Newbie from London

Kingstondavo · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 Jan 2012 Karma :

... Well, I'm actually from stoke, but moved down here to get a job!

Anyway, im 24 so went straight from nothing to DAS this year, passed first time and got myself a Ducati monster 696, appreciate this is a ridiculous first bike and I've heard no end of "should have ridden a 125 for a bit first" but at the end of the day, if I wanted to be really safe I would have kept the car, plus I tried plenty of jap bikes and the Monster just stops go's and turns better, sounds made but it's an ideal first bike, light small and dead easy to ride... If anyone is thinking about it as a first ride, don't write it off straight away Wink

Living in Kingston at the mo and commute to work in NW London, out and about most weekends too, hopefully will see some of you guys out and about

trikeschick · Traffic Copper Joined: 14 Mar 2010 Karma :

Welcome! I am in Scotland but work a lot in London. I sit in Pret on Regent Street in the morning wishing I had my bike with me lol as I watch everyone going by
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Kingstondavo · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 Jan 2012 Karma :

open · Trackday Trickster Joined: 04 Apr 2011 Karma :

Your not the guy who works in camden are you?

A ducati parks outside the offices on my road during weekdays.
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Kingstondavo · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 Jan 2012 Karma :

No, I work out in West London - Just off the Great West Road

I am still at the stage where I am far, far too protective of my bike to be leaving it on the road in Camden all day...

P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Thats not a silly bike at all Thumbs Up

I know people.. such as a flat mate who rode a 125 then just bought the same bike as me (Sports 750) and crashed it within 3 weeks Laughing

So you are still alive, have a nice bike and some taste Thumbs Up

Kingstondavo · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 Jan 2012 Karma :

Haha, thanks for the vote of confidence - Reliability may come back to haunt me in the future.. (had the engine light on when i picked it up... Laughing

thanks to a failed lambda sensor) I do love the fact that every day it makes a slightly different sound though!
Also, underseat exhausts provide some great warmth at this time of year...

I'm 6'2" and all the Sports bikes I tried (that I could afford!) were not a comfortable fit, would have required me getting some new rearsets to fit comfortably, Learnt on an ER-5 and was much more comfortable on naked commuters (wa-hey)!

Taste is questionable... Mr. Green

Have attached a picture of the bike after its most recent wash, It's not normally this clean.

P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Wrong colour Rolling Eyes

Some people eh....

It needs to be red...or at an absolute last resort pure white.

Get termis on there Thumbs Up

Kingstondavo · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 Jan 2012 Karma :

Haha, It was very difficult to walk past the red one and choose white, but in the flesh it looks great.

Its like a Pearl White, a lot whiter than the cream kinda colour it looks in the picture...

Termis are a bit out of reach for me at the moment, best part of £2k when you factor in the racing ECU that is obviously needed Twisted Evil