Yes, that stock price has certainly tanked these last 2 days. Well, since September, actually. But particularly precipitously these last 48 hours.

Well, ordered new belts and valve cover gaskets for the duc. Ill pull it apart and check clearances next weekend and order the shims......

Heh, I cant help but to say Ducati like Doo-cat-e with an accent like they do in the european races.

I can't help but say it 'why the hell did I buy a bike that needs valve clearances checked so often'

Ahhh a weekend. Now who wants to take over herding cats.......er kids in a band?

Of course then I just fire her up and listen to that beautiful italian growl

dunno, I've only had suzukis.

me!... what kind of music do they play?

I had a gsxr once..........reliable, powerful, cheap to work on.........and bland
Ducs have a life of their own and no set of pipes on a jap bike can match the italian v twin growl

I rode a gixxer750 and hubs had a 1000. Once we had kids we had to chill on the risks of riding. The 1000 was so smoothe! One of our riding buddies that had a gix750 ended up getting a ducati and loved it.

They really are awesome bikes. Valve clearances aren't horrible to do once you know what you're doing, but it's tedious and god help you if you go to the dealer.....

We're closely related to a suzuki dealer, which is why we've always had suzukis. Honestly I dont know if I'll ride a bike again or for a long time. Others drivers almost killed me many times so .. maybe when the kids are grown.

Yep, that convinced me to stop riding years ago, and I never looked back. BTW, welcome to the Stijn thread. Have you figured out what it's about yet? :D

Everything and nothing! and I love it.

but, what is "stijn"?

Azzy, it sounds like you're making serious headway with the phone co. Don't let up! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/wat6.gif

One of our European cohorts. He's been MIA from the thread for a while now, as has Doc Fuffer (Markus a.k.a. livi, the thread starter).

Evening Gents, Tweeze and another lady wow, we are taking over the virtual manshed, can't believe it.

Welcome Janet, but I do think you need to follow the rules, and read every page, of course when I joined the thread we were only at page 1200 and something, and now 3800 pages later, it still goes on.

and Janet, a good sized photo is mandatory, so we all know you really exist and so we feel we know you.

Rules are rules.

Yep Jim, one small step at a time, although as I said, all the talking on Tuesday was a waste of time. Progress is being made. The thought of the amount on the bill is scarry, its almost the cost of a fairly decent 911!!! :eek:

So Rick you got over the chocolate fix, are you now feeling fat and frumpy, oh wait that's only us "ladies"!