"".. there were a couple of times that the £19,000 price tag flashed before my eyes""
I done it last week on my cheap little (lightish) crf250L .. and that was hell .. on the dry beds of rocks and boulders
.. so well done on u [expensive heavy] own, old chap
Ducati Multistrada meets the Strata Florida
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Re: Ducati Multistrada meets the Strata Florida
Nice one Alun, if we get one in our workshop I'll show the customer how they're meant to be ridden
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Re: Ducati Multistrada meets the Strata Florida
Nice looking bike that, and great photos......strata on my list to do
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Re: Ducati Multistrada meets the Strata Florida
You better get over here steve , I have a spare ttrchunky butt wrote: ↑Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:52 pm Nice looking bike that, and great photos......strata on my list to do
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Re: Ducati Multistrada meets the Strata Florida
I think it must have been this thread that planted the seed as it were. I read this, did some research; asked Alun some questions; I cogitated, hesitated, teased myself, shall I? should I? could I?
I found an Enduro Pro at a dealer on eBay, watched it for weeks, became a bit obsessed with it. Then one morning a few weeks ago I said to the missus, “come on we’re going out for the day”, drove to Stoke, walked into the Ducati dealer and said to the gentleman in there “ I’ve come to buy that”, pointing at the Enduro Pro in the showroom, “ah”, he said, “I’ve just sold it, not half an hour ago, on the internet” “BUGGER!” I exclaimed
Have you tried the new 1260 Enduro? The salesman said.
So here it is, my new steed, 54 miles on the clock and doing its first lane. It came with the wrong tyres on it, but they’ll do for now.
I found an Enduro Pro at a dealer on eBay, watched it for weeks, became a bit obsessed with it. Then one morning a few weeks ago I said to the missus, “come on we’re going out for the day”, drove to Stoke, walked into the Ducati dealer and said to the gentleman in there “ I’ve come to buy that”, pointing at the Enduro Pro in the showroom, “ah”, he said, “I’ve just sold it, not half an hour ago, on the internet” “BUGGER!” I exclaimed
Have you tried the new 1260 Enduro? The salesman said.
So here it is, my new steed, 54 miles on the clock and doing its first lane. It came with the wrong tyres on it, but they’ll do for now.
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Re: Ducati Multistrada meets the Strata Florida
Wow 1st up what a lovely looking bike I really like the look of these and 2nd of all are you off your nut man lol taking a 20k brand new bike off road after 54 miles I've done about a 1000 on my new to me 990 adv and I'm still scared hats off to you your a braver man than I am
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Re: Ducati Multistrada meets the Strata Florida
Ta.Teflon Jnr wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:04 pm Wow 1st up what a lovely looking bike I really like the look of these and 2nd of all are you off your nut man lol taking a 20k brand new bike off road after 54 miles I've done about a 1000 on my new to me 990 adv and I'm still scared hats off to you your a braver man than I am
It is bloody gorgeous intit.
To be fair, it was the gentlest of gentle lanes on my way home from picking it up. It’s only the second new new bike I’ve ever bought, but I did the same with my f800GS six years ago, it’s what they’re built for and no one is going to accuse me of the only off road it does being bumping up the pavement at the local Starbucks.
Get your 990 down some lanes, relax, let the bike do what it wants, if you’re anything like me the bike will be more capable than you are and so what if you drop it, it’ll look more used with a couple of battle scars.
Re: Ducati Multistrada meets the Strata Florida
If I had one I’d do it too, if not just to be scowled at by all the other Ducati owners at the local bike park!!SHarper wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:04 amTa.Teflon Jnr wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:04 pm Wow 1st up what a lovely looking bike I really like the look of these and 2nd of all are you off your nut man lol taking a 20k brand new bike off road after 54 miles I've done about a 1000 on my new to me 990 adv and I'm still scared hats off to you your a braver man than I am
It is bloody gorgeous intit.
To be fair, it was the gentlest of gentle lanes on my way home from picking it up. It’s only the second new new bike I’ve ever bought, but I did the same with my f800GS six years ago, it’s what they’re built for and no one is going to accuse me of the only off road it does being bumping up the pavement at the local Starbucks.
Get your 990 down some lanes, relax, let the bike do what it wants, if you’re anything like me the bike will be more capable than you are and so what if you drop it, it’ll look more used with a couple of battle scars.
Re: Ducati Multistrada meets the Strata Florida
Ace attitude! Nice oneSHarper wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2019 9:04 amTa.Teflon Jnr wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:04 pm Wow 1st up what a lovely looking bike I really like the look of these and 2nd of all are you off your nut man lol taking a 20k brand new bike off road after 54 miles I've done about a 1000 on my new to me 990 adv and I'm still scared hats off to you your a braver man than I am
It is bloody gorgeous intit.
To be fair, it was the gentlest of gentle lanes on my way home from picking it up. It’s only the second new new bike I’ve ever bought, but I did the same with my f800GS six years ago, it’s what they’re built for and no one is going to accuse me of the only off road it does being bumping up the pavement at the local Starbucks.
Get your 990 down some lanes, relax, let the bike do what it wants, if you’re anything like me the bike will be more capable than you are and so what if you drop it, it’ll look more used with a couple of battle scars.