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Jovial Henry MTS: Not specified
Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Mountain Ranch CA
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:49 pm |
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Do any old guys ride MTS. I am 70 and thinking about a 620. |
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kneepuck Moderator MTS: 2004 1000 DS (Red)
Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 703 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:27 pm |
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We don't have any old guys. We had some guys that were in their 70's, bought a multistrada, and within 100 miles they lost 20 years! |
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_________________ "There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games." - Ernest Hemingway |
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JohnB MTS: 2005 1000S DS (Red)
Joined: 23 Nov 2004 Posts: 1666 Location: Long Island, NY USA
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:11 pm |
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There's no time like the present, Henry. This is one of the best rides you'll ever take, so, take it ! |
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Mich748R MTS: 2005 1000S DS (Black)
Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 943 Location: Princeton NJ
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:28 pm |
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"Old" is as old/young as you feel.
Carpe Diem...!! |
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_________________ Why f*ck around on 4, when 2 will do...!!??
Mich748R
Honda VF750F
Ducati
900SS
748R [miss you]
916 (track)
MTS 1000DS
MTS 1000SDS
Hypermotard 950SP
MTS 1260 Enduro
Soon a Ducati Desert Sled (21’ Front/18’ Rear) |
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rasty MTS: 2005 620 (Red)
Joined: 29 Oct 2005 Posts: 637 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:18 pm |
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I am 60 (near enough) and have a 620. Is that old enough? |
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fmechini MTS: 2005 1000S DS (Red)
Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 1016 Location: Skillman NJ, USA
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:37 pm |
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at 52 I am a baby
last weekend, at 8:30am, I told my old lady I was going for a short ride ... somehow 4:30pm got here quickly ...
This bike will do it to ya ...
Fred
(she didn't mind ... just wonderign where the old fart was) |
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_________________ Best Regards, Fred
2005 Red Ducati Multistrada "la signorina"
2003 Blue Suzuki DR650 "il muletto" |
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kenk MTS: 2004 1000 DS (Gray)
Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 157 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:43 pm |
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I'll be 68 in September. I just got my 2004 Multistrada 1000DS and I love it. Two years ago I sold my 748....mainly because of the riding position putting weight on my wrists and hands....but I missed it. The MTS is great fun.
Ken
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Jovial Henry MTS: Not specified
Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Mountain Ranch CA
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:21 pm |
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Thanks!! That is what I expected to hear. I really like my 1150 RT but want something smaller for the bad roads around here. I have been looking at both the 620 MTS and the BMW 650gs. They both have some things I like. |
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joe camarda MTS: 2006 620 Dark (Flat black)
Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 851 Location: PacPalCal, USA
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:50 am |
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Hi Henry... the offer stands. C'mon down and ride mine. Joe |
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Jovial Henry MTS: Not specified
Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Mountain Ranch CA
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:52 am |
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Thanks Joe, and I do intend to do just that. I went through Modesto last week and stopped for a few minutes and took a short ride on one at the dealer. I am hoping to see you soon. Thanks again Henry |
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VTMulti MTS: 2005 1000 DS (Red)
Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 308 Location: Vermont, USA
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:27 am |
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Dear Jovial -
I'm 57, coming off knee surgery and a mild stroke. Last winter, I bought a MTS 1000 as a first bike. Chose it for ergos, usage (lots of curvy badly surfaced roads in Vermont) and all around suitability. After taking MSF in May, I have put on 3,500 absolutely fun, troublefree miles, including one overnight jaunt to Maine and Quebec.
Just getting handwarmers on now to extend the season.
In short, it is one of the best decisions I have ever made.
RB |
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falcofred MTS: 2004 1000 DS (Red)
Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 731 Location: N.E. Tennessee
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:23 pm |
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joe camarda wrote: | | | | Hi Henry... the offer stands. C'mon down and ride mine. Joe | | | |
Are you sure he has enough riding experience to let him ride your MTS |
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_________________ Loud Clutches Save Lives! |
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TCJ MTS: 2006 1000 DS (Red)
Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 93 Location: Chandler, AZ, USA
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:30 am |
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Jovial Henry wrote: | | | | Do any old guys ride MTS. I am 70 and thinking about a 620. | | | |
Thank you to all those who answered before me, I thought I qualified as an old guy. Bought my 1000 at 49 11/12 ( birthday present).
Find a 2006 1000, get a vented clutch cover and let her sing!
TCJ |
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PeteS MTS: 2004 1000 DS (Red)
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 244 Location: Canberra, Australia
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:24 pm |
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kenk wrote: | | | | I'll be 68 in September. I just got my 2004 Multistrada 1000DS and I love it. Two years ago I sold my 748....mainly because of the riding position putting weight on my wrists and hands....but I missed it. The MTS is great fun.
Ken
Austin, TX | | | |
I'm impressed, I hope that I can still ride a sports bike at that age At 53, I love my Multi, but I still ride my 998 on the track. It hurts for a few laps, but then it's all good, untill the next day when it really hurts. I want my youth back |
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Old Fart MTS: 2005 1000S DS (Black)
Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 523 Location: PERTH - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 8:21 pm |
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Well I am a lot closer to 68 than 67 Henry, and instantly became a more polished rider when I swapped from my Moto Guzzi California to an MTS three years ago. The balance of the bike allows me to do things I could never do on the Guzzi, either at very low speeds or at high speeds. Not riding it as wildly or with the total disregard for safety that I did when I was in my teen years (Matchies and Velos), but I have never enjoyed riding more.
Currently on a 1000S DS and have a job to believe would ever want to change it for a different bike. |
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_________________ Barry
The next best thing to my MTS is my BMW 130i |
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