Hello everyone, Living a life-long dream to own a Ducati since passing my test in '96 always wanting a Ducati. Finally! I now see why it's called the Monster, it's quite a handful to ride and sounds obnoxiously beautiful with the Termi's. I recently survived cancer - still hoping to survive - and the Ducati was the thing that brought me out of a bit of depression. It's a little bit of a shame that I thought of the idea at the end of a beautiful summer, but to be honest I was in no fit shape to ride back then and the long summer days sitting out in the sun probably did me more good than I realise. That's me. Looking forward to many more years of Ducati love. Would be great to get in touch with anyone local in the Cheshire area. Cheers
Welcome.. nice purchase and congrats on fighting off the big C!!! photos of said bike are customary and there is a fetish of having bins (yes, i know) included in the shot somewhere. bonus points for creativity.
Welcome Duke to the forumonce you bought and ridden a ducati you will not go back to the other brands
Welcome..... best 2 hours riding ive ever had in my life was on a Monster 1200. Roll on the dry days!
Welcome into the mad house We like pics of said bike is it red? And your bins rubbish/garbage/recycling etc it’s a forum law use your imagination Fab news on surviving cancer may I ask which one I have Myeloma no cure but fighting every day so I was inspired by your monster purchase Live every day as if it’s your last and enjoy the rain rides
Welcome, I got a dose of the black dog a few years ago and it was motorcycling that pulled me out of it as well, and that was a mere Kawasaki, you got it right from the get go in buying a monster, great choice, enjoy !
Welcome. Big C survivor myself, and in Cheshire. Not got a Duc anymore, but still love the brand. Plenty of good guys on here, and runs out to Wales in the summer !! Stuart
Lovely of you to ask Ducbird, only someone affected by cancer realises it’s ok to ask, and very welcomed. I got myself a bit of bowel cancer. Get my results of first CT in a week or so, pretty sure it’s clear because they let me wait 10 weeks for the results. But whatever the results, today is another day. Got myself a Colostomy bag, that’s been hard getting used to but I am finding liberation in telling everyone because it saved my life and it’s far more stressful keeping stuff to yourself than sharing it. Are you in the midst of being treated? How is it going? Any time you want to be pillion just say x
Hey Stuart, amazing, congrats on beating the bugger, what did you have? I am in Middlewich, I’d love to join a group or something. It’s been 15 years since I last rode a bike and the Monster is a bit of a midlife crisis bucket list but happy to be in a life crisis than not in one And any bike is a bike isn’t it, no matter what colour!
Ah man so glad you had that bike experience too - amazing when you come out of that recovery time realising you’re you again, awesome mate. What version of the little shxt did you beat?
