Not sure if this is the right section or not, but couldn't really think of anywhere else to post this lol. Anyhow, after a huge pain in the ass and almost 9 weeks later, my stolen GSXR 1000 has finally been taken care of by insurance.. Now comes the hopefully fun part of picking up a new 2 wheel toy! I'm currious to hear from the SS Duc riders on their opinion on the 1098/1198/999 chassis bikes as far as comfort (or lack there of) for long days of riding, repair and preventitive costs, etc. I'm just not all that familiar with the brand and most people dont just hand you the keys to their Italian exotic every day lol! I have been looking a lot into the 07/08 1098's lately and I have even found a few locally at a price that is resonable and I am seriously considering picking up, in my opinion, one of the best looking bikes of all time, pretty much my dream bike if I can find one in red.. I do tend to put quite a few miles on my bikes because I feel your supposed to enjoy the things we all work hard for, so is the maintenence truely as bad as it seems that most folks say it is? I'm positive I can handle most or all of the small stuff like oil changes etc, and I'm sure with the correct tools could tackle almost anything myself, just want to know how these are holding up with the mileage? Also, it seems to be fairly common for people to say that they are super uncomfortable and are not a bike that you would want to be on all day, but most of these people also do not own Ducati's so thats always taken with a grain of salt lol. I'm pretty tall @ 6'4" so where the ergos on some bikes make riders feel uncomfortable, I usually dont have a problem, perks of long arms I suppose. In the end I guess I'm just looking for opinions on these overall by actual Duc owners, and if you all have had any horror stories along the road please chime in! Thanks in advance, sorry for the short story!!
-Mick-