dickies desmodue diary
 

apologies for probably posting up the most boring diary but its a diary non the less so here goes:

1. decided to do desmodue racing.
2. bought new 620 monster.
3. errrrrrrrrrrrrrrr thats all folks!

will be adding hi level can, rearsets and then just taking off/adding the necessary bits to go racing.

had first go on it today; got to run it in, but first impression?

actually really liked it, everyone has said how slow they are but i thought it was quite nippy, got to be careful with the revs at the moment but it gets up to a ton ok, brakes seem good and handles reasonably well too. dont get me wrong its no 999 but looking forward to giving it a bit more stick when run in with hi level can on and dry roads.

a few pictures to follow; apologies for the cheesy one with me sitting on it but the missus wanted to take it. bless her!

overall very happy.

:bouncy:

one more:

here's the cheesy one:

Blimey that's clean!!! No surprise !!!!

Nice one, but why a new one Dickie?

That's so weird - as I downloaded the picture, an advert came on the TV for cheese.

/cue:twilight_zone.wav

Nothing a bit of first corner gravel couldn't sort out Tim ;)

Bloody 'ell! Racing for the landed gentry! Good on ya for getting a bike sorted. More than a little jealous about those four-pad brembos, but what in god's name stopped you from getting a s/h 620Sport (surely a better bet for DD)???

lucky git

that looks to good to race

how you gonna that from your armchair?? ;);)

bt.w any chance of a lift for 2 from antonye to stansted friday am if you have room ?

I'll be there, even if I have to sell one or two of the kids in Thailand (just kidding, before the letters come in ... I wouldn't know which ones to get rid of ...)

And yes, we'll have space in the car for Friday, depending on what Ruthie is taking with her ....

Leathers still fit then fatboy! :lol:

rattler, ali:

the 'i cant be arsed' factor contributed alot as i could just walk in and get one. i know absolutely nothing about bike engines etc so just wanted something i could just jump on and go, pretty much. if i was going to buy second hand i would have got a 620 monster anyway at around 3k+. it has a slipper already (of sorts). i know 100% everything is ok if not it will be done under waranty. and hopefully it will still be worth that bit more at the end of racing.

i know i could bin it on the first bend but i really wont be pushing 100% for one place better anyway and if i get taken out by someone then so be it. i guess thats racing as they say!
theres a good chance i'll go and smash up their car if they do though:o

only kidding!

yeah, wasnt a whole lot of room for much else though!

even had to swap the twenty i was going to take out with me for a fiver as it was too thick!:lol:

Very nice, I do like the red frame.

Time for some serious crash bungs/protection/insurance me thinks.

yes definitely; i was going to give everyone else a good half lap head start and then just hope no one comes round to lap me. just be like a sunday run out for me then!

you dont get one of these with a second hand bike either!

duncan from behind.....so to speak.

b.t.w its for the missus and she named him :puzzled:

.....the stuffed toy looks worth more than my bike......

Probably will go better too!

Also, I think I would have bought one which didn't have the sidepanels falling off!
The build quality on my 11 year old one is far better - it has hung together for 11 years.............but then again I haven't ridden it yet........

So is race use covered by the warranty then... :P

Darren

It is a very, very pretty machine, and mine decided to wet itself when Dickie pulled up outside the garage - a quick spit of petrol from the carbs all over the floor!

That red frame is very smart, and not much to do until it's race ready either.

Nice one Dickie!

that's a lovely motor Dickie.

Looks like it shrunk in the wash though so let me know if you want to swap for my 600SS!

You got lucky with the brakes Dickie. The '05 bikes should have black cheapo Brembos not the gold 4 pot jobbies. Must be using up old stock? A nice extra to have!

yes i did well on that. i think mine was one of the early ones so they may not have had the newer, not so good brakes in the factory.

Are they 4 pad jobbies? Or 4 pot - 2 pad ones?

terrific question.

i refer you to my above quote about not knowing much about bikes.

i would assume they are 4 pot 2 pad. but i don't really have a danny la rue!

They appear to be the four pad ones going on the fact they've got two pins holding the pads on. I'm not sure if they do a two pad one with two pins at the top or not ,but all the other two pad calipers I've seen only have the one pin on each caliper.

thats just what i was trying to say!

Yeh - they just look different to both the 4 pad and 2 pad ones that I've seen.

:ninja:

Nah - looking again, they have 2 pins retaining what must be a single pad for each side, so they'll be the 4 pot, 2 pad jobbies I reckon!!

Rattler is right, they're 4 pot - 2 Pad just like my ST

Does that mean we have to retract our complaint to the DesmoDue techincal committee now? :lol:

Tongue in cheek I know, but he could use the 4 pad jobbies, as they are standard Ducati OEM kit!!

Itll not matter when jhp has fitted the radial ones hes ordered!:roll:

why not give ALL my secrets away!

Very nice bike DD. I didn't realise you were mechanically inept though. That's a bit of a turn up :frog::lol:

You'll just have to thrash the @rse off the real spanner enthusiasts and prove to everyone that knowing how the damn things work doesn't make you rider faster :roll::burn:

TP- luggage wise - one ruck sack (small) and a handbag (small).

i'm a racer! :lol::lol::lol:

if i wanted to fanny about with engines i'd have offered my services as a mechanic.;)

aquired a bit of carbon yesterday, should save me a couple of grams. might even be able to fix it on myself. think i just need a srewdriver or spanner or something:puzzled:

took the monster out yesterday to try to get some more miles on it. my mate came off on the 3 rd roundabout so after picking up the bits of his bike and getting him home(only his pride was hurt). decided to pop out a bit later when it had warmed up a bit.
managed to squeeze 110 out of it, still not pushng it too much so still recon it should sneak up to 130 in the right circumstances (downhill with a tailwind).

got it over a bit more to get my knee down. feels very 'floaty' in that position. will clearly need to look at the suspension at some stage.

Did you remember to add the rubber lips?

its funny how you get a certain impression of people on the board and they are totally different when you actually meet them.

take flanker; from some of his postings i really thought he was a bit of an arse but now i've met him.....................................i KNOW he is!;)