I finally joined the forum

[jvax]

Hi everyone.  Just joined today.  I moved to Japan many years ago, love bikes, but never owned any yet.

I've decided to buy a monster, because I just love how they look, sound and feel .  I've test rode quite a few naked bikes, Japanese and European, since getting my license a couple months ago, and I think monsters simply rule  !!!  I should have gotten my license way sooner    I also test rode other Ducatis (superbike, hyper, multistrada, streetfighter) but decided to stick with the monster (cuz I want a naked Duc  that's also affordable to me = can't afford a SF now...)

Been reading up many threads on this forum, and I'm feeling fortunate to have found such a wonderful place with lots of knowledge and great people willing to share it.  You guys rock  !!!

I'm still undecided whether to get one of the running monsters (M796, maybe M1100) brand new, or one of the used ones (S2R800, S2R1000, S4R etc).  My reasoning is that - and correct me if I sound totally stupid, which I probably do - a new one would cost me more; Ducatis are generally more expensive in Japan than in the US (the 796 was announced last week with a MSRP of 14K US dollars excl. sales tax); which means not much cash left for customizing it, whereas an older second-hand monster would be cheaper, but would be less forgiving to a first time rider, ease-of-riding-wise that is (or so I was led to believe).

In any case, feels good to join the forum and I'll be posting more and more 

[somegirl]

Welcome, I see you decided to go with a 796, congrats!

We will want to see pictures.

There is actually a Japan sub-forum, although it's not very active: Rising Sun Ducatis

Have fun, looking forward to updates! [moto]