Cheers guys, your all stars, don't get me wrong I am not in the gutter as such, I have a number of bikes I can sell first before that happens lol.....

D6 wrote:I'm probably the only one, but i don't like gold wheels on bikes. Looks chavvy to me. I know its a ducati tradition though and will appeal to fans

I'm with you there, but I don't like gold anything. Even my wedding band is titanium.

duke63 wrote:Niall McKenzie's book is as good a read about racing bikes that i have read.

its a good read, and i like him, but its very analytical which didnt really do it for me.

Niall McKenzie's book is as good a read about racing bikes that i have read.

DaytonAndy wrote:Not the best book I've ever read but worth a read nonetheless!

as above, but if its a book about real people and bikes then i'll read it.
reading recommendations: james whitham - what a good do, ron haslam - rocket men, mick grant - takin the mick, hizzy - steve hislop.

... community loses one of its best characters in the most tragic circumstances. I got to know about Doc John from his postings on the Performance Bikes forum. In the early years of that forum he was a very big part of it. He was a Doctor who was a motorcycle mounted Doctor who attended many of ...

... myself. Your wife must be very accommodating to your biking needs. My missus is getting more and more frustrated with it, although when I got into bikes I did tell her it was cheaper than cars...and she believed it [emoji23] !!!

Does he want to sell it to you? ;) I already have a collection of crashed bikes Mac, I don't need anothe one! (lol) It only did one panel appaerntly so an easy fix. Heres a pic of it when I saw it in NZ... yes thats in his lounge room, under the TV http://www.tankslap.co.uk/download/file.php?id=1026&t=1 ...

I'm probably the only one, but i don't like gold wheels on bikes. Looks chavvy to me. I know its a ducati tradition though and will appeal to fans

... a go on one of them. Ha ha will do mate, I know they can handle there is a YouTube clip somewhere with a guy going around outside of some sports bikes at brands lol....

Does he want to sell it to you? ;) I already have a collection of crashed bikes Mac, I don't need anothe one! (lol) It only did one panel appaerntly so an easy fix. Heres a pic of it when I saw it in NZ... yes thats in his lounge room, under the TV http://www.tankslap.co.uk/download/file.php?id=1026&t=1

I honestly don't know Mac. It's just what I read in an article in this month's performance bikes magazine.

What was the rationale in limiting the HP output on the US bikes considering there are so many stock models for sale here producing far more than 101? Come to think of it, I think my 11 year old Daytona probably produces around 90-95 horses.

... litre bike if you haven't already. I know the Millie is a 1000cc sportsbike but in fairness and not meant detrimental to the mille modern litre bikes are pumping out 70-80 bhp more these days and its a completely different experience. I fully respect what you say about speed and getting a tug ...

... get it. Even if it's only for a year. You like your Ducatis and as you've pointed out there's a time coming when you won't be able to ride sports bikes. (f1) of I could afford it I've have an 899 in an instant.. IMO it's one of those life moments you would always look back on and think, what if ...

My local dealer regularly has bikes paintes up as specials by DM and the finish is always very poor imo. They also use alot of stickers which are badly applied and imo its not an oem quality finish which I would expect. Just my personal ...

working on the bikes, need to sell a couple more.

If you can afford it, get it. Even if it's only for a year. You like your Ducatis and as you've pointed out there's a time coming when you won't be able to ride sports bikes.

No gag mate, I will expand next time we meet, yeah great fun, I wanted a complete change, I was looking how many bikes I have sold so far, i was amazed, you don't realise how many until you make a list of the months sale....As you say working with bikes, selling, both of which ...

Kwacky is going to love this. The European bike makes 159 bhp in road trim and over 212 bhp with the £8700 sport kit. However US market bikes are restricted to 101 bhp and legal reasons prevent the sale of the sports kit. However it could be worse especially if you live in Japan. The home ...