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Still a good ride ,40thbpressie

2020 hey. What a year.

Last New Year’s eve I knew we were looking at a terrible year. My wife had just been diagnosed with cancer but despite the shit storm we had plenty of good times too and you know what, we laughed a lot too.

This is how it went.

Cancer diagnosis. Followed by the worst flu we’d ever had in our lives. Totally floored us, New Year’s Eve we were too ill to go out. We stayed in despite having paid for the bash. We didn’t want to give that shitty bug to anyone else, how ironic.

Saw the Oncologist again, he said something else had shown up too.

‘Oh ffs what now’?

She had two broken ribs (from coughing so much)!

‘Oh! Is that all’? We just laughed it was such relief. The Oncologist was a little surprised, we laughed at his reaction too.

Then Chemo.

Then the Mrs’s hair fell out, I had to shave her head.That was a weird one but we laughed, we actually laughed while I was doing it.

Out of the blue, a phone call, no warning, no preamble, Chemo cancelled half...

Santa's been & delivered a pressy from my children. They obviously they start to listen to your hints when they get to their late twenties, early thirties ! Thanks kids
Another little job to keep me amused while I'm furloughed !!

Through thick and thin, good health and illness the support this forum gives is priceless
There have been ups and downs but overall each of us has held our own
Wishing you peace,kindness and love whatever or wherever you all are
Oldie and newbies
To a great forum
Merry Christmas and love from me and my bins
xx

Hi all sorry for the delay but been a busy week as you can imagine.
So introducing myself. I'm 44 year old firefighter and I've just bought my first Ducati.
Had all the usual superbikes over the years, R1 GSXR1000, Fireblade and my last bike was the kawaski Z800 which I had for about 6 months took it for a service and walked out with this bike.
Although after I put new chain and sprockets on it and paid for the service.
So not only is this the first ducati I've owner but also my first v twin but I have to say I thought my other superbikes were not only fast but awesome bikes. This thing is another level it's like a balastic missile

Really
Merry Christmas regardless of differences.
I hope it's merrier for you than you thought it would be.

May all of your loved ones be immune.

Stay safe.

Rex

'twas the night before Christmas at the motorcycle store.
The sales clerks were gone; they'd locked up the door.
Back in service, the tools were hung with great care,
The floors had been swept, the workbenches bare.
Sales had been brisk, filling staff with elation
As they headed down south for their winter vacation.
The new shiny sportbikes had all been sold out,
And all that was left was an Indian Scout,
A Norton Commando, a Rudge Multi too,
And a black BMW R32,
A Vincent, a Matchless, and Velocette,
And a drippy old Brough that wouldn't start on a bet.
"This stinks," said the Norton. "We're just as fine
As those Japanese bikes the kids buy all the time."
"You're right," said the Vincent as he grew agitated.
"All I need is to get my back tire inflated,
Then I could compete with the best of `em yet."
"Me, too! I'm still fast," cried the old Velocette.
"If someone was handy, somebody smart,
They'd know how to fix us and get us to start."
And so while they grumbled and whined and...

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Woohoo!

Ever since Wera tools were mentioned on the forum, I have been looking for a local stockist. By chance this morning, I found out my local DeWalt dealer carries a small range. Way too late to ask Santa so I bought this for myself

Andy

The collaboration between Ducati and Akrapovič gives birth to two exclusive accessories for the Multistrada V4, ideal for emphasising its sportiness
The racing exhaust unit and the type approved silencer fit perfectly with the design of the bike
Performance, sportiness and ride comfort come together in the new Multistrada V4, a versatile motorcycle created to be effective in all riding conditions

Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 18 December 2020 - The Multistrada V4 is the bike from the Ducati range designed to dominate all roads. An ambitious project in which performance and sportiness are combined with unprecedented ride comfort and versatility of use that allows the bike to be effective in all riding conditions.

The Multistrada V4 is "Sport" because it is light and compact, has electronic MotoGP aids and a chassis with agile dimensions for an exciting and effective ride in mixed terrain. It is "Touring" thanks to the main maintenance intervals set every 60,000 km, the great...

Merry Christmas everyone!

During the first lockdown I built a cafe racer from a 900ss that had been left to rot for over a decade. I’m pleased with the outcome but I was unable to get the bike to run correctly before lockdown ended. A subsequent house move had stalled things further but over Christmas I’m trying to sort the running issues. I’ve completely stripped and cleaned the carbs but whilst doing so I noticed that the items in the first two images are damaged/cracked and have been glued back together. Does anyone have these carb parts in their stash that they could sell me? Can anyone recommend where I may be able to buy these parts? Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions.
I can post more pics of the bike if people are interested.

Sneak peek!

Hey guys.
I figured I’d wait until the bugs were sorted out before buying one..lol
Finally picked up a bike I always envied. 2000 996. I will be giving it some much needed treatment over the winder, bring her back to factory red. Great forum! Lots of knowledge on here.

A bit of nice news i wanted to share as you have been so supportive once more ..

I had my Check up yesterday regarding the brain tumour and after the Radiology treatment etc it has finally gone and has left a space in the PLANETARIUM that is..
THE PLANET NOODLE..

i’m not sure yet what i’m going to do with the extra room just yet, but, I might see if i can rent it out ...

In true Oscar acceptance speech stylie... I’d like to thank all those for their incrudable help luv
( inamanlywayobv from the geezers anyway) to all of you because without it who knows... Especially thanks to Mike and Kay, Tel and of course muchly muchly luvs n hugs to my little inspiration @Ducbird, She insisted i get well i really had no choice tbh..

But yes, a yearly check up that’s all i will need now thanks to the great NHS Docs and Nurses..

Apparently over the last few years i’ve been such a regular visitor they have awarded me my own parking space... lol

X

A few wraps over the last month or so!

All the essence of the Monster in the lightest, most compact and essential form possible
The mission of the Monster: to have fun thanks to the 111 hp of the Testastretta 11° engine and 166 kg of dry weight
The sports naked suitable for all those who want a technological and easy to ride bike

Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 2 December 2020 - The Ducati World Première web series has come to an end with the fifth and final episode in which the Borgo Panigale motorcycle manufacturer unveiled the new Monster. A motorcycle that marked the history of Ducati like few others. It is the best-selling model ever: more than 350,000 have been produced since its presentation.

The new Monster represents all the essence of Ducati in the lightest, most compact and essential form possible. You can already guess it from the name: Monster, nothing else.
The recipe is the original 1993 one: a sporty engine, but perfect for road use, combined with a Superbike-derived frame. All that you need to have...

Ducati presents the new Monster: compact, essential and light. Designed with one goal in mind: to have fun.

All the details of the bike will be unveiled on Wednesday 2 December at 19.00 (CET) on Ducati.com, during the last episode of the Ducati World Première web series.

The complete Press Kits of the models unveiled will be available on Ducati Media House after the first minutes of the episode.

#DWP2021 #Monster

something i dont suffer from. i generally want for nothing, money doesn't really interest or drive me. as long as i have enough to pay this quarters bills with enough left over to pay the next, i'm happy.
Buuuut. every now and then the wife looks after a croft for a family when they go away for a few days.they are a youngish family and semi retired, he works for the oil industry. so here i am, looking over the sea, i'v just fed their chickens and collected eggs. in a mo i am away to move some sheep (no need btw) then we are out in the polly tunnel. and me and the lad are going for a roart around the beach later n the bikes. love it.
i wants it. should of tried harder at school. its the only time i get jealous. boo.

Hello all,

Thought I’d introduce myself. My name is Rob, I’m new to Ducati ownership but have been riding for some 25 years now. I feel like I’ve owned everything but a Ducati (my other bike is currently a ZZR1400) but finally pulled up the courage to get beyond some of the stories you here and go for it.

I’ve found a gorgeous 1996, 750SS with only 6300 original miles. Apparently it’s lived much of its life in someone’s house and I bought it off a chap who had about 15 bikes in his collection.

I’ve ridden it the 18 miles gone and it feels spot on (although nothing to compare it to). The gearbox is beautifully smooth and precise, the engine seemed fine but felt a bit chuggy if I wasn’t in the right gear at low speed. It’s cleaned up a dream and I look forward to to those Sunday rides on it when the roads dry out.