Take it...but only with a hefty discount and two years free maintenance. In the back of your head, though, is the fact that it probably wasn't broken-in properly as I'm sure the 6000 rpm rev limit was surely exceeded.
thank you !!!Take it...but only with a hefty discount and two years free maintenance. In the back of your head, though, is the fact that it probably wasn't broken-in properly as I'm sure the 6000 rpm rev limit was surely exceeded.
I agree with this but would also ask for some type of extension to the warranty. Just like a CPO car, the dealer should back up what they are selling.Take it...but only with a hefty discount and two years free maintenance. In the back of your head, though, is the fact that it probably wasn't broken-in properly as I'm sure the 6000 rpm rev limit was surely exceeded.
Yes, this too. In fact, this plus the first maintenance free only...not two full years. That may be asking too much, now that I think about it.I agree with this but would also ask for some type of extension to the warranty. Just like a CPO car, the dealer should back up what they are selling.
95% agree to this. I wouldn't expect a huge discount either, but I think whether they see you as a difficult customer or not depends on how you ask for it. If you treat the dealer with respect and ask for a reasonable discount, I can see nothing wrong with that.If you're the sort of person who gets a new bike every couple years, then go ahead, there's not much risk. If, OTOH, you're more like me and might keep it and ride it for 20 years or more, I'd hold out for the new delivery.
The bike is in deep demand, and they're doing you a favor by offering it before yours comes, so I doubt you'll get a huge discount; if you do as the others say and try that, they may well just say "OK, you can wait", and have an impression of you as a difficult customer.
PhilB
Well technically there will always be some miles on the bike, the dealer will ride it in/out shop possibly. Very rare for a bike to be sold with zero miles.If you want to be the first rider of YOUR SS, then enjoy the anticipation and wait for YOUR bike to come.
I was told that after assembly at the dealer, the tech will take it for a quick spin to ensure reliability. This is for all units. I know that in another city, they had one briefly in stock and it had 8 miles on it...was not a demo. I was the first person to test drive my local dealers demo and it had 3 miles on it.Mine had 3 miles / 5km's. I questioned it and allegedly the techie topped it up with petrol. The filling station is only 1/4 mile from the dealer.
Take it. My dealer said that ducati makes them put 1000 miles on their demo bikes before they can sell them.. maybe thats bull? Or its only on their first demo bike?or to accept or not to accept demo bike with 180 mi
My bike has not come and the dealer does not know when she will come. The dealer offered me the sss-white demo bike which only has 180 miles. I said "yes" but now I am having second thought
Please help with your thoughts and advice, please
DA (aka sleepless in Virginia)
This is what I've always thought, too...but I just can't get rid of that nagging thought about the break-in procedure in the manual. Its always in the back of my head...ugh! I broke the Hyper in correctly and I'll do the same for the SS-S, probably. I just wish it wasn't a full 1,553 miles! That can take a while for some of us as I don't put more than 3,000 miles a year on a bike, usually. That means the full break-in could last 6 months!I'd wait but here's food for thought.
Although it is, as they say, less critical now than it was in the past, I still believe in doing a proper and careful break-in. However, I keep my bikes for the long term -- it's rare for me to change bikes before 80K miles, and my M900 has 260K miles on it, so it matters more to me than it would for someone who thinks 20K is a high-mileage bike.This is what I've always thought, too...but I just can't get rid of that nagging thought about the break-in procedure in the manual. Its always in the back of my head...ugh! I broke the Hyper in correctly and I'll do the same for the SS-S, probably. I just wish it wasn't a full 1,553 miles! That can take a while for some of us as I don't put more than 3,000 miles a year on a bike, usually. That means the full break-in could last 6 months!
Side note: funny typo I found in the manual while looking up the break-in: Pg 245 - "During the first 600 mi (1000 km) keep an eye on the rev counter, it should never exceed: 5,500÷6,000 rpm." They used a division symbol between the 5,500 and 6,000...lol. :nerd: