[Ducati] Ducati does it all - Was :You're an .... Question Marks?

[Ducman]

These stories remind me of the strange looks I get when I use my 748  
as my do it all bike. Last year I bought a truck in Lexington, SC. I  
decided to ride the 748 from my home on the shore of Lake Ontario to  
pick it up, throw the bike in the bed and drive the truck back. With  
a tank bag and tail pack I left on a Thursday evening, arrived  
Saturday lunch time, I was fairly comfortable and could have kept  
going . The only modifications are a Corbin seat and adjustable  
rearsets.
Oh, and my 748 used to be my Prothunder race bike, so it really has  
done it all :)

Paul
On Nov 27, 2007, at 11:54 AM, Peter Bonner wrote:

> Thats the way Kevin,
>
> Sure Ducati is just a cool bike any way you look at it, but they  
> are also
> quite capable. While I never hauled skiis on a bike, my Cagiva  
> Elefant was
> outfitted with one of those heavy wire frame backets for 6 gallon  
> jugs, and
> while I was working in Las Cruces but living in a little town  
> called Organ,
> I would commute nearly 25 miles each way on a dirt road at the base  
> of the
> Organ mountains and come out by "A" mountain, near the NM State U  
> where I
> worked. Then on the way home, go back via same route except stop at  
> the feed
> store in Organ every other day and pick up a bale of hay and sack  
> of grain
> for my horse. They would put the grain in the basket, then while I  
> steadied
> the bike, they put the hay on top of the basket.  I tried two bales  
> a few
> times, but sometimes they would unbalance and come off, so it was  
> easier to
> just do one at a time. My 05 Strada, the one that lives with Aaron  
> now, had
> 40k miles  in two years from commuting to Austin from San Antonio  
> when I was
> working up there once or twice a week. It is really quite amazing  
> what you
> can carry on a bike if you are motivated.
>
> Peter
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Kachadourian" <kkachadourian at cv.k12.ca.us>
>
>
>
>> I would never admit to my Ducati not being a commuter bike. That's  
>> why it
> will never be in the Concours (and because I'm too damn lazy and  
> cheap to
> restore it - and too busy crashing it). I ride my bikes every  
> chance I get,
> for most everything I do, although it's been a couple of years  
> since the
> Duck had 100 lbs of manure lashed to the pillion seat (organic, of  
> course),
> and I haven't carried lumber or skis since I sold the VF750. snip
>>
>> Kevin Kachadourian
>> '96 900SS SP
>> '85 650 Alazzurra
>>
>