Well put it this way Glidd, my plans for this year consist mainly of a couple of trips to Germany, a week at the TT and a trip to Scotland!! Seriously though, the Desmo is much like any other Ducati Sportsbike but MORE. The suspension is harder so bumpy country lanes are a nightmare. It is very noisy and shouldn't really be run at less than 6,000 revs so villages don't appreciate it, and the riding position is designed for 70+ It is at its happiest on sweeping A roads. We have quite a few of those down here in the SW and they are a lot less busy than the SE and the Midlands with only a few Gatsos. However, if you are going somewhere nice in the SW these A roads inevitably turn into bumpy country lanes at some point
Cheers Dave, There's nothing like a nice bit of porn to start a bank holiday off in the right fashion :Woot:
Remarkably docile and comfortable. My MV Agusta F4 felt like sitting on a razor blade compared to the Desmo.
Well I've decided to give it a go for a few weeks to see how I get on. I need to average 350 miles per week. I'll knock it on the head if it clearly isn't a goer. In the last two weeks I've managed to do 700 miles by taking advantage of some good weather to commute while working locally in Bristol, and by doing a near full day of riding every Saturday. Today I did Westbay, Dorchester and Bristol and killed a few thousand insects in the process. Next Monday and Tuesday I can commute locally again and then I'm going to ride up to Warwickshire where I am working with Jaguar Landrover for a few days. That'll do me 350 miles easily. Then the next opportunity I have to ride is the Black Forest trip with @Pete1950 and @bradders et al. I need to do 1,000 miles + to stay on target. Shouldn't be a problem
I've worked down there with them for the last 6 years - probably 3 or 4 days a week travelling from York, mainly out of the Gaydon Design Centre. We have a design team in Leamington now so thankfully don't have to travel so much. Done a few projects @ Warwick out of Tata.
Why don't you get your paddock stand out, pop her into 6th gear and go for this solution? (forwards of course)
That could be an option if you're close at the end of the year - does it have to be +/-1000 miles of the target for the service?
Stayed near Cirencester last night on my way up to Warwick Uni. Had a great ride up the Fosse this morning. Mileage now at 7900. I'm really enjoying my journeys to work but it looks like I'm for a very wet ride home to Somerset tomorrow
I assume the millage is from the front wheel turning, could you pop her up on the paddock stands and stick a belt sander under the front wheel? Or how about just swapping the clocks for one which has done the millage?
This thread continues to mess my head up.............I've known many people try to keep the milage on their bikes low, but never activley look to increase their milage by far more than they would usually do in normal circumsances. I understand the reason behind it, but it still does not compute.
