[Ducati] Thanks, re 907 information

[Ronald Betts]

Take two Ducatis and call us in the morning.....;-}>



Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!





>From: Gordon Lantz <gdlmail at mac.com>
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: Ducati at ducati.net
>Subject: [Ducati] Thanks, re 907 information
>Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:16:49 -0600
>
>Thanks to all who offered info and opinions on the 907.  It is a  great 
>looking and sounding bike.  It's located in Tulsa, OK, Moe ---  likely the 
>only one in the state -- not saying much since this is  mostly a Harley and 
>Goldwing state.  Alex, I've gathered from this  board and others that 
>$3-5000 is probably about right (although the  owner wants a lot more -- 
>the "collectible factor" in his mind-- and  I totally agree with Moe on the 
>subjectivity of the collectible  factor).  The signatures are small, on the 
>back of the tail section--  they're not a plus but not too defacing either. 
>Thanks, too, to Don,  Gene, Ron, Brian, Ted, and Vicki for your helpful 
>comments. Parts and  reliability are always a concern. Thanks, too,  for 
>the Ferracci  phone #. I'll probably give him a call.
>
>And, some optional reading.
>
>Well, the "sickness" indeed.  It started in college in the 60's, on  the 
>weekend riding back and forth on an old Lambretta ($200 cash, a  fortune to 
>a student)  to see my (then) girlfriend at her college  near Boston.  My 
>ride took me past a small Ducati shop, where I  frequently stopped, pressed 
>my nose against the window, and dreamed.  There followed brief affairs with 
>a Norton, an R-60, and, in the  70's, a Trumph Bonneville.  Then it all 
>went away as grad school,  work, marriage (different girl), and family 
>intervened, along with a  succession of cars -- Volvo, Saab, Alfa, (and an 
>old MG), a Boxster,  and Cayman. (You can appreciate the succession as the 
>kids grew up  and grew less fond of riding with the parents).
>
>Then my daughter, just out of college, by some perfect storm of  talent and 
>luck, took a job working for an American company's Italian  branch and now 
>lives in Milan, a perfect excuse for my wife and I to  visit.  Naturally, 
>in addition to the great food, there are scooters  and bikes everywhere. 
>While we were at a side street coffee bar one  afternoon, I noticed a tall 
>young woman walk up carrying a helmet.  I  figured she owned one of the 
>fifty or so scooters parked on the  street.  She tucked her long hair in 
>the helmet, and, instead of a  scooter, swung her leg over a black Ducati 
>hiding among the scooters,  fired it up, and blasted off down the street.  
>The sound of that  Ducati roaring off was intoxicating and awoke something 
>primal that  stayed with me after our return home.  There followed a MSF 
>course, a  small Moto Guzzi (good torque, manageable HP) to get some 
>experience  and road skills back, and now, a Ducati in the near future, 
>maybe the  907, maybe something newer (there are very few used Ducatis in 
>OK)   -  I like the AT3. Who knows?  Doubt any track days in the future  
>(they're challenging enough in the Cayman), but there are great rides  in 
>eastern OK, Arkansas, and Missouri.  I'll never test the limits of  a 999 
>or a 1098 .  But I do have the "sickness."
>
>Thanks again to all. I enjoy reading posts from those with years of  riding 
>experience and knowledge.
>
>
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