which bike is right for me?

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The advise from the fellas above are very spot-on and make complete sense. However, there are quite a few folks on this forum who've started on an 848 or 1098 as their very first bike. Ultimately, I'll bet your emotions will influence your purchase......nothing wrong with this.

If you do decide to purchase, please enroll in an MSF course. It won't fully prepare you for the jump into the big leagues, but it will help some.

I'm not an experienced rider, by any means, and don't claim to be.

Mike
 
understood, and i completely agree 100%

natural selection has worked for thousands of years and at the end it was free open advise going blind anyhoo right?

FWIW, i can't understand the system we have here in the USA where a salesperson can sleep at night selling a new ZX10r or other to a 16 year old kid either, but we accept it as a society.

choose safe OP and use you head
 
I HAVE been trying to offer help instead of worthless banter, by trying to get some intended uses for a bike and then offer the young lad some useful advice. I thought this perhaps more helpful than to give "open advise going blind" like recommending Ducati Superbikes from someone who has never owned a Ducati Superbike.

Or offering statements like:


And then following:


What advice you plan to offer next? Maybe a D16, some J
 
+1!!!!!
I am all for helping a new guy, but when we have an idiot like mrgrn offering advice when the only ducati he has owned is the one lied about in his signature, it is a little frustrating to say the least. I wonder what it will take for this moron to realize that no one here is interested in his drivel.

On to the subject at hand, I have now had a chance to ride a 696 and what a great bike! I am seriously thinking of getting one for my wife who has a pretty solid riding background but no superbike experience. It looks great, seems to have a high build quality with great fit and finish. Torquey, fun, light, with plenty of personality. Great way to go and not a bike that you will grow out of too quickly.
 
One of the factors has to be the price of insurance. If money is no object, then go all out and get a new 848 or 1098. Given your age, I'd recommend going with something a little older, with slightly lower HP. It's possible that your insurance payment will be higher than your payment on the bike.
I'm tall (6'05") and cheap, so I went with a 2002 750 Sport. The bike fits my long legs perfectly, and I love it so far. Technically, the bike has a low max HP by Ducati standards, but it goes plenty fast for me and hits triple digits without breaking a sweat. I actually prefer to just cruise comfortably within 15-20 mph of the speed limit. I like my bike for it's character, not the specs.
I'm not sure about the market where you live, but there are always 1998-2002 Monsters with the 620, 750, or 900 engines selling for $3000-$4000 on Craigslist in my area. I'd start there, but that's just me.
 
Um, has anyone else noticed that while you were all arguing the original poster has never checked back or responded. It's kinda like someone walked into a bar and started a fight then quietly walked out during the ruckus.

To the members that tried to offer useful and helpful information......it fell on deaf ears. Then again he did say he was only 18, he probably got distracted by something shinny.....or in a skirt.

Yeah, he needs to stick with the Schwinn......let's call this thread dead.
 
Buy a bike that you can handle and control within your capabilities. Ducati offer a long range of models and choice wisely. Life come only once but bikes come and goes.

In regard to speed, thats belong to racetrack. As you might heard, "racetrack is for racing, public road is for cars".

Anyways, you made a nice decision to part of Ducati culture and welcome aboard. Have fun & be safe.
 
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