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Is Red 696 hard to get??

Started by jsluvb, June 20, 2008, 11:38:17 AM

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cmorgan47

#15
it got "the call"
picking up friday

[edit]
i got the call, not "it"

monsterista

Seems like patience is a virtue with Ducati.....

Put a down payment on a red 696 in March....still no news... [coffee]

I'm looking into asking my dealer for some extra options.....by the time it gets here, I'll be needing snow tires with chains and a heater kit!!! LOL [moto]

Ahhhhh....life is good when the only thing left to do is wait......

monsterista


cmorgan47

yeah, i put my deposit down in feb

this whole "order a vehicle" thing is new to me....
used to buying whatever's on the lot or having someone drop a broken down bike off in my garage while i'm not looking

jsluvb

yeahhhhhhh, finally received a call from dealer, it's here!!!!  They are unpacking the bike from crate and should be ready this afternoon for pick up!  Can't wait....... 
Red 696 / Termi Carbon

707soldier

Quote from: jsluvb on June 25, 2008, 03:04:31 PM
yeahhhhhhh, finally received a call from dealer, it's here!!!!  They are unpacking the bike from crate and should be ready this afternoon for pick up!  Can't wait....... 

NICE!
Congratulations!  [thumbsup]
Ducati _______
Speed Triple 1050 sold
Daytona 675 SE sold
Dark Monster 696 sold

Live for nothing, Die for something.

"To really live, you must almost die, To those who fight for it,
Life and freedom have a meaning that the protected will never know"

ducisurg


zedsaid

I called my dealer again this morning, and again "it should be here in a couple of days"

"ok, well if it actually does come in, don't sell it out from under me, i'm going camping for the next few days, I won't have cell coverage and i want the bike. i'm buying it. Hold it for me, you have my deposit."

"i'll make a note of that"


seriously, when i come out of the woods, i'd better have voicemail saying "come get your bike"
Red 696- You can call her Isabella.

jsluvb

Got it got it!!! Couldn't be happier!! :) :)
Rode it home for 30 mins and spent another hour staring at it ;D

One thing I noticed... there is a "neutral zone" when switching from gear 5 to 6....  may be I didn't do it hard enough? ???
Red 696 / Termi Carbon

707soldier

Quote from: jsluvb on June 25, 2008, 09:26:20 PM
Got it got it!!! Couldn't be happier!! :) :)
Rode it home for 30 mins and spent another hour staring at it ;D

One thing I noticed... there is a "neutral zone" when switching from gear 5 to 6....  may be I didn't do it hard enough? ???


awesome, there is a "magic neutral". Look it up on your manual  :)
Ducati _______
Speed Triple 1050 sold
Daytona 675 SE sold
Dark Monster 696 sold

Live for nothing, Die for something.

"To really live, you must almost die, To those who fight for it,
Life and freedom have a meaning that the protected will never know"

cmorgan47

what i don't get is this....

what's the point of the "list" if they don't ship the bikes on the "list?"  i.e., i put a deposit down months ago so they've known they had a red sold.  why do they bother shipping all the others before the ones on the dealers' lists?

monsterista

Quote from: cmorgan47 on June 26, 2008, 04:54:31 AM
what i don't get is this....

what's the point of the "list" if they don't ship the bikes on the "list?"  i.e., i put a deposit down months ago so they've known they had a red sold.  why do they bother shipping all the others before the ones on the dealers' lists?


I'm soooooo with you on that!!!!!!!!!!!!

My dealer called me a couple of weeks ago to ask me if I wanted the white instead of the red!   [bang]  Now that's a teaser!

monsterista

Quote from: jsluvb on June 25, 2008, 03:04:31 PM
yeahhhhhhh, finally received a call from dealer, it's here!!!!  They are unpacking the bike from crate and should be ready this afternoon for pick up!  Can't wait....... 


Congrats!!!!!!  Enjoy!!!!!!! [thumbsup]

MOUSEMAN

Quote from: jsluvb on June 25, 2008, 09:26:20 PM
Got it got it!!! Couldn't be happier!! :) :)
Rode it home for 30 mins and spent another hour staring at it ;D

One thing I noticed... there is a "neutral zone" when switching from gear 5 to 6....  may be I didn't do it hard enough? ???

I have the same thing swithching from 5 to 6 as well, kinda zings the motor if your still on it hard. Positive, firm shift required here. Took the wife on it the other day, a bit uncomfotable for her but she loved it.
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