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Hold on for dear life!

I'm the owner of several bike including race bikes, mostly Hondas, Yes I have to admint it! When I firt got my 848 it took time to adjust to the tank and how skinny she was, and hoe the bike push you foward all the time. I have also needed to get use to the amount of power it delivers, I put her int...o first and give her full throttle when shifted to second and I have to hold on for life! she took off like she was getting stolen, in no time she was doing 100MPH. I have over 7500 mile on her now and she is now one of my favorite in the garage, I still think Ducati should included a stearing damper from factory. Read Full Review

Ducati 848....The other white meat!

I have spent nearly my entire riding career on and in-line 4 liter bike (18+ years), mostly Hondas. My 848 was a step on the dark side for me, non-Japanese, v-twin, smaller displacement, etc....but I don't miss a thing. I love this bike!



The torque is a shocker, but welcome for a guy my size 6'3&...quot; 200+lbs. It is so easy to toss this bike around the curvy canyon roads, I can't wait to get it on a track. Its not enough its designed to race, but its the bike is pure art to look at. I used to get more compliments about my helmet than I did my CBR954RR, that is not the case with the 848.

As with any bike there are a few down sides, the posture is for racing, and a little uncomfortable if you are in the same position for miles on end (solution...hit the twisties!), and there isn't some foundry in Malaysia pumping out after market parts by the thousands for the 848, but I can live with that. I was also worried about the high maintenance of a Ducati, but new materials have the 848 well within acceptable limits for me (i.e.the old 3000 mile valve job is now at 13K.)

"If you only new the power of the dark side!' Read Full Review