Hi everyone, I am currently deciding on a new track bike for 2017, last one was a BMW S1000RR which was a beast but dare I say it...too German, ie it was faultless but took the fun away a little as it did everything for me! Its looking like a 959 as I want something that I can ride hard rather than a 1299 which I will ride like a pansy and crap myself. I think the new R1, BMW 1000RR and 1299 Pani are just supreme bikes for track but you need to be a bit of a legend to ride them properly - and I am not! Road bike / commuter is a Ducati Scrambler Italia Independent which I must admit has really blown me away at what I can do on it. Also that V twin firing up in the morning....just amaze! Anyway speak to you all soon no doubt. Asif 42 year old Mancunian living in London since pre Millennium! Yep am knocking on....
Welcome Knobber Great choice. Have gone back from a IL4 1000 myself and will be looking for an 899 next season as its so much more fun to rag to hell out of a bike than the bike run you ragged !!
Welcome on board young fella (you will find the age demographic a bit higher than most other biking forums). Dave is the stock "only fools n horses" line from ElT. also covers up his Alzheimer's ;-) If I had a set of cajones to start with and plucked the courage to go on a track, then I would go with yours and Bradders' logic, too.
BTW there are a couple of sell sorted ex-tri options bikes on eBay right now incl @Nicky Wilson top spec, top maintained one
Thanks for your all welcome notes everyone. Looking forward to being a regular speaker of nonsense as am casually vocal! @efcbluepete - thanks for the heads up. I am a blue too but assuming a different club... @GunZenBomZ - cant wait mate! @bradders - checked out on ebay but could not find, can you reply with a link? @Ducbird - have owned loads of bikes as am completely stupid and irrational but never a Ducati Red....so thats next!
You Will fit in just fine here along with @Exige and @finm and @Loz all regular speakers of nonsense :Angelic::Angelic::Shy::Smuggrin:
@CJP15 here you go. Nothing better maintained out there and if you want something ready to go to the track not sure you could do better. No idea of he's 'flexible ' on the price. Best to ask him Ducati 899 Panigale Track Bike | eBay
Wow that is a seriously tempting bike....am not looking to buy until a few months but that spec is indeed food for thought. Thanks for the link...
I've seen a few tri options bikes for sale over the last few weeks Be careful though as some have been robbed of all their Gucci bits and had standard items put back on!
