Best/favorite thing someone's said about your Monster?

[sroberts152]

The weekend after I put the Termis on, I was riding around and heading towards home.  I pulled up next to this old woman (in her 80s) driving a black Mercedes.  She was done up with the nice clothes and the sparkling jewelery.  I immediately thought I had nothing in common with her.  Boy was I wrong.  She rolled her window down about half way and starts trying to talk to me.  I kill the engine to hear her and she says "Ducati?  Where is that from?"  I tell her Italy.  She pauses and then says "That is a really beautiful motorcycle" and smiles this big ear-to-ear smile.  I thank her, tell her I really am liking it (I had only had it a few weeks at this point).  She tells me to be safe and then says a few more times how beautiful the motorcycle is and how much she likes it.  The light changed, I thanked her again and told her to have a nice day.  The next light was red.  She kept looking over at me before we both went our separate ways.  I smiled the rest of the way home. 

Just two people from completely different generations and standings in life and we met on the common ground of my 696.    That exchange made my month.

[MaxPower]

The weekend after I put the Termis on, I was riding around and heading towards home.  I pulled up next to this old woman (in her 80s) driving a black Mercedes.  She was done up with the nice clothes and the sparkling jewelery.  I immediately thought I had nothing in common with her.  Boy was I wrong.  She rolled her window down about half way and starts trying to talk to me.  I kill the engine to hear her and she says "Ducati?  Where is that from?"  I tell her Italy.  She pauses and then says "That is a really beautiful motorcycle" and smiles this big ear-to-ear smile.  I thank her, tell her I really am liking it (I had only had it a few weeks at this point).  She tells me to be safe and then says a few more times how beautiful the motorcycle is and how much she likes it.  The light changed, I thanked her again and told her to have a nice day.  The next light was red.  She kept looking over at me before we both went our separate ways.  I smiled the rest of the way home. 

Just two people from completely different generations and standings in life and we met on the common ground of my 696.    That exchange made my month.

Digits?

[M(*)nster]

Digits?  Don't you think a couple of cups and a straw would be more apropos given her age?    Just kidding.

[mstevens]

The best thing anyone said about my Monster was "I really think you should go ahead and buy it."

[sroberts152]

Digits?

I wish.  My wife wouldn't have been too happy with that. 

[tweakerp]

It was parked beside a 1098s with "extras" and a host of other Ducs and Monsters and there were people who walked up and said that was the coolest bike they had seen, and they could tell it had way more than any of the others.....

[stopintime]

It was parked beside a 1098s with "extras" and a host of other Ducs and Monsters and there were people who walked up and said that was the coolest bike they had seen, and they could tell it had way more than any of the others.....

..... as you would have to expect: where are the pictures? 

[LA]

"Hey is that your Monster laying on its' side out front of the building? Beautiful bike!  I love that color."

LA

[Goat_Herder]

Just the other day, I was in the parking garage at work, getting ready to leave.  As I was putting on the helmet and warming up the Monster, another rider walked to his bike (Honda CBR 600).  He's parked next to me.  We talked for a few minutes.  Toward the end of the conversation, he said that he bought his bike used and that my bike is actually his dream bike.  He said that, once he is more financially secure, he will bike a European bike, like a Ducati.  I replied, with a smile on my face, you'd be suprised.  I then hopped on my bike, with a big grin, and rode off.   

[hypurone]

"Hey is that your Monster laying on its' side out front of the building? Beautiful bike!  I love that color."

LA

OUCH! What happened?

[Desmostro]

I don't know what happened today but it was like I was on parade with gold britches.

1. On the way to the doctors stopped at a crosswalk a Ped gave me a  "Nice bike man!"
2. The next stop sign a guy turning onto my street in an M5 mouths "Nice Bike  " out the window as he passed.
3. A girl passing on a bicycle gave me a winky and a double
4. Passing a cafe 2 people eating outside gave me a w0000000t! 
5. Passing a UPS truck the guy set down his box and requested a wheelie
6. Parking a guy on a Goldwing, "OOooo nice ride. Very nice."

It's not even clean.

[DucofWestwood]

This isn't exactly about my monster, but its kinda relevant. my wife and I are driving thru santa monica yesterday, and we pass an attractive girl on the opposite side of the street. She's just gotten out of yoga class (has the mat strung over her back) and is firing up her yellow monster. I do a double-take as we go by (as I do when i pass any bike) and my wife in her best sarcastic tone goes "ooh there's a girl on a ducati, do you want to go back and bang her?"

I am blessed with a wife who both understands my obsession with ducatis and has an excellent sense of humor. Apologies if the female in question is a member of this forum. 

[red baron]

my wife in her best sarcastic tone goes "ooh there's a girl on a ducati, do you want to go back and bang her?"

 

No punching insued so you musta kept quiet.

[Rameses]

This isn't exactly about my monster, but its kinda relevant. my wife and I are driving thru santa monica yesterday, and we pass an attractive girl on the opposite side of the street. She's just gotten out of yoga class (has the mat strung over her back) and is firing up her yellow monster. I do a double-take as we go by (as I do when i pass any bike) and my wife in her best sarcastic tone goes "ooh there's a girl on a ducati, do you want to go back and bang her?"

I am blessed with a wife who both understands my obsession with ducatis and has an excellent sense of humor. Apologies if the female in question is a member of this forum. 

Reminds me of a similar situation from a little while back.

Same thing, cute girl getting on a bike, I crane my neck...

My girlfriend, after about a 5 second pause says "what kinda bike was it?"

With zero hesitation I respond "Suzuki SV650 with aftermarket pipes."

And all was well.   

[TiNi]