Hello all,
Looks like an excellent forum you've got here, with plenty of banter and stacks of good info.
I'm currently on the market for a SD after many years on supersport bikes such as GSXRs (5!), R1s/RGVs, Firestorm (WHY!) and the like and my fair share of Enduro, MX and Trials bikes (mostly competing) with a Supermoto thrown in for good measure!
I've got my sights on a couple wich I'll view once home from working away next week.
Is there anything SD specific that I should keep an eye out for?
Thanks in advance, absolutely busting to get one bought; cash,hole,burning, pocket!
Cheers everyone!
BASH69
2011-06-09 16:55:00 UTC
Bert
2011-06-09 19:08:00 UTC
Nice to hear your joining the elite
matt_black
2011-06-09 20:34:00 UTC
Welcome mate!
+1 on what Stew said. He only made a typo. He means clutch slave cylinder not master. The master cylinder is the part at the lever. The slave is the part next to the front sprocket cover. If the slave cylinder should leak, just replace it with an Oberon one, they are better and cheaper (about 100 pounds, like Stew said).
+1 on what Stew said. He only made a typo. He means clutch slave cylinder not master. The master cylinder is the part at the lever. The slave is the part next to the front sprocket cover. If the slave cylinder should leak, just replace it with an Oberon one, they are better and cheaper (about 100 pounds, like Stew said).
BASH69
2011-06-09 21:45:00 UTC
Welcome in!
+2 to what Stew said. Good luck with the search, & post up what you find!
+2 to what Stew said. Good luck with the search, & post up what you find!
jambox
2011-06-10 09:23:00 UTC
Post missing.
MADDOG53
2011-06-10 12:15:00 UTC
That's fantastic gents, cheers for the info.....it's especially good to know there is not a lot to check for over and above the usual. Glad to hear they aren't a ticking timebomb.
There's an obsolute wealth of knowledge on here which is priceless!
I'm hoping the superduke will lure me away from a lifetime on supersports bikes, and just about everyone on here seems to agree that they are the relative mutts nuts! Absolutely itching to get one now!!
I've got it narrowed down to two, I'll post a reply to this link with the details of the one I choose (over the weekend) and any further advice would be mucho appreciated.
Correct me if I'm wrong but a number of you seem to prefer the 05/06 over the facelift model??
There's an obsolute wealth of knowledge on here which is priceless!
I'm hoping the superduke will lure me away from a lifetime on supersports bikes, and just about everyone on here seems to agree that they are the relative mutts nuts! Absolutely itching to get one now!!
I've got it narrowed down to two, I'll post a reply to this link with the details of the one I choose (over the weekend) and any further advice would be mucho appreciated.
Correct me if I'm wrong but a number of you seem to prefer the 05/06 over the facelift model??
Jermo
2011-06-10 15:23:00 UTC
If you're not sure that you'll like compared to the sports bikes I suggest you go test ride one to give you an idea of what it'll be like. If you do test a new one, put the low down surging/lugging (if it happens) out of your mind because it is an easy fix (if its a used model, it'll mostly have had a bit of tinkering to rectify it already).
It is just a warning because there have been a few people who cannot gel with the bike, or aren't willing to give getting used to the different type of riding than their high revving inline 4s. But as you've no doubt seen, there are a lot of ex sports riders who have been converted over so I wouldn't worry about it too much.
Regards to the 05/06 over the 07+, the earlier models were a bit more raw with a sharper steering angle and a slightly different engine with a bit more advance than the newer standard ones (which were also sprung a bit softer). It depends on which you like the look of more for which one is best tbh.
Good luck in your hunting.
It is just a warning because there have been a few people who cannot gel with the bike, or aren't willing to give getting used to the different type of riding than their high revving inline 4s. But as you've no doubt seen, there are a lot of ex sports riders who have been converted over so I wouldn't worry about it too much.
Regards to the 05/06 over the 07+, the earlier models were a bit more raw with a sharper steering angle and a slightly different engine with a bit more advance than the newer standard ones (which were also sprung a bit softer). It depends on which you like the look of more for which one is best tbh.
Good luck in your hunting.
JohnJJr
2011-06-13 21:40:00 UTC
A fast ORANGE one for starters,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,would be nice,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Ducati Pete
2012-02-22 16:46:00 UTC
Hello again!
To cut a long story relatively short, I didn’t get round to buying a SD last summer due to hitting a tree on my KTM 250 EXC during an Enduro. A reasonable excuse me thinks……who needs a left hip anyway??! so I’ve been trawling FleaBay and Biketrader for a while and got a couple of potentials lined up.
I’ll keep you informed!
P.s…..If anyone knows of a potential purchase let me know, anything considered.
Cheers!!
To cut a long story relatively short, I didn’t get round to buying a SD last summer due to hitting a tree on my KTM 250 EXC during an Enduro. A reasonable excuse me thinks……who needs a left hip anyway??! so I’ve been trawling FleaBay and Biketrader for a while and got a couple of potentials lined up.
I’ll keep you informed!
P.s…..If anyone knows of a potential purchase let me know, anything considered.
Cheers!!
Stratkat
2012-02-22 20:11:00 UTC
Bad to hear about your hip, sounds painful.
About SD's, also check:
www.gumtree.co.uk
www.ukbike.com
www.pistonheads.com
www.motorcyclenews.com
Lot of bikes you'll see on several sites but if you're lucky you'll find a hidden pearl nobody else had noticed (that's what I'm hoping for in a few months )
About SD's, also check:
www.gumtree.co.uk
www.ukbike.com
www.pistonheads.com
www.motorcyclenews.com
Lot of bikes you'll see on several sites but if you're lucky you'll find a hidden pearl nobody else had noticed (that's what I'm hoping for in a few months )