Ducati driver on M7 fix your rear light

Damien360

first off, I am not a biker and never will be. Too scared. Sorry for highjacking the forum.

I came out of saggart on to M7 tonight with a Ducati behind me. Best sound I have ever heard from any bike. Even at rest waiting to get on to the roundabout was a fantastic sound. Bike was 96 KE ....(could'nt get the rest). Red (seems all ducati's are looking at the website) with nice fat tank and dual exhaust (one each side). Beautiful looking machine. Rider is experienced and good but the rear light is out and does'nt seem to have a brake light either. If you are on this forum or know the person can you tell him he disappeared into the spray on the wet road while keeping it at 100 to 120kph at a very short distance. Fix the rear light please.

Finally, if you are on the forum can you provide a link to a picture of that machine. It was stunning.

Idleater

You raise a valid point dude, I (actually am a biker) saw a couple of bikes today not running lights. I know most newer ones can't switch them off, so as a rider, you don't tend to notice them not working unless you perform a regular check on all functions and features (some say before each time you get on the bike).

The rainy weather can cause havoc with bike electrics if it gets into it.

KTRIC

nereid wrote: »

The rainy weather can cause havoc with bike electrics if it gets into it.

Especially Ducati's

Only bike I've ever see go on fire after a little water managed to get into the headlight.

KamiKazi

This the one? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3433836759_ec9569c65d.jpg

Damien360

KamiKazi wrote: »

This the one? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3433836759_ec9569c65d.jpg

Not 100% sure I saw the frame exposed like that below the tank but pretty sure that is very like it. Picture taken in Whitewater carpark in Newbridge by the look of it. Can I assume that is yours and you are the M7 biker ? Got a rear shot of exhaust profile ?

KamiKazi

Damien360 wrote: »

Not 100% sure I saw the frame exposed like that below the tank but pretty sure that is very like it. Picture taken in Whitewater carpark in Newbridge by the look of it. Can I assume that is yours and you are the M7 biker ? Got a rear shot of exhaust profile ?

Nah its not mine, its Zascars.

Steffano2002

Damien360 wrote: »

Can I assume that is yours and you are the M7 biker ? Got a rear shot of exhaust profile ?

No you can't assume this at all! Kami has an old bike he keeps crashing! :P

KamiKazi

Steffano2002 wrote: »

No you can't assume this at all! Kami has an old bike he keeps crashing! :P

I don't crash it, gravity just conspires against me :P

Damien360

KamiKazi wrote: »

Nah its not mine, its Zascars.

Can you tell him to get his rear lights fixed. Would be a shame to wreak a very nice bike and an experienced careful biker.

KamiKazi

Damien360 wrote: »

Can you tell him to get his rear lights fixed. Would be a shame to wreak a very nice bike and an experienced careful biker.

He moderates this forum, I'm sure he'll see this thread before long

Steffano2002

Here are more pics:

http://z.about.com/d/motorcycles/1/0/J/A/-/-/Monster_Rear.jpg

http://www.ducatimonster.org/faq/images/45_MonsterFromRear.jpg

Damien360

Steffano2002 wrote: »

Here are more pics:

http://z.about.com/d/motorcycles/1/0/J/A/-/-/Monster_Rear.jpg

http://www.ducatimonster.org/faq/images/45_MonsterFromRear.jpg

Thats it. Beautiful machine with fantastic sound. thanks for the pics.

Steffano2002

Look great! But they're Ducati so they don't work very well...

Ducati: making mechanics out of riders since 1946

Thinkingaboutit

nereid wrote: »

You raise a valid point dude, I (actually am a biker) saw a couple of bikes today not running lights. I know most newer ones can't switch them off, so as a rider, you don't tend to notice them not working unless you perform a regular check on all functions and features (some say before each time you get on the bike).

The rainy weather can cause havoc with bike electrics if it gets into it.

I'd never have lights on during the day unless it has lights that cannot be switched off. So the KZ750 goes without, the Lead has them on as there is no choice, same with the KZ1300. Lights are for night time. Not having break lights is a poor idea, though. Oddly these days the only dry weather is at night, so I now have lights on for all pleasure rides. Very occasionally the backlighting on the KZ750's dials goes off, though every other light remains on. I might check through it.

seanybiker

ha ha the moderator being a bold boy. You must feel hardcore now like that other tit lol.

Sound out of Damo to come looking for ya.

DonkeyRhubarb

KamiKazi wrote: »

I don't crash it, gravity just conspires against me :P

No no, you actually do keep crashing...