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That's interesting because the projector style headlights don't bother me at all. It's the overall "business" of the design. To my eyes there's no "flow" to the design. I hated the "gills" on the nose fairing, whatever that little lens above both lights was and the raised panels on the side fairings. Not too fond of the "bread box" muffler either. But, hey, that's what individual taste is about, right? Since they did away with the gills and put black paint on the bike and muffler it looks less disjointed to me.kaos said:
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Really, I'm not trying to stir things up. Rob responded to a post of mine on Ducati.net saying that Terblanche had alluded to his designs being compromised (my word) by Ducati. I just want to read the articles. I don't know, but I'm betting that Ducati wouldn't get too heavy handed with their critique of a Tamburini design. And, if Terblanche feels stongly enough to raise the issue publicly it must be significant. I'd love to know what he thinks an untampered 999 design should be. Wouldn't it be interesting if all of "our" dissatisfaction with Terblanche's designs has been misplaced?smegtheprez said:
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Just to be clear, I am not calling the 999 design "ugly." But even if I were, it's just a matter of opinion. Who cares what I think? You like it, you like it. You don't, you don't. What I was looking for is some info regarding Terblanche "alluding" to the fact that Ducati compromised his design of the 999. I'd like to get a sense of what his aesthetic sense is absent Ducati influence.migz123 said:
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I think this speaks to the point I was trying to make in a previous post. Only you can allow yourself to enjoy the bike of your dreams. As an "old guy" I can assure you that I have spent all too much time in my life letting other's opinions influence how I regarded various things/events in life. Everyone gets to have their "vision/understanding/opinion" of things in life. It doesn't have to be yours. And, when you allow someone's opinion to be yours, it's not their fault. It's your own damned fault for accepting it. (as it has been mine and most everyone else over the years.) So don't waste your time telling other people that they should be nice to you. It's not going to happen. I mean really, if I tell you it hurts my feelings that you think/express a certain opinion are you going to change? What I'm trying to get at is basically this: don't believe other people's "truths." Find your own and enjoy them.
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This is the full sentence to which I was responding. Actually, it was the feeling/sentiment in the sentence. That is, that someone else could cause you not to enjoy your bike and/or cause you to morph from "a perfectly good man into a fire breathing asshole over time..." I was just trying to point out that if other's opinions and statements can cause you to not enjoy your bike or affect your behavior, then I think you are giving them way too much power in your life. I have no doubt that you are a good person. Why let anyone change you? I'm done with that in my life. And, FWIW, I wish you nothing but good times in yours. But, you won't get that if you cede control to others. Just trying to share what I've learned in the spirit of comraderie.
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FWIW, I've had 3 Ducs since 1997. Had 2 900 SS/SP's ('97 & 96) and my current '02 998. Last Spring I was looking for a DS 1000 SS and couldn't find any, so began including a 748s in the search. But then, thanks to a call from Susie at BCM, I got a lead on the 998. For $8500 I just couldn't avoid buying it, even though there's no way I can use it all on the street (and due to my limited talent).OldBaldy said:
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