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Originally Posted by brp914
I had a Duc 848. I paid beaucoup bucks for an unobtainium dry clutch conversion. Great looking and sounding bike, but you may be spoiled by the reliability of Japanese bikes. Torquey but loses its breath up top. The v twin rattles the bike to bits. My rear view mirror broke, a coolant pipe broke, and the clutch broke and was worn out after just 15k miles. Then the timing belts...I had a very reliable CBR that lost a piston ring at 90k miles. Both my Gixxers crashed in the 70k mile range but were reliable and running great. Not that I wouldn't consider a 998, of course.  Current Italian bike Aprilia V4R: |
Very nice. Yep, wouldn’t kick a 998 out of the garage myself. And my son has a 2021 Aprilia.
We’ve got similarly stocked garage… P-car, vintage Mustang, and the bike of the moment.
