New Ducati 848

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Sorry Brooks, can't agree with that. For like capacity, twins have far greater torque than inline fours, develop their power lower in the rev range, are more lumpy low down and have a narrower spread of revs with with to use it all.......... All of which make them more difficult to manage than inline fours. Any riding instructor will tell a novice to go for a 4 before a v-twin.

Even Ducati acknowledge this* but, when all's said and done, there's no substitute for experience:



Depends on how much you value safety. If you see these comments as simply being 'negative', then you're missing the point. There is a wealth of experience amongst many of the posters here, you'd do well to listen to some of it.

jdw

* On the Ducati factory tour, they made a big point of how 'Ducati's aren't for everybody' and of how they are 'far more difficult to master than any jap 4'....yadda yadda yadda....pretty close to the truth really....
 
Com'on guys, I don't think it has to do with the bike. Most of the new rider fall besides the accident are all stupid mistakes. They will fall regardless what type of motorcycle they're on.

Of course it is always harder to control a bigger displacement bike because of the power.

ride safe.
 
Yes there is such a thing as Constructive Critisism, and I live my life by it. But there is a difference between that and hazing. The comments about me filling the june slots. To tell you the truth it just makes me feel like im in high school again. Thank you all for the welcome I look forward to being in these forums for a long time. I took my baby out today and put about 20 miles on her. She's lovely and I feel like a kid who doesnt want his toy taken away when I get off of her to go in my house. My brother has a 750Gsxr and he wont show it but I know he loves my bike!


A quick question, when I downshift the bike even if I have the clutch all the way in. When I downshift to 1st it makes a loud clank sound in the transmission. Should I just never hit that gear again while moving? It sounds bad, are there any tips out there?
 
I guess when i meant "more forgiving", i was refering to, what seems to me to be an overall "quickness" by most "inlines."

I just remember how smooth my "twin" was in curves and how it would glide up to a desired speed, unlike my "inline" which seemed to do everything completely opposite

In turn, it seemed like i was in more control and had time to think and react whenever riding my "twin."

Man, than ive been wrong since i ever stared riding then, i always thought "twins" where good beginner bikes, but no that i think about it...yeh too much torque can be bad

Thanks for the clarification JDW.
 
Well..since I made that comment....I certainly don't want you to feel like high school again...never went to one over here so don't know whether this is a good thing. So my apologies...

However...you better get used to these kind of things around here....many of us are probably joking (as I did) and the long-time member rather understand it the same way. Point is simply....pretty much every other month you'll find this "Is a Ducati 848/1098/1198 a good first bike?" or "I just bought my Ducati 848/1098/1198 as my first bike". This has probably been discussed since motorcycling was invented...and the rationale answer is "No". No argument whatsoever justifies any different. Certainly, you will find people that have used a 600cc or even 1000cc bike as its first and survived...but should that be the measurement? I don't think so....

Ultimately, it is pretty simple...no matter how hard you restrain yourself, tell yourself you will take it easy and so on does not help anything if things go wrong. If you get in a delicate situation, most likely you will not think about your restraints or taking it easy in that very second. And then grabbing the brakes a little too hard, twisting the throttle more than needed may actually turn the situation into a much worse one.

And no one....no one with no experience whatsoever on a Motorcycle is able to deny this very simple fact. If there was one, you would probably see him on TV 2 weeks later...

Again....as a beginner you should buy a bike not for the looks but rather corresponding to your driving abilities with room for improvement. And I hate to bring it to you....a superbike usually never satisfies either.

Each to his own...but you should expect these kind of comments...do a search and you will see that so far you got very lucky in terms of your responses...
 
No i wasn't kidding when i said it But, im basing this soley off of my experince with an SV650S as a first bike.

Because i originally planned on buying a gsxr600 which i test rode and concluded that the gixxer was more powerfull than the SV (in terms of HP) and above my skill of riding.

Honestly, the SV seemed to be less prone to my "noobish" riding style and ways, because if it was any other "equivilent" bike, im almost positive i would have dropped it more than a dozen time, but surprisingly i never drop it, not even once.

But hey, im here to learn. So don't be greedy, hook up the knowlede
 
Fair enough, personally, I've found the 848 to be one of THE most uncomfortable and unforving bikes I have ever ridden.

And both those qualities have etched a permanent grin in my face, I just love that thing. My only regret after getting the 848 was that I couldn't afford an 1198.

Traffic with this baby is just a biatch though
 
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