Hello from Luxemburg

[Manutex]

Hi,

I'm Manu, living in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Europe), more precisely in Esch/Alzette near the French frontier. I'm 37 year old, married and have a kid of 8 years. He's a fan of Valentino Rossi .

Apart from Ducati, I'm very interested in cycling and collecting die-cast motocycles models. My collection consists of over 110 1:12 Minichamps bikes dispersed into several themes (Valentino Rossi, Ducati road bike, Ducati MotoGP and Superbike racing, etc. ...). Here a picture of the Valentino Rossi showcase:



I passed the motorcycle license in 2003 for my 30 years! My first Ducati was a Monster 620 S.i.e.! I change a few things on it and it became the Ducati of my dreams. I kept it 4 years:



In 2008 I replaced the Monster by a Ducati 848. This year, the "new" Monster was only available in the 696 version and I really wanted a more powerful bike:



The Ducati 848 is a nice maschine and it make really fun to drive... but that was not the right bike for me. I need a bike for daily use and for town traffic... and very important, a bike that my passenger can find better comfort . After 3 years in Superbike I finally returns in the world of Monster and since this month, I'm a proud owner of a black Monster Evo:





Happy to found this forum

Regards,
Manu

[Raux]

there are a few of us from europe here. in the general thread there is talk about meeting.
Sept in Netherlands seems to be the main goal.

[bikepilot]

Welcome    All three of those bikes look great.