RE: Ducati 750 Paso Limited?

["TJ" <tj@domain.elided>]

Uh oh, I forgot Liebold is a fellow Ducati owner on this list.

Ok Carl, they are cool for sure, but I'm just not a big fan of 16 inch
wheels.

And by the way, the Norton Commando and Yamaha RD 400 were also
revolutionary motorcycles but you won't ever get my vote for them as "a
great example of motorcycle technology".

Since you've gone and publicly humiliated me, I will go and blow your
cover.

Carl and I go back a few years as fellow Bay Area Ducati owners.  We
spent more than a few Sundays terrorizing local mountain roads with our
squidly behavior, Carl on his 750SS and me on my 900SS.  He's the only
male I ever knew who purchased two bathroom scales for the explicit
purpose of weighing his motorcycle.

Regards,
TJ

TJ Noto		AFM #134  	Cowpoke Racing-"Friends in Slow Places"
http://www.cowpokeracing.com
95 Ducati 916 Strada
96 Ducati Monster 900 (Chela's)
61 Ducati Falcone 80			
70 Norton Commando Fastback	
73 BMW 3.0 CS ("deviated from museum reliquary standard"-Perez)
97 BMW Z3 (Chela's)
77 Mercedes 280C (Mimosa)
67 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce	
00 Ford F150 Supercab		
87 Suzuki RG250 (For Sale!)
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl Liebold [mailto:liebold1@domain.elided]
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 7:38 PM
> To: JeffreyOlson@domain.elided; tj@domain.elided
> Cc: alfa-digest@domain.elided
> Subject: RE: Ducati 750 Paso Limited?
> 
> TJ, How could you!
> 
> The 750 was a revolutionary bike with a classic,
> robust and wonderful ducati 750 'rubber band' engine.
> Yes, tires can be tough to obtain, but they are
> available with some looking and research. Aside from
> that, it's fantastic (so says a rabid Ducati fan).
> Now, I noticed you mentioned you are a novice
> motorcyclist, and that being true, maybe the Ducati is
> inappropriate. Look at the Buell Blast as its the best
> NEW novice bike out there at the moment, IMHO. Also
> consider the Suzuki DR350 Suzuki GS 500/340 series as
> great first bikes.
> C
> 
> Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 16:24:39 -0800
> From: "TJ" <tj@domain.elided>
> Subject: RE: Ducati 750 Paso Limited?
> 
> Hi Jeff,
> 
> I do.  Revolutionary bike but hampered in many ways by
> some design
> oddities.  They're beautiful of course, but performace
> is not up to par
> with contemporary Japanese machines.  The biggest
> problems with them
> are
> carburetion (they never ran properly with the Single
> Dellorto or
> whatever it was) and more importantly, the front
> wheel.  There are no
> good 16 inch front tires available, and there are a
> scarcity of ANY 16
> inch front tires.  Upgrading to 17 inch wheels is
> costly and alters the
> geometry in to "unknown zone".
> 
> There is a short story on the Paso Limited in the new
> Cycle World which
> may put things in perspective.  If you're looking for
> a usable Ducati
> in
> the same vein, try the 907 Paso (built in 1991-1993)
> which cost only a
> little bit more and are FAR superior machines.  They
> had Digital EFI,
> well sorted suspension, and none of the problems the
> early machines
> had.
> 
> By the way, the Paso is named after famed Italian
> roadracer, Renzo
> Pasolini.
> 
> Let me know if I can be of further help.
> 
> Regards,
> TJ
> 
> TJ Noto		AFM #134  	Cowpoke Racing-"Friends in Slow
> Places"
> http://www.cowpokeracing.com
> 95 Ducati 916 Strada
> 96 Ducati Monster 900 (Chela's)
> 61 Ducati Falcone 80
> 70 Norton Commando Fastback
> 73 BMW 3.0 CS ("deviated from museum reliquary
> standard"-Perez)
> 97 BMW Z3 (Chela's)
> 77 Mercedes 280C (Mimosa)
> 67 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce
> 00 Ford F150 Supercab
> 87 Suzuki RG250 (For Sale!)
> 
> 
> 
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