putting 1000mi on the little savage I got..... and they are THE crotch rocket center in my area

shane-o · #23 Post by **shane-o** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:37 am

Dichotomous wrote:my dealer told me most of the RR bikes and big CC bikes were that, and said that SV would be a good second bike after putting 1000mi on the little savage I got..... and they are THE crotch rocket center in my area

nothing rong with hypersports, rr's and big horse bikes, its just that a couple of particular guys here think that looking the sh.it is to be the shi.t, and they are so so rong

my bud has an sv 650, I did a 1000 km's with him on the weekend, and i can safely say, the sv650 is a sweet bike

, there would not be much it couldnt handle

black mariah · #24 Post by **black mariah** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:08 am

Tech, your point about support is a damn good one. I've seen a lot of SV's in the standings of local race series so I know there's a built-in group of people to leech info from around here.

I mentioned this to Tech in a PM and I think I should mention it out here too. I'm definitely not one of those dumbasses that thinks they're going to buy a GSX-R1000 and be the next Nicky Frickin Hayden. I have a variety of things I want out of whatever bike I get, and the Ducati happens to fit my requirements. Several bikes do, the SV-S among them. A UJM would most likely work just as well, but finding things like that around here is a massive pain in the "O Ring". I'm also not against an EX250/500 or GS500 if I can find one for a good price. If anyone has other recommendations I'm more than happy to listen.

Mintbread: The more you talk the more you remind me of that fat goth girl everyone hates. You know the kind... the one that always talks "poo poo" about everything but does absolutely nothing to change the situation? Shut the "fudge" up and get out of my thread.

#25 Post by **bok** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:21 am

i'd steer clear of the Duc personally, but if you can wrench then it's not so bad. iirc you are now working at a place where you can get a previously crashed one for fairly decent and you will get a decent cost + x% from there on parts too.

in a situation like that i'd consider it for sure.

I'd say go with the SV thought if you have a lot of local SV riders to hang with, and save some of the repair money for frame sliders and some extra tweaks.

as with any bike you pick, you might come across a smokin deal on something that is too good to pass up though so, keep your options open

black mariah · #26 Post by **black mariah** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:10 am

Yeah, maintenance isn't a problem. No matter what I end up with I'm going to be doing my own. I'm not working at the bike shop yet. I interview tomorrow so we'll see how that goes.

Dichotomous · #27 Post by **Dichotomous** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:22 am

I like the idea of the SV for you, not just because I have one, though I'm not going to pretend that doesnt color my answer. But also because it seems to fit well with what you intend. in stock, completely stock form, its a great bike, will turn fast, has plenty of power (more than the duc) and fairly light weight. This is good for starting, cause its still forgiving because of the budget suspension and predictable power. When you want to get into racing, it's usual to upgrade the suspension, the front fork aparently swaps out wicked easily with a very nice showa from a gsxr with the front wheel and all, and does so cheeply, and its fully adjustable, same with the rear, I even swapped mine out in an hour, for a gsxr1000 shock, fully adjustable and nice. then you can appreciate the super stiff frame (is it comparable to the duc's for stiffness? I know the duc's are prized for stiff frames) and predictable power coming out of turns and such. There are motor upgrades to do as well, swapping out busa pistons, intake and exuast, remapping fuel injection to the enth degree with a dyno to make the power come exactly how you want it in every circumstance. You can swap out to an R6 throttle to better controll throttle. all of that is actually pretty cheep to do, and you can swap cams for more power, all while it makes more than the duc in stock form too. That and plastics and parts for it cost much less than the duc.
These are all very very well documented and highly supported modifications that you can do as you choose and as you start getting better and racing, and they are all pretty damn cheep to do as well.

Mintbread · #28 Post by **Mintbread** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:52 am

black mariah wrote: Mintbread: The more you talk the more you remind me of that fat goth girl everyone hates. You know the kind... the one that always talks "poo poo" about everything but does absolutely nothing to change the situation? Shut the "fudge" up and get out of my thread.

Haha.

Buy the big poser bike then, smartarse. I will be right there to laugh in your face when you throw it down the road.

What am I saying, you won't buy anything.

black mariah · #29 Post by **black mariah** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:10 am

Mintbread wrote:Haha.

Buy the big poser bike then, smartarse. I will be right there to laugh in your face when you throw it down the road.

What am I saying, you won't buy anything.

Again, if you have nothing to contribute, shut the "fudge" up.

Mintbread · #30 Post by **Mintbread** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:21 pm

Whatever, tough guy.
At the end of the day I will be out for a ride and you will still just be talking it up on the internet.