Sorry guys I went with what I could think of at the time.
The automotive guys started theirs and it's tag line is "four are better than two" so now I think we should keep the tagline and maybe just change the thread name to motoera or something like that?
I think the name change is good overall. I liked our old exclusivity but I think the last thread was so exclusive a lot of people didn't even realise there was a motorcycle/scooter community
Also everytime I try to click the landscape button and put the url in for a picture it always just comes up with
I can't figure it out.
EDIT:
I just saw this thread, looks like imgur links aren't working currently, I'm assuming that's what you were using. I'm using abload for mine
Beautiful bike seriously. What do you love most about the Monster? What did you have before? How does it compare?
Seems the Monster is beloved, and I wonder why you think it is.
Love the naked look and the more comfortable riding position over a super sport.
Thanks! Before I had a Street Triple 675 (and before that a Fazer 600, ST1100 and Bonneville 800). Apart from in raw displacement and horsepower, the Triumph was possibly the better bike on paper, but it never really clicked with me for some reason. When the alternator failed in 2016 I ended up using that as an excuse to pick up the Ducati instead.
I've always preferred Naked bikes for road riding as they're just much more fun to ride at legal speeds, and the riding position makes it easier to pass through stopped traffic which is a must in the UK.
As for why I love the Ducati, more than looks, sound and power (all of which is has in abundance), it just gives me the biggest grin in the world whenever I'm riding it, and that's why I ride a bike in the first place. It's perfect for regular street riding, though I took it to Belgium and back in the summer and it handled that like a champ too. Maintenance costs are not cheap, but it doesn't cost me any more than any of my Triumphs or my wifes BMW 1150. Japanese bikes are always going to be better than the Euros on that front.
I do think if you own a Ducati you have to be willing to accept some weird quirky design choices that were made because they looked cool when they were designing it, not because they were practical. The switchgear is a prime example of this - looks great, but no tactile feedback for the rider.