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Ducati demo road show was held on 8 & 9 October 2016 at Pilikula golf club ,Mangalore . Ducati had brought its entire line up for a display and test ride experience ,the bikes lined up for test ride included the Scrambler, Monster 821, Panigale 959, Hypermotard ,Multistrada, X Diavel .
Riders could call up a number posted in the ad and book a slot to test ride the bike they wished to testride. I booked a slot to test ride the Monster and was given a time slot . I found the event was well organised ,you had to give your original DL they gave a copy of it for the ride which was returned after the ride. for riders without gear riding jackets & helmets were provided ,most of the serious riders brought their own gear .Test rides were given in batches of about 10 bikes with a lead & sweep rider designated by the company ,though the distance was not much ,maybe 4-5 kms with couple of humps, corners and straights .
There were 2 Monster 821 for the testride,a Red and a matt black colour , I got to ride the Monster 821 dark which though did not look as appealing as the red ,looked very mean .the sound as you start the bike is something else ,all in all it was a great first riding experience on a Ducati ,the low and mid range power is fantastic since i could stick with the panigale 959 in front of me ,could not check the top since it was in a controlled ride,the handling was also brilliant thanks to the sticky tyres ,the brake feel was good , the clearance on the humps was good .the heat from the engine could be felt and i found the digital meters not very legible -lots of information not very easy to read for a new rider. wanted to ride the Panigale but slot was not available since it was late ,some of the riders who came early managed to testride quite a few bikes.
I have added some photos from the event, Ducati facebook page has some better photos from the event .Moderators please put this in the appropriate thread.
Riders could call up a number posted in the ad and book a slot to test ride the bike they wished to testride. I booked a slot to test ride the Monster and was given a time slot . I found the event was well organised ,you had to give your original DL they gave a copy of it for the ride which was returned after the ride. for riders without gear riding jackets & helmets were provided ,most of the serious riders brought their own gear .Test rides were given in batches of about 10 bikes with a lead & sweep rider designated by the company ,though the distance was not much ,maybe 4-5 kms with couple of humps, corners and straights .
There were 2 Monster 821 for the testride,a Red and a matt black colour , I got to ride the Monster 821 dark which though did not look as appealing as the red ,looked very mean .the sound as you start the bike is something else ,all in all it was a great first riding experience on a Ducati ,the low and mid range power is fantastic since i could stick with the panigale 959 in front of me ,could not check the top since it was in a controlled ride,the handling was also brilliant thanks to the sticky tyres ,the brake feel was good , the clearance on the humps was good .the heat from the engine could be felt and i found the digital meters not very legible -lots of information not very easy to read for a new rider. wanted to ride the Panigale but slot was not available since it was late ,some of the riders who came early managed to testride quite a few bikes.
I have added some photos from the event, Ducati facebook page has some better photos from the event .Moderators please put this in the appropriate thread.
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