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Carrera2

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8,352 posts

254 months

Wednesday 8th November 2006
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My poor Ducati is now going to be an unwanted ugly duckling

Have you seen the front cover of MCN? The new breed of dukes look awesome - back to the old 916 styling: single swing arm, twin underseat pipes, side by side headlights with vents underneath. They look fantastic and now no-one will ever buy my fat headed freak of a bike.

I'll simply have to take the hit on it (not that I'm particularly thinking of changing, at least untill I saw MCN) and trade up bounce

hobo

6,321 posts

268 months

Wednesday 8th November 2006
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chilli

17,320 posts

258 months

Wednesday 8th November 2006
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C2,

Get a new one.....You know you want to...They're gorgeous!

YamR1V64motion

5,735 posts

246 months

Wednesday 8th November 2006
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im going to get one in 2008 if the new Fireblade isnt nicer, plan to keep mine until then, i would get a ducati next year but am reluctant to get the first model year on a Ducati, the 749s still a great bike though , i wouldnt be down about it

wedg1e

27,002 posts

287 months

Thursday 9th November 2006
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Looks phucking hideous to me, though I don't doubt its capabilities.

Each to his own though, eh

DennisTheMenace

15,605 posts

290 months

Friday 10th November 2006
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wedg1e said:
Looks phucking hideous to me, though I don't doubt its capabilities.

Each to his own though, eh


same ere , cant understand all the fuss over the 2 wheeled fiats , the Ace whould anhilate every duke i came up against , got a 600 fazer now , but i hardly ride these days , coming up to giving up i think .

chilli

17,320 posts

258 months

Friday 10th November 2006
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DennisTheMenace said:
wedg1e said:
Looks phucking hideous to me, though I don't doubt its capabilities.

Each to his own though, eh


same ere , cant understand all the fuss over the 2 wheeled fiats , the Ace whould anhilate every duke i came up against , got a 600 fazer now , but i hardly ride these days , coming up to giving up i think .


What's all this nonsence about giving up?! Bored with the bike, not enough time, pressure from the other half??!!

Carrera2

Original Poster:

8,352 posts

254 months

Friday 10th November 2006
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DennisTheMenace said:
wedg1e said:
Looks phucking hideous to me, though I don't doubt its capabilities.

Each to his own though, eh


same ere , cant understand all the fuss over the 2 wheeled fiats , the Ace whould anhilate every duke i came up against , got a 600 fazer now , but i hardly ride these days , coming up to giving up i think .


Oh well each to their own, I wouldn't ride a thunderace and, for the record, it wouldn't stand a chance up against a 999.

shot2bits

1,273 posts

250 months

Friday 10th November 2006
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I like the look of that!

Will collect a copy of MCN today - I want one...

F.M

5,816 posts

242 months

Friday 10th November 2006
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I`m yet to be convinced....I`ll need to see the race bikes to see how they look ...the original 916/996/998 range is for me the ultimate Ducati...Even Foggy said Ducati just didn`t realise how magnificant the original Ducati was for it`s time until it was gone....I`ve only just started to like 999`s...the new one will take a while yet to grow on me...

kingb

1,160 posts

248 months

Friday 10th November 2006
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liked the 916-998 range
liked the 999 (i thought it was better than 996!!)
this new one - terrible hotchpotch mess of a bike

i might be shot down for these comments but each to there own

aeropilot

39,334 posts

249 months

Friday 10th November 2006
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The guy that sits next to me at work flogged his 999 back in the summer. He struggled to get £8k for it privately, and that was for a 6 month old bike with only 1k miles.
No dealer was interested in taking it as they all said,
"we can't sell the ones we've got, if only we had more 996/998's in stock"


Two wheeled Fiat's indeed....pah....philistine....irked

I'd still take an ugly 999 over any piece of Nip nastiness....yes

rsvmilly

11,288 posts

263 months

Friday 10th November 2006
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aeropilot said:
I'd still take an ugly 999 over any piece of Nip nastiness....yes

But you're an engineer so you'll enjoy working on vehicles hehe

craigw

12,248 posts

304 months

Friday 10th November 2006
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I still love the styling of my 749 though, I like this new one but it does look a bit japanese.