Thinking about switching to a Ducati 848

[pokeyYJ]

I love my FZ6,,, but come on,, the new Ducati 848 is pure sex on two wheels!!

Anyone got a chance to ride an 848 yet?

 

[wolfc70]

I love my FZ6,,, but come on,, the new Ducati 848 is pure sex on two wheels!!

Anyone got a chance to ride an 848 yet?

Yes it is a great bike, until you see the maintenance costs. If you plan on putting any signifigant mileage on, be prepared to shell out some serious cash!!!!! Valve adjustments every 6000 miles! The dealer said the camshafts and rocker arms need to (usually) be replaced after 12,000 to 16,000 miles! I could afford the bike, but not the maintenance, even if I do it my self.

Supposedly the new Monster 696 has HALF the maintenance costs of the older engines.

 

[Nelly]

I love my FZ6,,, but come on,, the new Ducati 848 is pure sex on two wheels!!

Anyone got a chance to ride an 848 yet?

If it suits your riding, go for it. Who would turn down a Ferrari? As has been mentioned deep pockets need only apply. Good luck.

Nelly

 

[tom5796]

Been thinking about the 848 myself. BUT, I will only do it if I decide to shell out the coin to keep both bikes; streetfightered FZ for short city trips and long weekenders, and the 848 for 3 hour nice weather jaunts through the countryside.

In the name of staying alive though, perhaps a cheap rice burner (and subsequent track days) would be wiser for now. The 848 can wait another year. :Sport:

 

[Hellgate]

Money be damned, DO IT! That is one of the best looking bikes ever.

Now if you wrists hurt we can always trade for a bit. :thumbup:

 

[Roadstergal]

I had an SS800. My bro had an ST2 that I stored and rode for a while. There's a reason I got an FZ6. I prefer riding to wrenching.

 

[reiobard]

Ducati = the new Harley?


that is one sexy bike, and one of the few i actually like in pure white... seems so innocent until you get to know her dirty little side....:rockon:

 

[reiobard]

Only issue is that it has a headlight out...:ban:

 

[wrightme43]

Do it man. If I could I would. Oh my God is that one sexy bike.

 

[Wavex]

+1 on Tom... keep my fz and get that as a second bike... beautiful machine indeed...

 

[pokeyYJ]

From what I have read and seen the new motor design on the 848 is supposed to be less matenience intensive than the older bikes, I am going to look at one tonight and will talk to the dealer about service costs and such and report back

 

[Hellgate]

From what I have read and seen the new motor design on the 848 is supposed to be less matenience intensive than the older bikes, I am going to look at one tonight and will talk to the dealer about service costs and such and report back

The Duc web site states 50% less, longer valve adjustment interval. I'd still get one.

 

[mikebike]

I recently went on a Ducati Demo ride.... had a multi strada 1100

fun bike lots of torque.... wheelied easy..... but the sound of it was crappy

I would not ever want to own one...

they do look nice though

 

[lytehouse]

The Duc web site states 50% less, longer valve adjustment interval. I'd still get one.

Well, my wife said I should respond to this since I'm Ducati guy. Starting in 2006 or 2007 they went to a 7500 mile valve maintenance. Checking valves is pretty straightforward, but changing shims is a pain on a 4v head, you can expect 3-4 valves to actually need adjustment during each of the first couple of maintenances, less after that. You can probably expect a bill of $700-$800, but I've heard of guys on the west coast saying they've had $1000 bills for their 6K and 12K maintenance on the old schedule. They did have a batch of bad rockers (some type of flaking problem) on some of the 4V engines back in the late 90's, early 2000's, but I've not heard of that being an issue with the later bikes. There are plenty of guys on the Ducati forum with 50K miles or more on their Ducati's and Gary Egan holds some endurance records done on Ducati's. His new ride is a 1098 that has been converted for Sport Touring.

That said, Ducati's are totally worth it. The wife's FZ6 is loads of fun, our BMW always gets ridden when the rides are measured in the thousands of miles, and the ZX10R is like being shot out of a cannon. But there really is something special that can't be explained about a Duc. I never really bought into certain bikes having a soul, but maybe that's the best way to describe it.

 

[OneTrack]

I recently went on a Ducati Demo ride.... had a multi strada 1100

fun bike lots of torque.... wheelied easy..... but the sound of it was crappy

I would not ever want to own one...

they do look nice though

You don't deserve ears.

 

[BranNwebster]

If you going to do this you might as well suck it up and get a 1098r. I mean if you going to make the jump from a $7k bike to a $14k why not spend an extra 4k and get a real Ducati?

This thread smells like a troll.

 

[pokeyYJ]

I don't want the 1098 because I still have a sense of "wanting to peserve my life" haha!

I went and looked at them, the seating position is super aggresive compared to my FZ6, but my oh my,, what a HOT looking and sounding bike!!! Dealer told me to expect between 700 and 1000 per year in service work. I was told around 15,200 out the door for a pearl white 848... which is SUPER tempting!

 

[HavBlue]

If it suits your riding, go for it. Who would turn down a Ferrari? As has been mentioned deep pockets need only apply. Good luck.

Nelly

I'll trade if the Aprilia RSV 1000 R is in or if the XR 1200 is available. Give me 5.00usd and you can have the Ducati....

 

[Roadstergal]

You don't deserve ears.

Especially since the new wet-clutch Multi lacks the 'tin of ball bearings being shaken' rattle.

I do have issues with the description of 'looks nice' applied to a Multistrada.

 

[Valles240]

mmmm soooo sexy! Get it if you have the $$ and like that position.