Hello to everyone and greetings from Portugal New Ducati (at least for me) in the garage! A nice 2002 ST4S, which will receive the treatment it deserves, to get in shape and again as 'brand new'! Probably i'm gonna call her 'Alessandra', a nice italian girl who lived for the past 20 years in Germany, but decided that it's enough and wanted more sunny days and came to Portugal
Welcome to the forum ! And congratulations .... you picked a winner ! If you want a Ducati purely for track days , it's probably not the best choice . Likewise for high-speed weekend blasts on the road ( and best of luck with Gatsos and the Dibble ! ) but I'm tall and getting on a bit , and much as I'd love to own a 1098 , it's just not a practical bike for me anymore ...... I've tried ! But if you want the joy of owning a Ducati that is a fantastic sport / touring machine , with long-distance comfort , and also thrilling performance for ride-outs ? "You just done bought the right thing " Did I mention that it's also excellent as a daily driver ? ..... and it gets even better if the standard 15-tooth sprocket is replaced with a 14T .
Welcome and what a very fine choice to cut your teeth on, I just wish Ducati/Audi would give us something similar today. They are a flawed gem but deceptively easy to ride on the right road and for the whole day. Just stock up on wellnuts and tyco relays and it should be a lasting relationship. I see you already have the later ST3 seat on there which is a good start.
Welcome by the way, we're not all fanatical amateur dentists, some of us are quite normal, now where's my pliers...
