What did you do to your bike today ??

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I had a nice evening tinker with the GT and fitted an Evotech radiator guard (Excellent quality as always) and sorted a couple of niggles so I don't have to take it back on Thursday... Which is nice, the standard cat from the MT would be a pain in the arse to transport on a bike as it's too big for the top box or panniers, so I will go in the car.
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duke63 wrote:Yep.
If you bump into the owner of this, say hi it's my boss Neil.
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It's not a real Aniversario, it's a Dream Machine paint job
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Monty wrote:....
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It's not a real Aniversario, it's a Dream Machine paint job
Does look lush, & Tricolore is my personal fav scheme for a Ducati. However IMHO there could do to be a touch more green, & as it's a DM scheme they would have had the opportunity to address that.

I certainly wouldn't kick her out of bed though. (blush)
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Been out for an IAM observed ride. Filled it with V Shell on the way home. Twenty fecking five fecking pounds.

I won't be doing that again for a while.
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StMarks wrote:
Monty wrote:....
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It's not a real Aniversario, it's a Dream Machine paint job
Does look lush, & Tricolore is my personal fav scheme for a Ducati. However IMHO there could do to be a touch more green, & as it's a DM scheme they would have had the opportunity to address that.

I certainly wouldn't kick her out of bed though. (blush)
Funny you should say that as the aniversario doesn't have any green. Neil added that and now he's not sure about it. I think it looks pretty good, but not seen it in the flesh.

Here's the real one.

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What's the power and noise Monty ????
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Blade wrote:What's the power and noise Monty ????
Think it was 209 at the rear wheel. Not sure on the noise as I thought his track day was last week not this Thursday
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About 300 miles after yesterdays tinker session, I am loving it! Comfy, fast, good on fuel and agile.

There was another KTM with us today, 1290 SuperDuke SE with the very expensive Ti Akrapovic Evo exhaust and race kit (Filter, AIS removal and a re-mapped ECU) but his baffle was in so mine with just an Austin Racing can hanging off the catalyst was louder (raaar)

A quick pic from our lunch stop.
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Where is that looks a nice spot Stonesie
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Looks like Derbyshire.
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Monty wrote:
Blade wrote:What's the power and noise Monty ????
Think it was 209 at the rear wheel. Not sure on the noise as I thought his track day was last week not this Thursday
209 is fooking bonkers. Mines probably a little less as got race cans but oem headers but still probably around the 200bhp mark and bike weights 192kg wet.

Goes a long way to explaining why it's genuinely scary quick (lol) feels much quicker than my zx10r or Blade (devil)
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duke63 wrote:Looks like Derbyshire.
The Patterdale Hotel near Ullswater.
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Never took the bike into the lakes.

Any good roads ? What's the traffic like ? You get tourists parking after blind bends to admire a view?
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Any good roads? Lots, some tight and some like the A6 south of Shap are fast and flowing.

Traffic was horrendous around Windermere but away from tourist hot spots its usually fine.

Tourists generally keep to the parking areas, theres plenty of them but you get the odd one.
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Got the 853 ready for Silverstone on Thursday.
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Did a reccy roite of the 675cc fest this year eith Farmer and Frankie. 250 miles covered today. It was misty this morning, literally couldnt see anyyhing in front of us, scared the living daylights outta me to be honest and i even said if the fog doesnt lift id be heading home! Luckily after a couple of hours it started to lift. Some fantasic roads covered and even passed Lucy's Tea Room!

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I would have joined you. I did bugger all today.
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Didnt realise mate, thought you would be with family today. Stow was busy today! We have got to do a Lucys Tea Room meet soon. May put it up as a suggestion soon on one of my days off

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Yep, a Lucy's meet is always good.
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Ill try getting something in

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