Hey there RDDreamers!!

[Bullit]

My names Vivian,am 20 year old mechanical engineering student.Got a 5-Speed 135 for my 19th birthday,had sum amazing moments on it....
Have recently picked up a CBZ and enjoy going on long rides on it....here are some pics of it...

[kapilpunja]

welcome mate!! enjoy ur stay!

[varvij_viju]

Hey man ..
Nice ride (Looks like the Ducati ones) ...
Welcome aboard ra ...

Honestly i would prefer the RX 5 Speed ....

[TOM Wheeler]

welkomen!

[iomega]

Hey man ..
Nice ride (Looks like the Ducati ones) ...

You mean like this one???

Ram

[ajaybiz]

Nice one but headlight is bit big a smaller unit will help to get her a mean looks, BTW hows this mono suspension?
I hope this after market pipe is not for farting, try racing with CBZ without catcon pipe then decide.

[Bullit]

Nice one but headlight is bit big a smaller unit will help to get her a mean looks, BTW hows this mono suspension?
I hope this after market pipe is not for farting, try racing with CBZ without catcon pipe then decide.

The underbike can is a free-flow exhaust.
A four stroke single cylinder engine with a free flow exhaust cant get much gain in power,though the bike revs more freely than a cbz with a cat-con...it makes less sound than a stock cbz exhaust...
the mono works fine ..not too hard nor too soft..have made 3 settings for it for different angles of lean..

[torqu3e]

Ram stop rubbing it in already. Fker seems to have been inspired navpreet, moment u get a chance u jump at it

[sharan666]

OT : Ram get rid of the sissy fairing man...

[iomega]

Hey whats the use of having a Ducati if you cant rub it in on a few faces huh??
theres gotta be some perks for sitting in a cubicle 8hours a day rite..

@sharan.. I like the fairing man.. seriously.. its also actually useful at freeway speeds.. it does deflect a bit of the wind off the face/chest.
what I really wanna get rid of is the bloody rear fender.. but it involves sawing off a part of the rear subframe which i'm iffy about.
and ofcourse the catcon.. but then a termi full system is 1500$$ plus another 300 for a PCIII
I'm gonna be broke soon.


Ram

[Speedz]

Ram isnt that your modified Pulsar? :-)

[crazydiablo]

and ofcourse the catcon.. but then a termi full system is 1500$$ plus another 300 for a PCIII

ah the sweet joys of life for owning a duke...enjoy man....

[vivekjayasheel]

theres gotta be some perks for sitting in a cubicle 8hours a day rite..

A ride like that makes it all worthwhile I guess... tell us some quirky stuff about the duc, things that non-owners would never know.

[varvij_viju]

Nice

[varvij_viju]

You mean like this one??? Twisted Evil

Ram

Dude that is a modified CBZ or Pulsar .. Cant say

[iomega]

Ram isnt that your modified Pulsar? :-)

OK OK.. you guys got me..
It is my old P180 Classic.. heavily modified to make it look like a Ducati.
I imported the parts from pudupet.. pretty good job too dont you think.

@Vivek.. Quirks.. well..
the most important thing is steering lock.
you get about 10degrees of steering lock on each side..
seriously.. trying to take a tight U turn can be quite embarrassing.. it'll make anyone look like an amateur.
the joke is.. with a ducati.. u're doing a standard 17 point turn instead of a 3 point turn.

other thing is tht.. the fuel tank is TINY. its arnd 2.5 US gallons(10litres) before it the low fuel light comes on.. basically I get a range of 95miles (when the light comes on) for a full tank of petrol.
Every Sunday I go for a ride with the club.. around 160 miles.. I actually have to fill the tank twice during the ride!!!

you've to get valve adjustments done every 6000miles or so.. and change the valves every 12000miles.. service cost is proportional. abt 400-500USD for the 6000 service and lil over 800 for the 12000mile. my first service (800mile) cost me $196.57.. all it was, was a fuckin oil change.

the riding position is actually a bit extreme.. its supp to be a naked bike.. a "standard" but its pretty close to an old F4 I rode. the riding positions on the Duc sports bikes are CRAZY!

well thats about it.. off the top of my head..

Sorry about the Thread Jack here..


Ram