Is Ducati a good quality brand?

There was a time when Ducati made bikes that were more expensive to ride, but their service costs have come down drastically. The build quality (including the electrics) is the equal of most manufacturers. And parts supply is reasonably good (although this is affected by where you live).

Fixing it yourself is rarely a possibility for modern sportsbikes – you need diagnostic tools to identify what is wrong and will require specialist tools for some jobs. And it will void the warranty when something you have fixed causes other problems.

Frankly owning any modern sportsbike is not cheap, buying the bike is only the first expense there will be a continual drain on your wallet for consumables.

As for performance an inline four cylinder sportsbike will always produce more horsepower than an L-twin of equal displacement, because the 4 will always be able to rev higher – however short of being on a track you will never know the limits.

Ducatis are superb quality. Its reliability that sucks on old Ducatis specially Sport Classics like the "RR". Newer ones are MILES ahead of old Ducatis. Sure their parts are expensive, so do labour at Ducati dealership but their service intervals has gone double in past few years, double than any Jap bike, so now they're roughly equal to Japanese maintenance costs wise. I read an article from a guy who owns a Panigale 1199 and use it for daily commutes in England where roads are full of potholes and winters are really corrosive. He have clocked around 10k miles so far on his Duck, no problem. But here is a catch, You might not like Ducati's lumpy character, as its a V-Twin while most sports bikes are inline-4. Even though its 900cc but a Suzuki GSXR1000 will EAT it, as its more compareable to GSXR750 which costs around $12k, maybe even less! Lastly, If its going to be your very first bike (which I believe is the case, cause if you were a pro, you wouldn't be asking this question!) Don't get it. Learn on a 250cc first! Ducatis won't fall apart, but you'll if you're a newbie on Sports Bike like Panigale!

I had the chance to ride a 848 Evo, 1098 Monster, but handled awesome. Really smooth, but like most people say, its working on it, maintenance, the do-it-yourself work a hassle. Because it can be complicated getting the parts if you damage it, then having diagnostics. So it basically is a money pit if you don't take care of it. But if I had to choose, I'd keep my GSXR750.

Ducat is are beautiful works of art, I would love an 848 Evo, but they are very uncomfortable and performance wise jap bikes usually win out over it. I'd love a BMW s1000RR HP4 but I'll never be skilled enough to ride it how it should be ridden.

you can not do a desmo valve adjustment! EIGHT hour job! Thats all Im gonna say