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Originally Posted by creaturecat View Post
I should mention that I am doing preliminary research. I have not purchased the bike yet. My Japanese bike mechanic, having worked on 2 different Elefants,just personally guaranteed that I will regret ever buying it. Having major second thoughts at this point in time. Time to back away, perhaps.
Ride it before you back off. If you're worried about maintenance issues you may have more with a ducati, but not necessarily.

If you want something with character, you won't find it on a japanese bike, imo.
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