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[John]

Originally Posted by dzucati999r

Upon retiring in 04 I decided to get myself a very special ride. I'd ridden bikes for many years and always loved it even after some nasty offs. So, I sent the Ducati man in Mesa ,Az a grand and ordered an 05 999R. First time I sat on the bike I knew I needed to hone my skills quite alot to make use of this bike. I started hanging out where the sport riders met at the track and up in the mountains on Sunday. I followed Loonies and found what not to do, followed older smoother riders whose tires told the story. I read all the performance riding books and articles.Took notes and underlined points. Five years later and 30K on bike. I'm reasonably competent and in one piece.

Very good points. There is something about the 999R that makes it all worthwhile, especially to those like yourself who took the study of motorcycle riding to a whole new level.