B-E-A-Utiful!!!

[scubasimon]

hahaha!!!! you guys are hilarious :-)

[Stoned]

Anyone seen the new ducati street fighter.. That really touched my heart man.. I really really wish to see one on the road.. But in reality "IF" I can afford it.. My height don't even allow me..

 

Even on my s4, i'm already tip toeing.. btw i'm 162 and i love the sound of a ducati.

 

I don't think the height is a problem. I'm 165 and a duke is really quite comfortable to ride, not as tall as you think. Go for it!

[yohji]

hahaha!!!! you guys are hilarious :-)

 

 

That is what happens when you ride (or used to ride) a Ducati .. I'm almost fully recovered

[scubasimon]

i am assuming you are riding street triple given the pics...looks deadly!

[yohji]

i am assuming you are riding street triple given the pics...looks deadly!

 

 

Yes brother .. I parted with the Monster 1 year ago and got involved with the Greenie. The Greenie looks deadly (except for the ugly piece of grey thing on the handlebar that sucks $$$ from me everytime I pass through those ugly-looking gantires). Luckily I'm still alive riding it. Riding these bikes makes you turn into a hooligan. VERY difficult to ride them gently, they'll choke!

 

I still miss the rumble and roar of the Monster (with Termi exhausts of course! No Ducati is complete w/o an exhausts makeover!) If you are going to get a Monster, get the bigger CC ones. The 400cc just don't have enough power to feel shiok

[CMYRS]

nothing sounds like a monster with termis w/o baffles, regardless 400cc or S4RS.

 

the rumble is unmistakable.

[aeX]

dry clutch sounds good too~! cling cling klang klang

[CMYRS]

yea, like a loose bag of nuts in a tin can.............

 

ppl come up to u and ask,"whats wrong with yr bike?"

[newcomer]

yup, don't fancy the dry clutch sound at idle either. but the sound becomes more loving at high rev.

[yohji]

yea, like a loose bag of nuts in a tin can.............

 

ppl come up to u and ask,"whats wrong with yr bike?"

 

 

Ask them back: "What's wrong with your hearing?"

 

[elbambino]

oh... so dats where the clanking sound comes from... u guys r hilarious...

[DeusExMachina]

yea, like a loose bag of nuts in a tin can.............

 

ppl come up to u and ask,"whats wrong with yr bike?"

 

 

But don't you just love it when you enter the carpark and little children start running after you with their allowance money..... ?

 

 

 

 

But then the PGM4 also gets that. Fckin' ice cream bikes!!

[scubasimon]

hehehe...looks like i have to wait a little longer for my own monster experience. the m400 are indeed hard to come by. and the current models do look much better :-)

 

your triple looks deadly too...and i'm sure is a fantastic ride...

 

*drool*

[CMYRS]

But don't you just love it when you enter the carpark and little children start running after you with their allowance money..... ?

 

 

 

 

 

i never quite had that effect, maybe I should to get a more open clutch cover with the next duke.

 

end up sounding like a begger on 2 wheels

[DeusExMachina]

i never quite had that effect, maybe I should to get a more open clutch cover with the next duke.

 

end up sounding like a begger on 2 wheels

 

 

Hey, I'm just trying to make you feel better about your vibrating, shaking hunk of Italian junk! :P

 

Ice-cream bike sounds nicer than beggar....

[yohji]

hehehe...looks like i have to wait a little longer for my own monster experience. the m400 are indeed hard to come by. and the current models do look much better :-)

 

your triple looks deadly too...and i'm sure is a fantastic ride...

 

*drool*

 

Don't worry man, your turn will come. By that time, there might be cooler and sexier nakeds out there

 

The Street Triple is fantastic if you are in the mood and if traffic conditions allow

[scubasimon]

sure looked good in mission impossible as well :-)

[yohji]

sure looked good in mission impossible as well :-)

 

Ah that's the old SPEED Triple .. which is 955cc .. the new one is 1050cc and mine is the small brother .. STREET Triple - 675cc. Lots of pple mix up cause they look very similar.

[CMYRS]

Hey, I'm just trying to make you feel better about your vibrating, shaking hunk of Italian junk! :P

 

Ice-cream bike sounds nicer than beggar....

 

 

oi, dont call my former monster names ok, she went good and sounded even better.

 

which makes me want another duke but the new ones even with termis sounded nothing like the old L twin?!!?!?

 

Why?????

[blackness]

ducati, certainly an art piece.

[scubasimon]

Ah that's the old SPEED Triple .. which is 955cc .. the new one is 1050cc and mine is the small brother .. STREET Triple - 675cc. Lots of pple mix up cause they look very similar.

 

ya...easy to mix up :-) but all look good still. its those signature headlights and the muscular body lines...woooohooo!

 

back to the monster...it looks like a big bike to me but why do SO MANY people who review it say its a good beginner's bike? hmmm...

[DeusExMachina]

oi, dont call my former monster names ok, she went good and sounded even better.

 

which makes me want another duke but the new ones even with termis sounded nothing like the old L twin?!!?!?

 

Why?????

 

Probably a design change due to safety regs.

Too many children were dying in road accidents after inexplicably and blindly running out onto the roads, right after those L-Twin Ducs.

 

Experts speculate that they may have been craving for ice-cream, but even the top CSI agents still cannot find a link between ice-cream and the L-Twin duckies.

 

[yohji]

ya...easy to mix up :-) but all look good still. its those signature headlights and the muscular body lines...woooohooo!

 

back to the monster...it looks like a big bike to me but why do SO MANY people who review it say its a good beginner's bike? hmmm...

 

 

Because it is "only" 400cc. The seat is low, the bike is light, and the handling is good. But it's blardy torquey IMO. Not a good bike for pillions.

[DeusExMachina]

Because it is "only" 400cc. The seat is low, the bike is light, and the handling is good. But it's blardy torquey IMO. Not a good bike for pillions.

 

It's ok lah. I've tried one out.

 

How torquey can a 400cc V2 be, after all. We've all seen pillions who're comfy on 600s, 1000s, and hypersports like Hayabusas and ZX14s.

[CMYRS]

hp & torque is all relative.

 

just like salary.

 

$96k per annum may be alot to one guy but crumbs to another.

 

how to compare?

endless.

be happy with what u have.

if possible