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The good news is that my Icon arrived. The bad news is right after it arrived and before I even had a chance to see it or ride it, my dealer lost the Ducati franchise so I had to cancel my order.
It's ironic in that I sold my Triumph Scrambler to get the Ducati and right after I sold it my dealer lost the Triumph franchise. No big deal as I was now part of the Ducatistas. But nooooooo....that was not to happen either. This isn't a slight on my dealer, as they have been wonderful. It's the big bike corporations that make it impossible for the little, yet devoted, dealer to survive. They want all their dealers to have matching million dollar showrooms and stock every model, size and color.
I still have my BMW R1200GS and my dealer still has the BMW franchise but I'm floundering, as I was so excited to be part of the Ducati gang again, having owned 3 previously. But driving 3 hours each way to my next nearest dealer just doesn't cut it for me.
So now I'm lost. I've been mainly a European twin guy. I've had several Triumph triples but they just don't have the character of a twin and I don't like Japanese bikes. The only good twin left (and I do have a local dealer) is the KTM 1290 Super Duke R. But it's $18K or twice the cost of my dear departed Scrambler.
So what do I do now ? I've never been in this position before. There's always been another new bike on the horizon that I aimed for, having owned 50 bikes. But now there is just a void.
I love my GS but always liked having 2 bikes with some diversity. BMW is coming out with its own Scrambler but having 2 Beemers is no fun.
Sad and lonely in Oregon with a half empty garage.
It's ironic in that I sold my Triumph Scrambler to get the Ducati and right after I sold it my dealer lost the Triumph franchise. No big deal as I was now part of the Ducatistas. But nooooooo....that was not to happen either. This isn't a slight on my dealer, as they have been wonderful. It's the big bike corporations that make it impossible for the little, yet devoted, dealer to survive. They want all their dealers to have matching million dollar showrooms and stock every model, size and color.
I still have my BMW R1200GS and my dealer still has the BMW franchise but I'm floundering, as I was so excited to be part of the Ducati gang again, having owned 3 previously. But driving 3 hours each way to my next nearest dealer just doesn't cut it for me.
So now I'm lost. I've been mainly a European twin guy. I've had several Triumph triples but they just don't have the character of a twin and I don't like Japanese bikes. The only good twin left (and I do have a local dealer) is the KTM 1290 Super Duke R. But it's $18K or twice the cost of my dear departed Scrambler.
So what do I do now ? I've never been in this position before. There's always been another new bike on the horizon that I aimed for, having owned 50 bikes. But now there is just a void.
I love my GS but always liked having 2 bikes with some diversity. BMW is coming out with its own Scrambler but having 2 Beemers is no fun.
Sad and lonely in Oregon with a half empty garage.