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« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2009, 10:31:21 AM » |
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welll today i officially get CC-envy... is there a pill?
Love the 696... but i was eaten up on the straightaway buy a jap sportbike.
I know in the corners around here i would do well but watching another bike pull away at 190kph... sick feeling.
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« Reply #16 on: July 20, 2009, 03:01:34 PM » |
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welll today i officially get CC-envy... is there a pill?
Love the 696... but i was eaten up on the straightaway buy a jap sportbike.
I know in the corners around here i would do well but watching another bike pull away at 190kph... sick feeling.
Being pulled over after being clocked at 190kph... sick feeling. |
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« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2009, 04:30:33 PM » |
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Being pulled over after being clocked at 190kph... sick feeling.
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« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2009, 05:24:22 PM » |
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I've got the cure for your issues. Send me all the bikes and the scooter. Include anything motorcycle related along with them. Burn all your pictures and pray for forgiveness.....  |
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« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2009, 08:16:21 PM » |
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I'm way past middle age. 3 years ago I had never ridden a Ducati . Just Harley Cruisers and BMW Sport Tourers ( did have a BMW K1200S ) . Now I've got 3 bikes, including a Ducati S4Rs and 1098 R ( WSBK Homologation # 242 of 450 in the world ) . I certainly wouldn't have believed 3 years ago that I'd be carving up corners and strafing through the hills at triple digit speeds at times. Life throws us change ups and we need to be ready to take on those new challenges since life is really short . Enjoy your new Italian wonder bikes. Dolph  |
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« Reply #20 on: July 20, 2009, 09:16:26 PM » |
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I'm way past middle age. 3 years ago I had never ridden a Ducati . I certainly wouldn't have believed 3 years ago that I'd be carving up corners and strafing through the hills at triple digit speeds at times. Life throws us change ups and we need to be ready to take on those new challenges since life is really short . Enjoy your new Italian wonder bikes. Dolph +1 You're we're not alone! |
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« Reply #21 on: July 21, 2009, 05:24:59 AM » |
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I've just pulled the trigger.
Twice.
In 3 days.
On Friday my wife and I drove down to MA to look at a red 696 for her and came back with an agreement to purchase it. Earlier today we drove up to ME to look at a white 696 (with Termi kit) and came back with an agreement to purchase it, too. I may finally understand the visceral appeal of Termis now.
Three years ago neither my wife nor I had ridden any sort of 2-wheeler. Now we have 3 Monsters and a Vespa. That's messed up! Does Klotz get transformed to cocaine fumes in a desmo engine, or something?
Obviously it's time to sell the 620 now.
BTW My wife rides a vespa and loves it but I have 4 cars and 2 bikes. And i'm in several support groups (forums) for my addiction. |
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« Reply #22 on: July 21, 2009, 05:39:53 AM » |
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Well...I took a tour to the dealer and spent some time on the Streetfighter today... Standing still only, but still....nice nut-buster On the way back I tried to max out the 695 and hit 210 km/h on the meter and 194 on the GPS. So why do I want a sports bike again ? no idea...just happy with what I have. With 110 being the limit here in Denmark I better don't try my luck with an even faster bike  |
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« Reply #23 on: July 21, 2009, 11:02:41 AM » |
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On the way back I tried to max out the 695 and hit 210 km/h on the meter and 194 on the GPS.
210kph is 130mph. Randall could get his 620 to 140mph / 225kph. There must be something wrong with your 695. |
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« Reply #24 on: July 21, 2009, 12:41:16 PM » |
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I know the 696 is the baby Duc and that many people crave more, bigger, faster, etc.
It's not the baby Duc! It's the new girls' Duc.  OK, I'm just jealous, because I only have one Monster  |
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« Reply #25 on: July 21, 2009, 07:08:39 PM » |
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It's the new girls' Duc. <shrug> I quit worrying about stuff like that decades ago. I'll be down to a single Monster very soon, I hope. Of course it's rained constantly since I made this decision and thus haven't been able to take photos to put a listing together. |
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« Reply #26 on: July 21, 2009, 07:33:00 PM » |
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210kph is 130mph. Randall could get his 620 to 140mph / 225kph. There must be something wrong with your 695.
If only they made a 695 Capirex then maybe it could. |
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« Reply #27 on: July 21, 2009, 08:53:41 PM » |
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i'm going to change the gearing on the 696 just for you guys and try to hit 145 |
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« Reply #28 on: July 21, 2009, 09:01:26 PM » |
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... and a growing lust for an SBK.
Yeah, me too... Gee, I wonder who put THAT idea in my head? I'll give you a hint... It rhymes with Yuck-Poo....  |
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I only see jesus having a sauna with a teletubbie.
I find it disturbing that you're imagining me in a sauna, never mind the teletubbie aspect of it
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« Reply #29 on: July 21, 2009, 10:12:16 PM » |
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I'd like to open up my " R " and see what it will do. There is a 12 mile stretch of Interstate 70 that has a 15 foot wall between it and the opposing lane. I could get on the inside lane on a cloudy day when there are no " Bears in the Air ." But the more I think about it , at my age it's better to believe one of the Cycle Mags that ran a stock one , not a race prepared one like mine, and they got I think around 185 mph if memory serves me. Nothing good can happen at 185 mph. Not even an Orgasm ! Dolph |
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