anyone ride a ducati 749?

[emaxxjeremy]

i am in the market for a new bike and have always wanted a ducati. i have never ridden a 749 and was wondering how it compares to other 750's powerwise. i am only looking for a leisure ride now, no more crazy crap.
i fell in love with the 749 dark, and now i MUST have one

[72Blazer]

Definately a cool bike.Probably not as fast as the other 4 cylinder 750's but still fast enough for the street.And it looks fairly comfortable.Plus its a Duc! The low end power of the V twin is amazing.My last bike was Buell Lightning,loved it and wish I never sold it.The low end power was silly,had to try NOT to do a wheely when you got on the throttle.When the time comes I'll definatley be getting a V twin again,probably another Buell.An old friend of mine raced Ducs a while ago.He had a race prepped 851 and an 888.Scary fast bikes.At the time I was going to get a 888 but looked into the maintenance.I would have had to get a second job just so I could pay for the valve adjustments.And when the 916 came out,samething,the maintenance would have killed me.

[NorCal 2500HD]

hit up paloaltok5 hes got a pretty badass Duc and knows his ****.