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Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 11:16 am
by Myself002
HandsomeRyan wrote:always nice to see another person who's is not afraid to have a username talking about how good looking they are.
btw: ducatis are the sexiest bikes evAr. although a little expensive.
welcome to the club.
I think my sv is sexy
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 2:53 pm
by Wizzard
Welcome to the TMW Forums DucatiHottie .
On a serious note , a Duc for a first bike is not really a good choice . As mentioned about the horsepower , they also have a lot of torque for a beginner .
Just my 2¢ worth as usual .
Kind regards, Wizzard
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 5:27 am
by scubasteve
Hi, and welcome to the forum from another tricycle squid. I'm not really a beginner but feel like one at times because I took about a 10 year break from riding. Anyway, I bought a 2006 Multistrada 620 for my "get back into it" bike and I love it. Same engine as a Monster 620. I have found the power and torque to be easily manageable and mine is an overall easy and fun bike to ride. A note of caution though; I have given it more throttle than intended a couple of times and there is definitely enough grunt to get yourself in trouble if you panic.
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 6:58 am
by rapidblue
welcome to the forums
ducatis are sexy bike, always wanted one but the wallet says no!
"Welcome- Duc-Hot!)
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 12:05 pm
by stratguy
Hey "DUC-HOT"
Welcome to this site! As far as posting goes, I'm new as well.
I have , however, followed this site for sometime now.
I've owned several Ducx, (996-916-900ss) and think they look
beautiful sittin' still. (I dig'em when they are movin' more !!!!!)
I live north of Santa Barbara. They opened a FANTASTIC Ducati
shop in S.B. lately. Check it out if you are able!
Again, welcome to TMW!
RC
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 3:49 pm
by SleepyHeadTT
I know this isn't what you want to hear, but anybody who has similar moto experience will agree, learning to ride a moto on the actual streets is a classroom full of killers. Learning to handle a moto, how to read traffic, weather handling, and "Dodging Redneck Pickups" are lessons best learned on the forgiveness of soft dirt.
My advice to you and anyone who wants to learn to ride a motorcylce on road....
Start in the dirt.
I have been riding for 19 years. There are things that you learn in the dirt that cost you $10 bucks and bruise....
On the road, they cost you thousands in bike repairs and... well... worse than a bruise... much much worse.
I taught a girl to ride a motorcycle on my buddy's old honda. It was a total piece of junk (she couldn't hurt it) and she learned in a parking lot. She hit curbs, signs, and dropped it on herself. She wasn't hurt but all I could think of was I wish I had a dirtbike for her to learn on.
I'm not telling you what to do... but if you're as beautiful as your UserId, it would be a waste to see you get discouraged by an injury via a simple learning mistake (we all made them) and give up on riding.
Just my page worth of BS.