Ducati choices

[milu]

Just sold my S1000r 2017 gen 2
Fancy something Italian
I do like Tuono V4
But also fancy Ducati. Always had a thing for a Diavel but also like the older Streetfighter. Quite different I know

I’m only looking around £6k price point

Any thoughts or experiences?
Cheers

[catso]

Of the two I'd go for the Streetfighter, no doubt the Diavel is good but a bit too ass-less chaps for me.

[Familymad]

Street Fighter. Have ridden one and it was ace.

[OutInTheShed]

There are a lot of Monsters about for that kind of budget if you don't want a Superbike.

My Ducati Sport Tourer is older, but the Desmoquattro engine has been OK to work on, doing my own belt changes and valve checks.
Not needed to change any shims in 20,000 miles.
I used to commute on it, so it has had some clutch fettling!
This isn't the only Ducati I've owned, I've not had huge problems with any of them.

As ever, your real budget needs to be total cost of ownership inc servicing.
For the older bikes, there was/is a huge amount of info and 'community' support for anything you need to do.
I'm not up to speed with newer bikes.
There are also lots of indy specialists.

[Xcore]

Get a tidy 748 or maybe even a ropey 916 for that.
Monster 1200?

[Wildfire]

The last generation of Monsters are excellent fun. I had a 2016 821 and a 20 1200S and actually preferred the 821 for blatting about. It was light and you could give it some with out being too silly. I did around 12k on it. The 1200S is a great bike. Masses of power and torque.

[BMbler]

milu said:

Just sold my S1000r 2017 gen 2

hmhmh... not easy to better her

milu said:

Fancy something Italian

Fair enough, they are full of fiery character

milu said:

I do like Tuono V4

You'll get bored of the costs associated with it quickly

milu said:

But also fancy Ducati. Always had a thing for a Diavel but also like the older Streetfighter. Quite different I know

Same as above

milu said:

I m only looking around £6k price point
Any thoughts or experiences?
Cheers

make sure, you'll have a decent test ride, that certainly you'll love for the first 3 minutes, learn them being too "different" (unrefined, heavy) from S1000r etc, but "horses for courses", and since you've kinda leaving refinement criteria- "weapon" behind
lesser downgrade would be Trumpet Speed Triple, perhaps?

[milu]

Put a dipper on a Diavel carbon! Better start growing my beard

[PorkInsider]

milu said:

Put a dipper on a Diavel carbon! Better start growing my beard

And you'll be needing a set of these, too.

[Krikkit]

BMbler said:

milu said:

milu said:

I do like Tuono V4

You'll get bored of the costs associated with it quickly

Costs like what? They'll be cheaper to run than a lot of Ducatis

[BMbler]

PorkInsider said:

And you'll be needing a set of these, too.

mean!

[BMbler]

Krikkit said:

Costs like what? They'll be cheaper to run than a lot of Ducatis

Tuono V4, just servicing, that you can't no longer do... TBF on any ANW, then running costs... suppose more or less the same as any Dukies, which is near the same as BM's . Just the lad I know, took his £4.5k worth Tuono for servicing wasn't happy with wait for a month for consumables and "mere" £1.9k bill later... expensive hobby, as to say

[milu]

Leather waistcoat too??

Re service costs
The Diavel I’ve secured has had the big belt service done and is up to date. I’m sure something will come up though

[BMbler]

milu said:

Leather waistcoat too??

Must bear insignia:
"Blue Oyster Club"
or"Camp Riders"
or "Butch Patrol"
Or... I'll get my coat

milu said:

Re service costs
The Diavel I ve secured has had the big belt service done and is up to date. I m sure something will come up though

Hope you did proper test rode it? whilst for speed it might beat S1000r, it is significantly heavier beast at slower riding- "diving about in town and cities", expensive toy, but understandably loved, enjoy it!