Your first Ducati motorcycle?
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Only Yamaha, Harley Davidson and Aprilia till now.
I guess that the Hyperstrada will be mine soon.
I guess that the Hyperstrada will be mine soon.
Joined Mar 2013
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Montgomery, Alabama USA
First is Hyperstrada
I loved the ride today after picking it up. I had to go to work and put about 80 miles on bike today. Great fun and love the sound of the Termo exhaust. Very excited to have my first Ducati, great machine. This is a keeper and I am confident I will buy another Ducati in future.
I loved the ride today after picking it up. I had to go to work and put about 80 miles on bike today. Great fun and love the sound of the Termo exhaust. Very excited to have my first Ducati, great machine. This is a keeper and I am confident I will buy another Ducati in future.
Joined May 2013
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Austria
Red hypermotard 821 is my first Ducati and first all new bike. First bike was a Suzuki bandit 600N 1996, second bike was a Suzuki SV1000N 2004 (this one infected me with the V2 virus)...
If I buy the Hyper it'll be my first one.
I almost bouth the Monster 696 instead of the Shiver 750 but I went for Aprilia as air-cooled made me nervous with all the gridlock traffic in Downtown Toronto. Didn't want to overheat.
I also Loooove the 848 Streetfighter in yellow but I really don't think I would be happy with it on long range touring trips.
I almost bouth the Monster 696 instead of the Shiver 750 but I went for Aprilia as air-cooled made me nervous with all the gridlock traffic in Downtown Toronto. Didn't want to overheat.
I also Loooove the 848 Streetfighter in yellow but I really don't think I would be happy with it on long range touring trips.
I know exactly what you mean! Both of my hubby's bikes are V's and the Shiver I owner was as well. They sound so hot!
My bubbleyou was parallel-twin, very buzzy and didn't sound so nice.
There is also something about these engines that make you want to go rogue. Just take off on the hwy, leave the pack behind, satisfy the urge then wait for them to catch up and join back in again... Does anyone get that too? Why does a v-twin wants to make me be stupid?
Joined Apr 2013
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Pisa-Italy
Have a v twin is like owning a "living object", for how it sounds and vibrates (or howls and shakes). I owned a Guzzi Breva, trust me, I know what I'm talkin' about.
Question: do they have the Ducati raspy sound as well? I've been told that comes from the dry clutch models, but I just wanted to find out from someone that owns one.
Joined Apr 2013
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Pisa-Italy
I can tell you that the hyper sound is awesome but I'm a desmohooligan, you go on youtube and look for hypermotard 2013 videos, then enjoy.
My fist ducati was a 748.
I then purchased a 916 which i turned in to a track bike.
To complete the trio i brought a ST2 to cummute to work on.
I currently have a Multistrada (the Ugly one).
I then purchased a 916 which i turned in to a track bike.
To complete the trio i brought a ST2 to cummute to work on.
I currently have a Multistrada (the Ugly one).
Joined Nov 2013
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Inland SoCal
Just found this thread. My first Ducati was a 1965 Monza Junior, 160cc. A reliable, easy to work on pushrod single. My second bike, bought new. Found a tiny pic of a similar one.
I managed my first ever roadside repair on this bike when the locknut came off of the intake tappet. I was pulling an indicated 80 when I heard something go "clank" under the gas tank, and the bike lost power. My parents continued home on my Dad's Velocette, about 30 miles away, to get our trailer. But after a few minutes I realized that it would still start and idle, but would die if I opened the throttle! So I looked at the top end, saw the tappet cover, and took it off with an allen from the toolkit. The nut was laying in there. I set the clearance, tightened the nut, and met my Dad on my way back. He was quite surprised.
I was 16 years old, and this was quite the personal triumph at the time. I'm still not sure how I figured it all out as I was a total noob. But don't ask about Ducati #2, which kept me away from them until last year.
I managed my first ever roadside repair on this bike when the locknut came off of the intake tappet. I was pulling an indicated 80 when I heard something go "clank" under the gas tank, and the bike lost power. My parents continued home on my Dad's Velocette, about 30 miles away, to get our trailer. But after a few minutes I realized that it would still start and idle, but would die if I opened the throttle! So I looked at the top end, saw the tappet cover, and took it off with an allen from the toolkit. The nut was laying in there. I set the clearance, tightened the nut, and met my Dad on my way back. He was quite surprised.
I was 16 years old, and this was quite the personal triumph at the time. I'm still not sure how I figured it all out as I was a total noob. But don't ask about Ducati #2, which kept me away from them until last year.
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Johannesburg South Africa
The Hyper is my 3rd Duc. My first was a 98' model 900SS (I still miss that bike)
I had a Monster too, which I really loved.
In between these bike I bought an Aprillia RSVR 1000 Mille, I am convinced that this bike wanted to kill me and I eventually sold it after my better half insisted it had to go
I had a Monster too, which I really loved.
In between these bike I bought an Aprillia RSVR 1000 Mille, I am convinced that this bike wanted to kill me and I eventually sold it after my better half insisted it had to go
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