CBTand buying a Desmo
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duggan said:
Have done 150 miles on the Desmo today bringing it back home - am knackered, but will post up a full story of getting it tomorrow night...
Absolutely f
king love the thing - believe the hype about this bike - it's fking mental 
So had some time today to take a few photo's and also head to the Ace Cafe for breakfast.
But first the deal & handover. Brought the bike from a great bloke called Andrew - someone who already has a stunning collection of bikes and had been riding the Desmo for a number of years. Was very much by chance that I brought it after putting up a post on Ducati.org asking if anyone had one for sale. I'd been to see a few and they really weren't up to my standards (or at least the standards of a bike that costs north of £40k!), so starting to loose faith, but Andrew came good. He'd posted up that he was thinking of selling and away we went.
I went to see it last weekend and given the weather was good, took the Macca (probably a bit daft if a deal was to be done..). Fair play to Andrew - he let me take the Desmo out for a spin, provided I take him for a spin in the macca. I was in jeans, trainers and a puffer jacket, with a borrowed scrambler helmet for my first ride - no pressure
What a machine though, very stiff compared to the Panigale and just wants to go, go, go!! Another thing (unsurprisingly) is the noise
As I pulled back into London on it on Saturday, had the comical scene of a child with his parents, turn around when I was about 400m away and then clasp his hands around his ears, with a total look of shock/excitement on his face - really is a sound to behold.
So pitched up to the Ace this morning and guess what parks next to me...
Chatted to the owner for some time (has had it from new) and gained even more knowledge on how to run/ride the bike. So a few photos/video:
The first ride:
Doing the deal
The ride back home - gives you an idea of what it sounds like at idle!:
https://youtu.be/vFPfykFV8Ik
Back home:
Aim to use the bike, so will be updating on its adventures as we go - let me know if you have any questions and will be happy to (try to) anser.
Still can't believe the 2 years or so journey into biking - love it
But first the deal & handover. Brought the bike from a great bloke called Andrew - someone who already has a stunning collection of bikes and had been riding the Desmo for a number of years. Was very much by chance that I brought it after putting up a post on Ducati.org asking if anyone had one for sale. I'd been to see a few and they really weren't up to my standards (or at least the standards of a bike that costs north of £40k!), so starting to loose faith, but Andrew came good. He'd posted up that he was thinking of selling and away we went.
I went to see it last weekend and given the weather was good, took the Macca (probably a bit daft if a deal was to be done..). Fair play to Andrew - he let me take the Desmo out for a spin, provided I take him for a spin in the macca. I was in jeans, trainers and a puffer jacket, with a borrowed scrambler helmet for my first ride - no pressure
What a machine though, very stiff compared to the Panigale and just wants to go, go, go!! Another thing (unsurprisingly) is the noise
As I pulled back into London on it on Saturday, had the comical scene of a child with his parents, turn around when I was about 400m away and then clasp his hands around his ears, with a total look of shock/excitement on his face - really is a sound to behold.So pitched up to the Ace this morning and guess what parks next to me...
Chatted to the owner for some time (has had it from new) and gained even more knowledge on how to run/ride the bike. So a few photos/video:
The first ride:
Doing the deal
The ride back home - gives you an idea of what it sounds like at idle
!:https://youtu.be/vFPfykFV8Ik
Back home:
Aim to use the bike, so will be updating on its adventures as we go - let me know if you have any questions and will be happy to (try to) anser.
Still can't believe the 2 years or so journey into biking - love it
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