Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have

Ah, I found the correct quote from "Dead Again" which is better than what I remembered, and quite to the point. The character Robin Williams plays, Doctor Cozy Carlisle, a de-frocked shrink working as a grocery clerk:

"Someone is either a smoker or a nonsmoker. There's no in-between. The trick is to find out which one you are, and be that. If you're a nonsmoker, you'll know. "

Marco

Just a plain old boring 1990 *BMW K100RS, solid as a brick, fairly lofty, heavy, staid, adequate and ............boring. The only motorcycle that one can fall asleep on. Dream hooligan tool is a Triumph speed triple.

*add a turbo and surprise the plastic fantastic brigade (well, in a straight line anyway).

Ducati Sport Classic (2006), Burnt Orange. Most exciting bike I've had, but service level at Duc leaves something to be desired. Mostly BMWs before.

Hatari

Re "service level at Duc"

Are you referring to:

* Reliability of the bike?
* Responsiveness of Ducati North America
* or Responsiveness of your local authorized Ducati dealer?

Thank you,

Cwlondon: The bike has been pretty reliable. I've been extremely frustrated with my dealer, the dealer I bought it from is a little shady too. I've had one significant issue and Ducati North America should be whipping the dealers into shape - but alas, no luck there.

Answer to your question is the dealer network (they're famous for this lack of organization, slow service), at least in my neck of the woods and Ducati NA. The bike is fantastic. Everyone should own a Duc, but now I know why everyone doesn't.