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Lily

Lily

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So what are the dates for the Ducati Glasgow nights this year. We are still trying to get one in at some point!!
 
Lily said:
So what are the dates for the Ducati Glasgow nights this year. We are still trying to get one in at some point!!
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Hey, that would be brilliant Claire. I look forward to seeing both of you there at some stage or another. :)
 
Mike Robins said:
hope not, i was planning to bring the KTM this time. has your Desmo arrived yet fergie?

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My Desmo???????

That is a joke, right?

I cancelled mine that long ago I cannot remember actually ordering it.

However. I have the first 'Hover Board' coming to the UK. I ordered it from Goldbergs in 1988 roundabout when Back to the Future came out.

Even though goldbergs no longer trade I believe John Lewis will deliver it and 'sofa Weekly' are doing a piece on it.

Thats how it works, right?:confused:

Oh. And I get my Millennium Falcon next week. :D
 
Fergie said:
My Desmo???????

That is a joke, right?

I cancelled mine that long ago I cannot remember actually ordering it.

However. I have the first 'Hover Board' coming to the UK. I ordered it from Goldbergs in 1988 roundabout when Back to the Future came out.

Even though goldbergs no longer trade I believe John Lewis will deliver it and 'sofa Weekly' are doing a piece on it.

Thats how it works, right?:confused:

Oh. And I get my Millennium Falcon next week. :D
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I can't remember for sure, but wasn't it back to the future 2 that had the hover boards in?

OOh, Millenium Falcon! Can I get the 2nd one?
 
OOh, Millenium Falcon! Can I get the 2nd one?[/QUOTE]

Only when you can spell it correctly first!:D
 
the fergie/scottch banter got me thinkin'. has anyone else in the UK had a desmo delivered in 2008? is scottch's bike in fact a one off special built for him from Capriossi's GP6 left over bits?

c u all on tuesday evening? will it rain?
m
 
Mike Robins said:
i'm a long way down the list obviously.....................:confused:
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I thought everyone who had an order in had been advised the delivery date?

Mike, if we had done it correctly you could have just bought mine from me at list! If I am not mistaken the two in DG belonged to me and my neighbour. So you could have jumped the queue too:rolleyes:

Anyway. My original question has not been answered yet. Are they solus Ducati?

Or at the VERY least, solus DG 'customers' with a purchase history of over £10!!:D
 
weeian said:
Fergie i enjoy going around the rice rockets ! & also its a good advertisement for ducati's.
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I'm a straight line pussy though. I freely admit the 999R is FAR more than I can handle. If and when they ever bring out an 848R I'll get one of those. That is unless there is a list for those too, probably dating from at least 1996. Oh. No. hang on a minute..... were Alvins trading back then? Possibly might have a chance on that one!!!

Problem is that I could bring the HP2 and hammer most into the weeds, but that would make ME a hypocrite, right?:D
 
The HP2 won't hammer the 1098R into the weeds even with me at the helm. i've a few more miles on it this weekend. it's a violent, rampant animal of a bike. i've never had the front wheel up in the air so many times. balistic is an understatement. a sports version of the R1200GS Adventure will be skulking at the back of the class when the red missile is in town. it may be that the RC8 is a faster turner at Knockhill's tight technical circuit. maybe that will whip the HP2's butt as well. however, all of these bikes look and sound great. let's get them all up for a fun session.

pity that we didn't swap notes on the desmo. who managed to get the two bikes ahead of me, that's what i want to know.

m
 
Fergie said:
Anyway. My original question has not been answered yet. Are they solus Ducati?

Or at the VERY least, solus DG 'customers' with a purchase history of over £10!!:D
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...there is a problem for me then, I don't think I've spent 1 pence at DG before, does that mean that I can't now come to these tracknights?
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ProjectImola004 said:
...there is a problem for me then, I don't think I've spent 1 pence at DG before, does that mean that I can't now come to these tracknights?
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You ride a VERY VERY cool Ducati. You are Ok!

My point is the guys who ride non-Ducati and turn up with slicks, no brake lights, track bodywork etc etc. They come in a van. The bike is built to withstand a binning. They ride quicker than the rest because they have bikes designed to do it.

My point has always been that I, like most, do not ride as fast. Nor can ride my bike on the limit. A crash to me would be a huge thing. I could not afford to crash the Xerox. And after my fall last year I can tell you it bloody hurts. Nearly hurts to death!

I personally think the night should be what it says. The chance for 'ordinary' customers to ride up, enjoy their bikes, and ride home. There will be plenty of people who are going to be put off by the frantic hooning around of people who are clearly much much quicker. With bikes built to withstand a knock or two. By limiting it to Ducati, it re-inforces the Brand and creates a PR opportunity for the shop. Buy a bike and join us. Other makes may fill the night but it dilutes the experience and elitism that Ducati is. PJI, you will know what I mean from your Porsche days. Imagine turning up at a Porsche trackday with anything else?

It could also be argued that you could fill the night just as easily by attracting novice riders who are too timid to try them out. Or people put off by the greater risk of mixing with a faster crowd and end up in the gravel.

The other choice would be grouping the riders. Not ideal either, but perhaps enough to attract the virgins.

I am by no means slow, but safety comes first. I got very animated when I ended up in the gravel after a guy on a cheap bucket cut me up at the hairpin. He was not even known to DG but had simply called Knockhill and was directed to buy a place from DG.

I will be very interested to see if Scottch takes the Desmo on to mix it with the main crowd.

Ian
 
...erm, I can't entirely disagree with Fergie here, although I don't mind the variety of bikes.

I love the DG trackdays, I get to almost everyone of them. For me they are an expensive trip (even more now that diesel is so pricey) but I think they are worth it. However, what I have noticed from the last 2 seasons is that novice riders come once and then don't come back - that is a disapointment.

For my part, I find the challenge of these Jap bikes (especially the 600s where I am just about on a parr powerwise) a right old adreniline rush. But I am not a novice and the prospect of a 1000cc bike coming past me at double my speed doesn't phase me. I have seen novices flinch and nearly wobble off when someone passes them - difficult one.
The briefings before the night gets underway are very good, I would suggest though that more emphasis is placed on drumming it into the advanced riders not to cut up the novices or overtake in dangerous places.
(I am guilty of this though - being black flagged for overtaking round the outside of duffers dip!!!:eek::o )

As for my experience of car trackdays, it was a simular discussion that took place because most of the Porsche owners had another trackday car! I saw this with the DOC trackdays down at Cadwell some 12 years ago, so it's not a new one!

Don't know how this one gets resolved.
 
I dont know that they are so bad....... being a novice and only having done one DG trackday i have to say i think i was @@@@ting myself more at the thought of it than it actually merited. Most pepole did take the briefing very seriously and adhered to the rules and although i did get cut up twice, one of the guys was black flagged and the other...well i have no idea. Having said that i thoroughly enjoyed myself once i got past the fear factor (only took me about an hour or so! :eek: ) But the fear wasnt induced by the other riders there - it was fear of my own capabilities. It certainly wouldnt put me off doing another one (its my lack of funding that does this being a poor student once more!) and i would highly reccomend them to anyone!
 
not sure of the format on these days, is it mixed ability or can you opt for novice etc??

if there is a novice or 'road' group then i see no reason why it cannot be opened up to other makes as it means anyone that is nervous of being passed by someone quickly can stay in relative safety.

From my perspective though I don't want to crash and can't afford to either so I think that is the same whatever the bike.
 
Lily said:
not sure of the format on these days, is it mixed ability or can you opt for novice etc??

if there is a novice or 'road' group then i see no reason why it cannot be opened up to other makes as it means anyone that is nervous of being passed by someone quickly can stay in relative safety.

From my perspective though I don't want to crash and can't afford to either so I think that is the same whatever the bike.
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...it's an open pitlane event Claire with all abilities mixed and works very well I'd say. :)
 
See you guys tomorrow night.

BTW the Shell station in Powmill closes at 7pm these days...fill up before you get to KH...they had plenty of fuel on Friday evening.

Hoping for some sunshine,

Take care,

Frank
 
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