I went out for a ride early Saturday morning, heading upto Ducati Aylesbury to pick up the aforementioned tankpad. On the way up the engine management light popped on, but the bike still pulled as normal, so I just eased back a little. Thankfully it didnt return after I filled up with petrol. After 20mins, I parked up at the showroom, which if any of you have been there is all by itself in the middle of nowhere. Perfect :tongue:. I had a little walk around the showroom(s) and there was some seriously nice kit there. The usual array of Ducatis current models, but a few older monsters and a nice 998 with termis sticking out the back. There were MV, Yams and a great range of Kawasaki bikes as well. After buying two T shirts (tenner each ) i got a coffee and sat outside with my book for a bit. Now I dont know if it was the recent problems Ive had with my bike, the engine sensor or just the place, but my little 1098s didnt feel all that special when I was there. I was really weird, because I know it is, especially to me. As soon as I headed off home, it felt special again :tongue: , but when I was there, it just felt like just another bike :frown:
It used to feel like that with all my other bikes but thankfully not the 848 Evo Corse. Especially with my last bike, an R1 crossplane crank engine job, in US colours. I loved it but when it was parked up with other bikes it was just another bike. However yesterday when I parked the 848 up at squires lots of people stopped to take a look at it :smile: Gave me a warm feeling inside
I get the very same feeling looking at the pics on the forum and the wonderful bikes the members have. Its only when Im out and about and people look (as el toro said) that I feel all special again (not special needs). I avoid the dealer for the very reason that I always fall for another shiny thing with wheels and get kicked in the bollox by part ex the bike I have. Your 1098s is the mutts nuts Matt
I was out for a ride with my bro on Saturday. I was on my bike, he was on his beamer.... It was the bright red noisy bike that was getting all the looks... Funny how it's from people that really don't know any better...:biggrin: Yup - keep out of bike shops.... That feeling is only compounded when the sales-droid sneers at your pride and joy when you ask for a trade in price!
We get over to Ducati Aylesbury/On Yer bike a lot, as it's halfway round one of our favourite routes. It's home territory for me so I know it really well. Yes, they do have some dangerously desirable stuff - a while ago they had a stunning 998S Bayliss rep in pride of place in the showroom .. that came home with me the next weekend! :tongue: Well, it would be rude not to ... They always have something that I could just fancy, though - last time it was a cute little Kawasaki 400 ... mmmmm ...
Probably just the place, whilst Duc's aren't as rare as they once were going to main dealer who has loads of them there does detract from it's prescence. Practically have to beat people off the bike when its parked up when i'm down in Cornwall, but parked next to Beachtone's 1098R it's just another bike
Official Ducati T shirt, one classic red and the other old school. Tenner each Didn't have any more room in my rucksack or I would have had others. Thanks for all your responses guys. I dont want to upgrade to a Panigale or 1198. It is all the bike I need and more. Troy, you're so right dude. Canine Testies
Someone will always have a smarter bike than you, a better car, a more luxurious house. The secret to being happy (and not reducing yourself to poverty) is to be happy with what you've got. If you find this hard, there is a simple solution: Borrow or hire some crappy old 125 or Kawasaki 400 or a couple of weeks. When you get back on to your bike, you'll think it is just astonishing. Incidentally, it is marketing's job to make you unhappy with what you have, by vaunting the merits of the new thing. Will you really have any more fun on a Panigale than your current bike - real quantifiable fun? Almost certainly not. There you go: I've just saved you 20 large.
Its the equivalent of taking your girlfriend to a whorehouse. Sooooooo much more choice... UuuuUUuuUMmmmmm TASTY faster younger models with better clothes... would be expensive though, and what other consequences would there be later??! A bigger appetite for footwear & jewelry than your current one? Irrational breakdowns, strops, sulks & undue liquid dependancy?? New bits and add-ons?? Your purple head overruled your hairy head. Its not unknown in such circumstance, and entirely natural. Stick with the one you love.
Yeah but, no but.... New slinky unsullied ones (not from whorehouse clearly) are such a turn on...:biggrin:
Absolutely spot on, sometimes you just have to want what you have got as opposed to get what you want.
