Hello from Ducati UK - Page 2

Darkness · 07-02-2017, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by LTDUK

Hello everyone!

My name is Lewis, I work at Ducati UK and part of my role is working as a liaison for the Owner's Clubs.

I've got a Monster 821 Stripe, currently waiting for the road to be salt free before getting some nice accessorises fitted!

I may post updates on things we are doing here at Ducati that you may find interesting every now and then. I'm happy to receive suggestions on how we can help to make the owners clubs more involving and enjoyable.

Hi Lewis and welcome to the bucket of frogs called UKMOC.

If you wait a while, you may get responses from the "Grown Ups", though they tend to leave us alone mostly.

LouSCannon · 07-02-2017, 07:44 AM

Nice to see Kato is still as fun, positive and optimistic as ever. Hope you ignore him Lewis, welcome.

Kato · 07-02-2017, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by slob

Thanks for helping us to build bridges by just looking backwards and whingeing instead of looking forwards, at least they tried, otherwise we'd never have known.

Rob I'm all for bridge building, but for that to happen people have to listen, maybe we need to have a tounge in cheek emoji, forgive my suspicition,
I'm just wondering if Lewis has been put into the firing line because Tim Macc has had enough?
I hope I'm very wide of the mark

fireman sam · 07-02-2017, 08:32 AM

Hi Lewis Dare to be different.
Enjoying the new range of bikes.

utopia · 07-02-2017, 09:53 AM

Hi, Lewis.
Welcome along.

Please excuse me for jumping straight in but .....
I wonder if you could chase something up for me ?

Last year, while in Italy for WDW with a dozen other club members, I visited the factory.
I had with me a cd white label copy of a "lurve" song that I wrote about my M750, and I left it with the very pleasant lady who did the guided factory tour.
She seemed quite pleased to receive it and assured me that it would be passed on to the relevant person, who she said would be equally pleased.
I'm not after any particular recognition for it or anything like that .. just thought that it was a good "folk example" of the Ducati passion and as such they really ought to know about it.
Although, due in part to the favourable reception it received, I had expected some sort of communication ... but I heard nothing and have now given up the expectation.
However .. and this is the reason for bringing it up .. my email contact details were not on the cd itself, merely scribbled on a piece of paper when I handed it in, and as such they may have got separated and lost.
So maybe that's the reason for the lack of feedback.
Is there any way you could look into it for me ?
I could send you another copy if you like.
I'm not claiming it to be the next number one or anything but, even though I say it myself, it is a half decent song.

For background, my love for a 750 monster hails back to 1974/5.
Yes, you read that correctly ... 20yrs or so before the first one was made.
It was a vision of how the original bevel 750s could be if the design was modernised and the price lowered.
Lo and behold .......
So you can see, she really is the motorcycling love of my life .. sheer perfection on two wheels .. and that's how it will always be.
And hence the song.

Sorry to trouble you with this but, on a purely objective, selfless level, I kinda feel that its worthy of pursuit.

Bit more background .. if you speak to Tim Macabbee, he may remember me as the long-haired guy who turned up at the Donington WSB evening soiree a couple of years ago on said blue M750 ...... with a rear wheel puncture.

More than you bargained for ?

Uncle Bob · 07-02-2017, 10:04 AM

I've only been here five minutes myself, but hello and welcome anyway!

Kato · 07-02-2017, 10:32 AM

Criky Jeff........UKMOC's got talent,

utopia · 07-02-2017, 11:32 AM

Well, not necessarily.
You haven't heard the song yet.

But it definitely does have passion.

Kato · 07-02-2017, 02:04 PM

Should have a word with George (BluprintZ) seem to remember he has his own recording studio, you could be the next gerry garcia

Darkness · 07-02-2017, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Kato

?.......you could be the next gerry garcia

What.....ice cream as well?

07-02-2017, 09:33 PM

Welcome Lewis, the best upgrade for the 821 is a 1200R, just saying

AndyC_772 · 08-02-2017, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kato

Welcome Lewis.......Please tell ducati to stop screwing up the brand by selling things like the Diavel

Oi!

09-02-2017, 10:11 AM

Thank you all for the warm welcome to the forum.

I've been given this position not so that we can distance ourselves from the DOC's in any way, but rather we see that we can do more and we would like to strengthen our relationship.

I've got the sport pack and a set of *race* termi's for my 821, so I'm looking forward to that. At the moment I'm riding a new Monster 1200, which is incredibly fun.

I think I need to hear this song!

Kato · 09-02-2017, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by LTDUK

Thank you all for the warm welcome to the forum.

I've been given this position not so that we can distance ourselves from the DOC's in any way, but rather we see that we can do more and we would like to strengthen our relationship.

Can only be a good thing, the Ducati tracks days are a good start, although I not sure there has been one yet where it hasn't rained, can't blame that on DUK, or can I

utopia · 09-02-2017, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by LTDUK

I think I need to hear this song!

Well, I suppose it could be uploaded to a hosting site somewhere and you could access it there ... but that kind of tech is beyond me I'm afraid.
Apparently the UKMOC site doesn't have enough storage capacity to do it directly.
I could send you a cd in the post though, if you pm me an address.

And don't worry .. if you think its crap I'll not be offended.
But like I said, my honest opinion is that its at least half decent.
It gets a good response when we do it live at local venues anyway.

07-02-2017, 07:44 AM	#17
LouSCannon These must fit a Monster? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stockton Heath Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 1,036	Nice to see Kato is still as fun, positive and optimistic as ever. Hope you ignore him Lewis, welcome. __________________ "Sometimes it takes a whole tankful of fuel before you can think straight."

07-02-2017, 08:32 AM	#19
fireman sam Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: darwen Bike: S2r Posts: 82	A warm welcome Hi Lewis Dare to be different. Enjoying the new range of bikes.

07-02-2017, 10:32 AM	#22
Kato Dismantled Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East Molesey Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,243	Criky Jeff........UKMOC's got talent, __________________ "Political correctness is just intellectual colonialism and psychological fascism for the creation of thought crime"

07-02-2017, 02:04 PM	#24
Kato Dismantled Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East Molesey Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,243	Should have a word with George (BluprintZ) seem to remember he has his own recording studio, you could be the next gerry garcia __________________ "Political correctness is just intellectual colonialism and psychological fascism for the creation of thought crime"

07-02-2017, 09:53 AM	#20
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,559	Hi, Lewis. Welcome along. Please excuse me for jumping straight in but ..... I wonder if you could chase something up for me ? Last year, while in Italy for WDW with a dozen other club members, I visited the factory. I had with me a cd white label copy of a "lurve" song that I wrote about my M750, and I left it with the very pleasant lady who did the guided factory tour. She seemed quite pleased to receive it and assured me that it would be passed on to the relevant person, who she said would be equally pleased. I'm not after any particular recognition for it or anything like that .. just thought that it was a good "folk example" of the Ducati passion and as such they really ought to know about it. Although, due in part to the favourable reception it received, I had expected some sort of communication ... but I heard nothing and have now given up the expectation. However .. and this is the reason for bringing it up .. my email contact details were not on the cd itself, merely scribbled on a piece of paper when I handed it in, and as such they may have got separated and lost. So maybe that's the reason for the lack of feedback. Is there any way you could look into it for me ? I could send you another copy if you like. I'm not claiming it to be the next number one or anything but, even though I say it myself, it is a half decent song. For background, my love for a 750 monster hails back to 1974/5. Yes, you read that correctly ... 20yrs or so before the first one was made. It was a vision of how the original bevel 750s could be if the design was modernised and the price lowered. Lo and behold ....... So you can see, she really is the motorcycling love of my life .. sheer perfection on two wheels .. and that's how it will always be. And hence the song. Sorry to trouble you with this but, on a purely objective, selfless level, I kinda feel that its worthy of pursuit. Bit more background .. if you speak to Tim Macabbee, he may remember me as the long-haired guy who turned up at the Donington WSB evening soiree a couple of years ago on said blue M750 ...... with a rear wheel puncture. More than you bargained for ?

07-02-2017, 10:04 AM	#21
Uncle Bob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Milton Keynes Bike: M1100evo Posts: 233	I've only been here five minutes myself, but hello and welcome anyway!

07-02-2017, 11:32 AM	#23
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,559	Well, not necessarily. You haven't heard the song yet. But it definitely does have passion.

07-02-2017, 09:33 PM	#26
MarkF Guest Posts: n/a	Welcome Lewis, the best upgrade for the 821 is a 1200R, just saying

09-02-2017, 10:11 AM	#28
LTDUK Guest Posts: n/a	Thank you all for the warm welcome to the forum. I've been given this position not so that we can distance ourselves from the DOC's in any way, but rather we see that we can do more and we would like to strengthen our relationship. I've got the sport pack and a set of race termi's for my 821, so I'm looking forward to that. At the moment I'm riding a new Monster 1200, which is incredibly fun. I think I need to hear this song!