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Title: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: AkLiz on July 02, 2010, 06:22:12 PM After much waiting (and more than a few hoops), I finally have a VIN and an ETA for the arrival of my M696 :) :) It should be red (short version...originally ordered white with ABS...no more available. A red non-ABS showed up by mistake at my dealers and they worked tirelessly to convince Ducati NA to allow them to sell it. No dice, so ordered a white non-ABS....which brings me to the 'should be red')! Also ordered the Mach 1 skins and CF termis. Fingers crossed, but it looks like my new bike will be here in just a couple weeks!! Pics when the bike arrives ;D ;D
Liz Title: Re: Got my VIN!!! Post by: somegirl on July 02, 2010, 06:38:37 PM [thumbsup] [popcorn]
Title: Re: Got my VIN!!! Post by: poseur on July 04, 2010, 06:50:56 AM originally ordered white with ABS...no more available. Huh? What do you mean, "no more available"? Title: Re: Got my VIN!!! Post by: Revax30 on July 04, 2010, 07:12:31 AM Congrats!
[moto] Title: Re: Got my VIN!!! Post by: AkLiz on July 04, 2010, 09:39:31 AM Huh? What do you mean, "no more available"? All the available ones were already sent (or assigned to be sent) to other dealers, with no more 2010 696 ABS models in the warehouse for special orders. Since my dealership (I'm in Alaska) didn't have any assigned, I was SOL for the ABS, unless I wanted to get the bigger bike or wait until the new model year (or 796) was available... Title: Re: Got my VIN!!! Post by: poseur on July 04, 2010, 07:04:28 PM All the available ones were already sent (or assigned to be sent) to other dealers, with no more 2010 696 ABS models in the warehouse for special orders. I'm surprised they couldn't trade with another dealer. I guess it's not that easy when you're not really close to much civilization. Still, that sucks. No ABS is a deal breaker for me. I ordered a 796 with ABS which I hope to get in about a month. Enjoy your bike and be sure to post photos. Title: Re: Got my VIN!!! Post by: AkLiz on July 04, 2010, 07:24:50 PM Yeah, if I didn't live in the boonies, trading with another dealer would definitely have been an option :) I'm a wee bit nervous about the lack of ABS (my other bike does have ABS), but I've been working on that by switching the ABS off on my current bike and practicing e-stops in the neighborhood, and that's helping my confidence nicely. Ooooh Have fun with your 796 when it arrives :)
Title: Re: Got my VIN!!! Post by: ChrisH on July 04, 2010, 10:05:48 PM I know what your excitement is like. I just got my non ABS 696 after a month wait. I wasn't interested in ABS at additional cost, never ridden a bike with ABS anyway so I'm not missing anything. Stay patient, it will be worth it when you get it!
Title: Re: Got my VIN!!! Post by: Rob Hilding on July 06, 2010, 01:40:04 PM Congrats!
Waiting for the pictures [moto] [moto] Title: Re: Got my VIN!!! Post by: AkLiz on July 06, 2010, 06:31:17 PM I just realized that on the email with the VIN number was the UPS tracking number for my bike [laugh] Now I can track its progress across the country until it arrives. I wonder if my dealership would find it odd that I just 'happened to show up' right when the crate is delivered?
Title: Re: Got my VIN!!! Post by: slyfox on July 06, 2010, 10:10:47 PM [moto]congratulations Liz [moto]
Title: Re: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: AkLiz on July 17, 2010, 08:34:56 PM I got the call I've been waiting months for on Thursday - my Monster had arrived and was ready for pickup. Course, I'd been tracking it with UPS and knew it had arrived [evil] [evil] We went in to Anchorage today to bring the beast home (husband rode it home, ostensibly to 'scrub in the tires' for me, but in reality because he knew it was about his only chance to ride it)...here are some pics!
It followed me home...can I keep it??? (http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u162/akliz/Ducati4.jpg) First look! (http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u162/akliz/Ducati2.jpg) Close-up of the angel in the tread pattern (I thought this was cool!)... (http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u162/akliz/AngelTire.jpg) And finally, parked in our driveway ;D ;D ;D (http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u162/akliz/Ducati1.jpg) The termi's and the Mach 1 skins should be here mid-August, so I'll get those dealt with after my vacation. Already have 109 miles on the clock! Title: Re: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: somegirl on July 17, 2010, 08:57:42 PM Very nice Liz, congrats! [beer]
Title: Re: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: R0CKETMAN on July 18, 2010, 01:15:28 AM Close-up of the angel in the tread pattern (I thought this was cool!)... (http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u162/akliz/AngelTire.jpg) Congrats. Is that an Oakley emblem in the tread pattern?! . Title: Re: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: the_Journeyman on July 18, 2010, 03:03:42 AM Congrats on getting it home! You'll love those Angels. I've got a set on my 900SS and they work really well ~
JM Title: Re: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: AkLiz on July 18, 2010, 10:02:52 AM Congrats. Is that an Oakley emblem in the tread pattern?! . It's supposed to be a stylized angel, complete with a halo and wings. Kind of makes me wonder if there's a devil tire out there somewhere with horns??? Title: Re: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: AkLiz on July 18, 2010, 10:05:11 AM Thanks, Somegirl and TheJourneyman! I'm having a blast already ;D It's soooo smooth compared to my F 650! And so much more responsive :) It's really nice to have a 'fun' bike!
Title: Re: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: Raux on July 18, 2010, 10:30:51 AM It's supposed to be a stylized angel, complete with a halo and wings. Kind of makes me wonder if there's a devil tire out there somewhere with horns??? i think as that tire wears it turns to a devil symbol [evil] Title: Re: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: ngk12 on July 18, 2010, 12:17:49 PM i think as that tire wears it turns to a devil symbol [evil] i believe Raux is correct, the article i read about them in a magazine said they turn in to devils as the tire wears Title: Re: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: the_Journeyman on July 18, 2010, 01:06:12 PM I've worn the angel markings off mine. You can see what they look like without ~
(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn168/the_journeyman/900SS/DSC_0001-1024-1.jpg) JM Title: Re: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: THE WRIST on July 18, 2010, 09:12:17 PM For what I know, this tyre change his grip power passing trough miles... After you done some miles with it, the grip changes into a more aggressive tyre and when you see the "devil" you can push over than when you see the angel... (read on pirelli website) ;)
Whatever: I hate you for the mach 1 skins! [bang] It's soo cool! ;D Waiting for pictures... (http://annuncimotoducatiusate.myblog.it/media/00/00/303210293.jpg) Title: Re: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: AkLiz on July 19, 2010, 08:13:43 PM Hey The_Wrist is that your bike??? NIIIIICE!!! My skins are *supposed* to ship Aug 3, and will probably take a couple of weeks to arrive. I'll post photos once I get them.
Title: Re: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: THE WRIST on July 19, 2010, 08:58:05 PM Hey The_Wrist is that your bike??? NIIIIICE!!! My skins are *supposed* to ship Aug 3, and will probably take a couple of weeks to arrive. I'll post photos once I get them. Nope... :-\ I really love that bike... also the Ducati scrambler... (http://www.roadandrace.com.au/gallery/motorcycles/images/Ducati_250_Scrambler_1973.jpg) I hope that i will do the same graphics type on my next monster 796.. If she will arrive... :( I've ordered it last tuesday... [coffee] Title: Re: Updated: Got my bike, with pics :) Got my VIN!!! Post by: AkLiz on July 19, 2010, 09:04:28 PM Fingers crossed that your 796 arrives quickly :) Post photos when you get it - I'd love to see it! Wow that Ducati Scrambler is nice too....
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