Our new Ducati!!!
26 September 2005 at 11:48 am | Personal, Ideas/WorkThis is the final part of a post I made a few weeks ago, here
It’s got just two wheels, is italian, bright yellow, looks incredible and eats other bikes on the road for a pre-breakfast snack!!!
Surabhi and I got ourselves a brand-new Ducati Multistrada 620 (the 2006 model, mind you).
Thats Surabhi on the bike. She is missing a jacket because it’s so tough to get decent women’s bike jackets in the right colors, size, fitting and price.
However, the search is still on. If you know of any good jackets for ladies (or a store that sells ‘em) please let me know.
Thats me on the bike, in my blue jacket. Surabhi choose the blue jacket for me.
At first I wasn’t sure how the blue jacket would look on a yellow bike, but it turns out, most people I spoke to liked the colours (or their contrast, to be specific). Remind me to not argue with Surabhi about her colour choice in the future.
This is a stock photo of the bike, taken from ducati’s website.
The Multistrada has won rave reviews since it’s launch in 2003 as a 1000cc model. In 2005, they came out with a more agile 618cc model better attuned for beginner riders and those in crowded areas (NYC/NJ). Thats the one we got!
Read more reviews here and check out the awards this bike got too.
September 26th, 2005 at 11:52 am
P.S. Contratulations!
September 26th, 2005 at 2:34 pm
Dude…you look like MSDOS Editor…blue and yellow!
You’re going to end up making “goddamn” the man drool though…
September 27th, 2005 at 12:34 am
Congratulations.
And when’s gautam expected there?
September 27th, 2005 at 12:39 am
Holy Cow! What the #@#$@# just happened?
I take a break from reading your blog and you goto US Open and get a Ducati! And your blog theme has changed to something much better. Your blog has been syndicated on lj under the name “vinitb”, thanks to Yathin
And a little tip: Our gender is the one that sees “beige”, not “yellow ochre” and “chrome yellow”. Wait, that may not even be beige, but how am I supposed to know. So, dont get invovled in this colour business with women.
Btw, glad to see that your life is colourful and colorful.
November 7th, 2005 at 12:32 am
Congrats, Vinit! Drool.. wish I was 25..
November 7th, 2005 at 1:04 am
OMG, it’s GGRK … the man, in person?!
yeah, wish you were 25 … where have you been lurking … i thought you’d turned 99 and someone had revoked your internet-access-license!
Glad to have you around and thnx for the big smile your comment put on my mug!
February 21st, 2006 at 1:17 pm
Awesome…and congratulations on the new Ducati. I am soo happy to see it in India. I am a huuuugggee Ducati fan from Secunderabad but living in San Francisco for now.
I am looking into adding a Multistrada to the family this year. You’ve made my day by having this in India. How does it handle with the roads conditions?
You’ve made the right choice going w/ the 610 for India. Did you have to go through any hassles getting it into India?
As for women’s clothes, you might want to check out some of these online stores and then have someone pick them up for you.
www.cyclegear.com
www.helimot.com (makes custom womens riding gear but on the pricey end of the scale)
www.chaparral-racing.com
You might want to check out ICON gear. Some of their stuff is good.
One suggestion when buying bike gear..get the pants as well. Make sure the jacket and pants zip up together. They have armour. Get a good full face helmet (Scorpion is good value for money). buy the best gloves you can get (First Gear/SPIDI are good buys ~ $45 - 65 range). Boots.. I’d recommend SIDI (look for something like their Champion Air boots).
And one tip on Ducatis.. tyre pressure is critical. A bit over and it starts to skip and bounce.. a bit under and it starts to understeer. Also, those Marchesinis could get damaged easily if tyre pressure is low.
Once again.. congratulations on ur Ducati!! Keep the shiny side up