I got the ducati!!!!

FastDoc · 08-12-2013, 12:38 PM

I am very happy and excited.

Roger drove me to Seattle early Sunday morning. The bike was as advertised. Perfect. Like new/show condition other than some oil on the chain and the nubbins worn off the tires it was like new. The man who owned it before me loved it and did not ride it much. The service records were comprehensive and up to date and it rode perfectly.

The ride home was amazing. 125 HP and about 435 lbs makes for a quick ride. Smooth and easy and a beautiful mellow basso profundo from the carbon fiber cans. 250 miles went by easy, on less than a tank of gas.

Stopping for lunch with Roger in Roslyn, WA, the site of the filming of Northern Exposure.

Riding it out of the seller's garage in Seattle.

choldy · 08-12-2013, 02:34 PM

What a fantastic bike, looks terrific, you enjoy

**cheesy** · 08-12-2013, 04:21 PM

Woo Whoo!!!

Pliskin · 08-13-2013, 12:37 AM

That's a beautiful bike Doc! Congratulations on your new purchase and wishing you many happy miles on Ducati.

bogieboy · 08-13-2013, 01:14 AM

So.... It begs asking... You gonna change your username to fastduc, as the play on words works rather well, and it would be a true statement as well?

tecnolli · 08-13-2013, 02:33 AM

Congratulations, great bike!
A few years ago i once rode a ST2 of a friend of mine, i guess your ST4S will easily do even better.

pete · 08-13-2013, 05:45 AM

how kool.....
nice set off wheels...

katoranger · 08-13-2013, 10:02 AM

Its beautiful. I can hear that sound now.

katoranger · 08-13-2013, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bogieboy

So.... It begs asking... You gonna change your username to fastduc, as the play on words works rather well, and it would be a true statement as well?

He hasn't seen SlowDoc and DirtDoc.

MICRider · 08-13-2013, 10:26 AM

Congrats Doc, it's a beauty!

FastDoc · 08-13-2013, 01:01 PM

Thanks guys, I am very happy.

I don't get too excited about stuff, but this bike turns on all the right switches in my brain.

A license plate in Washington has 6 spaces.

DRDUCK is taken
SOPHIA (her name...) is taken.

Available are:

FSTDOC
DR DUC
FASTMD
MDFAST
FASTER
CIAO
DRDSMO

I'm leaning towards FASTMD.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

**cheesy** · 08-13-2013, 01:12 PM

FASTMD is good but DRDSMO says something.

FastDoc · 08-13-2013, 02:10 PM

BTW this thing wants to run. Redline is 10,000 RPM.

It will break any American national speed limit in 1st.

5,000 RPM in 6th gives 85-90 MPH.

Around town speeds I'm in 3rd or 4th (40-50 MPH).

It's geared for the Bonneville Salt Flats LOL!

**cheesy** · 08-13-2013, 10:15 PM

Every time I look at that bike I gotta wipe the drool off my chin.

Weldangrind · 08-15-2013, 01:12 PM

Love it! I hope to see it in person soon.

08-12-2013, 12:38 PM	#1
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I got the ducati!!!! I am very happy and excited. Roger drove me to Seattle early Sunday morning. The bike was as advertised. Perfect. Like new/show condition other than some oil on the chain and the nubbins worn off the tires it was like new. The man who owned it before me loved it and did not ride it much. The service records were comprehensive and up to date and it rode perfectly. The ride home was amazing. 125 HP and about 435 lbs makes for a quick ride. Smooth and easy and a beautiful mellow basso profundo from the carbon fiber cans. 250 miles went by easy, on less than a tank of gas. Stopping for lunch with Roger in Roslyn, WA, the site of the filming of Northern Exposure. Riding it out of the seller's garage in Seattle. __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-12-2013, 04:21 PM	#3
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,836	Woo Whoo!!! __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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08-13-2013, 12:37 AM	#4
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katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Its beautiful. I can hear that sound now. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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08-12-2013, 02:34 PM	#2
choldy Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 36	What a fantastic bike, looks terrific, you enjoy
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bogieboy Join Date: May 2013 Location: finger lakes NY Posts: 2,048	So.... It begs asking... You gonna change your username to fastduc, as the play on words works rather well, and it would be a true statement as well?
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08-13-2013, 02:33 AM	#6
tecnolli Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 99	Congratulations, great bike! A few years ago i once rode a ST2 of a friend of mine, i guess your ST4S will easily do even better.
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08-13-2013, 10:26 AM	#10
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Congrats Doc, it's a beauty!
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08-13-2013, 01:01 PM	#11
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Thanks guys, I am very happy. I don't get too excited about stuff, but this bike turns on all the right switches in my brain. A license plate in Washington has 6 spaces. DRDUCK is taken SOPHIA (her name...) is taken. Available are: FSTDOC DR DUC FASTMD MDFAST FASTER CIAO DRDSMO I'm leaning towards FASTMD. Any thoughts or suggestions? __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-13-2013, 01:12 PM	#12
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,836	FASTMD is good but DRDSMO says something. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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08-13-2013, 02:10 PM	#13
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	BTW this thing wants to run. Redline is 10,000 RPM. It will break any American national speed limit in 1st. 5,000 RPM in 6th gives 85-90 MPH. Around town speeds I'm in 3rd or 4th (40-50 MPH). It's geared for the Bonneville Salt Flats LOL! __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-13-2013, 10:15 PM	#14
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,836	Every time I look at that bike I gotta wipe the drool off my chin. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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08-15-2013, 01:12 PM	#15
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Love it! I hope to see it in person soon. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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