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First attempt at Mars pics on the forum!

(http://)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50883108@N02/4677357836/" title="Mars Ducati 1 by Roman Warrior, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1282/4677357836_60de5a9929_b.jpg" width="1024" height="608" alt="Mars Ducati 1" /></a>(http://)

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There ya go!  [thumbsup]

Thanks Duck-Stew, I knew it needed some extra-magic the first go-around. I 'm photograpically-forum challenged! The photos look great on the forum. I would like to call these photos the "before renovation" photos awaiting the after-scheduled upgrades! Then I'll try another attempt at adding photos.

Sweeeet!!!!  That's a purty Monster ya got there!

 [thumbsup]

the pearl white is a nice choice

 :)

Note:  The above is a biased opinion.


 ;D

  [laugh]

 [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [moto]

looks damn spankin  [thumbsup]

nice handle dude :P your friends from durango co say hi to you all and hope to see you in ouray this august  [moto]

I agree Ms Mel! By the looks of your ride, you have good taste in bikes!   

Hey, thanks for the bike compliment and hello from Albuquerque! It's nice to finally e-meet you! Bonfy has mentioned you in a post or two, I believe she may have thought that we were one and the same at some time. Not to worry, its all been cleared up in a different post. I appreciate the invite to Durango/Ouray this year. She was also kind enough to inform me of this trip. I'm giving it some thought and its not even a long ride. Are there any further details that are posted somewhere about this Ducati Celebration? Is it over a weekend, does everyone meet anywhere special etc. just minor details. I always like to be able to plan ahead.

Yup, there is that thread that KB just posted, but it took me to DiTR 2009 or you can try this one on the General Monster Forum for 2010.  Hope to see ya there!

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=34913.0. (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=34913.0.) 

Sorry G, I deleted it, its early & heads still in a fog.   [laugh]

Thanks for hunting it down. Hope all is well North of the border. 

Ringrazia Bonfy! 

All is well in the frozen North.  Looking forward to Ouray now.  Hope to have chain and sprockets by then.  I'm having to lay a little low on the mileage right now till I get 'em on.  It sucks being poor.  I don't remember caring as much the last time I was poor.  Maybe I didn't have a Ducati to maintain back then.   :-[

Hi Stew,

Below are the recent upgrade photos, help, thanks.

All,

Ok, I brought her in to PJ's for an exhaust upgrade! Runs and sounds great! Thanks to everyone from the service folks to the mechanics at PJ's that made this mod possible! Excellent teamwork!  I have always loved this bike, but now I love her even more, brings out the Roman God of War within! Just to hear the sweet sound of thunder she commands with one flick of the throttle and the ride is exhilerating! When words cannot descibe the feel of this ride, you know its love! Wait, I had a vision...the twisty's of Ouray may yet be in my August future. Thanks again!

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50883108@N02/4710264193/" title="Mars Ducati Upgrade 1 by Roman Warrior, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1285/4710264193_5279be43ba_b.jpg" width="1024" height="608" alt="Mars Ducati Upgrade 1" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50883108@N02/4710903064/" title="Mars Ducati Upgrade 2 by Roman Warrior, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4710903064_dd5a65c616_b.jpg" width="1024" height="608" alt="Mars Ducati Upgrade 2" /></a>

She's a beauty!  Termi's on a Duc are the sweetest sound to my ears.  Nothing compares.

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You'll get it....  [thumbsup]

Ok, I have to ask, what happened to your ride?

Thanks again Stew!  [moto]

Hey Bonfy, thanks :) Just for that fabulous comment, the Lyre of Mars is played below for your listening pleasure!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/50883108@N02/4713304984#secretf245560009-w500-h375 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/50883108@N02/4713304984#secretf245560009-w500-h375)

Nice [thumbsup] time to take this beauty for a ride with some fellow NMMR hooligans

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D [thumbsup]

So I just sat here listening to it with a big smile on my face, knowing the exact feeling, when I started my bike the first time with it's new Termi's installed.  I nearly swooned.

Nothing is wrong with my ride right now.  Just the rear sprocket is showing some signs of wear so it would be prudent to replace the set and chain before I have another asphalt misadventure.  I am not in the danger zone yet, just being uncharacteristically cautious.  I have to protect my new personal record of most amount of miles accumulated between get-offs.   ;D

I went back and located a video of Scottish and I revving our bikes.  The Dragon was my first Monster which he restored after I had a run-in with a naughty driver.  It's his bike now.   The second bike is the Paladin which I bought with the insurance settlement.  Same exact bike.  It was quite the cacophony in the backyard.  Sounded louder in person than on video.  Good times!

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Cacophony? No, it was much better than that, the dragon is a beauty and Scottish did a sweet job of restoration. Paladin is also a beauty, such a noble name for a little red horse. Yes, I too listened several times to the sound of these Termi's and it is as if Apollo and Hermes were in concert together and their lyre's were in perfect harmony! It was an exquisite symphony played for the Gods! Shame on the naughty driver, but it appeared that you and Scottish were having a Scottish Celebration with a side of traditional Haggis topped with a whiskey sauce! The Termis sounded great on the Bose System connected to my computer, it was as if I was actually there listening! Thanks for the joy of the double termi symphony!  [wine]

ppppffftttttt u'all dont know what your talking about...

its all about the Leo's  [roll]

















 ;)

Dearest DucMouse,
I think it's time you met Hermes! He is native to the Isle of Man, but is mesmerized by New Mexico wildlife. He loves all creatures great and small, but especially all breeds of birds and duc-riding mice! (get my back Stew and help me post this photo!)  http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4737768462_5c346baacc_b.jpg (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4737768462_5c346baacc_b.jpg)(http://)(http://)

...sigh...  Mars, here's a how to post pics link:  http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=109.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=109.0)

One last time, for old-time sakes:

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Thanks again Stew, I believe I have made an important discovery in the FAQ's, it's a step I keep leaving out to get this picture posting thing down. Sorry, its my first forum.  8)

did u ever hear of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog ?

 [laugh] [laugh] Follow. But. Follow only if ye be men of valour, for the entrance to this cave is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel that no man yet has fought with it and lived. Bones of full fifty men lie strewn about its lair. So, brave knights, if you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth.  [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

The last time I encountered the type of beast you just mentioned was in my living room on a quest for the Holy Grail! Shortly thereafter, I ate the canned salmon moose and had a bout with Mr. Death while discovering the meaning of life. Good taste!