Why did you choose a Ducati?

[duccarlos]

Look how you will...

you will never be cool.

Why must you be so mean?

[duck45]

I have been riding sense i was 5 and even raced motocross as a kid. i have owned to many bikes to list but only two that i wish i had never gotten rid of the 05,620 and the 749 dark, the best bikes I have ever owned  and the soul just get you every time you bring it to life. the ex took the 620 in the divorce and i traded the 749 after neck surgery and I couldn't ride it more than one hour at a time . With that said it's the sound and looks, the air cooling, the way the bikes handle,  and the way it gets in your soul, its hard to explain to someone that doesn't own one why we like the dry clutch and the two cylinder verses the fours that are out there. i use to get a lot of looks when I rode the 749 with the dry clutch ( open ) people think your bike is broken.
 I also have to add that women love them so if you are single or married it will not take long to get her to love it also.
 As far as the cost of ownership goes you get what you pay for, a lot of the parts on jap bike are cheap looking and have to be replaced after a few years. Also the maintenance of the bike can be done at home with a few tool and some books or the internet, there is a lot of info out there for you to do it your self, as a lot of us do.
 I test rode three bikes before I bought my first duck, sv 1000,buel fire bolt 1200, and neither one  of them handled like the duck or sounded like it .

good luck with your search.
 

 jay

[AZMonsterMan]

It was the exhaust note that first caught my attention. I thought that a Harley and a Japanese sport bike had pulled up next to me at the same time. I turned my head and there was a Yellow Monster with a dry clutch sitting next to me. I turned my stereo off and rolled down all the windows in my car and stared in awe. It was one of the most beautiful things I had ever seen  .

All I ever wanted after that was a Ducati Monster.

[MadDuck]

Ducati's are all about the looks, the sound and the feel. The subjective stuff. If we start getting into the objective stuff they don't do as well as some others. For me the subjective stuff is pretty important.

[Spidey]

I hadn't ridden in years, uncertain if I'd ever ride again after my brother landed in a wheelchair from a moto accident.  I told myself that if I really wanted to get back into riding, I'd feel a growing pull to get back on a bike.  That pull just wasn't there, and I grew content with my new life as a non-rider.  I didn't care that I wasn't riding.  It just didn't matter.  

Then I saw/heard a Monster dark with Termis.  I was struck by the curve of that wide sexy tank and by the exposed trellis frame.  It looked like art.  Mean, unfriendly matte black urban art.  And the engine and exhaust sound was bliss.  Not loud like the cruisers I was used to.  But deep and angry.  I actually thought it was pissed off.  I'd never seen anything mechanical that felt so visceral, that had such an immediate and such a strong impact on me.  Not a car, not a motorcycle, nada.

A coupla months later, I was back on a bike.  A month after that, I bought my own monster.   [moto]  

[Desmo Demon]

I'm getting my first Ducati shortly, and I'm curious why everyone else chose this brand. 

I tend to like having things that not everyone has, so I bought my Halrey several years before they became the "in" motorcycle. I'll give you an idea......even with the economy and the drop in price and demand, I can still get what I paid for my HD.......16 years and nearly 90k miles later......and I haven't done anything to the bike by way of mods (it still has the original paint).

When it came to getting a sportbike. I had narrowed it down to a CBR929RR and the Ducati SS750F. I wanted a yellow bike with full fairing and opted the Ducati because they were uncommon and the Honda because I grew up around Hondas and knew of their reliability. I chose the Ducati because I liked the idea of air-cooled and didn't see a point in getting a 130+ HP bike as my first sportbike. I bought the Duc because of its rarity and it's lack of technology (and power).....

Nine years later, I have a few Ducatis and STILL don't have a bike that makes triple digit HP.....but my wife does...and they are both Japanese manufacture.

[the_Journeyman]

I also will add this.  Long before I ever got my 1st motorcycle I had a Monster Dark and Dark Supersport that I switched between for desktop backgrounds.  Love them both.  Nearly bought a 750 Sport for $5K new but didn't.  Stupid me.  It was red through and I'm not fanatical about red.

JM

[corey]

cause I love starbucks coffee and I need an excuse to wear the fine looking dainese leathers and futuristic puma boots

bingo. +1

[causeofkaos]

did you see the girls on the MOTIONSBK bike ?
i make joke                                                                                                                         not

Seriously just about everything everyone else has already posted.

[duccarlos]

did you see the girls on the MOTIONSBK bike ?
i make joke                                                                                                                         not

Seriously just about everything everyone else has already posted.

The blonde was staring at me.

[TiNi]

for me, it was all about the seat height.

i'm a shrimp, and the 620 monster is the only sport bike i can get a tippy toe down on the ground on  

i have since become VeRY attached  

[causeofkaos]

duccarlos you can have the blonde, that arched back made a dirty in my pants..

[DesmoDiva]

They were gifts. 

[superjohn]

I'd liked the looks of the Monster since '93 and I wanted something a bit more unique and fun to ride than the Sportster I had previously.

[Buckethead]

Like most guys, I always wanted a motorcycle while I was growing up. Several of my high school friends had them, but I could never convince the parents to let me get one. They're both medical professionals. Dad's comment was something to the effect of "You can get a donorcycle when you're paying for your own health insurance."

There was a guy at my college who rode a red Monster. First time I heard it I fell in lust.

Fast forward 5 years and I joined the military.

Still kinda knew I wanted a bike, but hadn't seriously thought about it for a while. Girl I was dating asked if I knew anyone with a motorcycle I could borrow cause she wanted to ride on the back. Started looking for one of my own. Stumbled across an '03 620 Dark on Craigslist and it reawakened all the longing. A week later it was mine.