A big hello!!

05-11-2010, 07:53 AM

Good morning and a big hello to all forum members. I have had the Ducati bug for just over two years and ride a very special M900 Monster that is controlled from a special attached sidecar. As a wheelchair user i find my outfit does all i want of it and have this year completed a 3000 ml journey of Spain and Portugal. I am going to visit the Ducati factory next year and if anyone is going around July time, I'll see you there! 'Ride Free' friends !!! The link is my Duke in Lisbon on my tour!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa7e0P7oQ-A

Char · 05-11-2010, 08:21 AM

Hello & welcome

05-11-2010, 09:06 AM

Hi there,

Good on you sir for not letting a handicap stop you riding.

That's a really cool setup I bet you get lots of questions on your bike?

Keep those wheels a rollin

J.P · 05-11-2010, 09:42 AM

Hi and welcome.
You must worry & confuse people coming the other way when you're riding towards them !

05-11-2010, 10:56 AM

Hello and a warm welcome.
The bike looks great and I would like to see more picture of it and how its been built.

Ride safe.....

utopia · 05-11-2010, 11:00 AM

Hello and welcome.
Thats some piece of kit you have there! Particularly since there's not much frame to build from in the first place.
And your attitude is inspirational.

gary tompkins · 05-11-2010, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrapps

Hello and a warm welcome.
The bike looks great and I would like to see more picture of it and how its been built.

Ride safe.....

Ditto

From a fellow disabled rider

05-11-2010, 12:20 PM

Hello and welcome, Glad to see you still on two wheels and a ducati at that.

Nice one

Kerry

Nickj · 05-11-2010, 02:08 PM

Oh neat set of wheels there Rip... Just a bit over on the wrong side of the border from me

I've seen that done with a ratty old kwak4 but yours looks infinitely nicer.

Paranoid Dave · 05-11-2010, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Kerry

Glad to see you still on two wheels ...

Shouldn't that be three wheels?

One hell of a set up. Seen sidecar and wheelchair set up bikes before but never seen the headlight on the sidecar like that. It's great, and doesn't the bike look odd without it.

Top stuff.

uksurfer · 05-11-2010, 04:11 PM

welcome to the club, fantastic set-up, love the short video, how does all that work????

singletrack · 05-11-2010, 04:58 PM

It looks great - I would be interested in seeing more photos.
Welcome to

Albie · 05-11-2010, 05:50 PM

Cool and very practical.
Im full of admiration for you and I like the way it still looks like a monster from the side. Bit weird from front but its amazing. Hope to see you at one of our events next year maybe.

Liz · 05-11-2010, 09:46 PM

Brilliant! I wish you many happy days' riding. Please come and join the Hampshire meets if you can get down this way! As an 'honorary' Hampshire member myself, you'd be very welcome!!

steeevvvooo · 05-11-2010, 09:52 PM

welcome, to you and a completely one-off monster!

Think you should stick a stuffed dog on the bike and see people's reaction!

05-11-2010, 07:53 AM	#1
Ripharper Guest Posts: n/a	A big hello!! Good morning and a big hello to all forum members. I have had the Ducati bug for just over two years and ride a very special M900 Monster that is controlled from a special attached sidecar. As a wheelchair user i find my outfit does all i want of it and have this year completed a 3000 ml journey of Spain and Portugal. I am going to visit the Ducati factory next year and if anyone is going around July time, I'll see you there! 'Ride Free' friends !!! The link is my Duke in Lisbon on my tour! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa7e0P7oQ-A

05-11-2010, 08:21 AM	#2
Char We're all mad here Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wiltshire Bike: Other Not a Ducati Posts: 1,536	Hello & welcome __________________ If you don't know where you are going any road can take you there

05-11-2010, 09:42 AM	#4
J.P No more Monster... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Bike: Other Not a Ducati Posts: 4,326	Hi and welcome. You must worry & confuse people coming the other way when you're riding towards them ! __________________ J.JP ------------------------------- My Mum says, there's no such thing as Monsters.

05-11-2010, 02:08 PM	#9
Nickj Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Forest Of Dean Bike: S2r Posts: 3,196	Oh neat set of wheels there Rip... Just a bit over on the wrong side of the border from me I've seen that done with a ratty old kwak4 but yours looks infinitely nicer. __________________ "The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body." Song of the sausage creature

05-11-2010, 04:11 PM	#11
uksurfer Its all grey now Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: southampton Bike: M1200s Posts: 2,940	welcome to the club, fantastic set-up, love the short video, how does all that work???? __________________ Evolution - M600 - S4 - M796 - M1100evo - M1200s

05-11-2010, 09:06 AM	#3
Fugly Guest Posts: n/a	Hi there, Good on you sir for not letting a handicap stop you riding. That's a really cool setup I bet you get lots of questions on your bike? Keep those wheels a rollin

05-11-2010, 10:56 AM	#5
scrapps Guest Posts: n/a	Hello and a warm welcome. The bike looks great and I would like to see more picture of it and how its been built. Ride safe.....

05-11-2010, 11:00 AM	#6
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,546	Hello and welcome. Thats some piece of kit you have there! Particularly since there's not much frame to build from in the first place. And your attitude is inspirational.

05-11-2010, 12:20 PM	#8
Kerry Guest Posts: n/a	Hello and welcome, Glad to see you still on two wheels and a ducati at that. Nice one Kerry

05-11-2010, 04:58 PM	#12
singletrack Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Glossop Bike: Other Not a Ducati Posts: 1,513	It looks great - I would be interested in seeing more photos. Welcome to __________________ A woman can never have too many bikes!

05-11-2010, 05:50 PM	#13
Albie Fanactical volunteer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kent Bike: M900 Posts: 9,033	Cool and very practical. Im full of admiration for you and I like the way it still looks like a monster from the side. Bit weird from front but its amazing. Hope to see you at one of our events next year maybe. __________________ http://albies93m900.blogspot.co.uk/

05-11-2010, 09:46 PM	#14
Liz Co-ordination Join Date: May 2009 Location: Calne Bike: S2r Posts: 1,361	Brilliant! I wish you many happy days' riding. Please come and join the Hampshire meets if you can get down this way! As an 'honorary' Hampshire member myself, you'd be very welcome!! __________________ Never give up, never surrender! Last edited by Liz; 05-11-2010 at 10:07 PM..

05-11-2010, 09:52 PM	#15
steeevvvooo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bromley Bike: M1100evo Posts: 1,512	welcome, to you and a completely one-off monster! Think you should stick a stuffed dog on the bike and see people's reaction!