Old Fart Syndrome

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by PerryL, Feb 10, 2026 at 10:45 AM.

  1. Sounds good to me.
     
  2. The current project is to get my pictures taken on an Android phone shown here.
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  3. First try worked but I somehow posted the picture twice. Second attempt worked better. Now you all know what a pint of Tribute looks like in the BA.

    At some point this year, I will visit Riders either in Bristol or Bridgewater and inspect the Ducati Scrambler. I forget that a new Monster was in the mix, but they are expensive.

    Here's another picture;
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  4. Achewy, I have just been on the Ducati website and the Monster is only about £500 more than a Scrambler, so the Monster wins, but if I suspend my hatred of 18" front wheels, then that Royal Enfield 650 is back and it's half the price of the Ducati Monster, so the conclusion is that I just have no idea.

    No rush as I will not do anything this year. If I get the ST3 back on the road, I might do nothing at all.

    Either way, I will shut up for a bit!
     
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  5. Just have another pint, enjoy yourself.
     
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  6. That's me done with shutting up!

    The Multi V2 looks ok and is a Nat's cock under 200kg I think when I looked earlier.

    It costs a bit more than I would like but I won't know how much until I am in a position to deal and that won't be until next year. I will probably need a few thousand out of the hundreds of thousands in my trust fund fund but what the hell. It's my money and when my trustee says "no" I will point out that it is my money gained through ownership of a Ducati and this will replace the one lost to me,

    I will make a final decision this time next year, when I should have more clarity on my driving licence situation.

    It will be nice to just have Ducatis in the garage again.

    I've binned the Yamaha MT09 YAMT idea as I like the idea of automatic transmission, but the MT07/9 bike doesn't really rock my boat. And it has to as this is just a fun purchase of a toy for me. Gear changing on Ducatis is easy and I hardly use the clutch.

    I will visit Riders some time just for a double check, I will see if I can do a test ride this summer because I will be buying (if it happens) in February or March when it's not such a good time for a test ride,
     
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