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

[the_Journeyman]

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. 

Sounds like mine.  It's understood that if I there's a naked woman and an interesting motorcycle side-by-side, and I spin my head around I'm checking the bike out rather than the woman.  Sad (obsession) thing is, I really am checking out the bike.

Not my Monster, but my 900SS, and nothing was actually said, but it was funny.

There's lots of houses near my workplace as it's in a residential area. I'm putting down the road in 1st gear at the limit of 20mph.  The SS is making all kinds of awesome noise.  This guy a few houses up is getting out of his car with various items and heading for the front steps.  He starts up the steps and just stops, turns and stares as with this funny smile on his face that said "dude, that's awesome."

JM

[Alexandre]

the best one so far:

a Ducati? wow you must be doing REALLY well!

[Popeye the Sailor]

"Don't you ever wash that thing?"

[sally101]

Parking next to an old crusty Harley with an old crusty rider..

Harley Rider: "Ducati eh.. I tried to follow one of those on the freeway once.. Couldn't keep up."
Me smirking and hoping he didn't have a gun: "I would hope not!"

[Bellagio]

*sigh* you must live in Milwaukee too. Most bikers in this town abide by this:

If Motorcycle ≠ Harley and ≠ Japanese, Motorcycle must = Buell

I can't wait for those responses.  My dad is really active in the Milwaukee HOG chapter and keeps telling everyone, that I have a "pasta rocket, but at least it's a V-Twin..."

My best compliment so fas has been my 3 year old godson asking if he's big enough to ride it yet.

[ducrider45]

This just happened last week. Im at the gas station filling up. A County cop pulls up next to me, just in front of the store. The cops looks me over and heads inside.  As the officer comes out with his cup of coffe.....
Cop: what kind of bike is that?
Me: Ducati Monster.
Cop: Thats not a Ducati.
Me: yes it is, I just customized it a bit.
Cop: Is any part of that bike legal?
Me: the tires.
Cop: That thing is so nasty I cant bring myself to write you a ticket. Ride safe.
Me: will do.
I start the bike  As I look over I see coffe all over the front of his car
Cop: shaking his head and holding his spilled coffe at arms distance.

[stopintime]

....................
I start the bike  As I look over I see coffe all over the front of his car
Cop: shaking his head and holding his spilled coffe at arms distance.

One of the best so far 

[fastwin]

That's funny as hell!! Hope you got out of there before he put the cup down and grabbed his ticket book!!

[Doctor Woodrow]

My little boy Lance must have Ducati blood in his veins!!! He can't talk yet, but he had a great time 'riding' the bike w/ me for about five minutes.

He was using my thumbs as clip-ons, he is about 4 1/2 months old here.

[YellowDuck]

In S. FLA you get chics commenting all the time.

"I'd sure like to hop on that"

[needtorque]

I rode to school for the first time the other day.  (just got the s4r a couple weeks ago)  I got the "Don is that your new bike?  That thing is nice"  several times.  Then I overheard another guy in the class (who rides an sv 650) saying to another student about my bike, "Ya, it's an Italian bike and they are really fast, they are way faster than Hondas and Suzukis"

I had to laugh and started to correct him but then thought hell I might as well leave it.

[almazing]

I remember when I first got my bike, I was riding down the street and I ended up riding next to some kid in a Civic. He glanced over, looked forward and turned his head over again at my bike with eyes wide open and jaws dropping. So I roll of the throttle and his stare follows my bike as I slow down. I downshift and take off with a huge grin on my face. That made my day better. That same day and that same street at the next stop light, I spot this Ferrari F430 I wanted to get a better look at, so I filter through traffic and pull up next to him. He looks over and says "Oh my god! I wish I could get my hands on one of them. Man, I wish they made more of those than Ferraris." I reply back with "I like your car! Wanna trade?" He just laughs and says "Then you'd have to wait years to get another one!!" Now THAT made my day.

Everyday, I always seem to get some compliment saying how nice my bike is at every store, or restaurant, or gas station I pull in to. I'm Not used to this kind of attention  .

[TiNi]

My little boy Lance must have Ducati blood in his veins!!! He can't talk yet, but he had a great time 'riding' the bike w/ me for about five minutes.


He was using my thumbs as clip-ons, he is about 4 1/2 months old here.

very CuTe picture!!!

hopefully he is off the binky before he rides solo 

[mstevens]

Cop: That thing is so nasty I cant bring myself to write you a ticket.

Quotation of the century?

[ghosthound]

Rolled into a BMW dealership to get some parts for the MINI and some sales person jogs over to my bike waiting for me to take off my helmet so he could ask me some questions bout the bike.  First thing out of his mouth:"wow is that thing a custom  " at this point some customers come over to check out the bike.  Thats when i told him it was a ducati monster... he was literally drooling over the bike.  I offered to trade it for a brand new M3