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Ducati motorcycle reviews


Read Ducati 1000 motorbike reviews. These have been written by owners of Ducati for the benefit of fellow bikers. Read other Ducati owners' personal opinions of Ducati motorcycle ownership. You can also submit your own Ducati 1000 review.

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Ducati 1000 1000cc Apr '06 (06)
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I was not blown away when I rode this bike, the handling was very good though and so were the brakes.

The power of the Ducati 1000 is also impressive when you ride this bike, you can really feel the acceleration. The look of the bike is very masculine and blocky but it matches the power and sound of the bike.

Some bad points I thought about the Ducati 1000 are the clutch noise and the cost of servicing the bike. This bike is worth it though if you like to go fast and hear your speed.

On the open road the Ducati 1000 holds a good line on many different surfaces. You might not feel like you are going that fast but when you look down at the speedometer you will soon see that you are travelling as fast as you would want to but simply feel more comfortable and relaxed.
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JoJo_85 in Plymouth, Devon on 09/07/2010
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Ducati 1000 1000cc Sept '06 (56)
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NEW MOTORBIKE REVIEW - DUCATI SPORTCLASSIC 1000S

HOOKED ON CLASSICS

* What’s It All About?
Although it might well look more at home in a museum, the Ducati SportClassic 1000S features very modern underpinnings clothed in a beautifully retro finished body. First shown at the 2005 bike show at the NEC, the Ducati SportClassic range kicked off with the ritzy Paul Smart replica and was then populated with the Sport 1000 and the GT1000 models. Since then, Ducati has launched a pair of more affordable and less demanding models, the Biposto and the bike we look at here, the S.

With a half fairing and drop bars to give that authentic 1960s café racer look, the Ducati SportClassic 1000S has to be one of the coolest bikes on the road today. Team it with some nicely distressed all black leathers and you’ll get respect even from riders of the very latest race reps.

* What Does It Cost?
Go on, have a punt. What do you think Ducati would charge for this retro slice of loveliness? Most people we asked thought this was nine or ten thousands worth but the actual sticker price is a far more manageable £7,995 with the naked Biposto model costing £500 less.

Yes, you’re still paying a premium over something with comparable capability, take a 1200cc Suzuki Bandit that costs £6,000 as an example, but capability is one thing, sex appeal is something quite different. It’s a bit like saying that Margaret Beckett and Beyonce Knowles both have two arms, two legs and a head. The insurance rating of NU14 will probably do as much as the retro styling to limit the appeal of the Ducati SportClassic 1000S to more mature riders.

* How Does It Handle?
The trick to riding a Ducati is to forget everything you thought you knew about riding road bikes and be prepared to relearn. Riding one of these is all about utilising the bike’s keen turn-in and gobs of torque. The SportClassic S weighs in at a reasonable 181kg and feels like a typical 600 due to a low centre of gravity although the firmish suspension makes the bike feel surprisingly nervy at speed. Fitted with a steering damper, the bike nonetheless is rather tricky to ride dead straight, the damper slowing the steering to the point where tiny, intuitive corrections have little to no effect, eventually graduating to long, lazy weaves. Although it’s doubtful you’d ever choose one as a commuter bike, the riding position is not good in slow moving traffic and the bike is a horror to clean after running on a salty/wet road.

* Verdict
The Ducati SportClassic 1000S is undoubtedly a fair weather bike that will get wheeled out of the garage for the odd Sunday jaunt on decent roads and which will be a garage ornament the rest of the time. It’s distinctly impractical, achingly beautiful but with little or no pretence at everyday durability. What’s best about this model is the fact that it gives its rider so much, even when they’re not on the sort of licence-ripping, tyre-shredding, eardrum-lacerating blast you’d normally need to indulge in on a Japanese supersports bike.
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UKBikerBoy on 04/06/2009
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