Ducati V4 Poor Man's edition
Discussion
I currently have an S1000rr and love it. However it is now just over three years old and am looking to perhaps buy a new bike. I keep getting an hankering for a Panigale for no other reason other than 'surely one must own a Ducati at some point in ones life' and at nearly 67 I don't know how much longer I'll be able to throw my sports bike around. However having been to arrange a test ride yesterday my head is still spinning from the price of them. Basically at £23000 for the bottom of the range one, substantially more expensive than a better equipped S1000rr thats as much as I would consider spending on a toy. Has anyone got one? Is it less bike than the next one up? Has anyone made the switch from the BMW to the Panigale if so what are your thoughts? Thanks
Skeptisk said:
Triaguar said:
I currently have an S1000rr and love it. However it is now just over three years old and am looking to perhaps buy a new bike. I keep getting an hankering for a Panigale for no other reason other than 'surely one must own a Ducati at some point in ones life' and at nearly 67 I don't know how much longer I'll be able to throw my sports bike around. However having been to arrange a test ride yesterday my head is still spinning from the price of them. Basically at £23000 for the bottom of the range one, substantially more expensive than a better equipped S1000rr thats as much as I would consider spending on a toy. Has anyone got one? Is it less bike than the next one up? Has anyone made the switch from the BMW to the Panigale if so what are your thoughts? Thanks
Does it have to be a new bike? I’m sure there are plenty of used examples for a lot less. Both the current V4 but also the old twins eg 1299. Ducati’s back catalogue is pretty impressive. I had a V4 briefly. It was lovely. It is a lot of cash though for a bike that objectively is no better than the BMW.
Thanks for the input. From my original post I was after a comparison of the difference between the base model. Ie
Would it be £23000 wasted or would going up to the S be £4000 well spent.
I suppose what I'm looking for is someone on here to tell me they've got the base and it is superb. Or not and I'll get another BMW
Would it be £23000 wasted or would going up to the S be £4000 well spent.
I suppose what I'm looking for is someone on here to tell me they've got the base and it is superb. Or not and I'll get another BMW
So, done a test ride, did both economy and S. As a 100% road rider there is no appreciable difference between either in performance on the road or rather none that i could discern.I did find myself looking in shop windows and out of the corner of my eye to see if people were looking at it, which they were. It also was no better than my S1000rr. So in my mind it comes down to aesthetics. That rules out the base and logically pushes my choice up to S then up to.....then up to. ..
Lovely bike but not at such a large premium over the BMW. Also my wife got involved and said I had told her that after buying the BMW I wouldn't need another new bike...can anyone on here remember me saying that?
So in short, nice bike if I could have one in the garage for 'High Days and Holidays' and have my BMW for the rest of the year I would.......New S1000rr it is and a nice little cruise in the Carribean with the change. Thanks for your insights.
Lovely bike but not at such a large premium over the BMW. Also my wife got involved and said I had told her that after buying the BMW I wouldn't need another new bike...can anyone on here remember me saying that?
So in short, nice bike if I could have one in the garage for 'High Days and Holidays' and have my BMW for the rest of the year I would.......New S1000rr it is and a nice little cruise in the Carribean with the change. Thanks for your insights.
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