Beautiful, but high maintenance..

[Keithmac]

 

[Brigade77]

Someone's got £money !

Now my eyes are failing & my hips ache after 10mls I find myself tinkering more than riding.

 

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I take it that’s your bike ?

future collectors bike may be ?

the old SS Desmos are going for silly money now

 

[Keithmac]

No, it's just another job. I personally wouldn't own one but I suppose I only see them when they go wrong!.

 

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Early Ducati’s afaik were always seemed to have rep of poor finish quality

flash chrome
Electrics etc

 

[noseall]

Early Ducati’s afaik were always seemed to have rep of poor finish quality

flash chrome
Electrics etc

...says the owner of American tat.

 

[Keithmac]

It's beautifully made, no doubt about that but they're just "finicky" for want of a better word.

Very reliant on the electronics.

 

[Ihavenojob]

Do they still have dry clutches ? Noisy buggers they were.

 

[Trazor]

Someone's got £money !

Yes, that Snap on tool box is not cheap.

 

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...says the owner of American tat.

says noseall who would not even know what a Ducati was unless a picture was posted up noseall
t***k as mince a gammon

 

[Keithmac]

Do they still have dry clutches ? Noisy buggers they were.

No the Panigale's have a wet clutch iirc, the have also done away with the cambelts and gone for chains (only took them 30 years to catch up with the Japanese..).

 

[Bodd]

...says the owner of American tat.

Racist

 

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Racist

dare day noseall is a passenger in American tat when he go’s on one of his jolly’s abroad

 

[Ihavenojob]

dare day noseall is a passenger in American tat when he go’s on one of his jolly’s abroad

He seems the sort to drive an Audi.

 

[Lazzy]

No, it's just another job. I personally wouldn't own one but I suppose I only see them when they go wrong!.

Did you take it out for a spin ? just to check your work on it ofc.