I bet you feel a good old thump with them under you .Glad its settled down it could only have been a little fine tune at the worse .Why not enjoy the crowd looking at the Duke I would ! .Whats the seating position like dude?
Jesus Arthur, that looks like a photograph that’s been squished is all out of all proportion. The stripped bike also looks crazy without any chassis. I dread to think what happens if these invertebrates are heavily crashed. Ebay bits only I reckon.
Not as bad as I thought it would be Giv. It’s a bit heavy on the wrists in slow traffic but the OE seat was very hard on the butt cheeks, after the 70 odd miles on Monday when I picked it up, I could hardly get out of bed Tuesday morning, the old gluteus maximus had given up the ghost. I immediately ordered a comfort seat which was fitted yesterday. After 80 miles today all is good. It’s made a huge difference. OE seat: Comfort seat:
Can you not see the image mate? I do have some of them crashed! But I have photos of blades ripped in half and many others... best not post the one of the Panni lol
Looks a cracking bike. I must admit to always having an itch for a Duke ever since the Ducati Pantah days. But I've never itched that itch. I think it's because the Jap's (& I'll include Triumph) make such good all round machines. However, Duke's do play with those heart strings. Enjoy it. It would be great for you to do another review in a few months time to tell us what it's been like.
scratch that itch and get one.running costs is the only reason I dont have mine anymore.miss that wee bike, not the same when I open the garage in the morning now.
Oh my lord, having read the issue you had when it cut out i am amazed you saved it. We are not just talking the usual new bike niggles here are we, this is life and death. It would take a long while (after the fault was found and fixed) for me to trust any bike that did this to me. I have a 2002 954 Fireblade and i can honestly say it has never let me down and i have had not one bit of trouble from it.... if it did what the Pani did then unless i could be sure the fault was found 100% it would be gone in a heartbeat. Our lives are just too important to risk over something like this. Good luck with the fixing of this but remember its only a bike and i am sure your family would miss YOU more than the Pani.
