Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > First Ducati

[Annette]

Mine was a 916. I had no interest in bikes at all, and when the old man came home with his first Ducati I fell in love with it. Foolishly he said that if I passed my bike test I could have it. So I did a quicky 4 day course and went home with a full bike licence to make my announcement. And won a brand new Dave916. He was as pleased as punch. Very generous! I couldn;t quite believe my luck going for my first road ride on a superbike! Lucky me!

[Steve B]

Started with a '93 900SS in 1994, black wheels gold frame. Never liked the earlier white frame n white wheels models, rather be riding than cleanin' and polishin'.
Still got 2nd one, a '94 900SS and fourth one '98 916SPS, never had the bottle to race or ride a trackday, but clocked over 125,000 Ducati miles now.

[Iconic944ss]

Good Man SteveB, get yourself to the DSC trackday at Cadwell - you really will love it and are guaranteed good treatment on & off the track during the members only day.

Here is my first that I have sweated, bled and yes, cried over....

When I found the frame was cracked......it still is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





But I'll never sell her

[Steve GD]

Frank, that is a beaut! 944cc....that is the same as the ST2, right? Is that how it came about?

[Iconic944ss]

I do miss him a lot Steve but, I dont feel comfortable riding him without the frame being welded up properly or even renewed in some way.

The bike had a 944cc big bore kit fitted when I got it, last thing I did before riding him last was to fit Dyna coils and some 41mm FCR Kehins, but that is a whole different world of pain