Newbie 916 owner

Carbon749 · 29-Aug-2006, 23:47

Welcome and mines a cold bud in a frosted glass

Enjoy the bike, glad to hear your starting to get on with it.

My first Ducati was a 1998 748BP ... hated it for the first 3 months or so. Even had the advert written out to put it in MCN.

My mate convinced me to stick with it. That was almost 6 years and 5 ducati's ago

Love em and would not go back to a Jap bike.

Nige · 30-Aug-2006, 00:14

Thanks for the welcome guys.

I to had the advert just about formulated for a goodbye party, even test rode a Mille, Firebolt, and a speed triple, but had a good chat with myself and now love it to bits.

Hants on the 10th, I will be there.

Jewel.

I can't say if the TRX is as much fun as a TL as I have never ridden one, but I had 13500 fun miles out of it in single year. Easy to maintain, approx 75-80 BHP, red line is at 8500, although an inline twin It would still shake itself to pieces if you tried to wind it on in the wrong gear. That said, stick it in 3rd at about 3 and a half and you could treat it as a twist and go to the red line. I went around GB on it in 9 days and 3500 miles. Went to spain and back. BT020 x3 rear & 2 x the same at the front, oil every 3,000 ( mind you some burn a litre per 1,000 depending on the rider) and it never missed a beat. Front suspension is poo as are the brakes and the rear is not much better, but parts are ubiquitous from other Yams and usually slot/bolt straight on, R6 calipers and the like.

Yup - they are great fun..................but it aint no DUKE.

Nige · 30-Aug-2006, 00:18

And yes - tis RED - do wet dreams come in yellow ?

sbwells · 30-Aug-2006, 09:15

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Originally Posted by Nige

And yes - tis RED - do wet dreams come in yellow ?

No mate definately not...

Sharpy G · 30-Aug-2006, 09:48

Welcome on-board, from a relatively new Ducati convert

I'll have a decaf latte with a SoCo chaser please

Sharpy

Nige · 31-Aug-2006, 21:06

Thanks for the welcome people - hope to meet many in the future.

Regards

Nige

kwikbitch · 01-Sep-2006, 02:16

Welcome to the mad house then...I'll be the one with the black but rather worse for wear 749 if we ever meet!
I'll have a drambuie Shandy please

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30-Aug-2006, 00:18	#3
Nige Registered Forum User Posts: 7 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Winchester Mood: Sober and Disorderly And yes - tis RED - do wet dreams come in yellow ? Reply

30-Aug-2006, 09:48	#5
Sharpy G Registered Forum User Ducati Corse Bikes: 749R 2004 Posts: 3,459 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Redhill, Surrey Mood: luvin' bein back out on the 'R' Welcome on-board, from a relatively new Ducati convert I'll have a decaf latte with a SoCo chaser please Sharpy Reply

31-Aug-2006, 21:06	#6
Nige Registered Forum User Posts: 7 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Winchester Mood: Sober and Disorderly Thanks for the welcome people - hope to meet many in the future. Regards Nige Reply

01-Sep-2006, 02:16	#7
kwikbitch Registered Forum User Ducati Meccanica Posts: 2,911 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Nottingham Mood: Smiley and waiting for the sunshine Welcome to the mad house then...I'll be the one with the black but rather worse for wear 749 if we ever meet! I'll have a drambuie Shandy please Reply