My mate and I just went for a quick coffee run.
We met up at the local mall, had a quick coffee then took off.
He only had a few hours to spare cause he had to pick up his kid, so it was a short 50km run out of town to a little village and back.
We got there after dodging a few cars, had another leisurely coffee and a sandwich then I threw him the keys and said, “Give it a try, it won’t bite, just don’t snap it on too hard until you get a feel for itâ€.
His Ducati 750 was quiet a surprise, after 5 min it felt like I’d owned it for years. Talk about stable and hungry for the twisty bits. I understand how people fall for them; a 998 would have been cool.
Anyway, we get back and park in the drive, he pulls off his helmet and can’t get this idiot grin off his face. (Should have taken a pic).
I duck off to get rid of some coffee, wander into the lounge and he’s on the phone pacing madly up and down the room. “Holy crap! I just had to call someone, it just kept pulling in every gear, bloody hell! The things mad!†blah blah blah……
If you have friends you ride with, whose riding skills you trust, I really recommend swapping bikes around when your out for a play. I had a ball on the Duke when we hit the hills. There’s a lot of bikes out there and their all plenty of fun!
All up a great morning.
Cheers
Ross
We met up at the local mall, had a quick coffee then took off.
He only had a few hours to spare cause he had to pick up his kid, so it was a short 50km run out of town to a little village and back.
We got there after dodging a few cars, had another leisurely coffee and a sandwich then I threw him the keys and said, “Give it a try, it won’t bite, just don’t snap it on too hard until you get a feel for itâ€.
His Ducati 750 was quiet a surprise, after 5 min it felt like I’d owned it for years. Talk about stable and hungry for the twisty bits. I understand how people fall for them; a 998 would have been cool.
Anyway, we get back and park in the drive, he pulls off his helmet and can’t get this idiot grin off his face. (Should have taken a pic).
I duck off to get rid of some coffee, wander into the lounge and he’s on the phone pacing madly up and down the room. “Holy crap! I just had to call someone, it just kept pulling in every gear, bloody hell! The things mad!†blah blah blah……
If you have friends you ride with, whose riding skills you trust, I really recommend swapping bikes around when your out for a play. I had a ball on the Duke when we hit the hills. There’s a lot of bikes out there and their all plenty of fun!
All up a great morning.
Cheers
Ross