I never used "The Beast" last year and as it's going in for a service in the next month and I fully intend to use it this year, I thought I'd start it up today. I forgot what an utter animal this thing is. Raw unlike any other bike I've ever owned or ridden. Just starting it up had the neighbours curtains twitching. I know we now have 240bhp V4's with electronics to make NASA jealous, but I honestly think nothing compares to a sorted one of these things in terms of giving you a tingle. When does summer start again?
Sweet mother of God....Is that your garage or an operating theatre ..... Not even slightly envious Should rename this thread "The perfect garage"
He's off the OCD scale, washes his hands 200 times a day and never gets to work because he keeps having to come home to check he's locked the door!
I'm fairly certain the 1098R will go into Ducati's hall of fame. It is indeed a remarkable beast. I'm thrilled with the power and delivery of my V4S, but make no mistake, the 1098R is the borstal boy here. Get a bit ham fisted with the gas and you'll be spat off quick sharp. The V4S let's you take the piss a bit and lets you off, even makes you look clever. But not the 1098R. I'll have to remember my throttle manners next time I trundle down pit lane on this hooligan
Everytime I go into the dealer, one of the lads in there keeps asking me if I still have it, not any of the others. He calls it "The last hairy chested man's Ducati"
he only has one fire extinguisher and no eye wash station... but what shocks me most is that the beer fridge appears to be empty... very poor form...
Is that the lad in M&S? Westgate Road? Forgotten his name.... He sold me one of the last 999R's back in 2006...
Fridge is empty coz I drunk it. Buying Christmas booze this week and will be spending a bit of time in there putting the 939 clutch in the Hyper over the hols.
