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Thanks for sharing, Bim. Does the watch exhibit weird behaviour when you ride? I stopped wearing a mech watch anymore when I ride; even if no timing problems I worry about loose screws. Ride safe. TM

.... Coming from the engine. We were trying to solve a particular problem on this bike so i had to take it for some rides. I really do wonder how i managed to stay alive because it would stall in the middle of a fast corner and try to throw me off. On the... 

...916s put all modern road bikes in the shade. Tamburini's best work and rare to see one with what seem to be standard pipes (?).

I just glued the rear soles :-( i can do the front next year :) Judging by the noise the silencers are NOT

So, judging by the sound they are not standard but it could be they are the standard ones with a complete different inside, people used to do that here for several reasons .... Nice ride, i know what to buy once i payed all my debts .... So i camake new d... 

..some glassfibre packing and it's not hard to have a standard exhaust shell with some extra breathing :-)

I Always loved Ducati, thanks for throwing a leg over one, look forward to your Panigale report! -MW

I hope i can swipe a leg over the Panigale soon .... i'm getting very curious .... :-) Bim

it shows how well its held up against other designs as its changed very little all the way through until the 1098. its only now with a frangipani that the design changes, for the worst. i'd be a bit worried that it stalls mid corner, is that at town centr... 

Hi G, The Panigale looks weird on pictures BUT looks the business in the flesh, i really like the design. The only ugly hypersport ducatis were the 749-999 models, they looked fabulous from aside but ugly from the back and the front. Offcourse the 748-916... 

you’ll keep coming to see some watch collecting nerd who you befriended by accident one day

...running rough? Ick. That'll be lots of fun with a Ohm meter chasing resistance values all over the bike...and even more fun trying to get those readings when it's moving :-)

You can find nice ones for around 5-6000 euros .... make sure you put descent tyres on and off you go ... . :-)

High octane tea you have there! Awesome bike!

Strangely i wasn't impressed by the acceleration ... and if you know this is faster to 100 mph than most hypersportscars ... . I'm actually thinking of buying an old Peugeot 205 XS ... 85 hp 1360 cc twin weber carburettor with extremely quick throttle res...