I’ve been thinking a about what it means to me and how it makes me feel, to be a Ducati owner/rider. There’s something special about the bike and the brand. There is no doubt there is something almost Steve Jobs magical about the brand. For example, I can use the brand Ducati to amplify …
Inever thought I’d like this bike. I expected to really dislike it, even though I am nuts about ducs, it would just be too small and underpowered and hideous to ride. All wrong. It’s got a great riding position even though I am a tall lanky bastard, and it’s a pretty short machine with a …
I’ve had the opportunity to test the Monster LAMs 659 for a while as a commuter, then I was given the 796 to compare the two, by my mates at Ducat City Melbourne – lucky me! First thing I noticed was the throttle restrictor was missing from the LAMs 659 which only pulls a two thirds WOT, making you ride it …
It’s always been about massive amounts of torque. I don’t know what it is but nothing else in life quite simply satisfies in the same way. Multistrada, Hypermotard, Diavel – torque, torque, torque. Oozing from everywhere. Being hooked on torque is an addiction, a demon lurking deep in your subconscious waiting to be unleashed. As …
Iwas *ahem* at the track recently to see what the wind blast was like at high speed and on a couple of bits I got the good ole speed wobbles. Something I am not a fan of. I would’ve thought with big wide bars it wouldn’t be an issue but it kinda is. Anyway, these bloody …
After travelling to the opposite side of the world and the exact opposite of the Australian Solstice, after some 1,000 Miles on a Jap bike around various bits of the UK, and almost a weeks worth of broken sleep I finally felt like I might be up for a bit of a ride on the …
Owning a Ducati is. I remember 1994 when the 916 was first unveiled like it was yesterday but I was a kid then and could never afford one. I am older and better off now and finally I made the right decision to get on one. But my tastes have changed too, older and wiser …