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Finished my Euro tour yesterday, 9 day trip with 7 days riding covering 2480 miles.
My 13 GT performed faultlessly and now has 41k miles on the clock, even coped with an unintentional 25 mile off road excursion at 6500ft along a gravel and rock strewn very steep goat trail.
Great St Bernard and Furka passes are pretty special as are most of the Alps roads. Riding through France isn't much fun with ever changing speed limits, B500 through the Black Forest in Germany is a great road spoiled by very low limits. We did a few laps of the Nurburgring which was a giggle, need a lot more laps to learn that track!
Will cut down the daily miles for next years tour, stay out of France and get the ferry down to Spain instead.

Hi guys and girls,just a quick hello to introduce myself and my bike.Currently on the Isle of Man for the TT but normally reside in Nuneaton near Coventry.I ride a Panigale 1299r Final Edition and my wife rides a Monster 1200s, a true fan of Ducati family.The FE is a bit of a dream come true,I do have to pinch myself that it's mine.Hope to catch a rideout or a meet at some point soon.

Happy riding and stay safe

Hi guys and girls,just a quick hello to introduce myself and my bike.Currently on the Isle of Man for the TT but normally reside in Nuneaton near Coventry.I ride a Panigale 1299r Final Edition and my wife rides a Monster 1200s, a true fan of Ducati family.The FE is a bit of a dream come true,I do have to pinch myself that it's mine.Hope to catch a rideout or a meet at some point soon.

Happy riding and stay safe

All

Just a short explanation about a number of parts I will end up listing for sale on here over the coming days and Months.

Before Christmas one of the stalwarts of The Ducati Monster Owners Club Forum passed away very suddenly.
He was Known on the Forum as Darkness, but his given name was Mark.

I knew Mark quite well, he lived @3/4hr from me, we both shared a passion for older Monsters and it seems hording parts.

I have been helping his Widow over the last couple of months to dispose of his collection of Monsters, they've all now been sold on and I am working my way through his stash of spares.

Sometimes I'll be asking for help to value parts. I'm sure you'll understand that I'm trying to do my very best for Marks Widow, but at the same time trying to give fair prices and be as transparent as possible with regard to what's being paid and being passed on to her.

All of the parts are now in my storage container much closer to home and I'll be listing parts on here as well as...

Absolutely love this little screamer, been looking for a two stroke for a while.

Hello everyone.

I write to you from Spain. My English is not very good, I hope you won't be too hard on me.

After spending several years reading this exciting forum, I have decided to register in this worldwide reference Ducati forum.

Although I have had some motorcycles throughout my life, from Japanese of all kinds, Bmw, my last 3 motorcycles have been Ducati (SF 1098S, PP 2013 and now V4PP) and also today I have some classics that I maintain and I work on them.

I am passionate about mechanics and detailing and I love taking care of and doing things on my bikes.

Thank you very much for your welcome and the forum for this free space.

I hope to contribute interesting things to the forum.

Sincerely.

Well after two years of shit n carnage.
It’s time to decide if this trackday thing is still enough fun for the cost?
I haven’t sat on a bike for two years, so given the old hag a service, new boots and a wipe down with some furniture polish. And a day out at Donington this Friday. It could be fun?? Anyone else venturing out on Friday?

Just got Termis fitted to my 1299S. Holy crap it’s loud - popping and banging on every upshift when using the quick shifter. It’s almost offensive!!
That’s all, end of my post!

A little update,

I had my 1198s wheels powdercoated with a matt clearcoat a while ago but unfortunately they did not take too well, a few rides in and the wheels flaked ! so I went back to the powdercoaters & they accepted that there was an issue with the clearcoat and offered to put them right.

This time round I opted for a slightly different shade & gloss clearcoat, same colour but different manufacturer so colour was a lighter shade but I'm happy how they have turned out - considering I spent hours trawling the internet to try source the original colour of the 1198s wheels in the goldy colour with no definite answer I actually prefer the lighter colour white gold that I picked out.

Will start with a photo from the dealership when I first picked it up.

Having an unusual experience with a 3 year old, apparently fully functional unit/Sim that won't talk to the monitoring centre. A couple of phone calls later and a stumped technical support (he didn't actually use "stumped" but you get the drift ), they are sending me a new, replacement unit, free of charge. I have always been happy with the service from Biketrac over the years but they have definitely gone the extra mile for me this time. Andy

Yes, I'm still alive and just having a quick glance at the posts, it's really nice to see the same people posting !
Hope you're all doing well and the last couple of years have been kind to you.
I promise I'll try and input a little bit more this time,but my cancer meds are flooring me with fatigue and pain everywhere. So I've sort of lost interest in most things tbh.
Anyway, nice to be back ❤

Hi all been a few months I got shut of the panigale and bought this!

Ducati and Bulgari sign a new partnership based on shared values of lightness, technology, design and passion for beauty
The Bulgari Aluminium Ducati Special Edition chronograph redefines the standards of luxury sports watches with unconventional materials and exclusive colors
Produced in a limited series of one thousand pieces, the watch is personalized with the Ducati brand and carries an engraving on the case back

Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 19 May 2022 - Ducati and Bulgari announce a new partnership, a collaboration between two Italian icons in their respective worlds who share a common vision of innovation and design, as well as a great passion for beauty.

The collaboration gives birth to the Bulgari Aluminium Ducati Special Edition chronograph, an elegant sports watch produced in a limited edition of 1,000 pieces that celebrates the union between the jewellery Maison and the iconic Italian motorcycle manufacturer. A combination of excellence, performance and passion....

A wide range of accessories designed to make the Streetfighter V2 even sportier is available in Ducati network dealerships
The online configurator allows you to view the different customization options and share the bike of your dreams with the nearest dealer

Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 18 May 2022 - A wide range of accessories designed by Ducati to make the Streetfighter V2 even sportier and to further enhance its look is available in the network dealerships.
Ducati Streetfighter V2 (link to the Ducati World Première episode here) is a sports naked with a unique character, which is aimed at motorcyclists who are looking for a bike capable of combining the sporty DNA of the Panigale V2 with Streetfighter riding attitude and style.

The most iconic accessory of the Ducati Performance line dedicated to Streetfighter V2 is the carbon wing set , consisting of 4 structural carbon fibre wings. This accessory is designed for those who want to give their bike a further touch of...

I'm fortunate to have a property in Piedmont, so part of the reason for getting a 999 was to explore some of the local roads and passes. However it's not the ideal machine for getting there.

I should set off on the 23:00 Newhaven Dieppe ferry on Friday, and have a room booked in Avallon (near Auxerre) for the Saturday night.

I will aim to update this with pics, but this may exceed my technological capabilities.

Stand by..................

Just delivered today. 821SP. Fortunately, the weather was clement so I took it out for my first ride on a Hypermotard. First impressions are:
I *really* enjoyed my 50 miles or so. Yes, there’s no wind protection-don’t care. (What is the purpose of the fly screen. To keep the wind off my tummy?). I found myself easily as quick cross-country (South West Northumberland into Alston) as on my Panigale, and the Hyper wasn’t trying to chuck me off at every bump. Not the power of the Panigale, but certainly enough to demolish traffic, including most other bikes. (Helps when you know the road well). I found I could pick a corner line, stick to it, but also change mid-corner if I had to (road cleaning vehicle brushing the gutters/verges in mid-countryside at -0 mph leaving clouds of dust)
Gawd, it’s *tall*! At 6’ I can just get toes down, and it was a little worrying when parking up on the slope to take the scenic shot below. Colour scheme is-not the usual white SP? I don’t like the...

Finally back out legal serviced and ready for the summer ☀️

Hi everyone, I've never posted before, just looked on with awe.

Bought my first Ducati in 2010, had it ever since

Dropped in to the mini/casual DOCSA bike show this morning for a nosey.

Hi guys well I've gone and bought myself a Z1000 Street fighter, got a big trip coming up so though this might work better than a super bike.

It's a 66 plate performance edition with just 2000 miles on the clock and absolutely mint.

Plus absolutely bog standard, it's real good fun to ride and goes like stink.

From Florence to Sydney, passing through New Delhi to Rio de Janeiro, #WeRideAsOne connected more than 13,000 enthusiasts in the most iconic locations of over 40 countries around the world
The event, organized by Dealers and Ducati Official Clubs, reached its climax during the parade that saw Ducatisti riding through their cities, while sharing passion and enthusiasm for being part of the community
Given the great success of the event, #WeRideAsOne becomes a fixed appointment in the calendar of the Ducati community each first Saturday of May

Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 13 May 2022 – The first edition of #WeRideAsOne, the exclusive event organized by the Bologna-based motorcycle manufacturer, concluded very successfully. Saturday 7 May, the community of Ducatisti from every city met to celebrate together the passion for Ducati in all its shades.

The event was organized thanks to the synergy between the Ducati Dealerships and the Ducati Official Clubs, who customized the...