Yet another Maserati convert
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Someone asked me to post some pics of my bikes so for those that are into this sort of thing here we are.
First bike is a 996RS which was used to win the 1999 World Superbike Championship and then went on to take the 2002 British Superbike title. As it's a full factory race bike it can't be used on the road so I use on trackdays and some race instruction, but I no longer race - I know how much it hurts. Will use the old girl again on track this year, but at the end of the season she will be honourably retired to a glass case in my office.
First bike is a 996RS which was used to win the 1999 World Superbike Championship and then went on to take the 2002 British Superbike title. As it's a full factory race bike it can't be used on the road so I use on trackdays and some race instruction, but I no longer race - I know how much it hurts. Will use the old girl again on track this year, but at the end of the season she will be honourably retired to a glass case in my office.
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These two are my run about bikes. I've had the Monster for 6 years now and she's a good reliable old girl so although she doesn't get used much, she still has a place in the stable. The Diavel is Ducati's answer to Harley Davidson, but typiucal Ducati they couldn;t leave it at that so this thing handles and stops - unlike a Harley. Brings a stupid grin to my face every time I ride it and will out accelerate almost anything on the roads including many superbikes which can't keep the front wheel on the deck. Awesome fun.
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Tongue hanging out here Yeti!!!
Didn't realise Yeti's balls were so big,.......
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oh yeah.... sadly not as big as I once thought they were.
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Tongue hanging out here Yeti!!!
Didn't realise Yeti's balls were so big,.......
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And that racing leathers for Yeti types had carbon fibre cod-piece additions to them such was the ..........need to accommodate same...........
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The "last" bike is a Ducati Monster S2r (the red bike) the bacl bike before it is a Ducati Diavel
GransportFan1
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The 996 is stunning, a friend of mine his dad bought a 916 brand new and sold it last year, only covered 6k miles, was a stunning bike.
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Thanks Adam, I've loved the 916 series since they first came out and been lucky enough to own a few culminating in this. I just love her.
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I do fancy a bike one day, but if i had one my mother would have heart failure, has to be a Ducati too, nothing else will do.
I love this in Yellow but i think i would end up in a brown box.
http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classi.../page/2/postcode/cw25gg/radius/1500?logcode=p
I love this in Yellow but i think i would end up in a brown box.
http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classi.../page/2/postcode/cw25gg/radius/1500?logcode=p
Yeti
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Just do it man, but don;t tell your mum.....
My mother had no idea I had a bike until she came to visit me in hospital with a broken pelvis......
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I had to laugh, typical man i dont blame you to be honest, i bet there is nothing like the thrill a bike can give you.
i dont blame you to be honest, i bet there is nothing like the thrill a bike can give you.
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I had to laugh, typical man
I've not been on track with the Maser yet, but I still don;t imagine it will give me the same thrill as barrelling into Coppice corner at Cadwell park at 120mph with my knee buried in the tarmac and my head inches from the tyres....
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Cadwell looks a mega circuit, i went to watch a bike track day at Oulton Park my local circuit, one guy had a 1198S, 2nd lap, smashed it straight into the first corner, write off.
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You should change your name to kamikaze , a good friend who i used to contract to , raced superbikes , absolute nutter with fearless intent , regular as clockwork he would turn up at work with a broken collar bone or this or that , he was that pinned together he had a hospita/doctorsl exemption to bypass the metal detectors at airports , and he's still doing it , spoke to him the other night when he was celebrating , had signed a new sponsor for 80% of his last racing season , 2014 he'll be racing sidecars grass track 1300cc and thats him settling down a bit, do take it easy mate
regards loz
regards loz
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A very gig warm welcome to the forum yeti....and what a lovely GT S you have there...Bet you are pleased. Look forwrd to hearing you ownership experiences...
