First time Ducati owner

[Blah blah]

From sunny Smoke-on-Stench, almost my old home town, I say almost as I'm from Newcastle Under Lyme and no-one knows where that is! I spent a lot of time in and around Stoke in my youth and still have good friends there.

Some cracking roads right on your doorstep as well.

Hello and welcome !

[Grumpy]

Welcome aboard!
That's an interesting change of direction bike wise

Asking for suggestions from the forum for further ideas to mod the bike is taking a risk! Modifying a monster can become on obsession. The level of accessories available is mind boggling.
Exhaust.... Carbon for just about every part...wheels...seat... Ecu....handlebars...rearsets....etc!

Enjoy the madness

[mickj]

Welcome to the forum Chris. Plenty of help available here but just don't ask about oil or tyres.

[Darkness]

Originally Posted by mjgt

Welcome to the forum Chris. Plenty of help available here but just don't ask about oil or tyres.

Or Regulators, or Lithium batteries……!

[madmac]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

Yeah - it is a bit of a different direction, but I injured my shoulde rlast year and was finding the weight on the bars on the Blade a bit too painful. So the time has come for something a bit more sedate and comfortable. Happily though I've discovered, the Monster isn't as sedate as I was expecting. Which is good!

Originally Posted by Blah blah

From sunny Smoke-on-Stench, almost my old home town, I say almost as I'm from Newcastle Under Lyme and no-one knows where that is! I spent a lot of time in and around Stoke in my youth and still have good friends there.

Some cracking roads right on your doorstep as well.

Hello and welcome !

I'm nearer Newcastle too, Stoke is just my nearest postal city. Some great roads nearby. I can usually be found up the Cat & Fiddle or Leek/Ashbourne way

Originally Posted by Grumpy

Welcome aboard!
That's an interesting change of direction bike wise

Asking for suggestions from the forum for further ideas to mod the bike is taking a risk! Modifying a monster can become on obsession. The level of accessories available is mind boggling.
Exhaust.... Carbon for just about every part...wheels...seat... Ecu....handlebars...rearsets....etc!

Enjoy the madness

Yeah - I'm noticing there is quite a decent amount of accessories available - even more so than the Fireblade! The only issue I've run into so far is connecting up my Optimate. Had to spend £30 on an adapter cable for the Ducati port!

[Grumpy]

Originally Posted by madmac

Yeah - I'm noticing there is quite a decent amount of accessories available - even more so than the Fireblade! The only issue I've run into so far is connecting up my Optimate. Had to spend £30 on an adapter cable for the Ducati port!

Yep, welcome the land of Ducati!