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1st post,Colin,45 yr old from Livingston,Central Scotland.
I hope to finally scratch that wee RSV itch thats been hovering about for a few years.
I've been a Ducati owner since 2007/8, 3xSupersport/916/851/S4 Monster a wee dabble with Laverda and a Benelli to,I'm currently down to just the one bike,a 748 SP which I've been trying to sell for the last wee while to enable a Mille purchase.
I have a couple of K I could spend just now ,but I'd rather have the SP shifted and spend the 3k I hope to get for it on a decent early Rsv.
Maybe a bit premature posting just now since the Duc hasn't shifted yet but I've been lurking a while :biggrin
Plenty of bikes to choose,prices are varied to say the least...not going to be easy sorting the wheat fi the chaff,thats where forums come in though :inlove

Cheers,Col


anyone looking for a stunning 748 SP givesa a shout :devious:devious

Welcome to the Ape house Col dude
You want a nice n tidy 2002-2003 Mille dude
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hi mate welcome to the mad hoose mate :biggrin,ive never even sat my bum on a duke uke nor do i want to lol .if your a ducati owner youve had a few problems i bet over the years so when you buy your first mille it can take over where the ducati left off lol yipp more problems and sore heads but if you give`em a chance im sure theres a happy man waiting in the shadows:devious ready to earn that big grin :biggrin:biggrin. so good on you mate loads of info and helpy people on here to help anytime:thumbup

mad biff said:

hi mate welcome to the mad hoose mate :biggrin,ive never even sat my bum on a duke uke nor do i want to lol .if your a ducati owner youve had a few problems i bet over the years so when you buy your first mille it can take over where the ducati left off lol yipp more problems and sore heads but if you give`em a chance im sure theres a happy man waiting in the shadows:devious ready to earn that big grin :biggrin:biggrin. so good on you mate loads of info and helpy people on here to help anytime:thumbup

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Nicely balanced but predictable Ducati views :roll
Lets hope a Mille can provide me with the same soulful experience:thumbup

I reckon I need to start looking at trading my 748sp for a Mille at a dealers,the private used bike market is on its arse!
A wee linky to my 748 advert
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221052588794?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Welcome fella.

nice bike bud .im after another mille yes! lol my 3rd not found what im looking for yet but my 02 rsvr will be up for grabs soon as i find a
replacement for it . its not a minter but its a good bike to say the least and comes with a few minor marks for £2700 ish ovno.

mines bike :thumbup http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/2420955/

I'm in Livi myself and only ever seen one other mille, there's a yellow one with shotgun pipes the guy lives in deer park and if you see the silver one boosting around that's me

mad biff said:

nice bike bud .im after another mille yes! lol my 3rd not found what im looking for yet but my 02 rsvr will be up for grabs soon as i find a
replacement for it . its not a minter but its a good bike to say the least and comes with a few minor marks for £2700 ish ovno.

mines bike :thumbup http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/2420955/

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Looks ok, whats the stuff your not happy with on it?

caz1314 said:

I'm in Livi myself and only ever seen one other mille, there's a yellow one with shotgun pipes the guy lives in deer park and if you see the silver one boosting around that's me

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Don't think I've seen any floating aboot Livi, I'm not a million miles away from the guy in Deer pk, I'm in Deans.
I seen a blue one on the M8 today in the pushing rain, around Whitburn he was, I presume it's the one that was on eBay up until a few days ago, can't be many that colour about.

Livicol said:

Looks ok, whats the stuff your not happy with on it?

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i am very happy with it:thumbup ,went to the north west on it this year for my first time and it made it back with no problems its things like swing arm has some scratches :angryfrom one or two of the last owners heels also it has been dropped at least once but its not been bad ,the only bad bit is the left hand air duct has some bad scores on it but the rest is good .if it was mint i would hang on to it but theres been a few last owners im the 8th :biggrin but it came with all last mot`s and it all adds up fine :thumbup.i swapped some of the goodies from my last mille on to it before i sold it to my mate :leo-v and rear-sets and scot-oiler still need to fit pc3 and get it back on the dyno for a tune up .19000 odd miles and the engine seems very good pulls like it should front forks are very good the rear shock needs a dabble to get it right ive only had it a few months but ive just been to busy playing on it:devious but i will sort it the way i want it the next chance i get. i think trying to find a real minter mille R will be a long wait by the look of things but im in no hurry and still have a bike to ride. im looking to spend around 4k or a bit more:dunno for the right bike so it needs to be mint like new with as much exras as i can get with it one owner and low miles would be nice to. if there is such a bike lol just have to wait an see bud :biggrin . good luck selling your duke mate :nana

Livicol said:

Don't think I've seen any floating aboot Livi, I'm not a million miles away from the guy in Deer pk, I'm in Deans.
I seen a blue one on the M8 today in the pushing rain, around Whitburn he was, I presume it's the one that was on eBay up until a few days ago, can't be many that colour about.

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I'm Carmondean mate, camps Rigg

Still trying to sell before I can buy, doing my fkn head in.The Ducs getting a new tyre and through an MOT this week, maybe the new ticket will persuade someone to part with cash, plenty offers from chancers as is the norm
I've an absolute mint 02 Mille waiting to be bought, it's a Mates bike a very nice price to .

Livicol said:

1st post,Colin,45 yr old from Livingston,Central Scotland.
I hope to finally scratch that wee RSV itch thats been hovering about for a few years.
I've been a Ducati owner since 2007/8, 3xSupersport/916/851/S4 Monster a wee dabble with Laverda and a Benelli to,I'm currently down to just the one bike,a 748 SP which I've been trying to sell for the last wee while to enable a Mille purchase.
I have a couple of K I could spend just now ,but I'd rather have the SP shifted and spend the 3k I hope to get for it on a decent early Rsv.
Maybe a bit premature posting just now since the Duc hasn't shifted yet but I've been lurking a while :biggrin
Plenty of bikes to choose,prices are varied to say the least...not going to be easy sorting the wheat fi the chaff,thats where forums come in though :inlove

Cheers,Col


anyone looking for a stunning 748 SP givesa a shout :devious:devious

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Welcome Colin, good to see another Millie owner in the offing, Mine's an early 2001 standard Millie, i'm just along the M8 at Wishaw