DewCatTea-Bob wrote:____ Welcome to our list of members here Karl !
From what I've read so far, I gather it seems you're of the rare type of biker who's able to realize the enchanting uniqueness of these particular top Italian-machines, and seem to indeed possess the Ducati-gene to become a full-fledged Duker.
__ I'm wondering how you had come to acquire all your old Duke-stuff ?
Thanks Bob,
Kind of a long story on how we got them....
During that time my brother was riding a monster 900.
At some point, my mother was talking to someone about it, and it came about that they knew someone, who knew someone, that had some older Ducati's.
It turns out that the gentleman with the bikes was kind of a nutter, and was interested in selling off what he had.
So my brother and I drove over to see him and what he was interested in selling.
Big brother was really looking for some desmo stuff, only to be kind of disappointed by a pile of springers .
When I say a pile, I mean a pile.
All the stuff we bought was in a small barn, which was rotten and falling down.
Filled with junk. Beds, old clothes, bicycles, and yes literally kitchen sinks!
But amidst all the junk was some cool stuff, that we bought for $800.
Probably a bit too much at the time, and maybe even now, I don't really know.
But we liked the stuff and brought it home.
Turns out the guy was an old flat track racer, from back in the day, which might account for some of the modifications on these bikes.
His name is/was Dave.
Thats all I can remember.
Definitely an interesting experience meeting him.
The stuff was stored in a back room at my dads since then.
-karl