OMG! Wot have I done!

[dangerous]

. Gotta love Attachment 284964

is there any other sort...



Its a G650, I can see it plain as day, be easier to see with out that *clears throte* in the way

thought we sused it out a page back, im confused you adventure types are odd ones

AHHHHHH.... ok i see now post 121 the bike wer are guessing at is the red smudge bottom of the pic, duh i thought it was the single in the back ground

[SVboy]

multistrada 620 mk1?

[timg]

Yup, a Duc has been on the bucket list ever since I had a ball riding my Duc race bike the long way home from Nelson.
Will be interesting to see how this performs as a touring bike/occasional back road blaster.
A couple of shortish rides bodes well. Handles like a dream and heaps of grunt
Queen of the Hobbits is very happy on the back.

[NordieBoy]

I hope it's a better view from the cockpit...
It's as bad as a VStrom, but the Ducati badge takes some of the pain away...

[Aslan]

Yup, a Duc has been on the bucket list ever since I had a ball riding my Duc race bike the long way home from Nelson.
Will be interesting to see how this performs as a touring bike/occasional back road blaster.
A couple of shortish rides bodes well. Handles like a dream and heaps of grunt
Queen of the Hobbits is very happy on the back.

Nice one Tim - confess I've always lusted after a Ducati and certainly the MultiStrada has been among those I've admired - does this mean the G650GS has gone (or is going from your stable?) - I've just cleared a R100GS PD from my watchlist on TM - I'm still learning the art of contentment

[SVboy]

A trip to Duanes early on could be good for peace of mind[ if not your wallet!]

[timg]

I hope it's a better view from the cockpit...
It's as bad as a VStrom, but the Ducati badge takes some of the pain away...

Yup, yer don't see it from behind the bars. I did find it grew on me as I started to seriously consider it tho

Nice one Tim - confess I've always lusted after a Ducati and certainly the MultiStrada has been among those I've admired - does this mean the G650GS has gone (or is going from your stable?) - I've just cleared a R100GS PD from my watchlist on TM - I'm still learning the art of contentment

Yes, the 650 will be a gone burger come spring.

A trip to Duanes early on could be good for peace of mind[ if not your wallet!]

Duane looks after the 400 when necessary for me so I guess he'll be rubbing his hands. However the 2v Duc's are not bad to work on once you get your head around a different approach to valve adjustment.

Cheers.

[SVboy]

I have a hankering for an SS at some stage. Slow, poor handling, average brakes and uncomfortable.....still want to try one at some stage...

[dangerous]

However the 2v Duc's are not bad to work on once you get your head around a different approach to valve adjustment.

having not done a Duc, hows that they are different? surley ya role the timing over slip the feelers in crack the locking nut and tighten... not shim are they?

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having not done a Duc, hows that they are different? surley ya role the timing over slip the feelers in crack the locking nut and tighten... not shim are they?

All you need to know about adjusting Duc 2V's

[cold comfort]

Yup, a Duc has been on the bucket list ever since I had a ball riding my Duc race bike the long way home from Nelson.
Will be interesting to see how this performs as a touring bike/occasional back road blaster.
A couple of shortish rides bodes well. Handles like a dream and heaps of grunt
Queen of the Hobbits is very happy on the back.

Hope you enjoy the new steed. My 1100s was great in terms of handing and grunt. Sadly it did not work for me as a two up bike (we are both too large) and lacked the ground clearance for back roads. Having said that, it handled well on well formed gravel, as experienced in driving rain on the KB rally on the Wet Coast.