Picked up my pw696 a month ago after my Suz M109R was destroyed by a cager in a POS ford tempo who made the left turn in front of me ZERO time to react t-boned between passenger doors.( catapulting yourself off the bike b4 impact much easier then i thought ) flew about 30 feet, separated a rib, bruised kidney, left shoulder never be the same again and still pulling glass and gravel out of my left forearm after 2 months. i have been lurking reading on this site for a month thought id say hi. Not surprised to see what appears to be a bunch of knowledgeable relatively nice people on this board. must be a Ducati thing. Looking foreward to possibly meeting and riding with you west coasters. By the way Pearl White is the fastest color.
Welcome, glad your made it though the crash ok, and congrats on the 696... but we all know the Black Ducatis are the fastest ;D
Welcome to the board. M696 is a terrific bike. You will see a huge difference from the Suzuki.
The Suz was an absolute torque monster but there was nothing technical about riding it the 696 however is well it is what it is. I am more than satisfied with it. That running on one cylinder thing sucked but all is well now.
Welcome to the club. Nice bike. Mine's red. This group here is a big proponent for ATGATT (all the gear, all the time). Hopefully there won't be a next time, but if there is, ATGATT will greatly minimize "pulling glass and gravel out ... after 2 months".
BTW, red Ducatis are blazing hot and fast!
Yea, white is the fastest color.
Miley Cyrus has a white one 8)
[laugh]
j/k
oh.... and welcome [beer]
Pearl white is the fastest color....you are correct.....
you just have the wrong engine. 999 Rs FTW [drink]
congrats on your new bike and be safe out there.
Quote from: Ducatiloo on October 08, 2008, 04:07:51 PM
Welcome, glad your made it though the crash ok, and congrats on the 696... but we all know the Black Ducatis are the fastest ;D
+1...Dark are even faster!
Oh...and WELCOME! Great to see some more 696ers on here...Just about to put my away for the season (Michigan sucks....looking to move south this December!) ENJOY!
welcome and now your hooked. by the way, when I'm on my red S2R everything is just a blurr.
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Miley Cyrus has a white one
Lol..... Dark M696 is mos def the fastst one.
Welcome aboard.
Jake
Quote from: jakem696 on October 08, 2008, 05:22:15 PM
Mos Def? As in Black on Both Sides...And Infinite Improbability Drive?
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Miley Cyrus has a white one
Lol..... Dark M696 is mos def the fastst one.
Welcome aboard.
Jake
Quote from: jakem696 on October 08, 2008, 05:22:15 PM
Lol..... Dark M696 is mos def the fastst one.
maybe if you push it off a cliff [evil] S4Rs FTW
In my current situation of not having a Duc or a cycle for that matter any color would kick butt!!!
Welcome!
Quote from: goodolboy on October 08, 2008, 06:13:22 PM
In my current situation of not having a Duc or a cycle for that matter any color would kick butt!!!
what are you waiting for?
Quote from: Raux on October 08, 2008, 06:43:56 PM
what are you waiting for?
Bikes aren't that fun in the great white north after sept/oct! I feel for you...I'm almost in Canada living here in Kalamazoo. Hey.. You're only what... 100 north of me... not much...
Congrats on the new ride. Enjoy and be safe. [moto]
Wow the big Zuke to the 696. You'll discover a different way to tour the mountains... get a radar detector. ;D
Quote from: causeofkaos on October 08, 2008, 04:05:40 PM
Not surprised to see what appears to be a bunch of knowledgeable relatively nice people on this board. must be a Ducati thing.
Funny you mention that. I just joined this board a few months ago and I am quite surprised what a civil bunch this really is. The internet doesn't show context, and provides the opportunity for people to bully others with words in a way they wouldn't dare do in person. But this forum seems to be relatively free of that non-sense. Unlike all other boards I participate in (especially photography related forums).
Rock on Monster Forum!
BTW: Maybe white is fast, but dirty white is way too slow.
Congrats and welcome to the board ;D
Welcome to the board, and be safe out there!
Pearl white is faster on an 848. ;D
Welcome aboard.
Cheers! [thumbsup]
Glad you're ok man. Welcome to the board! [thumbsup]
Welcome to the real world...drive save [moto]
SILVER is the only really fast color !
Technically its not a color.
Sheer polished aluminum and scratched carbon is the only choice for a serious caffee racer
Everything else is just for posers and hippsters.
Welcome, and goodluck with the glass picking...
BTW silver is the fastest that`s why you never see them [thumbsup]
(http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr193/causeofkaos/IMG_0067.jpg)
thats me on the stretcher. Im trying to wave HI to you guys.
I just this week found the car i hit in the guys driveway. Got to make time to stop and take a pic of it.
Well Hi right back atcha! That looks like it sucked. Glad to hear you're pretty much ok. Enjoy the board and your Duc! +1 on the ATGATT. I won't preach cause you know firsthand why it's important. [drink]cheers!
Quote from: ryandalling on October 09, 2008, 09:34:21 AM
Pearl white is faster on an 848. ;D
Welcome aboard.
That's more of the Pearl and not so much of the white.
Welcome to the board - hey usually we need to see a pic of the bike