Sports: Re: [DucatiST] Re: New Ducati Cruiser

If it can't coh-nuh like a Doug Polen piloted 888 it'z a croo-zuhh....maybe a fy-uh breethuh, but still a croo-zuhh. =8^).

Nick Alaniz, 2002 Ducati ST4$, Sacramento, CaL.

----- Original Message -----
From: "st ryder" <st3ryder@yahoo.com>
To: "st2 owners" <st2_owners@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 12:09:59 PM
Subject: Re: [DucatiST] Re: New Ducati Cruiser

I think we need to clarify that this is not a Ducati "cruiser", it's a Ducati "muscle bike." Big difference between a cruiser like my old HD FXDL, and my old Yamaha V-max muscle bike. Very few people are going to be doing much cruising on this thing. It's intended to intimidate and shred the pavement between stoplights on a Sunday night on you local strip, not to add on some saddle bags and a wind sreen and forward controls and do some lazy back road rose sniffing in pirate outfits, though I'm sure some will bastardise it like that as is the fate of some mistreated V-maxes.

That said, I'm going to pass on this one and hold out hope for a Desmosedici inspired SST. :-)

From: Nick Alaniz <nicktoh@comcast.net>
To: st2 owners <st2_owners@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 1:37:37 PM
Subject: Re: [DucatiST] Re: New Ducati Cruiser

Ducatista,

At first the 999 didn't work for me, until I rode a 999R, then she started to "grow" on me.

Same for the MS. Rode one finally and she's starting to grow on me.

I like the Cruiser from the get go though (except for the exhaust), hope to see and sit on one at the San Francisco Int. MC show.

One thing for sure, the Diavela Cruiser is a helluva lot prettier than that 2.3 liter, 3 cylinder Triumph monstrosity, imho.

Nick Alaniz, 2002 Ducati ST4$, Sacramento, CaL.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <mark_trbojevic@hotmail.com>
To: "st2 owners" <st2_owners@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 9:58:42 AM
Subject: [DucatiST] Re: New Ducati Cruiser

I imagine you probably said the same thing about the Multi 1200s as well. :-)

Mark
2010 White MTS 1200s Touring

--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, T <st2_@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, but it's hideous in person, ESPECIALLY when you sit on it (as I did
> yesterday).
>
> Tom
>
> On 02-Nov-10 22:52, Mark wrote:
> > If you want to find out more about the Ducati Diavel, here's the official link...
> >
> > http://www.diavel.ducati.com/jsp/en/index/index.jsp?lang=en
> >
> > Lots of nice pictures and details. :-)
>