Happiness Is...

[desmoquattro]

...having a fiancee who tolerates three Ducatis and a Yamaha in the garage

Oh...and happiness is also having 170hp, traction control, sticky Pirellis, and Ohlins to keep you on the road during the inevitable HIGH Speed CHP chase:


This thing is an absolute beast. I rode her back from Monterey today...the first part of the journey I made sure to set the traction control to 7(of . The bike was fast, nimble, and just wanted to run at high speeds, but lugs a bit down low. No surprise there. But after visiting some of BikerGoddess' friends in Morgan Hill I set it to 4 and the front wheel started coming up at regular intervals.

Can't wait to get this thing set up properly...

[Popeye the Sailor]

Congrats Joe!

[desmoquattro]

Thx!

[somegirl]

Congrats, very nice!

[ghostrider]

Very very nice DQ. Did you go with new or used. I only ask cause I noticed no Termi's.

[desmoquattro]

Congrats, very nice!

Very very nice DQ. Did you go with new or used. I only ask cause I noticed no Termi's.

Thanks! It's slightly used, with 1400 miles...wait, make that 1600 miles after riding it home yesterday and flogging it in Marin today.

[ghostrider]

So all the benefits of new but without the cost. I like how you think brother. 

[desmoquattro]

I said it before, but it bears repeating...make the beast with two backs this bike is fast. I rode it in Marin today...Lucas Valley, Nicasio, Pt Reyes Station, and south. Lots of cars, but the open road parts were incredible.

I had heard that the superbikes will roast your arse in traffic, and I got to experience that firsthand today coming home. But you take the good with the bad

[Le Piou]

1198S? Woah... 

[BikerGoddess]

I had heard that the superbikes will roast your arse in traffic, and I got to experience that firsthand today coming home. But you take the good with the bad

Your ass is already hot--does it really need the extra heat?  

[Spidey]

    [moto]

[El Matador]

A warm gun... Shoot shoot, bang bang...

Nice ride btw

[Jaman]

dude you must feel like a kid waking up to a new bike Christmas morning.

Congrats!

[BikerGoddess]

dude you must feel like a kid waking up to a new bike Christmas morning.

Congrats!

He was acting like a kid on Christmas eve the night before we picked up the bike. I had to give him a tranquilizer just to get some sleep. 

[hihhs]

ENVY...
I was longingly eyeballing the 1198 in Munroe Motors on Saturday.

Congrats!