Just registered having seen the post on Ducati.ms announcing this new forum. Really pleased there's a UK forum up and running again:- the last one helped me out so many times! I am currently between bikes having just sold my pristine 2005 749 bip.....which I am missing desperately having owned it for 4-5 years. Going through the dilemma of trying to find a perfect 916 shaped bike or go for a couple of years old 848. Finding out now I was spoilt with my last bike:- it didn't have a mark on it so all the older bikes I am looking at do feel their age. However not giving up yet as the 916 bikes are soooo nice! Lesson to learn is not to sell the bike you love to find something even better.......before you have found it!