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<blockquote data-quote="Peter Holmes" data-source="post: 118466" data-attributes="member: 302"><p>In a moment of madness I purchased a Ducati 750S, it was advertised locally to me, and the chap was also selling a BSA Gold Star, at the time (approx 20 years ago) both bikes were similar money, a road test was out of the question, but I was allowed to ride it up and down his not inconsiderable driveway a couple of times, I loved it, especially its looks, and it ran really well, so I parted with my money and made arrangements to ride it home, Fawley to Bourne End, not that far at all, after a short distance I knew I had made a dreadful mistake, very uncomfortable riding position, wrists killing me, certainly would not want to do more than 50 miles on one, at that time 250 miles on the Vincent was easy, in fact a pleasure, and still is.</p><p>I kept it for a few years, my Son loved riding it in between riding various Kawasaki ZXR bikes that he owned, he reckoned that it went very well and of course always drew a crowd, but it had to go, it was no good to me, I sold it on for what I paid for it, maybe a little more, I forget now, but since then the values have rocketed, as a financial investment I really should have kept it in mothballs, or purchased the Gold Star instead, </p><p>c'est la vie.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter Holmes, post: 118466, member: 302"] In a moment of madness I purchased a Ducati 750S, it was advertised locally to me, and the chap was also selling a BSA Gold Star, at the time (approx 20 years ago) both bikes were similar money, a road test was out of the question, but I was allowed to ride it up and down his not inconsiderable driveway a couple of times, I loved it, especially its looks, and it ran really well, so I parted with my money and made arrangements to ride it home, Fawley to Bourne End, not that far at all, after a short distance I knew I had made a dreadful mistake, very uncomfortable riding position, wrists killing me, certainly would not want to do more than 50 miles on one, at that time 250 miles on the Vincent was easy, in fact a pleasure, and still is. I kept it for a few years, my Son loved riding it in between riding various Kawasaki ZXR bikes that he owned, he reckoned that it went very well and of course always drew a crowd, but it had to go, it was no good to me, I sold it on for what I paid for it, maybe a little more, I forget now, but since then the values have rocketed, as a financial investment I really should have kept it in mothballs, or purchased the Gold Star instead, c'est la vie. [/QUOTE]
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