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Well guys, I finally stopped by my local dealer this afternoon to finalize the paperwork on my new 1299! :D I'm super excited to say the least and will be taking delivery this Saturday.

This will be my first ever Ducati an I can't wait to experience the torque of the V-twin engine. I traded in my 2009 GSX-R 750, which was a great bike. However, it lacked the appeal of my new sexy italian supermodel.

Just last year, we had a Ducati dealership move into my home town and I have been incredibly impressed with their staff, facility and service (they previously have done work on my GSX-R). I've built a relationship with them over the past few months and it made the decision to pull the trigger on the 1299 much easier.

Tomorrow, my bike will come out of the crate, built and prepped. Only mods planned for now are an under tail elimination kit which I've already ordered. I'll try and post some of my initial impressions after riding this weekend!

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Niiiice!

Don't forget to get the integrated tail light also. It goes hand in hand with the tail tidy haha. Then CF everything haha :D
 
Thanks for all of the well wishes guys! I really appreciate all of the advice and tips offered on this forum. It has been a great resource for me and I hope to be an active contributor as well.
 
Watch out for chain lube. The factory really plasters it on. It flung all over on mine. Congrats
 
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Watch out for chain lube. The factory really plasters it on. It flung all over on mine.

+1

Had the dealer clean the factory stuff off and put some chain wax on

How much did they give you for the GSXR?
 
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Niiiice!

Don't forget to get the integrated tail light also. It goes hand in hand with the tail tidy haha. Then CF everything haha :D

Keep the stock rear fender. My opinion is they look like crap with the tidy tail. Many like them buy I hate the butchered up look with just a ugly plate hanging there.
 
Thanks everyone! I like the Duc, or dark side so far!! :D

I ended up paying full retail for the bike which I believe was somewhere around $19,250. I tried to get a discount but with the 1299 being a new model year they were not going to budge on the price.

Can't wait to pick her up!!!!
 
I ended up paying full retail for the bike which I believe was somewhere around $19,250.

I think that's pretty typical, I got a whopping $300 off retail haha. Dealers were only offering me about $4k for my ZX-10 so I sold it for $6k cash on CL in about 3 days

Congrats on the bike, it's a whole different world from the jap screamers
 

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