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...