After replacing the fork seals, per the factory service manual, I have been pretty much happy with the bike with the 15w vs 10w oil, but things still felt a bit soft to me. I turned an adjuster here or there and tightened up the front a bit and loosened up the rear to make it handle and feel better to me. Alas, the front end just seemed like it was really soft. In hind sight (as I'm working on the bike) I never bothered to reset the front to factory settings. Holy crap, how did I ever ride this...

The local Ducati dealership used to be a good 45 minutes on interstates to get to, decent ride to go drool on bikes I can't afford at this time but I'd still occasionally make the trip. It probably helps that some of the best BBQ in the area is "on the way." I noticed about 6mo ago that the showroom was empty. Booo! No more Ducati in San Antonio? Man I knew the economy sucked but what a drag! A couple of months ago (just after I purchased my first home) I noticed that there were now...

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HI,I'M NEW TO THIS SIGHT,I'M FROM UPSTATE N.Y. BOTH OF MY KIDS ARE GROWN AND LEFT THE NEST LAST YEAR ,THIS HAS LEFT A HOLE IN MY LIFE THAT HAS LEAD ME BACK TO A LOVE THAT I HAVE BEEN MISSING FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS,MOTORCYCLES. I HAVEN'T TURNED A WRENCH ,TOOK ANYONE ELSE'S BIKE FOR A QUICK RIDE,OR READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT BIKES SINCE 1983.
LAST FALL I PULLED AN OLD 550 OUT OF STORAGE AND STARTED THE REBUILD,BOUGHT A PARTS BIKE BUT FOUND IT WAS TOO GOOD FOR PARTS,SO I REBUILT THAT TOO.BOUGHT...