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Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 14-Jan-2005, 16:08
Replies: 10
Views: 2,456
Posted By beancounter
Perhaps the title would have been better reading...

Perhaps the title would have been better reading "What MAY happen when you fit CF wheels..."
Forum: General Motorcycles only 14-Jan-2005, 16:06
Replies: 12
Views: 3,598
Posted By beancounter
I don't often agree with Mr. Fog but I think he's...

I don't often agree with Mr. Fog but I think he's spot on there about Hodgson's world title.
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 13-Jan-2005, 14:51
Replies: 11
Views: 4,267
Posted By beancounter
Jools I think you give too much credit to your...

Jools I think you give too much credit to your ST2 and too little to yourself. An ST2 really isn't a very fast bike whichever way you look at it. I suspect you must be a far better rider than some of...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 12-Jan-2005, 18:37
Replies: 16
Views: 4,534
Posted By beancounter
er.....think you should be talking directly to...

er.....think you should be talking directly to Senna3 rather than through this board ?

Then it's up to him if he puts your comments on here....

Must say, I'd have been livid too.


[Edited on...
Forum: 999 / 749 12-Jan-2005, 18:08
Replies: 16
Views: 3,527
Posted By beancounter
Sure - Beautiful, individual, full of character,...

Sure -

Beautiful, individual, full of character, challenging to ride, instantly recognisable (even to non-bikers), not very comfortable, complicated and expensive to produce, etc. etc.

You should...
Forum: 999 / 749 12-Jan-2005, 17:45
Replies: 16
Views: 3,527
Posted By beancounter
As the 749 is more like a Honda than a (real)...

As the 749 is more like a Honda than a (real) Ducati, how about a nice Repsol paint scheme ? I've always liked the Repsol colours......
Forum: 851 / 888 24-Dec-2004, 14:56
Replies: 37
Views: 11,143
Posted By beancounter
Thank you weeveetwin. You got me going for a...

Thank you weeveetwin.

You got me going for a minute, until I saw the price ! no wonder it's been for sale a while...........

The last Tricolore I saw for sale was in the back pages of Italian Bike...
Forum: 851 / 888 24-Dec-2004, 12:33
Replies: 37
Views: 11,143
Posted By beancounter
When did anyone last see an 851 Tricolore for...

When did anyone last see an 851 Tricolore for sale ?
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 20-Dec-2004, 12:45
Replies: 21
Views: 3,758
Posted By beancounter
Monty, we all know you love your ST4S but I don't...

Monty, we all know you love your ST4S but I don't see how a standard 996 engine in an ST frame qualifies a bike as 'mad as a box of frogs'

Quite the opposite - great 'all-rounder' I would have...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 20-Dec-2004, 12:23
Replies: 21
Views: 3,758
Posted By beancounter
Good job this post is in the SS forum (so only a...

Good job this post is in the SS forum (so only a few of us SS / SL owners will read it !)

However, the considered move to an RSV (and the many that have already done so) marks in my opinion the sad...
Forum: Ducati Insurance - Questions and Answers! 18-Dec-2004, 16:17
Replies: 19
Views: 6,054
Posted By beancounter
Sorry - I assumed you'd been talking to bike...

Sorry - I assumed you'd been talking to bike insurers....

Where's that coat.........
Forum: Ducati Insurance - Questions and Answers! 18-Dec-2004, 16:10
Replies: 19
Views: 6,054
Posted By beancounter
As you only need to insure the bike for fire and...

As you only need to insure the bike for fire and theft while it's at home, do you think it would be possible to include it on your household contents insurance (which after all would include things...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 18-Dec-2004, 12:30
Replies: 4
Views: 2,905
Posted By beancounter
Last I heard, they were not allowing video...

Last I heard, they were not allowing video equipment on bikes (or cars ) at the ring on the basis that it may encourage irresponsible riding (yes, really).
Forum: 999 / 749 05-Dec-2004, 12:31
Replies: 15
Views: 2,487
Posted By beancounter
Noooooooooooooooooooo !!! You should have got...

Noooooooooooooooooooo !!!


You should have got the 996SPS !
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 02-Dec-2004, 10:53
Replies: 54
Views: 16,809
Posted By beancounter
So that's 6 SL's and an FE..... Not many...

So that's 6 SL's and an FE.....

Not many !

Wonder where all the rest are ?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 01-Dec-2004, 15:33
Replies: 4
Views: 1,390
Posted By beancounter
try ebay shop ducatisparesonline

try ebay shop ducatisparesonline
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 01-Dec-2004, 11:42
Replies: 54
Views: 16,809
Posted By beancounter
Good heavens Superlight3, are you up already...

Good heavens Superlight3, are you up already ?

Only 3 bottles of Chardonnay last night ?

and where have all the Superlights gone ?
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 01-Dec-2004, 10:52
Replies: 54
Views: 16,809
Posted By beancounter
Ah.... I don't want to seem sniffy but I don't...

Ah....

I don't want to seem sniffy but I don't think that the FE does count as a Superlight, although obviously it shared some of the parts...

More a model in its own right

Anyway, as we're only...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 30-Nov-2004, 15:50
Replies: 11
Views: 3,397
Posted By beancounter
Paul, presumably you'll be ok if you just drive...

Paul, presumably you'll be ok if you just drive it across fields ?
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 30-Nov-2004, 15:05
Replies: 54
Views: 16,809
Posted By beancounter
How many Superlights ?

post on this board ?

Well there's me (so that's one then.........)

How many more ?
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 30-Nov-2004, 10:38
Replies: 11
Views: 2,494
Posted By beancounter
Carb icing ?

Carb icing ?
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 29-Nov-2004, 15:18
Replies: 5
Views: 3,140
Posted By beancounter
ebay shop DUCATISPARESONLINE Lee can get all...

ebay shop DUCATISPARESONLINE

Lee can get all sorts of stuff (and has done for my own Superlight which used to be his !)
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 29-Nov-2004, 11:12
Replies: 19
Views: 2,423
Posted By beancounter
I guess I must be lucky with mine... Took it out...

I guess I must be lucky with mine...

Took it out Saturday morning for the first time in nearly 2 months - started first press of the button.

Always starts first or second go.

(Unlike the...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 18-Nov-2004, 16:08
Replies: 28
Views: 2,169
Posted By beancounter
I had a TL1000S two years ago but I didn't have...

I had a TL1000S two years ago but I didn't have it long enough for the gearbox to explode, as I wrote it off after 6 weeks and nearly myself with it.

Good motor though.
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 18-Nov-2004, 15:52
Replies: 28
Views: 2,169
Posted By beancounter
Thanks Rockhopper, I think that's the point I was...

Thanks Rockhopper, I think that's the point I was trying to make.
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 18-Nov-2004, 15:36
Replies: 28
Views: 2,169
Posted By beancounter
Henners, Love your 916 and would like one...

Henners,

Love your 916 and would like one similar.

Question - before you bought it, were you able to check condition of rockers / cams etc. ?

If not, how did you know that the motor had been...
Forum: 999 / 749 18-Nov-2004, 14:12
Replies: 27
Views: 3,216
Posted By beancounter
eek !

eek !
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 11-Nov-2004, 16:14
Replies: 35
Views: 8,182
Posted By beancounter
I do enjoy a lively debate !

I do enjoy a lively debate !
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 11-Nov-2004, 13:51
Replies: 35
Views: 8,182
Posted By beancounter
Sorry if I wasn't clear. drunkinvegas wanted a...

Sorry if I wasn't clear.

drunkinvegas wanted a recomendation for an independent in the north east, where he lives (read his subsequent post)

instead he got directed to nelly in nottingham (and...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 11-Nov-2004, 12:22
Replies: 35
Views: 8,182
Posted By beancounter
Good luck drunkinvegas, hope you are back on the...

Good luck drunkinvegas, hope you are back on the road soon !
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 11-Nov-2004, 11:48
Replies: 35
Views: 8,182
Posted By beancounter
So let me get this straight..... There are only...

So let me get this straight.....

There are only two individuals in the whole of the UK who can be trusted to work on Ducatis - Nelly at Cornerspeed and, of course, Lord Hackett of Coventry.

Get...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 10-Nov-2004, 18:49
Replies: 35
Views: 8,182
Posted By beancounter
What use is Cornerspeed (Nottingham) to someone...

What use is Cornerspeed (Nottingham) to someone who lives in the north east ?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 22-Oct-2004, 12:16
Replies: 37
Views: 3,850
Posted By beancounter
The Superlight is getting new floating discs,...

The Superlight is getting new floating discs, mark IV oil temperature kit, new carbon mudguard and clutch cover and a rather nice 3 spoke Marchesini rear wheel in gold (unfortunately couldn't source...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 22-Apr-2004, 17:25
Replies: 20
Views: 4,839
Posted By beancounter
Best solution is......... ........one of each...

Best solution is.........

........one of each !

(also gets around the red vs yellow debate)
Forum: Ducati Insurance - Questions and Answers! 22-Apr-2004, 16:54
Replies: 5
Views: 4,100
Posted By beancounter
Fantastic quote ! I pay twice as much to cover...

Fantastic quote !

I pay twice as much to cover my 2 bikes which are not dissimilar to yours

However I did write off a brand new TL1000S a couple of years ago.....hasn't helped the premium....
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 21-Apr-2004, 15:33
Replies: 56
Views: 11,645
Posted By beancounter
Funky in orange Yes, to a blind man in a...

Funky in orange

Yes, to a blind man in a welder's mask...
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