Hello All

[salamanzer]

Hi, i am new to this board having just taken the plung and sold my GSXR600 and bought a Ducati 749.

What can i say, its soo different to my old GSXR600. I didnt have a chance to test ride a 749 before purchasing the bike, i did however manage to ride a 999 before and apart from the obvious differences in power - the little 749 turns in much faster i think....

The only downside was the ECU stopped working correctly after 20 miles :( Not such a good start to ducati ownership so it's back in the shop.

But what can i say - im more than happy i have changed to a ducati from the jap 4's.

I can see why there is so many happy people on this forum :)

Regards

Jason

[iraqman]

Hello Salamanzer,

Fellow newbie here ...

Bad luck with the ECU on your first ride !!

I believe its your round

Mines a Jack and coke !!

:D

[TP]

Woohoo!!! I'll have a pint of Fosters please, the new cold stuff :)

Welcome to the message board and congratulations on your new toy!

[dickieducati]

yep welcome.

pinot griggio rose for me please.

[mark749s]

welcome to the board
enjoy the 749
I do

mines a gin and diet tonic

Mark

[TP]

Originally posted by dickieducati
yep welcome.

pinot griggio rose for me please.

Poof!

;)

[dickieducati]

Originally posted by TP
Originally posted by dickieducati
yep welcome.

pinot griggio rose for me please.

Poof!

;)

hardly. i've seen more pussy than officer dibble

[TP]

Originally posted by dickieducati
Originally posted by TP
Originally posted by dickieducati
yep welcome.

pinot griggio rose for me please.

Poof!

;)

hardly. i've seen more pussy than officer dibble

Seeing and doing are two different things though aren't they tiger ;)

You're half way there, just need some coaching!

:lol:

[mark749s]

what have cats got to do with it???????

[dickieducati]

getting off thread, but when i have to take any kind of instruction from an aussie will be a very sad day indeed. ;)

and anyway its summer. rose all the way.

[Edited on 15-5-2006 by dickieducati]

[david.hicks]

Welcome ... pint of Stella please

[Redruth]

I hardly think this is an appropriate tone with which to greet a newbie, you two. At least try to give the impression of being the elite group that Jason think he's joined, if only till he meets you in the flesh, at which point obviously any such impression will evaporate :devil::devil:

Hello Jason. I'd like a nice cup of tea, please :devil::devil:

[dickieducati]

Originally posted by Redruth


Hello Jason. I'd like a nice cup of tea, please :devil::devil:

yeah followed by a case of champagne.

[couchcommando]

Welcome also a newbie here, join the rest of us modern folk who have bought the new shape Ducati, therefore saving them from bankruptcy :), the old guard would rather have seem them go under than buy new, so much for loyalty eh ?

[salamanzer]

I dont know, the new shape has sort of grown on me. When i first looked at it i wasnt too sure. But now i see it as another thing of ducati beauty :D

But shape changes seem to be the in thing at the moment - the yamaha R1, suzuki's and even the ninja's are looking quite odd - i think it gonna take a while for the stubby exhausts to grow on me.

Do you as a "club" do meets and are there any local duke owners in the devon/somerset areas ??

Jason

[andyb]

Originally posted by dickieducati
yep welcome.

pinot griggio rose for me please.

page 65 on the good wine guide?:D;)

[salamanzer]

well at least no one asked for a babycham !!

And there is nothing wrong with Wine, I used to run a wine shop in London for fullers brewery !

[Ducnow]

Welcome :)

[david.hicks]

Just noticed that you are down my end of the country - look out for SW ride-outs posted here.

Oh, I'm ready for another Stella if you are still at the bar :D

[duc daz]

i sold my gixxer 1000 september of last year.then had a test ride on a 999 and ive never looked back ,,,,,enjoy enjoy enjoy :bouncy:

[lancisto]

Welcome, excellent choice of bike. A few niggles are what we call character in Italian ownership.
As yer buying, I'll have one from the Penfolds rack. :D

[lancisto]

Thats greedy, didn't mean to ask for two

[Jiminy]

Welcome, welcome, welcome. Nice mo-sheen you got yourself there.
Whilst you're out of the seat and at the bar I'll have a pint o' the black stuff.

[YMFB]

welcome mines a vodka tonic, cheers

[KeefyB]

Originally posted by salamanzer
Do you as a "club" do meets and are there any local duke owners in the devon/somerset areas ??
Yep,and you are in luck,there is a new organiser for the south west region.Keep an eye on the rideout boards for details.
Fine choice of machine by the way,..mines a Stella.:)

[ecc3]

welcome! I went from gixxer to duc 749 as well... and am very happy, now 18 months later... make mine a Corona... cold! :D

[salamanzer]

Ok great. Yeah im just down the road from Taunton really - i will keep an eye out for the south west rides - sounds like it could be a good laugh.

I did want the 749R - but the missus went nuts when i tried to spend 11,000 on it - and i got a good deal on the 749 so what the hell. Hopefully i should get it back with a working ecu :D (once they work out what is wrong with it - it keeps deleting the error codes).

Happy days :)

Jason

[swannymere]

:puzzled: Don't worry,it's called character!I'll have a Gin & Tonic with Lime please:D

[Edited on 15-5-2006 by swannymere]

[salamanzer]

Actually before I forget - where can i get a decent carbon hugger from - iwant to keep the shock and exhaust in good nick, dont want anything too expensive just needs to look nice!

Also did people stick to the run in rules? - most of my other inline 4's I have always had the attitude - if its gonna be thrashed, you may as well start as you mean to go on.

[swannymere]

:D eBay is your friend,lots of bargains if you're patient,check prices first from a dealer as some muppets regularly pay more second-hand than new:eureka:

[mark749s]

I ran mine in by the book. did not venture over 5000 for the first 600 and then built it ip to the 11000 over the next 900 miles mind you I have got the brecon beacons to play with

Mark

[TORTUGA]

Salamanzer, Hi

You just missed a meet last Sunday just ouside Taunton. It went like this ; A ride, a pub lunch, a ride to West Bay and then a coffee and a ride back. 6 turned out and so 7 would be cool.

There is a meet this Saturday at the Bristol riders dealer. We get around 20 bikes to that and if the weathers good we will do a ride out accross the Mendips to Cheddar. The meet is from 1000 until 1200-1230ish, They do a good breakfast and it is a nice bunch of people who like a good chat about their Ducatis.

Hope to see you there.:biaggi:

[bike mad]

ran my baby in the way I was taught by my dad and it works, my bikes are the fastest, there is so much more to running a bike in than just going by the revs, you must not labour the engine at all till you have 1000 miles on it and then slowly brake it in with more throttle till 1500 at which point you should be full throttle and 10'000 revs,
it's a slow and very laborious process, try to imagine a glass of wine on the tank, you must accelerate so slow that the glass doesn't fall off,
don't under rev it as that will strain the engine,
you can imagine my mate who came with me when I bought my bike which was 200 miles away, 0 to 60 in 10mins,
but at least he could over take me, that was the last time that happened.
:flame::burn::burn:

[salamanzer]

eek:

I was told to keep it under 8K for the first 600 miles but i was allowed to go over it now and again. Oh dear :(

Oh well - that slight loss in BHP im sure can be made up by a set of loud cans :frog:

Oh and as long as the bike is fixed - i will try and make my way up on saturday. I have a mate in bristol - hes got a ninja - would he be welcome to come along ?

Jason

[final_edition]

Welcome to the DSC, now don't forget to fill out your application to become a full member of the club.
I too sold my 1000 il4 and bought a Duke. It will open-up another avenue in bike riding, I kid you not!

Peroni for me, ta;)

[david.hicks]

Originally posted by KeefyB
Originally posted by salamanzer
Do you as a "club" do meets and are there any local duke owners in the devon/somerset areas ??
Yep,and you are in luck,there is a new organiser for the south west region.Keep an eye on the rideout boards for details.
Fine choice of machine by the way,..mines a Stella.:)

Oi, that's my pint! :D

[salamanzer]

Just got news from the shop - look like a new ECU - thank goodness its a new bike :o

Hopefully they should have it done by the weekend :D so i will try my best to get to bristol on saturday.

[Redruth]

Jason, you should be feeling quite welcome by now, but I notice you STILL haven't got a member symbol by your name. Why the delay ??:devil::devil:

There's no such thing as a free lunch/pint of stella/case of champagne :devil: