Mike Robins
New member
I have been feeling a bit grumpy lately.
I went to see the 1098 at Ducati Glasgow and it's a great looking bike, but more importantly to my mind, it's lighter and more powerful than my 999.
I bought all the December/January issues of the bike mags to keep me busy over xmas and they are all covering the 1098 launch. They all say what a great bike it is and how much better it is than the 999. Only TWO makes a case for the 999 as a future classic (page 12).
How is a guy to feel with all that perceived wisdom slagging off his pride and joy?
Well I just came back from a 2 hour blast and I feel fantastic. So what if 150bhp and 182kgs isn't as good as 160bhp and 171kgs. I didn't notice! it was great to hear the noise of the motor at 10,000 rpm thru the race pipes again. No doubt all the other road users agreed. The roads were just dry enough and the temperature just warm enough for me to shake off the winter blues and realise what a great thing biking is, whatever you're riding.
Now i'm just paranoid about whether i've got all the salt off the bike. I'll probably check again first thing in the morning. Unless the weather is good again, in which case I'm out tomorrow for another blast.
awesome.
I went to see the 1098 at Ducati Glasgow and it's a great looking bike, but more importantly to my mind, it's lighter and more powerful than my 999.
I bought all the December/January issues of the bike mags to keep me busy over xmas and they are all covering the 1098 launch. They all say what a great bike it is and how much better it is than the 999. Only TWO makes a case for the 999 as a future classic (page 12).
How is a guy to feel with all that perceived wisdom slagging off his pride and joy?
Well I just came back from a 2 hour blast and I feel fantastic. So what if 150bhp and 182kgs isn't as good as 160bhp and 171kgs. I didn't notice! it was great to hear the noise of the motor at 10,000 rpm thru the race pipes again. No doubt all the other road users agreed. The roads were just dry enough and the temperature just warm enough for me to shake off the winter blues and realise what a great thing biking is, whatever you're riding.
Now i'm just paranoid about whether i've got all the salt off the bike. I'll probably check again first thing in the morning. Unless the weather is good again, in which case I'm out tomorrow for another blast.
awesome.
for a wee run the other day and was so good to be on the bike. would take the 996 but its well locked up in the shed, n the XJR is jamned against the door just to be safe 
... barking at everyone!....its withdrawl...isn't it.
