Greetings all. First post here so have a few questions blended with tons of spelling errors 
Been riding rice bunny's for 20 years now and feel its time for a change, been looking at Ducati forums all over but this place seems to be the only place its "safe" to ask silly questions without getting youre head cut off :bash:
This will be my first non jap sports bike and i have a few concerns.
First of all i need to buy used, cant afford a brand new one atm
I arranged for a test day at my local dealer on Monday, will test the 848 Evo, 1098 and the Panigale, cant afford the Pan just need to know what all the fuzz is about.....
I ride my bikes pretty hard, also been known to bring my front wheel in the air rather often, i did ask if i could pop wheelies using the clutch on a 848 on another forum just to have almost 100 people trying to tell me how i "should" ride my bike.
So i'll try again, can you clutch these things up? If i understood an article i saw correctly using the clutch to pop wheelies on the 848 will make the engine just die out?
Also living in Norway im abit worried the 1098 will have TO mutch of torque as the asfalt here realy only have max grip maybe 1 month during the summer. On the track thats fine but im on tracks maybe 2-3 times a year.
My current bike is a cbr1000rr and when riding togheter with 1098's or Panigales they find it hard to keep up cause they cant get the grip they want (atleast thats what they tell me)
The only reason i even concider the 1098 is coming from a 1K bike the 848 might be slightly weak (lack of english skills cant explain it better) and ill find myself not liking it at all...
And as i am on a budget reselling a newer 848 will be easier than a 1098 with alot more miles on it.
That bring me to another question, how reliable are these things? are they good for 70-80.000 km? (aprox 50.000 miles).
Maintenance, as easy as on the Honda? Thinking about the easy stuff, oil change, air cleaner, brake pad changes ect.
Im sure i have more dumb questions but i havent had my morning coffee yet so they will have to come after the test drive
Been riding rice bunny's for 20 years now and feel its time for a change, been looking at Ducati forums all over but this place seems to be the only place its "safe" to ask silly questions without getting youre head cut off :bash:
This will be my first non jap sports bike and i have a few concerns.
First of all i need to buy used, cant afford a brand new one atm
I arranged for a test day at my local dealer on Monday, will test the 848 Evo, 1098 and the Panigale, cant afford the Pan just need to know what all the fuzz is about.....
I ride my bikes pretty hard, also been known to bring my front wheel in the air rather often, i did ask if i could pop wheelies using the clutch on a 848 on another forum just to have almost 100 people trying to tell me how i "should" ride my bike.
So i'll try again, can you clutch these things up? If i understood an article i saw correctly using the clutch to pop wheelies on the 848 will make the engine just die out?
Also living in Norway im abit worried the 1098 will have TO mutch of torque as the asfalt here realy only have max grip maybe 1 month during the summer. On the track thats fine but im on tracks maybe 2-3 times a year.
My current bike is a cbr1000rr and when riding togheter with 1098's or Panigales they find it hard to keep up cause they cant get the grip they want (atleast thats what they tell me)
The only reason i even concider the 1098 is coming from a 1K bike the 848 might be slightly weak (lack of english skills cant explain it better) and ill find myself not liking it at all...
And as i am on a budget reselling a newer 848 will be easier than a 1098 with alot more miles on it.
That bring me to another question, how reliable are these things? are they good for 70-80.000 km? (aprox 50.000 miles).
Maintenance, as easy as on the Honda? Thinking about the easy stuff, oil change, air cleaner, brake pad changes ect.
Im sure i have more dumb questions but i havent had my morning coffee yet so they will have to come after the test drive