Just got back from my ride today morning. I first cruised around Salmiya for a little bit and then headed off to Marina Crescent to see if their were any bikers there I knew. I ended up finding Marzouq who earlier in the morning had been out biking with Nat. We decided we would ride to Green Island where a bunch of Ducati and BMW bikers were gathering up for a ride out to the desert which was organized by TriStar.
As we were approaching the gathering area I spotted the new Ducati 1098s from far. There was no way to miss it, it was parked away from the rest of the bikers and it was sparkling under the sun. We parked our bikes, said hi to some friends and then me and Marzouq went over to the 1098. Its a really tiny and light bike weighing around 170KG and producing around 160HP! Thats nearly one horse power for every kilogram.
Anyway we hung out for a little while and then headed out for a ride. One thing I did today was go back to the intersection I had my first crash in and take the same route I took that day. Might not sound like much but after I had my accident I went through the whole incident in my head over and over and then I kept visiting that route with my car just to go over the spot and try to figure out how I messed up. So today I decided I couldn’t avoid that intersection for ever and I took it with my bike. I think going through the turn gave me a boost of confidence which is what I needed.
One issue I realized I had today was accelerating from a traffic light while I am with Marzouq. I usually know how much throttle to give and how much clutch to let go of using the sound of my bikes engine. But the problem is Marzouqs bike is bigger and much louder and so when I am with him I can’t hear my bikes engine anymore. I swear I think I messed up at like 6 traffic lights today, it made me feel like such a newbie. This is why I decided I am going to either upgrade the mufflers with some really cool louder ones by Termignoni or, try and convince Nat I “need” a Ducati 749.
16 replies on “Friday morning ride (26-01-07)”
Need a new biike! hehehe!
I have to say that your riding is alot better now then before! In a little while you will be overtaking me at everypoint!
Your Rev Meter is your best friend on a bike, I don’t even look at the speedometer, I only look at the Rev Meter, it tells me all I need ot know!
Bowing down to 1098S!
Thanks GOD i am Muslim…
yeah mark the best thing to do is to conquer ur fear so now the intersection is like any other. and about the revs u dont need another bike or a louder pipe, with time u will master it
louder pipes dont hurt! hehehe… something decent not something that will blow someones ears out!
a slip on maybe :p
how much is the 1098s?
i think 9000
lol 2 bad ur not muslim mark like armani, bc then u would have cool pipes.
I need to change my religious views .. I want my exhaust to sound like a cup car.
hahahahaha K!
I still see the Mv Augusta Tamburini 1000 still sexier than this especially with the Quad Muffler tips coming from that 14,000kd Race Bike.
Recently they realeased their Track or Extreme Race orientated bike that comes without the fancy electrics such as lights etc to bring the weight down and raise the performance bar to another level.
Mohammed the odd thing is that no MV Agusta production bike in the condition it is currently in can beat the 1098s! The MV Agusta is beautiful bike and I would like to own one, one day but it is no comparison to the current Ducati 1098s which has only been bred for racing.
goddamit mark u got me so hyped to read i saw the title then the pic of the 1098s i was like “OMG MARK GOT A 1089s.” and dont we all want one
Can someone enlighten me about the whole Islam/bike thing?
I’m ignorant I know.. Enlighten me!