i have an 848 (which is nearly the same as an 899 only better - see trellis frame, swingarm-singular) that had 500 miles to its name in July last year and now has 6500.... so, ignoring the previous owner's feeble 500 miles in 5 years, ive done 6000 miles on a bike you weren't asking about. But since i bought the predecessor, of the same brand, without pcp or balloon payment, I think its a valid post since i looked at an 899 but felt that i wanted to own it rather than just ride it.... oh shit..... "its just a ride"....... how big is your tv?
Well.... I do "own" my 899, but might even swap it for an 1199 soon.... How scandalous?! How dare I?!
Oi !..Oi!! That's enough of that Exige!!......your starting to sound just like my Wife!!.......Scary!!!:Arghh::Arghh:
Well done to all the guys who have 6,000 miles plus on them!! "Its just a ride" :- 848?? Go wash your filthy mouth out and never darken the Panigale section again!!.......... Nah, just Joshin with yer its a Ducati, got two cylinders so its near enough, unlike some other people on this forum I don't get all bent out of shape about what people ride, you should see my other bike, you'd probably vomit :Vomit:, but I love the bugger!! No, the reason I started this thread was to establish if people are actually riding them, or wrapping them up in cotton wool, keeping them in the garage and selling after two years with 1,400 miles on or so. I can never figure out people like that, why buy a bike in the first place if your not going to use it?? It just came back to me yesterday about a conversation I had with a mate of mine when his comments made a lot of sense in a "Zen" like moment of clarity he was having, here's the background... My mate Dave had a 4 year old BMW 1200GS, he'd never cleaned it since the day he bought it and he'd put something like 55,000 miles on it in the 4 years he'd had it, one of the other guys commented on what a "shed" it was and that he'd get nothing for it when he eventually came around to trading it in...."Doesn't matter" said Dave "How do you make that out then?", we all asked him, "well its like this" he went on to explain........ If I go to trade this in now, in the condition and mileage its in, I'd probably get bottom book for it, say £5,000 ( just a nominal figure as an example ) If I'd only done 15,000 miles on it from new and it was in spanking clean condition, they'd probably give me a Grand or so more for it, say around £6,000. Now this is where his strange logic made sense - "therefore, that extra 40,000 miles of biking pleasure, all the good times I've had and the places I've been to have cost me a grand" and here's where he came out with a profound logical statement.............. "That's the best value for money you'll ever get in your life!".............Absolutely true!!!! So, in a round about way what I'm saying is just ride em and don't worry about putting too many miles on them and trade in values etc, cos at the end of the day its insignificant compared to the fun / cost equation... have I explained myself there, making sense??? Poucher
good sentiment. i commute on mine 7 months of the year, its a 30 mile ride over teh pennines each way. figure im as well enjoying getting to and from work as much as possible. If any of you are suddenly worrying that you're not getting enough miles on the clock I will, for a smal fee, ride your Panigales to work and back for a couple of months. I've got availability for about 5 months through winter.
Another way of looking at it is work out how much it costs per mile to run your bike over a year. Add together all the running costs, insurance, servicing, tyres, tax...etc etc then divide it by the miles ridden over the 12 month period. By doing less miles it's costing you more per mile than doing higher mileage and if you take depreciation into account, doing only a few miles a year equates to some scary and quite depressing figures. So it makes more economic sense to put the miles in.
@Poucher I wholeheartedly agree with your friend. I take the same approach to my bikes and shoes with the exception of some cleaning thrown in. Bike not shoes.
I'm the same, I do a lot of miles on my bikes but I spend an awful lot of time maintaining and cleaning them, my last bike was a KTM 990 STM and I'd done 24,000 miles on it in almost 3 years, but to look at it you'd think it was almost new, a few miles on bikes doesn't harm them as long as they are well looked after.
Would be similar to yourself with my other bikes. However, with my 899 i'm now a bit like "whatever" with cleaning it. I've accepted at some point i'll replace the sprockets, chains, fasteners etc with good quality stuff rather than breaking my balls cleaning them. I've never bought a bike and thought about what it might be worth to move on in the future. I ride it and try to get my moneys worth.
1,480 in a year. I don't worry about putting loads of miles on its just work is literally down the road so theres no point with the hassle in the morning. its purely used for rides out when i get the chance.
Had mine 6 weeks and put 1400miles on it, it great. Not my main bike so pleased to be getting some summer miles on it. But got a rear wheel puncture on monday which I'm not happy about!
You see that's the kind of crazy thing that happens when you use them. Best to keep them in the garage and just look at them, in my view
Mine is purely a weekend fun machine and it's done 5,800 in 12 months. It's never missed a beat but the recent good weather has reminded me how hot it can get! I was planning on chopping it in for a S1000RR or XR but a couple of track days have rekindled my love for the 899, plus it still looks better then any other bike.
Good to see the mileage some of you are putting on these and no complaints of reliability! jimmy899 - true comments when you say no other bike looks as good, after the Panigale everything else just looks like a messy combination of subframe, brackets, wiring, etc. The Panigale is a very seamless integrated design ( helped no end by not having a frame! ) Ducati designers did a fantastic job on it, I filled up with petrol the other day and as I walked back to the bike a guy who had filled his car up was just stood staring at it ..."That is stunning" he said, never had comments like that before on my other bikes!!
