150miles today on a 1100s

[geoffduc]

Just got back from a bitterly cold ride into north wales but i'm glowing like the kid on the porridge advert with a grin from ear to ear, [the reason] my 1st ride on the new  1100s monster.The ride is very relaxing 70mph at 4000revs in 5th and 78mph at 4000revs in 6th with loads of grunt from way down low. The seat to foot pegs was perfect for me but i found the handle bars alittle to far forward for my liking. What a sweat gear box, light and positive, like-wise the clutch and the mirrors, well they actually work, yes you can see the police car following without the usual blurring. It had termi's fitted and boy what a sound, tucked up high at each side of the seat just behind your ears [WOW] especially when riding through a couple of tunnels. The suspension was left at factory settings which i found very comfortable but the small fairing was of little use on a cold day like today with only a light wind but still quite abit of bufferting. The bike had a DP steering damper fitted which made the bike feel really stable but interfered with the ignition lock especially with the thick gloves i used today.Well i hope my rambling's have wetted your appetite i'm certainly smitten so just watch this space   

BTW i'm retired and like most on the forum a Ducati FAN 

[Spidey]

How you gonna post that without pictures?!?!!!  BURN HIM!!   


Congrats on the bike. 

[LA]

Hey, thanks for the ride report. I've been wondering how good the new bike is and have been slowly won over by the looks of the new package. I thought maybe Ducati should have added some more power, but after chasing a friend on an 1100 Multistrada in our North Georgia Mts., I'm a convert to the engine.  Up to something like 110 or 120 mph the engine accelerates very well - that's a really torquey engine.

From the revs at the speeds you quoted I'd be inclined to drop the gearing.  With the 100 horse or so and even more torque the new 1200 2V should make, next years model should be even better - that is it they put the 1200 in the monster.

Hang in there bud. Spring's not exactly around the corner, but it will eventually get here.

Look forward to hearing more as you get use to the bike.

LA

[geoffduc]

Thanks for the comments and advise LA, the bike in question belongs to my local ducati shop and i'm just putting a few gentle miles on the clock before the young guns get their hands on it. I have written my little report as i can compare it to my hypermotard which is not as smooth as the new monster, which use's  siemens electronic fuel injection.
Spidey,
          i'm sorry for the lack of photo's but you will have to excuse me as i'm abit of a dinosar when it comes to computers.    If you look on Acc-Mods you will see a photo posted by Carstaphen of my s4rs tricolore in the riding-house post  [moto]

[blue tiger]

Geoff, Wait a minute...you have a Tricolore....a Hyper....and are demo'ing bikes for the local dealership. I may have to try hard to keep liking you!! On a cool note the local dealership is running a special and will have dropped the price of the Tricolore in the shop by $1250 dollars. It must be the economy. I'm going to be there at 10 AM on Teusday to talk to them about a deal. Maybe merry christmas to me.

[DoubleEagle]

Hey Geoff   +1   for us old guys.   

Hope things have not fallen apart in the UK ! ...and Merry Christmas.     Dolph

[peanut_man]

PICSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GLantern]

Your such a liar, PICS!

[geoffduc]

GLantern,
              what kind of guy would call an old age pensioner a liar just because he didn't post PICS.
Well the truth of the matter is that i don't know too post pics. being a bit of a dinosar, [bang]but i still ride motor cycles so i guess i'm not all bad.  [moto]
Recently i answered a post by Carstarphen requesting info on Riding-House a company in japan and sent him a photo of the product he was interested in. He replied and asked if he could post the photo on the forum and if you go to said post in Acc-Mods you will see the photo of my s4rs. I'm sorry it's not the 1100s but tomorrow i will get my good lady wife to photo me on the 1100s which i will have at home for the xmas holiday and send it to you personally. Hope you will be satisfied, and i can reclaim my dignity 

[somegirl]

PM sent...I will be happy to post the picture for you.

And I'm betting there might be a bit of jealousy behind the call for pics, btw.

[GLantern]

GLantern,
              what kind of guy would call an old age pensioner a liar just because he didn't post PICS.
Well the truth of the matter is that i don't know too post pics. being a bit of a dinosar, [bang]but i still ride motor cycles so i guess i'm not all bad.  [moto]
Recently i answered a post by Carstarphen requesting info on Riding-House a company in japan and sent him a photo of the product he was interested in. He replied and asked if he could post the photo on the forum and if you go to said post in Acc-Mods you will see the photo of my s4rs. I'm sorry it's not the 1100s but tomorrow i will get my good lady wife to photo me on the 1100s which i will have at home for the xmas holiday and send it to you personally. Hope you will be satisfied, and i can reclaim my dignity 

Im anxiously waiting!  And i will happily post pics for you as well  .  Really i'm just jealous that you got to ride the new monster

[geoffduc]

Thanks Paula it's good to know that some people are willing to trust an old fart's ramblings on face value.  
I'll PM you tomorrow so thanks again  [moto]

[geoffduc]

GLantern i see you have a 1098, well today i delivered a 1098 zerox rep. to a guy in birmingham (England) and when i arrived at this home this wife photo'd the bike in the van, on the ramp being unloaded and in the road outside his house i felt like father christmas (without the red coat and beard). It's a wonderful feeling when you get that kind of response especially when the new owners are middle aged it must be a ducati thing 

[GLantern]

Geoff to say i envy you would be an understatement.  You must tell me what you do for a living!   I'm young i can still switch careers!

[Capo]

North Wales = Home of the Traffic Taliban (& the Mad Mullah himself). I would NEVER go there on a matter of principle.