Back on a Ducati after all these years

[boris]

Welcome to the Forum Druid. Is that the Wingate where the Vulcan went in in '71? I was a very nosy schoolkid then, just up the road in Gateshead at the time. Looking at your bike timeline, we must be around the same age group

Originally Posted by utopia

Similarly I also pondered an Aprilia Shiver but even though the name is a homonym for the closest I get to a religious icon, it wasn't enough to sway me even a teensy bit.

I had a Dorsoduro a couple of years ago and I really liked it - except for the 12ltr fuel tank which gave me 60 miles till the fuel light came on

Being realistic though, I was smitten since falling for the 750 bevels in the early 70s and from that point (february 1974, dragon rally to be precise) there was never going to be another bike that would scratch my itch.

It was the 900 bevels that I lusted after. I got my 900 in 1986 I think and it was a dream come true.

Oh and apologies .. rude of me to post on this thread without saying ...
Welcome along, Druid.

Thank you

Yes, it's that Wingate. The Vulcan went in about 200m from where I live, bits of engine still turn up occasionally. It was long before I lived here mind, I was a nosy schoolkid in South Wales at the time

[boris]

Strange that bits still keep turning up, it was the No:1 engine detonating that caused the issue. Unthinking of the implications, I did take a souvenir at the time. After a career in the Raf and being involved in some a/c accidents, i discovered how bad that was..