I heard it was tall also but I guess it’s so narrow I’m ok almost flat footing both feet.You okay with a 33" seat height? Nice bike.
Didn’t actually ride it but fit and finish looked top notch. Way better shape than that last Ducati 821 I saw.
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Didn’t actually ride it but fit and finish looked top notch. Way better shape than that last Ducati 821 I saw.
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Come to Moto Social tomorrow and you can get a feel for the fit. And what kind of sound can be unlocked
Tempting but a family member died last week and I’m out for a funeral mass tonight.Come to Moto Social tomorrow and you can get a feel for the fit. And what kind of sound can be unlocked
What time / place is this social?
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Saw a zillion bikes on DVP heading to the event, while I was heading in the opposite direction 😢
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The things one learns when researching.....
@mimico_polak, did you see the V7s on the weekend? And... ?
No didn't see them. It was raining and home reno took precedence.
Honestly I'm moving away from those and toward the XSR/Monster.
Oh boy...think I found my character...stay tuned.
EDIT: False alarm...dammit.
EDIT #2: got all excited and didn't see it was the wrong model compared to what I was looking for. Subtle difference...but costly difference. Thanks to GTAM member for figuring it out and preventing me from a big mistake.
EDIT: False alarm...dammit.
EDIT #2: got all excited and didn't see it was the wrong model compared to what I was looking for. Subtle difference...but costly difference. Thanks to GTAM member for figuring it out and preventing me from a big mistake.
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Don't be forgetting the dreaded "lapse" in insurance.
I was just reading in the ins section........one month.......it used to be six.
I'll call TD later and confirm, as I remember it was 6 months when I spoke with them b/w the Rebel 500 and the X. Although thinking back now...was closer to a year or so.
wtf? You lose all accumulated knowledge and experience in a month off the bike? That's BS. Hell, 80% of Ontario riders are probably off the bike for six consecutive months every year.
I have no f'n clue how they get away with it.
"Continuous coverage". I had five years ('14-'19) off because I was sick. I still had auto coverage, and used that in my argument......to no avail.
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Allstate is apparently 1 day
So it seems like they do anything they can to jack rates within the legal framework. I'm so glad we have viable and effective competition in Ontario /sAllstate is apparently 1 day
OK...had about 30min to kill so I called TD and asked a few things....
#1 - there is no 'gap' in experience with them, so long as I stay with them as I've been w/ TD for over 11 years. So...1-2-5-6 months without a bike doesn't matter (I asked the guy to put that in the file)
#2 - Annual insurance
2015 Ducati 821 - $1700
2018 Yamaha XSR700 - $1180
2018 Suzuki VSTROM650XA - $1190
2015 HD Sportster 883 - $1070
2015 Moto Guzzi V7 Racer - $752
2012 Ducati Monster 796 - $1110
Previous:
2007 Ducati Monster 797 - $1069
2019 Ducati Scrambler - $1043
That 821 looks to be further and further out of reach.
#1 - there is no 'gap' in experience with them, so long as I stay with them as I've been w/ TD for over 11 years. So...1-2-5-6 months without a bike doesn't matter (I asked the guy to put that in the file)
#2 - Annual insurance
2015 Ducati 821 - $1700
2018 Yamaha XSR700 - $1180
2018 Suzuki VSTROM650XA - $1190
2015 HD Sportster 883 - $1070
2015 Moto Guzzi V7 Racer - $752
2012 Ducati Monster 796 - $1110
Previous:
2007 Ducati Monster 797 - $1069
2019 Ducati Scrambler - $1043
That 821 looks to be further and further out of reach.
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My experience with a gap in riding history is that if you insure other vehicles with the same company, they may take that into consideration when giving you a motorcycle quote.
I was away from Canada for close to 8 years, no CDN insurance in all that time. Came back and called Wawanesa to insure a new truck and an old motorcycle.
For the bike they quoted me less than the rate I was paying 8 years earlier. It was as if I had no gap in riding history.
The truck, on the other hand, was more expensive than anywhere, but the two combined was still a lot cheaper. That's probably where they made their money. I always wondered if I had canceled the truck policy and took that somewhere else whether they'd raise the motorcycle rate? But we moved to BC a couple of months later, so moot point...
Now I'm paying through the roof for everything out here.
But at least you have nice roads to ride the bikes and scenic vistas to look at while the truck is stuck.Now I'm paying through the roof for everything out here.
