Pedro

I do like the look of these bikes in pictures, in person they look like you´re wearing an expensive suit and expected to draw attention. I don't know how happy I would be owning a Ducati and more so how happy my mechanic would be if I was to own a Ducati. @boboneleg, how do you think these cope with miles?

Get a tall van

See? I'm no good at electrics

This is Ducati's more off-road extreme version of the very nice DesertX, it's got a developed suspension, proper off-road wheels, all that stuff. Plus the video shows two Italian very pro riders showing what it can do off-road in Morocco. It troubles me a little that these videos now show Morocco (and Portugal sometimes) as free for all lawless destinations. Some of this behaviour is not respectful for locals, like riding over desert shrubs or disturbing streams. The Italians are huge rally Dakar fans, but if it comes across that countries like these are free for all lawless destinations then it'll ruin it all for people traveling around the place enjoying it at a pace that suits carrying luggage and actually traveling.

I could have used you as an electrics teacher. So the coil is a condom.

There's always a point to a poll!

Its too warm for a proper biker's black leather jacket, which has been established as the proper motorcyclist thing to wear. But better to not wait too long, or else winter starts and the rain is not good either, there´s 3 days of usable weather betwen the jacket weather and only long enough for setting the points on the bike, if the good season happens during weekdays he's screwed.

Well, now you'll have to keep it under 20mph... On the other hand, getting a nice picture of you doing well over the speed limit would be worth printing and framing on the wall.

Yes, the coil!

I love it when people say shit like that. Still doesn't mean shit to me, but it feels like you're Gandalf talking magic that you simply know from ages of experience.

It's like he just doesn't care!

If you need dates you better stay clear of where Pete lives.

Cool bike! They’re very popular, as a brand, in northern Portugal.

These days? there’s a serow picture? In the wild?

Degrees of enthusiasm vary, I would say not really worth it but then again we were there on the weekend with production stopped. Also showed up with no booking but they squeezed us in. Also I found the guy annoyingly over enthusiastic about being "addicted to motorcycles", he was playing his part though.

I was calling clients today while this was on: This guy might be very tall and big, and his T7's suspension is like a motocross bike, but that is a proper workout. The man's a beast.

By far the only option that makes any sense, take your time through the Picos, see the country, that's a proper trip. Edit: maybe not leave home with a gps map of the whole way and instead follow your nose, and head back north via Portugal if you want to make it great...

You could not do it, if you want to be a square.

Oh, yes, @XTreme Please change the picture but leave the thread open

And the vote is closed, but the thread remains open because that's how I rule, anarchy! Congratulations @Sofia

If you want a low seat comfy tourer you want a lowered GS. Handling is slower than a tall one, but as a bike to carry luggage over all sorts of roads nothing beats it. Buy a good looking late 2015 / 2016 one, it’ll be ok.

He’s trying to avoid meeting you, I fear!

Yes, you’re both very special.