Greetings from New York City - 2011 796 ABS

[imgreekyo]

Long time lurker finally getting an account here on the forums, pleased to meet you all.  I own a 2011 Ducati Monster 796 ABS with about 8k miles under the hood, in the Greater New York City Area.  I've been riding now for a little over 2 years, taken the MSF Basic RiderCourse and Experienced RiderCourse, read both Twist Of The Wrist books (Keith Code) and Proficient Motorcycling books (David Hough), and plan on going to the California Superbike School next year.

Here I am with my bike at the top o' the Blue Ridge Parkway last year (I'm on the right):


My (modest) Monster modifications are as follows:

• Ducati Corse Painted Body Kit
  
• Evotech Fender Eliminator
  
• Termignoni Exhaust Slip-ons (w/ black powder coated heat shields)
  
• Ducati Performance LED Turn Signals
  
• CNC Billet Bar End Mirrors
  
• Black CNC Adjustable Clutch & Brake Levers w/ Red Adjusters
  
• Motovation Frame Sliders
  
• PIAA Xtreme White Plus Highbeam Bulb
  
• Ducati Performance Tail Bag
  

ATGATT:

• Arai 2009 Ducati DTR Vector Helmet w/ Dark Smoke Tinted Visor
  
• Dianese 2010 Ducati Speed Leather Jacket (w/ G2 Wave Back Protector)
  
• Ducati 2009 Runner Gloves
  
• Puma 1000 V2 Ducati Boots
  
• Draggin Next Gen Jeans with CE knee & hip armor
  
• Scala Rider G4 Headset (w/ Wireless Accessory)
  
• Ducati Balaclava
  
• SilentEar NRR 32 Reusable Ear Plugs
  
• Tumi T3 Ducati Tour Backpack (occasionally)
  

I'll try to keep this info updated as things change.
Looking forward to participating in the forums!

[Ducatamount]

Welcome to the DMF.
Have you lowered your gearing yet? 

[imgreekyo]

Nope, not sure if i'm going to.  I commute a lot so I do a fair share of highway riding, and I also do a lot of city riding, so I feel like the stock gearing suits fine

[imgreekyo]

new GoPro video I shot of my trip to Canada:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=29qyrOuW8SM

[kyle]

Video looks like you lads are having loads of fun!