Stickin' Crap!!!!

hmmm, never heard of that one, bad batch of engines maybe?
share the cost part i've heard of...

no longer selling aprilias due to a gasket?? :huh:huh

Sounds a bit ott to me just because of a gasket :confused, im sure the boys over here will tell you if that is an issue but i've not heard of that one doc :huh

New one on me this, i've never heard of a persitant problem with gaskets failing and water mixing with the oil. Maybe a faulty batch?

sounds like he has suckered you in a treat!
never heard of that problem with a mille
hmmmmmmm whats he got on his shop floor ducatis did you say good luck mate don't forget your bank card for the servicing .
don't fall for that old chestnut mate

rs3 mille said:

don't forget your bank card for the servicing.

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....but not just any card :biggrin only that of the type with never ending credit

You say about problems with Aprilia's I say rubbish never heard of that problem If you want problems buy a Ducati 1098,mate of mine has one and he say's it's been back to the dealers 8 times in the first year

Ducati ! dont swear at us doc ... but it does seem he's trying to pull you in to a ducati cos he can see a good reward in never ending repair bills .

Im on a Superbike forum Doc which has over 4500 members with a wide range of bikes ...Benellis..Ducati...Aprilias...and of course the main group of Jap bikes. When I was asking advice for either Aprilia or Ducati for my next bike choice the overwhelming votes went for Aprilia because of their reliability and the quality of parts for the money you pay, and because they're a great bike :thumbup. There was far too many horror stories of £1000+ servicing costs (every year ) on Ducati's for my liking. Although the Ducatis are great bikes handling/looks etc, they were just to much of a risk for me.

If your loaded then it doesn't matter does it, you can buy what tugs your heart strings and fcuk the costs :eatcorn

Speaks for itself :yes:yes:yes, yes we are all passionate about our particular brand and sorry to hear that your worried about the aprilia's in general due to this one off problem. It does sound like a bad batch cos no one here has heard of or had the problem you speak of :confused.
Buy what your head and heart tell you doc and be happy with what you ride what ever but some how i think you will regret not experiencing the aprilia for what it really is.... a good bike that wont let you down and empty your wallet as much as a duke :thumbup.

Peace man !:yes

doc said:

2) Ducati forums - "if you take care of your ducati, it will take care of you...and if you do, the costs are nowhere near as high as what everyone thinks...also you have the best if you have a ducati"

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Doc, I was a very happy Ducati owner most of last year. I changed the oil religously every 3000, warmed it up before riding, took it easy for the first 5-10 miles, had it serviced regularly and STILL got landed with a £1070.00 bill for 8 out of 16 rockers that were 5hagged!

Allegedly the 749/999 series engine doesn't suffer from this and the 848/1098 should be even better logically. The latter are still very pricey at the moment though. The 848 is certainly getting rave write ups and I could be tempted in the future if it's engine doesn't have the above problems and the servicing costs are lower as Ducati state they are.

Jap bikes, everyone knows they need little care and do the job very well, but they tend to be a little souless!

MV Agusa - do you have the money to say I don't care how much it all costs?

BMW, they do build quality, reliable bikes. Never been my cup of tea but they are starting to bring out some really nice kit............ if you can afford the purchase price.

As has been said on here before, you get so much quality kit on the Aprilia as standard and they are still sold at a good price. We all tend to see a bike that our hearts totally overrule our heads on, buy it and go blind to the comments about the bikes particular faults.

Just don't sit there worrying and find yourself a couple of years later still wondering what bike to buy! :thumbup

we say here that "if everybody bought a motorbike only hearing his/her head then everybody would only run on scooters". Sure most of the people having this kind of lovely big machines got caught up with the heart setting the head aside... this is why, after owning four japan bikes I decided to try Ducati and... well, fallen deeply in love with the twins and that "different" feeling they provide both when on the road or when stopped in front of you, or even when seeing people pointing at you when riding on the street... things which didnt happen in the other bikes I've got.

Me and my wife enjoyed ourselves with the three Ducati we've got which never gave us any trouble at all. However, we felt really disappointed thinking every time on the exorbitant costs each mille you are riding on your bike (taking into account the fact that we're the kind of people who take a ride every weekned), and being very hard trying not to cry in front of the service invoice when leaving the garage after service... Ducati feelings were unfortunately too expensive to maintain...

I've just found now in Aprilia the feelling and the exclusivity I was looking for in a motorbike... with a reasonable cost (as compared to Ducati) It was the bike I've ever wanted to have with such (surprisdingly) maintenance costs, in line with the japanese bikes.

I'm very happy with my Mille.

Sergi said:

we say here that "if everybody bought a motorbike only hearing his/her head then everybody would only run on scooters".

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:scared SCOOTERS :scared I'd rather catch the bus :biggrin

sprocker said:

:scared SCOOTERS :scared I'd rather catch the bus :biggrin

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well, just another way of thinking with your head :biggrin:biggrin:biggrin:biggrin:biggrin

anyway...I'd go for my heart :thumbup

Sergi, you summed it up wonderfully there. I have to say that the RSV hasn't quite got the 'feel' of the Ducati experince but the costs seal the deal for me.

Sprocker, scooters are great fun around town. Nippy, very cheap to run and I don't mind just doing 2 miles on the scooter!