How Long/ Years A Ducati Owner?

I bought my first Ducati in 2000 (a Monster 900 ie), but since 2017 I’ve been brand loyal with a couple of Multistradas, a Scrambler 1100 and now a 950 SuperSport.

 

Because it was a pile of crap

two full engines
One Rebuilt engine
One crank shaft
I think my warranty claims ran to about £100k. Got fed up and handed it back.

it was also the most fantastic motorbike I have ever owned.

 

Good God man, what did you do to it to get through 3 engines?

 

Don’t you think you are making assumptions? What makes you think I had anything to do with it? If I did, do you think Ducati would have been paying £6500 for a crankshaft, £21,000 for a new engine and the best part of £20k for the rebuilt one ?(including the new crank)

It is amusing how some people consider themselves an expert when they don’t know anything at all. I am interested in what you think happened to lead you to the conclusion that I had something to do with it.

 

Bought my first one in 2004. Up until recently always had one in the garage.

 

Since Feb' '79 when I picked up my new 900SS, over the years I've owned many bikes inc' 4 Ducati's of which I still own 3 of them inc' the '79 900.

Steve R

 

Whoa! Where did that come from?
Not making any assumptions at all just asking what I thought was some jokey questions based around a dream bike? Jeez…

 

Over 45 years ago I bought Mick Walker's 750SS greenframe production racer. Always owned at least one Ducati ever since.

 

Since 1993 when I bought a new 900ss from Fontiers, Wimbledon, which I part ex’d in 1998 for a new Bip 916 which I still own and a Pani 1198 in 2016

 

It came from you asking what I did to go through three engines. I am not sure where you think I might find humour in that. It wasn’t a funny experience

 

Wasn't he the guy who ran the mail order parts catalogues in Norfolk? I seem to recall sending all my pocket money when I was rebuilding the 250 Mk III in the 70s.

 

Wisbech, if I remember. Is that in Norfolk? My English geography isn't that great, I've hardly ever been there
Mick Walker also wrote several books about Ducatis, I have a few.

 

Hard to know what to say to that. I was simply in admiration of your ownership of a dream bike & asking what I thought was a related question. Sorry to offend

 

That's it, Wisbech.... sad I never got to go there and meet the man himself.

 

You didn't miss much not visiting Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, other than pike fishing I find the fens pretty grim

 

I’m a newbie. Bought mine in December 2019 so compared to most I’m extremely new.
People who own more than one Ducati must be in the way to financial ruin!

 

The pike fishing is good though Kevin.

 

He could have just been making an amusing one liner

 

1992.. 900 superlight

 

7 years til I sold the 959 last year. Can’t see me getting another one if prices (everywhere!) continue to rise.
Nearly bought a 350 bullet last month to pootle around locally on this summer but enthusiasm waned with that eventually too.
Never say never though.