RE: Harris buys a Ducati: PH Blog

RE: Harris buys a Ducati: PH Blog

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MrOrange

2,031 posts

252 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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spareparts said:
It only takes 5 mins at motorway speeds without plugs and you can permanently damage your hearing.
FFS, doom-mongering a bit? I've almost never worn plugs, including quite a lot of *ahem* Autobahn travel so I should be deaf as a post. Mother, can you hear me, mother...

Richyboy

3,739 posts

216 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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A monster is a nice first big bike.

I hope a load of car drivers take their bike test and become more aware of bikers. Less SMIDSY's.

srob

11,566 posts

237 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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Deranged Granny said:
I only read the thread out of morbid interest in the levels of sycophancy. Higher than I'd expected!
yes

I've only read the last few pages and it made my teeth itch.

spareparts

6,777 posts

226 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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MrOrange said:
FFS, doom-mongering a bit? I've almost never worn plugs, including quite a lot of *ahem* Autobahn travel so I should be deaf as a post. Mother, can you hear me, mother...
Hardly scaremongering. Do a quick google on NIHL (noise induced hearing loss). Extended exposure to 85dB or higher can permanently damage your hearing... A noise level easily exceeded by the majority of helmets at motorway speeds (also motorbike dependent, depending on the kind of fairing you may or may not have).

Anyway, your ears your choice. Personally speaking given your response, I don't really GAF about your hearing wink but since we are giving tips to a newbie biker... smile

Biker's Nemesis

38,536 posts

207 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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MarshPhantom said:
dibblecorse said:
Wow, who are all these people in BB ???
We're here to raise the average IQ of BB contributors.
Come on then gob ste, say something clever then, please enlighten us, naa, dazzle us, yep, we will not be impressed unless we're dazzled.

P.S


KTF

9,788 posts

149 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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Vocal Minority said:
Wouldn't get me on a bike without leathers
I am like this in the UK but when I go on holiday I have no issues at all with riding around on a 'super' scooter in shorts, t-shirt and flip flops dealing with the worst that the (crap) greek roads can throw at me - with a massive thundersrorm thrown into the mix for this year as well.

I am a convervative rider and the fear of punitive charges for repairs from the rental place keeps your focus as well unlike the natives who go full tilt on their superbikes with no helmet at 100+ all the time.

Tere is so little traffic you really have to be unlucky to come off or have someone take you out, you are more likeley to come off the tippy stty 50cc quads that seem all the rage at the moment.

hthiel

2 posts

116 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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Dear Mr. Harris: Well done! You had the wisdom/luck of choosing one of the best sorted motorcycles available today. People who rode older Ducatis may be fearing for your life, but nowadays they can be ridden at very low RPMs and they will not lurch, nor they will try to slide wildly or lift the front wheel when coming out of a turn unless you deliberately ask the motorcycle to do so. We also must keep in mind that you are not riding any of the older big-engined motorcycles, that could deliver their power viciously, with so-so tires, making them unmanageable and very dangerous unless you were an experienced rider.
On the other hand, from what you are telling us, you are using all the available power in a very sensible way and from your racing experience, you already know how to use your eyes and how to react to your vehicle's feedback,so there was no solid reason to go the "traditional way", starting with underpowered motorcyles until you were experienced enough to handle the more powerful ones.
My two pennies' worth of advice: as your skill level improves, try other motorcycles. There are some tall ones, as Ducati's own Multistrada that are incredibly comfortable. BMW's R1200GS is also worth a try. I am 5'7" tall and even if I stand on tip-toes riding the aforementioned motorcycles, I enjoy them tremendously, even in congested traffic. An amazing traffic-slicing tool is the Ducati Hyperstrada. Is very slim, so threading through dense traffic is incredibly easy, but it is a somewhat nervous mount, with a very light front-end under hard acceleration and at speed, but nothing really troublesome. Once you are comfortable riding your Monster at 8 or 9 tenths, try the KTM 1290R. This is a viciously powerful motorcycle when ridden hard, but it should be tried at least once in a controlled environment. Also, experiment with different kinds of protective clothing, including helmets. You will discover how different can the riding experience be because you changed just one item. Let us not forget accesories such as gel seats. Sir, you are embarking in a splendid adventure. Enjoy it and please, share as much as possible so that we may continue living great adventures vicariously through you.

bass gt3

10,186 posts

232 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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Seriously,

Who left the door open?

Biker's Nemesis

38,536 posts

207 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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I don't know if anyone knows but my Surname is Harris, I am the only fast Harris on here!

bass gt3

10,186 posts

232 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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Biker's Nemesis said:
I don't know if anyone knows but my Surname is Harris, I am the only fast Harris on here!
My birth name was Harris.......


Are you my Daddy????


MarshPhantom

9,658 posts

136 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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bass gt3 said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
I don't know if anyone knows but my Surname is Harris, I am the only fast Harris on here!
My birth name was Harris.......


Are you my Daddy????
Is that you Rolf?

Biker's Nemesis

38,536 posts

207 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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bass gt3 said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
I don't know if anyone knows but my Surname is Harris, I am the only fast Harris on here!
My birth name was Harris.......


Are you my Daddy????
bks. You're older than me!


I hope hehe

twizellb

2,774 posts

211 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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Biker's Nemesis said:
I don't know if anyone knows but my Surname is Harris, I am the only fast Harris on here!
Never!

Baryonyx

17,990 posts

158 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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I look forward to the inevitable event where Harris takes up amateur bike racing, gets overtaken by a French window blind salesman and then comes on here urging us all to wreck his business.

bass gt3

10,186 posts

232 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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Biker's Nemesis said:
bass gt3 said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
I don't know if anyone knows but my Surname is Harris, I am the only fast Harris on here!
My birth name was Harris.......


Are you my Daddy????
bks. You're older than me!


I hope hehe
Could be close wink

My God, that means Chris Harris is my Daddy!!

Explains my rugged good looks and unfeasible speed and savoir faire.

Biker's Nemesis

38,536 posts

207 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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Up the Harris's.

speedjockey

131 posts

135 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Watched this then went to the configurator, looked at an HP4 & laughed at the price

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zj2h-3AeiM

GTIR

24,741 posts

265 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Biker's Nemesis said:
Up the Harris's.
This is a family forum.

peterg1955

746 posts

163 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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bass gt3 said:
Seriously,

Who left the door open?
roflyes

athol

325 posts

209 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Did the same thing back in 2002. Passed my direct access and went straight to Ducati for a Monster 600 Dark.

Then came a 748bp

Then a 916 Strada

Then a Monster S4r

Then a Monster s4rs

Now i'm thinking of an MV Agusta Brutale. I'll need to buy new leathers though as I'm a walking, gimp like advert for Ducati!

It's a slippery slope Mr Harris (no reference to Australian artists intended).