Crazy thing someone told me today

[AkLiz]

I was at our local bike show today, chatting with friends, and one of them asked me when I'm getting my new bike - I'm patiently waiting for my Monster to arrive at the dealership.  When another acquaintance asked what I was getting, he remarked in a horrified tone that 'Ducatis don't corner well at ALL!  My friend who has a Harley and a Ducati hates the Ducati because it doesn't corner snickered and told him that it was probably the Harley that was the problem.

I don't think I've *ever* heard anything quite so....odd....and ludicrous.  Anyone else have any really weird responses to buying a Ducati?

Liz

[Buckethead]

At the risk of sounding like a recruiting poster, your friend has no idea what he's talking about.

Most people, unless they've owned one, don't know anything about Ducati other than "It's fast!"

As for strange responses to buying my bike, the strangest one probably came from my division chief at the time. (He rides a metric cruiser. Forgive me for forgetting which make/model.)

"Ducati, eh? Hope your life insurance is paid up"

[Kopfjäger]

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=2024.0

[BlackKat]

my recent experiences...

In my shop, we work on mostly european cars. We have a big showroom with various on going projects on display. My Monster is one...sitting next to a new Harley and a few other Cafe projects...CBs, a BMW etc..

Jackass with Volvo S60-"That red bike looks nice, but I prefer that black harley, I just don't think we need to support them Chinks and buy more rice powered bikes"

Me- Its actually powered by a nice basil and garlic Risotto...

Jackass- I don't know what means...


On a more fun note, a statement made by a friend of mine..."I don't mind Harleys, I just hate to have to dress up like a Pirate when I go for a ride" 

[myssrhl]

He is correct the turning radius at idle or being pushed is terrible...

Since that is the speed most Harley's corner at,,, he is correct...

Thus the correct statement would have been Ducati's don't turn well, in the shop...

[AkLiz]

Thus the correct statement would have been Ducati's don't turn well, in the shop...

That's funny!  I'll have to remember that in case he brings it up again!

[muskrat]

I get a kick listening to people who say things like that as well as reading these posts.  I own both types of bikes for different purposes.  Idiots remind me of why it's a good idea to thin the gene pool.

[ducrider45]

I had a guy offer me $35K for mmy rare Ducati M900Sie. I told him I would follow him to the bank and walk home.  . His wife draged him away

[loopsrider]

I don't think I've *ever* heard anything quite so....odd....and ludicrous.  Anyone else have any really weird responses to buying a Ducati?
Liz

Let's see now...

Since buying my M696 two months ago I've been told Ducati's are unreliable......that I would never find any parts for it since it was "exotic"......that only "french" people ride them....and that I'm a "drug dealer" because I can afford a DUCATI......little do they know that an M696 is only $10K

Why do people have to hate

[AkLiz]

My other friend joked that Ducati is Italian for expensive and lots of mainenance.  I countered with 'BMW is German for the same thing' - my current bike is a BMW F 650 GS....both that and the M696 I'm waiting on are the cheapest of their respective families LOL.

[TreyRiser]

I was at a bar the other day and a group of sport bike riders came in and one of them asked me about my bike.... i was with my g/f and my friend who ride a 750 monster and a Street Triple respectively...

They said my bike was cool but they could never see themselves spending so much on a motorcycle....i asked them what they were riding and they all had 2008 and 2009 Liter Japanese Bikes...i just smiled;) Little do they know that all of there bikes cost more than my bike does...

Its funny how people see the name Ducati and say "wow, thats gotta be expensive" or "unatainable" i picked my bike up for $4000 and with some work might be worth $7500 now...there liter bikes are all around $8000 to $9000 easy... probably more with aftermarket considered... oh well , more for the rest of us.....

[dennisd]

My friend who has a Harley and a Ducati hates the Ducati because it doesn't corner

Oh Lord....ROFLMAO

[Slide Panda]

It's amusing that people assume Ducs are expensive to maintain.  Not really.. sure the valve adjustments come sooner than the i4 bikes. But when it comes time to adjust the valves on those jobbies... oh man. It'll cost you at least $1000 to even get them checked and up from there if they need adjustments. My last valve check on the 900, $180.

[dennisd]

This thread brings to mind something I overheard at a bike rally I attended about 20 years ago.  It was supposed to be an all bikes/brands welcome rally but turned out to be mostly Harleys.  I was standing with who is now my ex, looking at one of the custom bikes when about 6 people walk up behind us.  I overheard someone ask one of the ladies in the group if she rode her own and what she rode.  Her reply 'I ride a Harley of course; what else is there (that was my first clue this was going to be a really intelligent conversation).  I really like it because it's really heavy.  It's kinda hard for me to get it up off the sidestand sometime but all the weight makes it handle REALLY well'.

The ex and I just look at each other, smile and walk away...

[sbrguy]

well i have to say the maintance is a bit of a pain with a duc. 

every 7500 miles my bill i swear comes out to around 1000$ from the dealer... then again it seems that every 7500 miles i do need the valves adjusted, belts put on, and it seems i'm now on the schedule wwhere my valve adjustments perfectly coincide with new tires every 7500 miles and new chain at every other one..well then again maybe that is why my bills are so high on the bike.