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First off, all you Duc guys please don't take this the wrong way. I'm NOT busting on Ducs'. Hell, i'd own one if I could afford the maintenance:nanana
, just reporting on what I saw, OK.
Was doing a little work on my track-ho down at my friends shop last night when he tells me that a friend of a friend of his is bringing his new 999 up to do some basic suspension adjustments. Cool, I thought, a chance to really get up close and personal with a new 999
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The kid arrives and unloads. The bike is wearing the FULL Carbon fiber bodywork from the Ducati accessories catalog. Everything except the tank and that's on order:eek . According to him, he has EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS in freakin' bodywork:eek .
I looked it over and I have to say I was rather disappointed with the quality. Mismatched weave, pinholes in the matrix, raised seams. It looked like Lockhart Phillips carbon:laughing .
He also had the Titanium rearsets for which he paid 2 Grand:eek . They were beautiful but tiny:eek . I found it funny that he has twice as much in hs rearsets than I have in my entire trackbike:laughing
I imagine if you have the money then this kind of money for bling is no big deal but, sheesh, at least give me some nice quality parts for it.
Cheers, Lee S.
Was doing a little work on my track-ho down at my friends shop last night when he tells me that a friend of a friend of his is bringing his new 999 up to do some basic suspension adjustments. Cool, I thought, a chance to really get up close and personal with a new 999
The kid arrives and unloads. The bike is wearing the FULL Carbon fiber bodywork from the Ducati accessories catalog. Everything except the tank and that's on order:eek . According to him, he has EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS in freakin' bodywork:eek .
I looked it over and I have to say I was rather disappointed with the quality. Mismatched weave, pinholes in the matrix, raised seams. It looked like Lockhart Phillips carbon:laughing .
He also had the Titanium rearsets for which he paid 2 Grand:eek . They were beautiful but tiny:eek . I found it funny that he has twice as much in hs rearsets than I have in my entire trackbike:laughing
I imagine if you have the money then this kind of money for bling is no big deal but, sheesh, at least give me some nice quality parts for it.
Cheers, Lee S.