Back to a Ducati . . .

[BusLane]

Nice bike A of H

Bit off topic..







My old bus.

Edited by BusLane on Tuesday 21st March 15:58

[Gunk]

I can't believe how much better it looks without the tacky rim tape, adds about a grand to the value without it!

[obscene]

rapide said:

Just do it, life is too short to worry about these things. My commuter we

Now that's a pic you won't see often! Fab.

[Wildfire]

rapide said:

Just do it, life is too short to worry about these things. My commuter we

Very nice. Thing is I do already have an MV Agusta F3 for the fun days out.

[dibblecorse]

998420 said:

Loyly said:

I think the 999 is the best looking Ducati of them all.

I will take an ounce of whatever you have been smoking

Nothing wrong with a 999 .......





And nice buy AoH .......

[Biker's Nemesis]

Very. Nice mister.

Does the clutch make a noise like a Salvation Army Captin banging a tambourine?

[Dakkon]

Loyly said:

Gunk said:

I'm also thinking of getting back in to Ducati ownership, I think a good standard unmolested 999 for just over £5000 is a wise buy at the moment.

I think the 999 is the best looking Ducati of them all.

I love the 999, though I may be biased

[black-k1]

Nice bike AoH. I'm sure it'll go well and sound awesome.

Ride safe and enjoy.

[counterofbeans]

dibblecorse said:

Nothing wrong with a 999 .......

The 999 looked good as a race rep, whereas the 916/996/998 did not.

This is because the race paint disguises the basic ugliness of the 999 but distracts from the basic beauty of the 916/996/998.

[AceOfHearts]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Very. Nice mister.

Does the clutch make a noise like a Salvation Army Captin banging a tambourine?

848 has a wet clutch so no rattle unfortunately

Will make a change from the 748 where everyone had to point out 'your bike sounds broken' when stopping for petrol

Another little update though, I cracked on with the polish last night, got the new exhaust guard on and have just ordered a rear seat cowl and clear double bubble screen.

Also booked in on 5th April at FTR suspension for a full check / setup and weight matched rear spring if required.

[bennyboysvuk]

rapide said:

Just do it, life is too short to worry about these things. My commuter we

I felt bad for putting non-sporty PR4s on my R1. This pic makes me feel much better.

[AceOfHearts]

Seat cowl turned up



Took it out for a half hour blast as well before it got too dark. Rides and handles much better on standard suspension settings and am starting to get used to it. Definitely strange being on a sports bike again after 4 years on uprights though

[rapide]

bennyboysvuk said:

I felt bad for putting non-sporty PR4s on my R1. This pic makes me feel much better.

Ha, I felt the same. They're bloody ugly compared to the Supercorsas I had on before. Amazing tyres though, and realistically all you need if people were honest with themselves

[AceOfHearts]

Before / After

[Ho Lee Kau]

AceOfHearts said:

Its home!

Sweet!
I would put my CBR954RR on the wall if I could!

[Ho Lee Kau]

rapide said:

OP - bike is looking great. Worth £4K as an armament.

Wildfire said:

CaptainSlow said:

Nice, I'm considering getting a Ducati. There seems to be wallet creep though...£5k for a 749, £6k for an 848, £7k for an Evo, £8k for a Corse and then £9k for an 899....not sure where the sweet spot is.

I keep toying with a Ducati superbike, having had a few Monsters, but as I use the Duc for the commute each day, I just don't think I could do it to a superbike. I would be too worried about it getting dirty. For some reason I don't mind the Monster 821 being covered in ACF50. Although I did have to clean the wheels down this morning before I left for work!

Just do it, life is too short to worry about these things. My commuter we

Ducati 848 as commuter we....that is commitment!

[Ho Lee Kau]

rapide said:

bennyboysvuk said:

I felt bad for putting non-sporty PR4s on my R1. This pic makes me feel much better.

Ha, I felt the same. They're bloody ugly compared to the Supercorsas I had on before. Amazing tyres though, and realistically all you need if people were honest with themselves

Personally I feel Metzeler M7RR are fabulous tires!

[Gunk]

AceOfHearts said:

Before / After

Looking much better, I still hate those grips and tank pads though.

[CoolHands]

Go on...

[Ho Lee Kau]

Gunk said:

AceOfHearts said:

Before / After

Looking much better, I still hate those grips and tank pads though.

I like the grips (these are ProGrip 717, if I am not mistaken? I have these, they are very grabby, good for mid-sommer hot traffic).
I'd put see-through stompgrip on the tank.

I liked the red stripes on the wheels, they made the wheels and the bodywork stand out. Black alloys and tires look vanilla imho.