Hi All, thanks for having me. In 2002 I decided to hit the bank for a loan and buy myself a 30th birthday present. The Ducati Monster S4 fitted the bill so I phoned the dealer for a quick chat about prices options etc. 10 minutes later I was reading the long number on my credit card out to him in order to pay a 1500 beer vouchers deposit. Put the phone down and thought....wait, what?. Have I just bought a Ducati. Turns out I had. Anyway a few weeks later I turned up at the dealers to pay the balance and collect my new bike. As I arrived there was a guy just leaving on his new ( to him ) 851. He stalled it 3 or 4 times taking off much to the amusement of the guys at the dealer. Note to self " don't stall it when leaving". After haggling like a Jerusalem gourd seller on the extra's going with the bike I toddled off into the notorious Dublin rush hour traffic. A few hours later as I approached Mitchelstown in County Cork I noticed a fire engine by the side of the road with loads of guys frantically waving at me. Oil on the road. Oh great, I'm about to chuck 13K worth of new Ducati down an oil slick before the ink on the warranty is even dry. several butt clenching seconds later I managed to stop safely. Got on the hard shoulder and trickled past the oil and off on my way again. 16 years later I still have it and when I occasionally consider selling it, I go out to the garage and just look at it and my mind is changed again. It's just a bog standard S4 but it's mine and I'll post some pictures of it if anybody's interested.
Why do I have an American flag under my avatar. Nothing against murica but I didn't mention anything about them in my registration?
Because your ISP is using an American server. It was using a Chinese server it would show a Chinese flag etc etc
Oh right. That makes sense, thanks. I'm currently at work. Must be going through a US based server farm.
Oh it’s a forum law of pics of bins and bike please .... Red is even better Welcome into the mad house
