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Hello everyone,
After a couple of years lurking in the background reading and learning from many of you on the other site (Mordor I believe) suddenly-- many of you disappeared. I searched for clues on the other site and finally I have found you all again. I have been riding my entire life, did a little play racing and a lot of track days and your old forum along with others was an incredible resource not to memtion - way more entertaining than Orange County Choppers could ever hope to achieve. The simple pettyness, the down right viciousness and the continual character degredation had made me finally join up and speak out. Please dont ever change and dont fight enough to make anyone leave. You each add just enough to make this forum better than any other forum I have sampled.

Since everone left the other site there is a certain lack of flair in thecommunictions on the other site and it a bit too sterile for me now. Well I guess enough on that for now and on with the introduction.

I am in my 50's, live close to Boston Mass, I have 2 older Ducatis and a BMW 310r which was bought for my wife but she does not like it so its for sale. I do all my own maintainance and have even made up a few prototype parts for certain projects on my bikes. I have had nearly every major brand of bike from Duc to Suzuki, Kawi, Cagiva, Aprillia, Yamaha, Honda, HD and Huquvarna and Ducati is my favorite by far. Both of my Ducati's. would be classified as Bitsa(I hope I have got that right) as they are far from stock and my 916 has a different motor now but I do still have the original. I currently cant ride, not only because its winter and close to 0' but I had shoulder surgery in May 2024 and all 5 procedures have since failed and I will be having full shoulder replacement in 2 weeks. I hope to continue to be entertained by this great forum as I recover and hopfully return to the track for late 2025 or 2026

Nice to meet you
Anthony
 
Welcome Anthony,

Some of the lunatics on here (well, those with available funds) are paid-up members of both here and Mordor, so they get a balance of falling out/entertainment depending on which site they're on.

I've been to Boston / New England, and loved it, although it could benefit from being located in Florida (purely for hot weather).

Didn't the Bee Gees come from Massy Chew Sits?
 
I am unaware from whence the Be Gees originated but would not be suprised as Aerosmyth and a few other bands did get their start in Boston, like I believe the band Boston might be from there but would have to confirm. I feel like I know many of you on here after following on the other site. I have been to England as my wife has family in Stevenage and we are planning a trip to Ireland this year to see some of the road racing. My wifes nephew has a house on one of the road corses over there.

Thank you for replying
Ant
Welcome Anthony,

Some of the lunatics on here (well, those with available funds) are paid-up members of both here and Mordor, so they get a balance of falling out/entertainment depending on which site they're on.

I've been to Boston / New England, and loved it, although it could benefit from being located in Florida (purely for hot weather).

Didn't the Bee Gees come from Massy Chew Sits?
 
I am unaware from whence the Be Gees originated but would not be suprised as Aerosmyth and a few other bands did get their start in Boston, like I believe the band Boston might be from there but would have to confirm. I feel like I know many of you on here after following on the other site. I have been to England as my wife has family in Stevenage and we are planning a trip to Ireland this year to see some of the road racing. My wifes nephew has a house on one of the road corses over there.

Thank you for replying
Ant
Stevenage, where the Vincent motorcycle company started. (y)
 
You are another of my favorites, I love how gentlemen can have disagreements and remain friends/friendly where here in Merica you put your life at risk if you state your opinion at times
Opinions are allways welcome, it makes the world go round!! (y)
 
About my shoulder, I was injured on a job when I was 20. Never healed right but no MRI at that time. I lived with it for my entire life and finally had the rotor cuff, 3 other tendons for the shoulder plus my bicept was torn in half and disconnected from shoulder all stitched up. The operation was not successful and all procedures failed. Before the tendons and rotor cuff were just torn but now they are all torn so I have limited use of my right shoulder and I am right handed. The surgery was on May 28 2024 and I will finlally have the repair surgery on Febuary 6, 2025. Just 2 weeks away and I need it, I have been unable to work since the surgery in May and wont be able to return to work until May of this year after I recover from the surgery. I am very much looking forward to getting rid of the cronic pain in my shoulder and getting back to work. Before this nightmare of a failed surgery, the little lady and I were on track to retire at 60 years old but loosing a full years pay is going to have an effect
 
You are another of my favorites, I love how gentlemen can have disagreements and remain friends/friendly where here in Merica you put your life at risk if you state your opinion at times
Thank fuck for that, Noobster finally has a friend!!!
Just AirCon now to sort out 👀
Welcome back to the nonsensical side of Ducati life, lots more bollocks in the members only side of the forum if you subscribe 🤪👍
 
About my shoulder, I was injured on a job when I was 20. Never healed right but no MRI at that time. I lived with it for my entire life and finally had the rotor cuff, 3 other tendons for the shoulder plus my bicept was torn in half and disconnected from shoulder all stitched up. The operation was not successful and all procedures failed. Before the tendons and rotor cuff were just torn but now they are all torn so I have limited use of my right shoulder and I am right handed. The surgery was on May 28 2024 and I will finlally have the repair surgery on Febuary 6, 2025. Just 2 weeks away and I need it, I have been unable to work since the surgery in May and wont be able to return to work until May of this year after I recover from the surgery. I am very much looking forward to getting rid of the cronic pain in my shoulder and getting back to work. Before this nightmare of a failed surgery, the little lady and I were on track to retire at 60 years old but loosing a full years pay is going to have an effect
I got hit head on by a drunk driver in 2016, he broke my pelvis, four vertebrae in my lower back, broke both my elbows, punctured lung and a massive chunk of my upper right leg missing.
 
Welcome to the parish Anthony my colonial cousin, living near Boston you may have some some of that fighting Irish heritage :love:

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I got hit head on by a drunk driver in 2016, he broke my pelvis, four vertebrae in my lower back, broke both my elbows, punctured lung and a massive chunk of my upper right leg missing.
My god, glad you are doing better that sounds like quite a nightmare. I am just hoping to be fixed so I can work again hope you are doing better than me
 
Hello everyone,
After a couple of years lurking in the background reading and learning from many of you on the other site (Mordor I believe) suddenly-- many of you disappeared. I searched for clues on the other site and finally I have found you all again. I have been riding my entire life, did a little play racing and a lot of track days and your old forum along with others was an incredible resource not to memtion - way more entertaining than Orange County Choppers could ever hope to achieve. The simple pettyness, the down right viciousness and the continual character degredation had made me finally join up and speak out. Please dont ever change and dont fight enough to make anyone leave. You each add just enough to make this forum better than any other forum I have sampled.

Since everone left the other site there is a certain lack of flair in thecommunictions on the other site and it a bit too sterile for me now. Well I guess enough on that for now and on with the introduction.

I am in my 50's, live close to Boston Mass, I have 2 older Ducatis and a BMW 310r which was bought for my wife but she does not like it so its for sale. I do all my own maintainance and have even made up a few prototype parts for certain projects on my bikes. I have had nearly every major brand of bike from Duc to Suzuki, Kawi, Cagiva, Aprillia, Yamaha, Honda, HD and Huquvarna and Ducati is my favorite by far. Both of my Ducati's. would be classified as Bitsa(I hope I have got that right) as they are far from stock and my 916 has a different motor now but I do still have the original. I currently cant ride, not only because its winter and close to 0' but I had shoulder surgery in May 2024 and all 5 procedures have since failed and I will be having full shoulder replacement in 2 weeks. I hope to continue to be entertained by this great forum as I recover and hopfully return to the track for late 2025 or 2026

Nice to meet you
Anthony
Hello and welcome dude! Great intro...pics of ya bikes would be good!!!!.. yea, mordor sure arse but enough about that. Hope ya surgery goes well and we can keep you reasonably entertained
And sorry about Trump....
 
Hello and welcome dude! Great intro...pics of ya bikes would be good!!!!.. yea, mordor sure arse but enough about that. Hope ya surgery goes well and we can keep you reasonably entertained
And sorry about Trump....
Pictures as requested, also there is a video on Youtube of me riding track and crashing my 999. I would link it here but its monitized so I dont want people thinking I am baiting for clicks but should anyone wish to see, simply search "Ducati 999 palmer crash" on the you tubes and my video should pop up. My name will be on the video Anthony Grimaldi and although the video is monitized, I believe I only have 8-9 views in as many years and have never seen any money.

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This is my street bike, started life as a 1997 748 S. Original owner had a light get off and sold it to a friend cheap. Owner #2 cartwheeled the bike the first day he has it destroying all the bodywork and bending the connecting rod for the Horz cyl. He then stored it outside under a tarp, which blew off and filled the motor
with water, insects and acorns! I did manage to get the motor to run and even did a track day on her she began a mild tapping in the lowend soon after. I have removed the 748 mill for rebuild, possibly as 843but this injury has delayed the rebuild. In the mean time, I have installed a low milage (5,000) monster 916 motor I picked up cheap. It has the monster cams rather than the superbike cams. The Monster cams only make a few less peak horses but the middle of the power range is better and makes the 916 a better street bike since I nearly eaver need full throttle/higher revs on the road and the higher torque numbers lower in the RPM with the lower ratio gearbox from the 748 make for a fun ride
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This is the bike that turned me into a Ducati lover. I love the looks of this bike and still after more than 10 years together, I still cant stop looking at it anx loving the entire riding/owing experience. She is just a 2003 999S, one of the early ones where the Showa was the step up from the Marzocci base. She has the "S" cams, the filters and Race ECU for the unequal sport slipon. When she was new, with the cams degreed she put out 138hp at the rear wheelbut that was 10 years and 15,000 miles ago, she will still power wheelie in 3rd as the tach rushes past 8grand with a hand full of throttle. I have rebuilt the suspension but want Ohlins, and I have done a few mods like my ultralite fairing stay that removed 7-8 kilos removing the entire headlight assembly. I have just set up the suspension and added some Galfer rotors and pads front and rear and added a slipper clutch and the fully adj trippleclamps set to 28 on the offset. Our track divides us into 4 groups with red slowest, Yellow next , then blue as fast and Black as "Expert" I ride in the Blue group and my laptimes seem to be about average for the group
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