Hey Everyone,

I'm new to the forum, but have been a silent bystander for quite sometime -- it took me a while to finally take the MSF course, then decide which duc to get. I now have a 2011 Monster 696 and I love it... I've done 1800 miles in the last 7 weeks. I didn't realize how addicting this stuff was. My father rode motorcycles and had several Ducati's. Unfortunately he was killed on his duc, when I was a sophmore in HS. I've always wanted to do this and couldn't be happier. This might sound cheesey, but it's given me a way to connect with my Dad that I was never able to do.

Glad to finally be a formal member of the forum.

glad you decided to come out of the closet. congratulations on the bike purchase!

Welcome, have fun riding 

Welcome.

And wow, you could write a book about your experiences.