Wish we had one of these

[RichD]

What a stupid idea! Just feeds the stereotype that ducati riders don't actually ride...

I was talking with Michael Lock the Ducati N.A. CEO over a couple of beers a couple of years ago (Oct 07?)
He said, on average, Ducati riders in the U.S. ride just UNDER 2000 miles a year.

He would know -I'm sure they track that stuff.

Sounds like a bunch of folks DON'T ride much...   

[Popeye the Sailor]

I was talking with Michael Lock the Ducati N.A. CEO over a couple of beers a couple of years ago (Oct 07?)
He said, on average, Ducati riders in the U.S. ride just UNDER 2000 miles a year.

He would know -I'm sure they track that stuff.

Sounds like a bunch of folks DON'T ride much...   

Just look at the bikes for sale, and their mileage. That and the fact anything over say, 15K on a bike for sale is considered "a lot" and yeah-the bikes don't get ridden a lot.


I was a statistical outlier until I hurt my neck. 25k in the first year alone=I win at life.

[lawbreaker]

I was talking with Michael Lock the Ducati N.A. CEO over a couple of beers a couple of years ago (Oct 07?)
He said, on average, Ducati riders in the U.S. ride just UNDER 2000 miles a year.

He would know -I'm sure they track that stuff.

Sounds like a bunch of folks DON'T ride much...  

I would tend to disagree on that one...(at least on my end)

My S2R 1k has 19k on her and climbing

996 has 15k ( bought 1.5 yr ago with 8k on the odo)

998 has 13k ( bought less than 1 yr ago with 8.4k on the odo)

and I know several other Duc owners who ride as much if not more than I do....

Maybe its different elsewhere..

[Popeye the Sailor]

I would tend to disagree on that one...(at least on my end)

My S2R 1k has 19k on her and climbing

996 has 15k ( bought 1.5 yr ago with 8k on the odo)

998 has 13k ( bought less than 1 yr ago with 8.4k on the odo)

and I know several other Duc owners who ride as much if not more than I do....

Maybe its different elsewhere..

SoCal is nothing like the rest of the country.


Luckily, the rest of the country has not figured this out 

[lawbreaker]

... Very True indeed

[Preisker]

wish there was on in LA.

If you want, I'll sell you a bottle of water for $10 and we can say you went to a Ducati cafe.

And from my experience, a lot, maybe not most, but a lot of Ducati owners have one, not to ride, but to say they have one.   And maybe profile around a bit.   For many people, it's an image enhancer, but I think it is just another bike.   One that will come and go.

[NoisyDante]

If you want, I'll sell you a bottle of water for $10 and we can say you went to a Ducati cafe.

And from my experience, a lot, maybe not most, but a lot of Ducati owners have one, not to ride, but to say they have one.   And maybe profile around a bit.   For many people, it's an image enhancer, but I think it is just another bike.   One that will come and go.

 That missed the mark more than Michael Bay did when he made Pearl Harbor.

I didn't say i wanted overpriced water to be a poser

[Betty]

I would tend to disagree on that one...(at least on my end)

My S2R 1k has 19k on her and climbing

996 has 15k ( bought 1.5 yr ago with 8k on the odo)

998 has 13k ( bought less than 1 yr ago with 8.4k on the odo)

and I know several other Duc owners who ride as much if not more than I do....

Maybe its different elsewhere..

There is a bit of a hole in your logic.

Just 18 months ago 2 of your 3 bikes had well below average mileage on them ... but I commend you for trying to keep the average as high as it is