Stumbled upon your video and couldn’t agree more that 848’s are great bikes. I’ve had mine since 2011, done some touring on it, went from 3600 miles to over 32,000 miles and the only thing that’s needed fixing was a voltage regulator. Like you said, maintenance is key.
Appreciate your comment brother. Glad to hear you also had a great experience with your bike, we're definitely lucky to experience this amazing machine. Ride safe.
I am a huge fan of Ducati pre-tech and excess. My current fav Ducati bike is the Scrambler lol because it's just a fun purist bike to romp around on and looks great- love the 848's because they're the last the of the old school thought process going back to the 916 big v-twin sport bike with sexy lines.... never been into the Panigale's and TBH Ducati's always some kind of design flaw that make it slightly inferior performance wise to a comparable top of line Japanese bike but what makes the older gen ones so cool is the character and handling characteristics. They turn in so damn good and you feel so alive riding the bikes. I'd love to have an 848, 748 or 996/8 in my garage if I could find a nice deal on one-- 916 line obv overpriced collectors but the others sometimes pop up at a reasonable price.
Couldn't agree more man new tech and design have taken away the soul that raw-powered and pre-tech bikes had. and yes, It can be hard to find a good deal on them, imo try to find one with relatively higher mileage but good maintenance records. Cheers.
I also have the pleasure of having the same bike in red. I bought it in July 2011 and it has been with me till now. Unfortunately I had an unpleasant experience which was the only one. Broke the crankshaft bearing. It was a big enough damage that fortunately Ducati covered my costs, recognizing that it was not my fault. Since then I haven't had any problems. I love her very much!!!! ❤
Hey happy to see you enjoyed your Ducati as well! These are great bikes if you take care of them. The nationality (Italian) scares a lot of people away, but the brave ones get to experience the great bike.
The “undesirable” termi sounds much better than the full system in my opinion, It has more bass, much deeper sound, the one you have it’s more towards mid notes , and race flow and sound, more screamy
I have the same bile brother with A LOT of upgrades and on twisties its a fuking beast with managable power I tracked it twice and it worked flawless but after that the bearings inside the head were the timing belt goes through broke in lots of pieces and cost me a good amount to replace all of them , new timing belts etc. My bile has 23k KM on it othet than that reliable and awesome to ride
Is the zero maintenance because this bike has zero electronics and rider aid on it? I'm planning to buy one..2010 evo stealth..i was only wondering about the maintenance
I never said zero maintenance, I said zero fixing since nothing ever broke down. Proper maintenance is key for any long-lasting machine. But yes, it's simple as you said, no advanced electronics, rider aid, or other complicated things that break down. The only unusual/big-ticket maintenance you should worry about is valve adjustment. Make sure to get a bike that has FULL-service maintenance on 7,500 miles and 15,000 miles. This bike can last forever if it's loved! Definitely recommend it.
@@ASJacob the services with belt anf valve clearance are absolutely key. And dont buy a tracked bike other than that 848 evo engines are reliable you could also check a 1098 same thing 1198 i would avoid because of the thin cylinder walls
