Jeff, I did the original review on the seat and Calamander offered us (the club members) a discount, I've forwarded the contact details to our commercial manager so that he can confirm the current discount offered by this supplier when the discount list is updated shortly. I also have one for the ST2/3 which I again bought at the discounted price.
I also did the "Ventura" luggage review, as a result of which you can now get a 15% discount on the system and other products from Motohaus Marketing.
I did a review on a Ducati teapot believe it or not, that resulted in the manufacturer offering a member discount and supplying us with a one off model which the club presented to Mr. Minoli when the members visited the factory last year.
Any member can submit a product review for a Ducati related item or service, I don't think it is necessarily perceived as free advertising if it brings a discount value to the members ?
Sorry to hear of your food poisoning, had a similar experience recently and it ain't much fun. Maybe if you are still looking for the next post to have a go at on a similar topic you could question the Cargo Bag mention in the "Product Review" forum ? Not sure if we get a discount from them, maybe the person who posted it can confirm if they looked into it, if not and it's a great bit of kit why not send the info along to our commercial manager and I'm sure he'll get us a good deal !! Email:
commercial@ducatisportingclub.com