Concours De Elegance 22nd September 2013

[Bazz21]

That bug must of splattered on the headlight on the way over to the concours.  

howdy andy long time no hear ,congrats on your win mate could some one takes some close ups of andy,s bike please  

and mark why dose the censored word keep poping out  should of used black    . michelle rekons the same finnaly one her size

[FIFO]

Well done Rob and Andy!

Nice photos, Rob.

Thank you Betty  

it was a pretty piss-poor turnout in the 4V category ... but when one of the two entrants was apparently telling people not to bother entering because their bike wasn't clean enough - is it any surprise.

To be fair the only other 4 valve turned up with in minutes of registration ending, and being a senior citizen, it was pointed out the trek to registration tent was at the other end of the display, could only be in vain, pointing out the competition.
He did not go away empty handed, in the raffle he won a nice pair of satin Ducati nickers, in your size as well Betty
Though i did see him exchange numbers with Bwian

... we need more Monsters regardless of their perceived level of cleanliness.

It would be a pleasant change to see a few more 2 valve monsters cleaned to an inch of their life, to put some of those pristine Bevels to shame,
after all it is the Concourse D'Elegance  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concours_d%27Elegance

[Tiger Terrrific]

Congrats Andy - good to see you and as discussed, bike was awesome as usual - well done !! tiger

[FIFO]

yes it seems even ducati itself has lost intrest with the monster with no 4valves any more pinning all there hope on the multi and diavil

Don't hold your breath for too long Bazz

http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/07/03/next-generation-ducati-monster-1198-spied-photos/

[Bazz21]

Don't hold your breath for too long Bazz

http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/07/03/next-generation-ducati-monster-1198-spied-photos/

seen that it just looks like another street fighter and if it is a monster it fugly and if it is to be a monster why  when have a detuned monster that looks like a street fighter  when u can buy a street fighter it  probably  just me but i like the retro look not ducatiyamsuzukihonda space age look ducati needs to bring back its own styling like they did in 1992

[Andy55]

Cheers Tiger. We will have to head out for a ride sometime.

Hey Bazz , How's it going? Matty took some pics of it when I first got it back on the road. They are on his flicker page.

[Bazz21]

thanks andy 

[Betty]

It would be a pleasant change to see a few more 2 valve monsters cleaned to an inch of their life, to put some of those pristine Bevels to shame,
after all it is the Concourse D'Elegance 

It is more than just a Concours ... and I wasn't suggesting that the bikes not receive a little bit of attention to make them presentable. For example ... Julie didn't spend that much time cleaning my bike and I thought it looked alright (thank you my dear). Obviously the winners put a lot of effort into their bikes and were deserving winners but, to me, the day is about more than the one person that gets the lump of plastic.

Also, you can't rely on a definition of a traditional Concours to encourage/discourage people from entering - this event is not strictly run as a traditional Concours. Imagine what sort of event it would be if modifications were marked down!

A more literal interpretation of Concours d' Elegance is ... an elegant display. Now while I can understand why a 4V Monster may not be considered elegant - the base Monster design is quite elegant. So the more we can get on display the better ... the variety we can offer is more than most categories.

[FIFO]

It is more than just a Concours

Now while I can understand why a 4V Monster may not be considered elegant

What about TREV you better duck for cover when Julie reads this 

[Bazz21]

all the concouse events ive seen held give points for the most used while keeping it as clean as possible and to follow a true concourse event would mean every entrant would not be how they were made cause if u want to follow true concorse there better than what was made in every element on ducati that would be every bike would not pass