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I'm new here and joined as my wife has been searching for a bike to replace her 2008 Kawasaki ZZR600. It has been a great bike but she is 5'2" and we had to lower it almost 3 inches for her to ride it. In her search of trying to find something that would fit her stock, the 696 has been the best fit so far. We have never owned a Ducati or a twin before so I am hoping that someone has some experience with both of these bikes and can help us out.
She handles the ZZR600 very well and her original intent was to step up to the GSX-R 600 but the 696 feels better and is more upright. Her major concern is how will the 696 feel compared to the performance of the ZZR600. Any new bike she buys has to at least have comparable performance. Anyone with experience on both that can give some real world comparisons of what she could expect?
The other concern is that while it does fit her pretty well and better than any other bike, we still might have to lower it an inch. It's just a fact of life that we have to deal with. Can this bike be lowered easily and how do you lower it? I was looking at the rear shock and it looks like it could be adjusted some but I need to be able to set the sag correctly as she is going to be doing track days on it. That is the major reason she is looking for a new bike as hers is so low, she drags the side of her boot very easily in the corners.
We love the looks of the bike and Ducati speaks for itself so no issues about the bike personally, but if it does not have the power and performance she is used to, she is not going to be happy with it.
Thanks for any help you can pass along. I really appreciate it!
I'm new here and joined as my wife has been searching for a bike to replace her 2008 Kawasaki ZZR600. It has been a great bike but she is 5'2" and we had to lower it almost 3 inches for her to ride it. In her search of trying to find something that would fit her stock, the 696 has been the best fit so far. We have never owned a Ducati or a twin before so I am hoping that someone has some experience with both of these bikes and can help us out.
She handles the ZZR600 very well and her original intent was to step up to the GSX-R 600 but the 696 feels better and is more upright. Her major concern is how will the 696 feel compared to the performance of the ZZR600. Any new bike she buys has to at least have comparable performance. Anyone with experience on both that can give some real world comparisons of what she could expect?
The other concern is that while it does fit her pretty well and better than any other bike, we still might have to lower it an inch. It's just a fact of life that we have to deal with. Can this bike be lowered easily and how do you lower it? I was looking at the rear shock and it looks like it could be adjusted some but I need to be able to set the sag correctly as she is going to be doing track days on it. That is the major reason she is looking for a new bike as hers is so low, she drags the side of her boot very easily in the corners.
We love the looks of the bike and Ducati speaks for itself so no issues about the bike personally, but if it does not have the power and performance she is used to, she is not going to be happy with it.
Thanks for any help you can pass along. I really appreciate it!