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I hope Ducati's "heart and soul", remains through this change of ownership. Boardrooms have a way (sometimes), of taking the essence away from a newly acquired company.

Thanks for all the kind words guys! I wanted a serious rider to buy my bike and 1reddawg is just that. I sure didn't want to sell her, but I'm happy she went to someone that will appreciate and RIDE this bike. Lots of miles and smiles and safe journey's to you all!

Mine is up for sale. Blue. 3,000 miles. Altrider skid plate, Altrider crash bars, Altrider luggage rack, Micatech panniers, SW Motech racks w/locks, Givi carpet lined top case w/rider backrest and top plate, CalSci medium screen, bar backs, Yamaha wings, battery charger pigtail, quick...

I don't mean to divert the purpose of this thread, but Santiago, Chile, is one beautiful city! If you take the drive from Valparaiso (the coast), to Santiago, you'll see some beautiful scenery through the vineyards. Lots of places to stop and take it all in. Incredibly beautiful, lush and...

+1. The Madstad stuff is great! Made in America by a small businessman. Wish I could have tested Mark's design, but a torn rotator cuff repair job prevents that!

Damn! I wish I could have made it. This neck injury has me all but paralysed on the right arm and shoulder. C5 level. I slammed myself pretty good on trip to NC in mid Aug. and am pretty debilitated as it stands right now. Trying to get it sorted. i mashed myself pretty good earlier on an...

Not sure.

My Cousin is on his second Outback. He owns a 200 acre farm in west central IA. That Outback will go through some serious mud! He loves them. FWIW, those WRX's are pretty quick!

DR 650, w/FCR-MX pumper carb, pipe, suspension mods, bars, Vapor, Corbin, IMS, etc.

Re: Did Anyone Else Get This Email from Sargent? I must be one of the lucky few. With a Beadrider on, my seat is great.

Just got back from a 2200 mile camping/touring trip in W. NC and E. TN. The Micatechs were outstanding. Very handy with the side opening doors. 2.0mm thick material of construction vs. 1.5mm for others. The deep top lid of the Jesse's is a waste of space. IMO.

I ran two tanks out today. First tank yielded 41.34 mpg. Second tank was 40.70. Quite an improvement going from 7 on the CO to 5! Big difference in mpg! The bike still has an annoying flat spot between 3 and 4K rpm's that I'm noticing more and more as I put more miles on it. I think a...

The idle and off idle performance was great. I could pull away from a dead stop with no throttle input! The poor mileage may be due to the CO settings, as well as the loaded bike. That Northface duffle hangs over the Micatechs quite a bit, causing some wind drag. Tomorrow will be a good...

I did the idle screw/TBS using my Twinmax balancer (3/4 turn out on right screw, etc.), and bumped the CO settings to "7". Ran a tank. 36 mpg. I had the bike fully loaded for an upcoming trip; large Northface duffle mounted crosswise on the pillion seat, both Micatechs loaded and the Givi...

I've been thinking about carrying one of those small, 12 volt tire pumps and a tire plug kit in there when I have the bags and top case off for trail riding or just "sporting", the bike. It looks like it has enough space to fit that stuff in there. Waterproof ziplock, freezer weight bags are...

I wasn't happy with the stocker given the fact that I tend to overload top cases. I decided to try an ALTrider rack due to my high opinion of their quality and design excellence. An upcoming 2500 mile camping/touring trip provided the impetus to upgrade now, as opposed to later. I'm very...

Re: 2 types of yamalube for final drive - which one do I use? My dealer didn't have any of the Yamalube gear oil in stock, so I bought the Honda gear oil that's recommended for the GW, ST and their shaft drive cruisers. That was good enough for me. They did have Amsoil 75W-90 synthetic gear...

Ha ha! Maybe after a few more farkles!

Gertie is very famous in Milwaukee! http://www.examiner.com/history-in-milwaukee/milwaukee-s-gertie-the-duck

You should know about "Gertie", MotorcopBBQ! After all, she's from Milwaukee. ::012::