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14 hours ago, soihok said:

Surprising how lazy the motor is but it is deceiving and gets the bike up to speed quick enough.

Why do you think it's lazy?

Can't wait for ohlins suspension :D

4 hours ago, eisfeld said:

Welcome to the Ducatisti club! Please leave your wallet at the entrance :)

 

I just checked, the SP model has a 2cm higher seat height. Not sure if that's really worth it, 100k per centimeter. Sure the Ohlins suspension will also be a bit better than the normal one but then again, will you be able to utilize its potential? The SP probably doesn't cost 200k more than the standard Hypermotard (can't find the price on the Ducati page...) so upgrading now will cost you dearly. I would be looking for other solutions.

Yeah the seat is also higher. Will replace it first. 

It looks more than 2cm on the pics though. Anyway it's kind of a long time dream bike for me so i'll probably invest in the suspension as well.

And frankly speaking it's just about the looks for me, not the potential.

@eisfeld oh cool didn't know that. 

Quick update: the ohlins suspension+fork will be above 200k and it's not even including the replacement costs.

45 minutes ago, jackdd said:

When looking at the front forks and the plastic part attached to the lower end of the front forks in this video (all bikes in Thailand obviously) you can see that most of the bikes are high, only some are as low as OPs bike. Maybe when you order it you can choose if you want it high or low and OP just bought the one which was standing in the shop?

These are 821s. They were higher and they also didn't sell well in thailand so they made 939 version lower. Just called ducati shop in bkk and they said all the 939 models in thailand are lowered and you can't order the tall (standard) version from the factory as well. They can only replace the fork and the back suspension for the one that is on the SP model (marzocchi fork and ohlins back suspension i believe) which will cost 200k thb. Pretty expensive but i'm considering it. Also gonna go to europe soon and will check if the parts prices are cheaper there. Maybe it's worth buying it there and bringing it to thailand myself. 

3 minutes ago, JaiLai said:

He’s talking pants, I do it at stop signals sometimes.

Once I got use to the bike it’s been left in sports mode - I want all the beans.

 

Sport is good however it's handy to have touring also when you're carrying a passenger. 

59 minutes ago, JaiLai said:

I had a Zara and Remus on previous bikes and after 4-5 hours sore head. I believe SC would be worse.

 

Yeah probably. At the moment i'm pretty happy with the stock exhaust sound so i'll wait for some time before deciding if i want to change it. 

First thing i want to do at the moment is change the suspension just because the bike looks way better when it's taller. 

Also question: the guy in the ducati shop told me that if i want to switch the riding mode i should only do it with the engine off. Have anyone heard anything about it?

One more concern for now. @Nickymaster posted earlier that only the seat is lowered on thai version. Apparently it's not true. The suspension is also lower.

Pic from the youtube review (US version):

My bike:

Note the front fork and the exhaust position and it's clear that thai version is at least a couple of inches lower. 

At the moment i'm checking with the dealer on how much will it cost to replace the suspension to the ohlins. Will post an updates here.

2 hours ago, jackdd said:

I don't know where you can buy a pre made seat, but labour is cheap in Thailand, you can just get a custom made seat (If i remember correctly my friend paid somewhere in the region of 2k THB for his PCX seat). They take your current seat (You won't have a seat for a few days), remove the padding and put new padding and cover according to your wishes.

The shops usually look somehow like this, just keep your eyes open then you will find one (random image from Google):

I don't think i want to do it this way. I want to keep the original seat. 

6 hours ago, JaiLai said:

I actually got mine wrapped the SP colours coz I think it breaks up the red nicely.

Out of interest what exhaust you thinking about?

 

Sp colors look good i agree. I got standard red but was also thinking about white, same as on the pic i posted above. Imo it looks good too. 

As for the exhaust - first of all the stock one doesn't sound too bad to me and i also don't want to worry about paying fines every time i pass police checkpoints. 

But i would probably change my mind in the future and buy something like sc project. 

Does anyone know where to buy a seat like this?

Apparently it is a US version and it's a bit higher than thai. 

Been on my 939 for a couple of days and already can tell that i want to change this seat coz first of all it's not high enough and it also locks you in place. 

Can anyone recommend a motorcycle shop in bangkok where i can do some customisations like remove the tail, put the license plate under it and replace the mirrors. Replacing the exhaust would be handy too but i would imagine they might not have it in stock and i will need to wait for it if they order somewhere online.

1. ok

2. Awesome then i can just change the seat if the current one will be too low for me. 

3. ok

4. It looks like the 821 version was around for at least 4 years (since 2014 if i'm not mistaken). Based on this we have pretty low chances of seeing ducati updating their model this year. Am i right?

Hello everyone, i thought about purchasing new ducati hypermotard 939, already had a test drive and overal was pretty happy with the bike but after doing some research there seems to be some questions that are not clear for me at the moment.

1. Is it true that the SP version is not available in thailand?

2. Are there lowered and standard versions of the hypermotard 939? Or was it only the case for the 821 and now all the models are lowered? I personally had no problems with seating position during the test drive but i'm not sure which version did i drive and at that moment i didn't know there were different height models, also since i'm tall i would definitely prefer not the lowered version. 

3. Are there any issues with the maintenance, especially in pattaya dealership? Would it be wiser to buy and service the bike in bkk instead?

4. How often do they update the hyper models? It seems that 939's sales have started last year, so if i buy it now i can be sure i have the latest model for at least 1-2 years, is that correct?

Thanks in advance for all the answers!

On 12/25/2017 at 12:51 AM, rott said:

Have any luck??

Not really. They do have some shops in mbk but the print quality and t-shirts selection is not really impressive. Will be looking for another shops. 

On 12/14/2017 at 12:20 AM, Millian said:

There are loads of little print shops in MBK

Thanks. I'll check that out.

Need one or two t-shirts with custom prints on it. Can you recommend any shops in Bangkok that can do that?

Thank you.

On 10/23/2017 at 8:09 AM, kbelyeu said:

I was approved for finance by Kiatnikin bank for a new Toyota with 50 percent down from a Toyota dealership in Pattaya.  I was on a tourist visa but was able to prove I had resided in the Kingdom for a number of years by showing my bank books and overseas bank account statements.

 

Kurt

How did it work? Did you go to the bank first or the dealership? People here mention tisco bank as a farang friendly in terms of car loans. Wondering if it would be ok if i just show up at one of their offices, ask for a car loan and show them my bank book from another bank. 

Any descent motorbike shops recommendation where i can find a nice helmet? My budget is around 3k so i'm not talking about ducati brand shops, something more simple.

Thanks in advance for any help.

On 6/17/2017 at 10:58 AM, Dagnabbit said:

I got financing on a new Benz. No work permit and just showed them paypal statements and a 50% deposit.

And I turned up in a BMW which didnt hurt...

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What dealership was it? Will it work if i show them my kasikorn bank statements with an approx of 200k thb monthly income for the last year without work permit? 

Digital Ocean FTW. They have data centres all over the world. PM if you need help with setting it up. 

Why have no one mentioned investing those funds in crypto instead?

2 minutes ago, MrPatrickThai said:

I find in Sports mode the acceleration is awesome!

People say cx-3 is better than hr-v performance wise so no wonder :)

It's just that one thing that i wanted this car to do better. Oh and also power seats would be nice.

1 minute ago, MrPatrickThai said:

depends how fast you want. I got to 180 quite comfortably. I wouldn't want to go any faster.

I don't even think i will need to drive faster than 140 but i want to be able to accelerate quicker. Just wondering if the diesel version does it much better than the petrol one. The diesel one may also be harder to sell later.