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Is the Ducati 800 a good bike for a beginner?

I want to buy a motorcycle and I'm a first time rider. I'm really interested in the supersport ducati 800 but it's a little intimidating. It's this a good bike when it comes to handling and maintenance?

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1. NO. high maintanence. i'd go with a Suzuki
2. yeah.. buy a suzuki.. you don't wanna buy an extremely expensive bike while u r a beginner and God forbid wrack it and hurt urself. get a suzuki and anyother better bike to learn and get used to bikes then for a big thing.
3. NO TOO POWERFULL
4. u realize that this automatically labels u a squid. be smart...start on a small and forgiving bike. there is no such thing as 'respawn' on the street. u only get 1 chance. if this dont wake ya up to the possible dangers....dont even think about throwin a leg over a scoot. be advised, the 1's near the bottom of the page are really fubar. http://home1.gte.net/res0ak9f/bike.htm there is going to come a time where....if sport bikers dont start policing themselves, the government will do it for them. i wouldnt be surprized within the next few years, sport bikes will become restricted to a maximum cc class to be street legal, and after those that are technically 'illegal', they wont be able to be replaced or repaired. just food for thought.....imagine what were to happen if.....high horsepower cars that would be roughly on par with a formula1 racer were to be street legal? obviously, this will never happen....joe blow cant legally register a cage that has that much hp for the street. because of squids killing themselves, making a nusiance of themselves, and riding recklessly, sooner or later, the fur will fly. i can see it comin.
5. Too much for a beginner, sorry. You need to start on something smaller and more forgiving to your non-existent reflexes, like a Suzuki SV650 or GS500. You want your first bike, not your last, and I cannot stress the importance of taking an MSF course FIRST.
6. Here in PA they offer free motorcycle safety course and provide motorcycles for the course, They are 250's and most of them are Honda Shadows. These are good training cycles and are not very expensive. They start out teaching you the trip precheck through to avoiding hazzards on the road. We had 5 people in our class who have never driven a motorcycle, one of which never even been on a motorcycle before. Everybody passed the four day class and received their license. Try a smaller bike and work your way up until you become more experienced. However, if this will be your first bike buy used and pay cash, get the experience of riding before moving up to bigger and more expensive bikes. I have had friends who bought big bikes like Goldwings and rode only a few times then selling them at a loss because they weren't ready for a big bike. Nothing wrong with starting small and working up to bigger later on. In fact the smaller bike will normally sell quicker when you are ready to move up, then use the money for your next bike. Which ever bike you choose, stay away from sportbikes unless you don't mind paying 10-20 times more for insurance. Insurance companies consider these high risk and will charge you alot for coverage. Call your insurance company first and get a quote before you buy.
7. Handling is good maintenance expensive and for a first bike get some thing smaller like a 500