General posting rule question

[DVFlyer]

Hi all,

I posted at the .org site about a bike I was thinking of buying and just noticed I was banned. It was my first post there and was going to make the same type of post here.

i.e. "I'm thinking of buying this bike- here are the stats"

I'm not new to forums in general, but at this point, I'm unclear on what rule I broke to be perma-banned with no warning.

Rather than risk being banned here, is there some rule against that type of question on this forum?

[Varmitcong]

Come on. It had to be more than that. What were you thinking about buying, a douche sickle?

I don't think that marque will even get you banned here. Just watch out for certain words that start with an R or a D.

[DVFlyer]

Originally Posted by Varmitcong

Come on. It had to be more than that. What were you thinking about buying, a douche sickle?

I don't think that marque will even get you banned here. Just watch out for certain words that start with an R or a D.

ha ha.

Ok, I'll admit it, I posted I wanted to put a GSXR motor in an 1198 to make it a REAL bike.... maybe that was it.

But seriously... I'm completely lost. I posted about a white 1198 I was looking to buy, posted the text from the ad and a link to a picture of the bike.

I understand it's a total noob question, but I was hoping someone could give me insight to what I would want to ask the owner or things to look for. I'm not new to bikes, but am new to Ducati (although I test rode a 996 a few years ago and have ridden my friends ST4).

[Varmitcong]

Appetizer:

Buying a Used Ducati Superbike

[DVFlyer]

Originally Posted by Varmitcong

Appetizer:

Buying a Used Ducati Superbike

Thanks.

[Varmitcong]

A couple of points that I've found about this site:
*Hall of wisdom has a lot of good info and is a great first place to look for anything.
*There are some guys on here that pack a tremendous amount of knowledge. They are pretty easy to spot.
*Ask a question, but don't believe everybody. Some questions bring out pissing contests from time to time. Don't let it get under your skin.
*Have your duc in a row before you buy that bike. There are a lot of people here to help you.

Glad you are joining the obsession.

[DVFlyer]

Originally Posted by Varmitcong

A couple of points that I've found about this site:
*Hall of wisdom has a lot of good info and is a great first place to look for anything.
*There are some guys on here that pack a tremendous amount of knowledge. They are pretty easy to spot.
*Ask a question, but don't believe everybody. Some questions bring out pissing contests from time to time. Don't let it get under your skin.
*Have your duc in a row before you buy that bike. There are a lot of people here to help you.

Glad you are joining the obsession.

All good points.

I've always wanted a Duc but could never bring myself to spend the money until now. Moto-Forza is about 5 minutes from my house and I hear they are a decent shop. I also have a friend who is a motorcycle mechanic who is very familiar with the Duc's platform. So I have some support locally if needed.

FWIW- I got a response back from Alvin at .org. My post contained a link (to the photo of the bike) and since I'm a noob, that triggered their spam-bot system.

[Chuckracer]

There are no such automated systems here...it's all done by hand.

Anyhoo, feel free to make that post here in the appropriate section, in this case Superbikes...and welcome!