CBTand buying a Desmo
Discussion
Can I ask how much you are paying for insurance? I love the Desmo and when I sold my 911 I thought about getting one but when I spoke to a specialist they quoted about £5k with 1 yr NCB but what really put me off is that they were saying that even with 4 years it would only drop to £3k. That was garaged (of course) and limited miles.
No issues with the photo’s my end too – all standard Google Images from my account, so no idea what you are doing!
As for Insurance – it’s with Ducati and costs £2.5k a year for both bikes – considering I live in London (although the bikes are in the alarmed garage + other security + trackers on both) it’s not a bad price – conversely the Panigale with another insurance co was £800.
As for Insurance – it’s with Ducati and costs £2.5k a year for both bikes – considering I live in London (although the bikes are in the alarmed garage + other security + trackers on both) it’s not a bad price – conversely the Panigale with another insurance co was £800.
duggan said:
No issues with the photo’s my end too – all standard Google Images from my account, so no idea what you are doing!
As for Insurance – it’s with Ducati and costs £2.5k a year for both bikes – considering I live in London (although the bikes are in the alarmed garage + other security + trackers on both) it’s not a bad price – conversely the Panigale with another insurance co was £800.
That's more reasonable. Is that with one or two years' NCB? Sorry for asking but at that sort of price it might be an option. I would be interested in your ownership thoughts as so far my experience of the Desmo is seeing them static in a couple of dealers and watching all the clips I can find on YouTube!As for Insurance – it’s with Ducati and costs £2.5k a year for both bikes – considering I live in London (although the bikes are in the alarmed garage + other security + trackers on both) it’s not a bad price – conversely the Panigale with another insurance co was £800.
Ok - have no idea what went on with my Google account, but we are now fixed 
So a basic recap:
Nov 13 - Post up a Thread on PH asking about CBT's and buying tips on a Desmo - have piss remorselessly taken
Nov/Dec 13 - Take CBT, Theory and Mod I & II
Mar 14 - Buy a Ducati Panigale Tricolore S as first Bike
May 16 - Insurance now in some form of reality - Get Desmosedici
But first the deal & handover. Brought the bike from a great bloke called Andrew - someone who already has a stunning collection of bikes and had been riding the Desmo for a number of years. Was very much by chance that I brought it after putting up a post on Ducati.org asking if anyone had one for sale. I'd been to see a few and they really weren't up to my standards (or at least the standards of a bike that costs north of £40k!), so starting to loose faith, but Andrew came good. He'd posted up that he was thinking of selling and away we went.
I went to see it last weekend and given the weather was good, took the Macca (probably a bit daft if a deal was to be done..). Fair play to Andrew - he let me take the Desmo out for a spin, provided I take him for a spin in the macca. I was in jeans, trainers and a puffer jacket, with a borrowed scrambler helmet for my first ride - no pressure
What a machine though, very stiff compared to the Panigale and just wants to go, go, go!! Another thing (unsurprisingly) is the noise
As I pulled back into London on it on Saturday, had the comical scene of a child with his parents, turn around when I was about 400m away and then clasp his hands around his ears, with a total look of shock/excitement on his face - really is a sound to behold.
So pitched up to the Ace this morning and guess what parks next to me...
Chatted to the owner for some time (has had it from new) and gained even more knowledge on how to run/ride the bike. So a few photos/video:
The first ride:
Doing the deal
The ride back home - gives you an idea of what it sounds like at idle!:
https://youtu.be/vFPfykFV8Ik
Back home:
Aim to use the bike, so will be updating on its adventures as we go - let me know if you have any questions and will be happy to (try to) answer.
Still can't believe the 2 years or so journey into biking - love it
So a basic recap:
Nov 13 - Post up a Thread on PH asking about CBT's and buying tips on a Desmo - have piss remorselessly taken
Nov/Dec 13 - Take CBT, Theory and Mod I & II
Mar 14 - Buy a Ducati Panigale Tricolore S as first Bike
May 16 - Insurance now in some form of reality - Get Desmosedici
But first the deal & handover. Brought the bike from a great bloke called Andrew - someone who already has a stunning collection of bikes and had been riding the Desmo for a number of years. Was very much by chance that I brought it after putting up a post on Ducati.org asking if anyone had one for sale. I'd been to see a few and they really weren't up to my standards (or at least the standards of a bike that costs north of £40k!), so starting to loose faith, but Andrew came good. He'd posted up that he was thinking of selling and away we went.
I went to see it last weekend and given the weather was good, took the Macca (probably a bit daft if a deal was to be done..). Fair play to Andrew - he let me take the Desmo out for a spin, provided I take him for a spin in the macca. I was in jeans, trainers and a puffer jacket, with a borrowed scrambler helmet for my first ride - no pressure
What a machine though, very stiff compared to the Panigale and just wants to go, go, go!! Another thing (unsurprisingly) is the noise
As I pulled back into London on it on Saturday, had the comical scene of a child with his parents, turn around when I was about 400m away and then clasp his hands around his ears, with a total look of shock/excitement on his face - really is a sound to behold.So pitched up to the Ace this morning and guess what parks next to me...
Chatted to the owner for some time (has had it from new) and gained even more knowledge on how to run/ride the bike. So a few photos/video:
The first ride:
Doing the deal
The ride back home - gives you an idea of what it sounds like at idle
!:https://youtu.be/vFPfykFV8Ik
Back home:
Aim to use the bike, so will be updating on its adventures as we go - let me know if you have any questions and will be happy to (try to) answer.
Still can't believe the 2 years or so journey into biking - love it
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