2014 Ducati 1199 Superleggera Pictures & Information

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Got to drool over a SL up close and personal today. It's STUNNING. If I weren't saving up for much bigger things I'd have had an impossibly hard time leaving the dealership without it today.
 
reganc said:
good buy. enjoy it a special bike
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Thanks man, you know I thought about it for a long time before purchasing one. pre-owned was good I'm glad I was financially busy in 2014 remodeling two homes. but anyway came across one for sale used with low miles and thought about the R model and said hell no for 10k more got the SL. Also all those haters saying its a bad deal even at 65k its a great deal. Maybe those same people have never ventured into the extreme limits of motorcycles or motorcycle racing. I've built bikes and to get to this level of a bike with a factory warranty its easily a great deal. I've spent 8k on titanium fasteners for a bike, 4k on factory mag wheels, to top off the factory lightened crank and magnesium frame with an aluminum fuel tank. its a no brainer. I love the Ducati guys saying the R model is a good deal and the SL is not. Us Suzuki guys are laughing... honestly I bought the SL as an experiment, for my own comparison on canyon and race track use and honestly it was a good deal. If you're riding a Ducati, you're not really riding it because its the greatest bike lets be honest, its also not the easiest to ride, cheapest for replacement parts, cheapest on labor or easiest to maximize throttle control with a big twin. You're buying the bike because of its heritage, its looks, its sound and its captivating attention it seeks from even other motorcycle brand enthusiasts. I've had race bikes that had over 100k in parts in it, but you know what this thing is street legal and its got fire under its ass bone stock. My wife laughed at the sales guy and said you don't understand my husband he's gonna drop 20k in this bike to make it better, and boy was she wrong. I can't find .... to do to this bike. Really it does not need a single thing. Is it worth it, yeah! I'm gonna be taking mine on the track all ready did some canyon runs and I love it. Very easy to ride although I'm a little rough with V twin power bands... lol but I'm getting used to it. The electronics on it are not a joke, which most of it got passed down to the current models. I had a conversation with an R model owner at newcombs ranch for about an hour and he was mesmerized by my bike and was asking questions before I got my helmet off. For people to have doubts you'd really have to be kidding yourself when you say its not a good deal. Maybe some people like to justify their budget by stating a financial opinion on stuff above their budget.
 
Pretty good trackbike at Aragon..
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Sbkarmen you can still take out the lights if you havent, and save a few kgs. And yes, carbon fuel tank too.
 
This thread needs more pics so I'll post mine.

It's really interesting reading the conjecture in this thread when the bike was announced. Some people were right about the pricing and the collectors and all of that.

My bike was owned by a collector. I bought it with 62 miles a month ago for about 2/3 the original price. It was like a completely brand new bike and came with everything the SL comes with. I did a complete fluid change before I put one mile on it, and just dropped it off two days ago for the 600 mile service with just under 600 miles. I won't be adding miles at this pace but I feel that it's important to break something like this in properly and that means the right amount of heat cycles, with the right duration, the right RPM's and variances, in fairly quick order so that any potential problems surface and can be addressed immediately.

The bike's been absolutely fantastic. It's the best motorcycle I've ever owned. It's really something special, especially at these prices for an essentially new motorbike.
 

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This thread needs more pics so I'll post mine.

It's really interesting reading the conjecture in this thread when the bike was announced. Some people were right about the pricing and the collectors and all of that.

My bike was owned by a collector. I bought it with 62 miles a month ago for about 2/3 the original price. It was like a completely brand new bike and came with everything the SL comes with. I did a complete fluid change before I put one mile on it, and just dropped it off two days ago for the 600 mile service with just under 600 miles. I won't be adding miles at this pace but I feel that it's important to break something like this in properly and that means the right amount of heat cycles, with the right duration, the right RPM's and variances, in fairly quick order so that any potential problems surface and can be addressed immediately.

The bike's been absolutely fantastic. It's the best motorcycle I've ever owned. It's really something special, especially at these prices for an essentially new motorbike.
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Nice. Sounds like a great deal enjoy. I have always liked the SL. I think the 1199SL looks nicer than the 1299SL just because of the paint job.
 

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