Last Friday I went up to Myers Motorcycles in Asheville, NC. They're a Triumph and Ducati dealer. And what should be on the floor but a 2009 Ducati GT1000. I'd been admiring them from afar but had never thrown a leg over one or ridden any kind of Duc.
The kind salesman took care of both by inviting me for a test ride. It was stock with 15 miles on it and the salesperson asked that I stay behind him and don't go over 6000RPM.
So, I threw a leg over and found that my 29" inseam caused me to stand on my tippy-toes. That's a confidence problem 'cause my beloved TBA allows me to flat foot.
And off we went. This model has a wet clutch so engagement was fairly easy even right off. After 2-3 miles I felt comfortable and we went up I40 to the Blue Ridge. Imagine my surprise to find it was hard NOT to stay under 6000 although 5th was all I needed to maintain a steady 80mph on the slab (about 4200RPM).
Onto the BRP and the twisties and...
I was hooked.
What a combination of power, braking and handling!
Long story short, I take delivery next weekend.
SteveB
