if Santa rode a motorbike this would be it...Ducati 1098 / 33500 miles in M3

yellow , white , black are photoshops of colours that may at some point become available.

Red is the bike as available now ............

Power 160 hp @ 9750rpm
Torque 90 lb-ft @ 8000rpm

data logger , digital dash .......mmmmmmm
11 grand for the 'base' 1098 model LOL , and 14k for the 1098S (lighter wheels and diff shocks)

The perfect bike ? I think so , although its double the price of a GSXR750 !!!



Official DUCATI 1098 page


M3 now @ 33500 miles , averaging 330 miles to a tank.
Swapped from the ipod mini (4GB) , to an ipod video(80GB) I got for xmas which will now hold my entire music collection. It also still fits into the centre tray in the M3 (connects by cable to the non OEM kenwood 627DVD head unit)


Hope you all had a great Xmas and wishing you all a Happy New Year.
Make 2007 a year you'd always hoped for :-)

later
J

32kmiles

Happy Christmas Everyone :-)

new tyres for MR2 Mk3

Tyres for the MRS seem like rocking horse sh*t and expensive too !
Cant really get Goodyear F1's in the right sizes so after searching through forums it appears the best option is Toyo T1-R's
Not my preference but hey ...

Std >2003 on the car is 185/55/15 front and 215/45/16 rear.
Ive gone up to 195/50/15 and 225/40/16 T1-R's , apparently the important bit is keeping the 30 width front/rear stagger.
270 notes all in for 4 from the usual masters at Auto Image Glasgow.
Too early to tell but at least theres some rear end grip for the current abysmal weather.

(fitted @ 25000 miles)

Enjoy

31k miles in M3

30k miles now hit....

and there you go.............
Heres an up to date pic of my nephew Ben , mums nose and dads smile?

nearly 30k / door dent !!!!

Argggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Yep its true , some filthy swine has dented my pride and joy.
Looks suspiciously like a dropped ladder end from a window cleaner ...........but the chances of proving it .....none.........
Oh well , I guess that means I can get the small dent in the rear quarter done + the stone chips at the same time , in fact maybe after Xmas.

Car runs superb , mostly on Vpower , nearly at 30k ! which will tick over this weekend coming. Note the barely believable figures on the dash readout...
217 miles covered , estimated 205 left in tank! thats 422 miles! (Although in reality I would prob only get to 390 ish) , All motorway @ 85 mph. Definitely goes further on Vpower and feels better too.
Dunno if its my hearing either but the car seems to 'tick' less at idle these days , go figure.

J