Out west in the Mountains!

[fragile_this_side_up]

Hello, all. drug my Duc home yesterday from a snowy farm. Live out in the mountains, but work in Manassas. Planning on commuting 4 days a week with the ol 696. It's an 09 with 10k. Just sayin hi!

20150307_122032 by fragile_this_side_up_retro_club, on Flickr

[koko64]

Welcome.
Good score.  
This community has alot of knowledge accessed via the search function and various sections. Years of info available. Plenty of info on tuning and mods as someone has usually done it.. The sponsors have most needs covered too.
Cheers.

[fragile_this_side_up]

Yeah. I have been searching around for a few days now. Can't wait to start riding this. But I've got to swap the aftermarket exhaust for stock. It's just too loud for me. Luckily i have the stock system.

[Slide Panda]

You may be able to find dB killer inserts for the aftermarket ones you have vs going back to stock. The stock ones are capital H Heavy!

And if you don't have records that the cam belts have been replaced  - you'll need to look into that. They are 2 year from install or 12K miles of service replacement item. And it's which ever of those items, age or miles, is hit *first*

And congrats!

And welcome too

[fragile_this_side_up]

He had records for the belts and valves being done later half of 2013 at 7500 miles. currently at 10k. I will do them when i hit 15k, in a few months.

Yeah, stock exhausts are SUPER heavy. Tank bag is now on. Ready for commuting! Just need a plate..

[Slide Panda]

He had records for the belts and valves being done later half of 2013 at 7500 miles. currently at 10k. I will do them when i hit 15k, in a few months.

Nice. Well that's that then. Time to start using up some tires!

[fragile_this_side_up]

Yeah, i can't wait! 

[fragile_this_side_up]

Have put about 600 miles on the bike so far. Commuted 3 days last week, and so far every day this week. SUPER HAPPY!!! Nice to see some of the back roads have been swept of some of the salt/gravel/sand as well. Added my Rammount this morning.



http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/ducati/monster_696/2009/JoeyZ/350888

That's my fuelly, if you want to follow along.

[Slide Panda]

Nice. Just spent some time yesterday evening corralling the yard sale shit that's taken over my garage so I can actually safely get a bike back in it, and turned around.

- I've got a stupidly steep drive way - so there's no maneuvering the bike, pushing or backing out, on it

[fragile_this_side_up]

Yeah, i can't push my bikes up my driveway by myself... I just roll it backwards out the garage.

[Slide Panda]

You don't get it... my drive has stairs. Not the oh those are nice, cosmetic sort. Nope, the sort of dimensions the stairs in your house have. Backing out is a nerve wracking thing man...

And there's about no way any single person can push a bike up my drive. You just can't keep enough traction to make way.

It's a git ridiculous. If I ever move, the tool chest is going to need to be roped down the drive with a block and tackle rig

[fragile_this_side_up]

Jesus. Mine is about 20ft long, with about a 5 foot rise...

[Slide Panda]

Jesus. Mine is about 20ft long, with about a 5 foot rise...

haha! Childs play.

You can push that bike up there easy!

Mines... eh 20' rise over 30' - spit-ball guesstimate. There's a coupel inches rise, then 13 steps up to the mid point, then the steps split off and the grade isn't *quite* as steep. The garage door's below the front door...

In short - steep as all hell.

Theres a nubmer of skid marks on it from decents where I've locked the rear

[fragile_this_side_up]

How the hell is that even a driveway?? hahaaa.

[Slide Panda]

It's paved...?