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Two and a half years ago at age 52 I returned to motorcycles. My previous riding experience was logging a mere 15,000 miles over ten years or so on a Yamaha 400cc cruiser (XS400H). I bought it in 1981 and sold it in 1995. Marriage, kids...you know the story.
The spark rekindled in 2007. Perhaps predictably given my age and cruiser history, I went with a Sport Touring bike. I had a friend who liked Ducati's and had read a few reviews, so I went with an ST3 which I bought new. Yet I found I kept taking it toward the "S" and away from the "T." So in 2008 I picked up a 2004 999 with a shocking 439 miles on the clock. Track days have only compounded the fun.
Yesterday I picked up an 1198S. I've only had time to ride it home from the dealer.
I'll be selling one or both of my other Ducatis to make room for the new bike (due to a combination of physical, logical, and financial reasons), but for now I just love to open my garage door.
(If you look closely you'll also see my Honda Mini-Trail 50; every bike in my .sig is in that picture!)
The spark rekindled in 2007. Perhaps predictably given my age and cruiser history, I went with a Sport Touring bike. I had a friend who liked Ducati's and had read a few reviews, so I went with an ST3 which I bought new. Yet I found I kept taking it toward the "S" and away from the "T." So in 2008 I picked up a 2004 999 with a shocking 439 miles on the clock. Track days have only compounded the fun.
Yesterday I picked up an 1198S. I've only had time to ride it home from the dealer.
I'll be selling one or both of my other Ducatis to make room for the new bike (due to a combination of physical, logical, and financial reasons), but for now I just love to open my garage door.
(If you look closely you'll also see my Honda Mini-Trail 50; every bike in my .sig is in that picture!)