Looks very nice sounds good too started first go some extras i'd buy it. But try to knock him down a bit..... you never know may get £100-£200 off.

zookiman wrote:riding Pa's plow horse to church and fast Freddie's race horse to the ho-down!

HAAAAHAAA i love the way you right your posts zookiman there a little gem every other sentance.

The backlight going on and off could be the earth lead needs a clean or the plug to the consol unpluging and clean conection. The cam belts you need to know when these where last replaced as it not done a lot of milage in the last 3 years i'd change them to be on the safe side. Start it from cold ...

zookiman wrote: Ducati is the best kept secret I have ever found and I'm glad I did.

There you go nuff said.................

Hi i felt the same way as you but if you read some of the problem threads you'll see not to many problems that can't be fixed my yourself. I've owned my multi just over a year it's never let me down (yet ) :think: I've just done 9000 miles only prob i've had with it is the battery dieing on me and ...

Grats on the bike looks nice. yeah gauge is a dirty lier DON'T trust it mine says it empty when i've only 67-70 miles from a fill up.

Enjoy your DUC m8......

Yeah black multis are faster.
grats on your purchase.

yes i can see your prob MTS has a long list off little probs trumpet is very very good bike (more up right riding poss) bloody good engine BUT try a kaw versys too. I think once you've taken a multi for a blast your buy it..............

thank you all for your comments. 99% sure i'll buy multi other bike was thinking of is kawa versys like the styling but don't have the WOOOW that a ducati has.

Hi everone would like to know if any of you guys/girls have run up high mileage on a multi 1000DS as i'm thinking of buying one.... I do about 5000m a year in all weathers the bike will be my transport to work and everyday ride.

P.S
the multi will be a secondhand 8000m one owner looks good and ...