42 Reasons to Own a Ducati (a rebuttal)
d-larsen
42 reasons to own a Ducati.
1)"In the remote chance you have to ask or have it explained; everyone
can understand!"
2)They're made in Italy, where everyone rides.
3)The only "loud" bike that is lovingly described as "basso profundo".
4)Almost no one in America owns one.
5)People roll down their windows at traffic lights to say "Nice
Bike!".
6)Attractive younger girls love your bike.
7)Every non-Harley biker waves to you because they know you'll wave
back.
8)Although there are zillions of accessories for Ducati, you still
look cool on a 'stripper'.
9)Ducati wins races and world championships.
10)Ben Bostrom.
11)It is a modern engineering work of art on the inside that actually
works.
12)People assume you're smarter and more culturally sophisticated.
13)If you drop your bike, you can pick it up again.
14)Real "Rugged Individualists" ride Ducatis. (or, granted, Moto
Guzzi)
15)Leaning into a curve and not feeling a horrible panic from scraping
parts.
16)Police follow Ducatis more than Harleys because there is a chance
they'll break the speed limit.
17)Ducati riders don't care what you ride, but they welcome your
choice.
18)Ducati rider's wives and girlfriends act their age, not their shoe
size.
19)You can get away with wearing a lime-green and purple leather body
suit.
20)Most Ducati riders wear helmets and believe they work.
21)If you're 40 and buy a Ducati, you don't have the illusion that
people think you're young at heart and have style. You grew out of
that when you sold your Harley.
22)Other Ducati riders don't call you a "rich-son-of-a-bitch" when you
buy a new one.
23)Women riding Ducatis deeply threaten and frighten male Harley
riders.
24)Ducati riders ignore you if they don't like you or your bike.
25)You think you have a good sex life? Ben Bostom is exhuasted.
26)Wear a Ducati cap or T-shirt anywhere in the world and someone you
actually want to talk to will walk up and talk to you about your bike.
27)People can argue endlessly about the technical advantages and
ergonomics of other motorcycles, but not yours.
28)People are too intimidated by Ducati to ask to borrow yours.
29)Ducati riders don't show off.
30)If you want speed and power, combined with a comfortable riding
position, buy a Monster and you still have all the cache of the Ducati
name.
31)The stock entry level Ducati will still lay waste to more than half
the Harley line at the green light.
32)There are more Harley riders at any gathering than any other bike
rider.
33)When you do the wave to a Harley on the highway and they don't wave
back, it is strangely satisfying.
34)Every other issue aside, Ducati takes pride in its people, and its
people take pride in Ducati. (Remember Fabio Taglioni?) Ducatis
aren't built on a faceless assembly line that cranks out motorcycles
by the ton, it isn't just a product pumped out for consumption. It's
made by people who care, for people who believe in it.
35)When was the last time your town square filled with thousands of
people because Harley won a race; wait a minute... when was the last
time Harley won a race? Sorry, I guess that wasn't a fair question.
36)Ducatis design reflects an era when most of the country had indoor
plumbing and telephones.
37)You don't get cut off in traffic.
38)People who ride Ducatis don't have mid-life crises.
39)You can go slow on a Ducati, but you can only putz on a Harley.
40)Ducati riders have clarity before AND after they ride, if you need
clarity from a motorcycle, you ride something else.
41)Because you've wanted an expensive exotic Italian sports car since
you were 11 years old, and when you didn't grow up wealthy, you were
delighted to discover Ducati!
42) Ducati riders won't project their ideals on anyone. What you ride
is your own enthusiasm and is respected. The world is too small for
exclusivity at the expense of the lifestyle/sport, and the Duc rider
knows it.
42 is all I came up with but I could drum it up to 100 if I added more
references to food, sex, personal hygiene, and so on.
Nikita Synytskyy
"d-larsen" <dla...@library.utah.edu> wrote
> 29)Ducati riders don't show off.
Ok, some of it was believable but THIS!!! They don't show off? Never? Not
even a little bit?
Nikita
Ron C
>From: dla...@library.utah.edu (d-larsen)
>Date: 4/1/2002 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
>Message-id: <47e8643e.02040...@posting.google.com>
>
>A rebuttal of sorts:
>42 reasons to own a Ducati.
So, I take it you don't like Harley's or their owners!
02 fxd
Rich Lesperance
"d-larsen" <dla...@library.utah.edu> wrote
> 31)The stock entry level Ducati will still lay waste to more than half
> the Harley line at the green light.
> 35)When was the last time your town square filled with thousands of
> people because Harley won a race; wait a minute... when was the last
> time Harley won a race? Sorry, I guess that wasn't a fair question.
Dude, ease up on the hating.
People ride Harleys for different reasons than those who ride Ducs.
Belittling people who ride Harleys simply justifies it when they belittle
_you_.
OTOH, you can just accept that there are different types of bikes and bikers
out there, and just shrug it off to each his own...
Rich L
<a sportbiker>
Phyloe
"d-larsen" > wrote in message
> 4)Almost no one in America owns one.
This is partly why I have a Magna. They are not common. At the toy run
last November I saw 4 out of 1600 bikes and I walked around looking for over
an hour!
Phyloe
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Not to the degree that befits us.
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it.
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Thumper
Rich Lesperance wrote:
Dude! This isn't hating, this is *humor*.
Hating is something that religious people do.
Thumper
Phyloe wrote:
The reason there were only four is because the other Magna riders were too
embarassed to be seen riding with the 1600 other bikes..
Phyloe
last November I saw 4 out of 1600 bikes and I walked around looking for over
> > an hour!
> > Phyloe
"Thumper" <> wrote in message >
> The reason there were only four is because the other Magna riders were
too
> embarassed to be seen riding with the 1600 other bikes..
Yea that is funny. Does your mother know you are playing on her PC?
Phyloe
Cereal first, then milk, THEN sugar!
>
>
>
Thumper
Phyloe wrote:
> last November I saw 4 out of 1600 bikes and I walked around looking for over
> > > an hour!
> > > Phyloe
>
> "Thumper" <> wrote in message >
> > The reason there were only four is because the other Magna riders were
> too
> > embarassed to be seen riding with the 1600 other bikes..
>
> Yea that is funny. Does your mother know you are playing on her PC?
> Phyloe
> Cereal first, then milk, THEN sugar!
Sorry, I just couldn't resist.
You see, I am eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevil.
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Thumper
Phyloe wrote:
> last November I saw 4 out of 1600 bikes and I walked around looking for over
> > > an hour!
> > > Phyloe
>
> "Thumper" <> wrote in message >
> > The reason there were only four is because the other Magna riders were
> too
> > embarassed to be seen riding with the 1600 other bikes..
>
> Yea that is funny. Does your mother know you are playing on her PC?
> Phyloe
> Cereal first, then milk, THEN sugar!
Forgive me, I just couldn't resist.
You see, I am truly eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevil.
Mark
I ride a Duc. AND I like HD plus any bike someone else has spent
their own hard earned money on. I think Neil Peart (Drummer of Rush)
sumed it up best when he said "That's why they make different colored
neck ties".
SpongeBob SquarePants
> A rebuttal of sorts:
> 42 reasons to own a Ducati.
>
YES! So very true.
> 3)The only "loud" bike that is lovingly described as "basso profundo".
And that "distinct" sound of real power.
> 4)Almost no one in America owns one.
Again...YES!
> 5)People roll down their windows at traffic lights to say "Nice
> Bike!".
I experience this almost everyday.
> 6)Attractive younger girls love your bike.
Oh yeah!
> 8)Although there are zillions of accessories for Ducati, you still
> look cool on a 'stripper'.
Ain't that something? Because it's a "real" bike in and of itself.
> 11)It is a modern engineering work of art on the inside that actually
> works.
Such a foreign concept to the riders of that "other v-twin".
> 12)People assume you're smarter and more culturally sophisticated.
When somoen sees you on one it is usually assumed that you indeed ARE
of a higher level than riders of the typical cookie cutter "custom".
> 14)Real "Rugged Individualists" ride Ducatis. (or, granted, Moto
> Guzzi)
AB-SO-FREAKIN'-LUTELY!
> 18)Ducati rider's wives and girlfriends act their age, not their shoe
> size.
And they don't feel the ned to paint themselves up with MoCo warpaint
and cover themselves in MoCo boutique attire just to ride pillion to
the coffee house!
> 20)Most Ducati riders wear helmets and believe they work.
You mean those cool little plastic shell beanies DON'T work!?
> 23)Women riding Ducatis deeply threaten and frighten male Harley
> riders.
Oh, this is a spot-on observation. I have never seen such freightened
looks on the faces of otherwise "tough looking" men as when one sees a
babe on a Duc or Guzzi roll up beside him and then leave him in the
dust at the light! I LOVE it when that happens! I can hear the
argument later betwen the female Harley pillion and her mate: her:
"See, SHE has a bike, why can't I", him: Because I SAID SO, that's
why"!
> 26)Wear a Ducati cap or T-shirt anywhere in the world and someone you
> actually want to talk to will walk up and talk to you about your bike.
As opposed to some goofball saying ra-ra about H-D, etc. and not
knowing the first thing about the bike OR riding one!
> 32)There are more Harley riders at any gathering than any other bike
> rider.
Again, a PERFECT reason.
> 33)When you do the wave to a Harley on the highway and they don't wave
> back, it is strangely satisfying.
> 34)Every other issue aside, Ducati takes pride in its people, and its
> people take pride in Ducati. (Remember Fabio Taglioni?) Ducatis
> aren't built on a faceless assembly line that cranks out motorcycles
> by the ton, it isn't just a product pumped out for consumption. It's
> made by people who care, for people who believe in it.
American riders of American iron think of themselves as being part of
a certain elusive "lifestyle". They can't begin to even comprehend the
true lifestyle of motoring as it exists in Euroupe, Italy, Germany in
particular.
OK...I must admit that I DO NOT own a Duc but rather a Guzzi. After
recently unloading last my fat, cumbersome, look-like-everyone-else's
slow pig of a H-D (which I rode exclusively for many years). And
everything I responded to above stands for Guzzi as well.
SpongeBob...
Rich Lesperance
"Thumper" <road...@unclewebster.com> wrote
>
> Dude! This isn't hating, this is *humor*.
>
> Hating is something that religious people do.
Ah, well, maybe I need to loosen up a bit, sorry <g>.
Rich L
YourMama
>
>American riders of American iron think of themselves as being part of
>a certain elusive "lifestyle". They can't begin to even comprehend the
>true lifestyle of motoring as it exists in Euroupe, Italy, Germany in
>particular.
>
>
culprit
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> dla...@library.utah.edu (d-larsen) wrote in message
news:<47e8643e.02040...@posting.google.com>...
> > A rebuttal of sorts:
> > 42 reasons to own a Ducati.
>
>
> Again...YES!
where on earth do you people live that there aren't many ducatis? on an
average day in downtown seattle, i certainly see more ducatis than harleys.
granted, there are a ton more suzukis and yamahas than ducs. i think it's a
sportbike town. all the harleys are out in the country.
> > 5)People roll down their windows at traffic lights to say "Nice
> > Bike!".
you think you get that on a ducati... try rolling past the ferrari shop on
an aprilia and having half the customers turn to stare in wonder... :-)
> > 6)Attractive younger girls love your bike.
>
> Oh yeah!
well thanks, and yeah, i guess i do like ducatis. but i love my bike even
more. :-)
> > 11)It is a modern engineering work of art on the inside that actually
> > works.
>
> Such a foreign concept to the riders of that "other v-twin".
ok, two things here. first, desmodromic valves are FAR from modern. they
were invented (but not patented) in england in 1910. patented by Norton in
1924, and used by Mercedes in 1954. Taglioni put them in ducs in 1956,
nearly 40 years after their invention.
second, what "other v-twin"? i an think of several. and i defy you to find
something oudated and non functional on my falco (or a suzuki TL, or a
honda RC51, etc).
> > 23)Women riding Ducatis deeply threaten and frighten male Harley
> > riders.
>
> Oh, this is a spot-on observation. I have never seen such freightened
> looks on the faces of otherwise "tough looking" men as when one sees a
> babe on a Duc or Guzzi roll up beside him and then leave him in the
> dust at the light! I LOVE it when that happens! I can hear the
> argument later betwen the female Harley pillion and her mate: her:
> "See, SHE has a bike, why can't I", him: Because I SAID SO, that's
> why"!
it's not just ducatis. women on ANY sportbike threaten most male riders,
regardless of what they ride.
> > 26)Wear a Ducati cap or T-shirt anywhere in the world and someone you
> > actually want to talk to will walk up and talk to you about your bike.
>
> As opposed to some goofball saying ra-ra about H-D, etc. and not
> knowing the first thing about the bike OR riding one!
true, when i see someone in a ducati tee, i assume they'll "understand" why
i would give up my car in order to own two italian bikes.
> > 32)There are more Harley riders at any gathering than any other bike
> > rider.
>
> Again, a PERFECT reason.
never been to a harley gathering, but at the seattle ducatisti gatherings,
there are about 50 ducatis to every one aprilia. :-)
one other thing ducati does have going for it is world wide brand
recognition. when i was in thailand, people would ask what kind of bike i
had at home. i'd reply aprilia. and get blank stares. if i said "italian
v-twin", the response was "oh, like ducati!". yes. like ducati. :-)
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