houdini

Well, still got mine lol, apart from the fact it works out about £25 a week in tyres it does what I want to do for now, may change it for a r1 as a fairing would be nice lol. It's a bike to ride not to look at, if I wanted to look at a bike I'd buy a photo, it's cheaper

Cheers guys, had a day on the duc with the new mrs houd

I got all sorts of facial shave related moisturisers creams after shave cream pre shave cream during shave cream Im sure theyre trying to drop a hint have a shave ya scruffy git

I wont be about after tonight so Id just like to wish every member on my beloved (but ok not seen me about much) first and finest bike forum, you will see a lot more of me in 2012 Happy New Year TMBF lets make it a good un x

Aye brilliant news I reckon

Cheers Susie, itll be a close thing as Ive got a bathroom in blaenau starting wednesday, going to be sleeping on site just to get it done in time for the next job

Room for another? been a while and I might try and find it myself, but if you know my sense of direction.... Tell the rain and gales to clear off and I might come down if anyone fancies a hug

Lol we will have handbags at dawn because kinura shukokai was my thing, and I do think for self defence its a better form to shotokan but thats the end of my bitching lol. I was an instructor (sensei to the ones that can say ich ni san shi go roku lol) for a couple of years with my own class mostly teaching kids and it was great, I miss it so Im thinking of getting back into training, just hope the training weekends are still as mad as they were. Hope you both enjoy it

I appreciate that NearOn, wasnt meant to sound flippant, I was prepared to go on finance and like I said Im very lucky I was helped out, still gonna cost me a grand in interest but its less than black horse aka robbing bar stewards. Ive not got kids, wife er even house lol, this is my only real asset and people do think Im crazy for buying it, I think I am but you only live once and i couldnt think of a better reason for busking. Im a member of the diavel forum, they did recently have a thread on what else is in your garage and the majority had porsches thought itd be funny to post up a pic of my clapped out builders van. It has been earmarked a rich mans toy which piddles me off, I didnt buy it as a fashion accessory I sure dont treat it like one, rain or shine itll be out.

Cheers, the sound the stock can makes burbles and pops enough to be good without it making your ears bleed, personally the termis dont look as good as say the sportsbie termis and at £2500 no thanks, you can buy a side mount for the number plate to give you an unobstructed view of the tyre but again Im happy with the look stock. As for it being a bike for lotto winners no I have to disagree, purely because half the time Im skint I just planned to pay this off over three years and ok I am lucky family stepped in and loaned me a good chunk so its slightly less of a burden but I have to stress, if youve got a love of bikes and I mean Im taking this bike with me to the grave then price doesnt come into it. Every time I open the garage door I feel lucky, and that feelings priceless.

ps glad to see the old place hasnt changed much currently giving my expert opinions on should slack chains be adjusted and the etiquette of nodding, christ give me patience only been here ten minutes, are these drews offspring?

Im ok thanks stu, cheers for askin'

What model was it? Ducati Diavel 1198cc based on the multistrada engine with 11 degree overlap, 162 bhp traction control and abs, carbon red version When did you buy it and how much did it cost? Bought new Aug 2011 for approx £16,025 (gulp) Good points? Ok where do I start.... Always wanted a duc (and no it isnt because my bestie got one), sublime handling as the 1098 is the clutch and lack of 2 up ability said no, I wasnt even in the market for a bike I just thought it'd be fun to test ride it. It's the only time ever Ive taken a bike out and couldnt stop giggling, the acceleration was mindblowing christ its bonkers; the handling may not be razor sharp but Im fast because I have more faith in grip levels, a lot of that is down to the tyres and the rest is on the technology working away (can see why they say you couldnt ride the bmw sr1000 without it now). At 207 kilos for the carbon version its light on its toes but unlike a sportsbike per say its not front biased, more 50/50 so you dont feel like your hanging over the front into a bend. Unfazed by a pillion both in handling and power was a massive plus. A great point for me was the light (wet) clutch it used, looking around yes the 696 think the 796 has lighter clutches but I wanted big bike torque and a screaming 600cc was no good for me. It is a marmite big granted, I love it you gotta choose which way you go on the looks but it really is a bike you MUST ride once, you cant just look at a jpeg and decide, it is a fast, comfy, stylish (dependent on taste granted) biiiiiiiiiiiig crowd puller (not for the shy!) you can keep up and probably pass pretty much everything. Ive read all the reviews and yeah gets a bit bleedin the same all the wow never expected it to be this good blah blah, personally Im sceptical of reviews as its me thats gotta pay £16k, I didnt care, when you wake up in the middle of the night thinking I have to have it its like Im gollum and the diavel is my princess. Bad points? Eats tyres......... or is that my attempts to do a 2.6 sec 0-60 lol Initial cost... but really it isnt, I decided Id prefer to go hungry than be without it, thats not a bad point thats lurve Would you get another? Let me pay this one off first lol, but yes I would, there is no other bike that does what I want it to so well (including my dream bike 1199) Any other comments? Youll have some members of the outlaws coming up to you saying I wanna fit that swingarm on my harley (dont do as I did and puff up yer chest and say I sincerely hope you dont mean mine!, before hiding) dogs bark as you pass babies cry youll appear in a lot of tourists photos http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j286/houdini_2006/20072011059.jpg http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j286/houdini_2006/293517_10150333754384596_670584595_8116240_1615766899_n.jpg http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j286/houdini_2006/16072011045.jpg

Thought Id pop back and stay a while Might even write a review of the diavel oh and the r1 z750s cbr600f zx6r triumph tiger 900 marauder 125 er might take a while ps and the mana forgot bout that oops lol

The z750s was so good i traded it in for a r1 I think, lose track of which one replaced what, will try not to be so fickle now I too own a unreliable italian piece of crap