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| #1  10-Mar-2005, 00:24 | ||||
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I did think about a certain "modified" SPS that's sitting in JHP at the mo', but what I'm looking at isn't a Ducati !!!! My ol' SPS was a beauty, the 996R was a better bike, but the SPS had a soul, an emotion, a feeling, a heart, that the 996R couldn't quite replicate - maybe its because I didn't crash the R ??? Who knows. The R was a bit more clinical than the SPS, not true blood - if you see what I mean. I've learnt a few things from the ZX, probably more about what I don't want rather than what I do. The ZX is a missile, its bullet-proof, reliable, nimble, sure-footed, agile, good in the air.......etc, etc.... - its probably a bit boring. Its very easy to go fast, you just have to be in the right gear and easy on the throttle. With a Ducati, you have to worry whether it will start first, before you can worry about anything else.  (well with the proper older ones at least).In Cartagena after day 1, three of the four Ducatis in our group had completed 2 laps between them!!! Admittedly this was a combination of mechanical, physical and weather conditions, but nonetheless problems. There's an element of risk with a Ducati that the Japanese have removed - shame! Its part of the fun. I know, I know - oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!!!!  |
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