Which one?

[teddy037.2]

actually, no. 

[DRKWNG]

By the way, there is rumor of a 675R coming out in 2009.  It is reported to come from the factory with full Ohlins suspenders among other goodies...

[teddy037.2]

keen!

[DRKWNG]

Yea, should be pretty neat.  I am hoping that Mac sees this and forgets about his idea of getting my bike's twin on the island. 

[MadDuck]

Yea, should be pretty neat.  I am hoping that Mac sees this and forgets about his idea of getting my bike's twin on the island. 

That would be cool indeed.  There's still a fair way to go before doing anything about that just yet.  Time has a way of healing economic wounds and the sound, the feel of those big twin guns is pretty addicting. The irony here, of course, is that the better Ben's D675 sounds and runs plays a huge factor in any decision.  It has to appeal to me as strong, or nearly as strong, as the Ducati does because none of those other bikes do it for me.

[DRKWNG]

Ok then.  So I shall pamper it until you have committed yourself on a new CBR. 

[MadDuck]

Maybe a RC-51?

[DRKWNG]

Or a tasty Aprilia. 

[MadDuck]

Possibly. But that would require extra dough above and beyond what the T9 would bring which would be tough because the T9 is eating up what little extra dough I had stashed and then some.  Those are harsh negative numbers. Can't do that. I have to maintain or come out ahead in any kind of bike exchange should one, in fact, occur.

[MadDuck]

I want my Triple 9 back. 

[DRKWNG]

I want my Triple 9 back. 

Soon good sir, soon.  And just think, you will feel the benefits of an even greater power to weight ratio with all the money you spent on it. 

[MadDuck]

Yep. My back pocket will be so light that it'll throw my CG off and I'll be falling on my face. 

[MadDuck]

The fates are having their way with me.  Last night my significant other, the loyal opposition, was hammering me a bit.  "Why do you need two bikes, why don't you sell one?" 

Because one is more for utility, Saturday errand running and some good all around fun. The other is a full on rocks off blast around  piece of high end fussy race bike that's weird but cool and makes me feel things that no other bike does. 

And I think about selling it quite a few times every day, so there. In fact , it's a burning issue in my age and beer addled brain.

"Well, if you're thinking about selling it why don't you, Hey, why don't you sell both of them and go back to riding the bicycles more again?

I might ride the bicycles more often. I have even decided to put up with the pain and suffering but I'm having at least one motorcycle. I might even get a Triumph.

"You can't do that. You've got too much Ducati shit around here and you've got two Ducati jackets. Don't tell me you're going to wear those jackets on a Triumph, or are you going to buy a Triumph jacket?"

Hey, I haven't even bought a Triumph yet -- I'll cross that bridge if and when it comes up.

Fast forward to this morning --- she's walking past me while I'm on the computer and notices the picture of the 999 on the screen background of the desktop.

"Oh, that's such a pretty bike -- you should keep that one! I like it!"


GRRRR.     GRRRR.    GRRRRR.   MUMBLE.   MUMBLE.

On the way to the bike shops this morning I pass a guy at Norfolk on a Daytona 675, black with 2 Bros can on the back (How I'd personally set one up) --- he catches me on Kalanianaole so I watch and listen.  Meehh,  It ain't makin' my heart go as pitter patter as I thought it might. Still......

Go to Cycle City --- The Aprilia Factory Mille was gone. Nothing else even remotely interesting to me.
Guy talking to a salesman and looking at a brand new Sportster 1200.  Salesman asks "Is this going to be your first bike?  "Yep" "You got a license yet?" "Nope, but I'm getting that handled this week." "Do you know how to ride?" "Yep, I've been borrowing my friends bike." "Great, let's go over to my desk and talk some numbers"

Oh yeah.

South Seas. Saw the 696.  The R6 and the CBR1000RR look pretty interesting.

Went out to South Seas Waipahu --- The 675 SE is gone, in fact the one remaining blue 675 Daytona also had a sold tag on it.

The stars are cutting my options short.  Oh well........................

[DRKWNG]

TBR can on a jet black eh?  How did it sound opened up? 

From what I have heard, on youtube, I am still a bit partial to the LeoVince full system myself.  I am still trying to get a time when Jeff, the guy in my building with the red 675, can come out with us.  He also has a TBR can on his...

And this bit was on the other thread, but I figured it was more applicable here...

Well, all things being said and done...  I have to say that after riding your bike, even as short of a ride as it was, there aren't all that many things that I would consider trading it for.  Of course the call of the 1098 song is strong, but even though it is starting to become a money pit, you already have a REALLY nice Ducati SBK.  None of the Japanese bikes really do it for you, can't say that I blame you on that call, and you don't fancy the other Daytona that is left, if it is left.  One way of the other it seems like the T9 and you are meant to be together, and that is FAR from a bad thing!!

[eltristo]

Fast forward to this morning --- she's walking past me while I'm on the computer and notices the picture of the 999 on the screen background of the desktop.

"Oh, that's such a pretty bike -- you should keep that one! I like it!"

Oof.  I get feedback like that from the wiff all the time.  She doesn't see it as frustrating.