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00 CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF THE DOC GB Managed by Ramasis Limited, calls may be recorded for your protection Contents DESMO 155

2 EDITORS COMMENTS

3 DOC GB NEWS

8 DISCOUNTS

10 WORLD DUCATI WEEK

12 INTERNATIONAL DUCATI RACE

14 CHAIRMANS CHAT

15 HOW I DISCOVERED…

17 RED DEVIL

20 TRACK DAY

24 DOC TRACK DAY

26 DUCKING DOWN UNDER

29 MOTOGIRO D’ITALIA

32 DUCATI INFORMATI0N

33 BMF SHOW

36 BRANCH OUT

43 REGALIA

47 PANIGALE PARTS

50 DIARY

Deadline for the next issue - 24th April 2004 Editor Jilly Penegar Advertising Fiona Fox Subscriptions Graham Stoppani Production THE PRINTED WORD LTD. Tel: 01293 851053

The use of information in Desmo is entirely the responsibility of the reader, and this is a condition of the supply of Desmo. No liability is accepted by the editor, DOC (GB) Committee, DOC members or contributors to Desmo for the loss, damage or injury resulting from the direct or indirect use of information in Desmo and any errors or omissions therein. The views in Desmo are not necessarily those of the editor or Committee of the Ducati Owners Club (GB).

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EDITORIAL CHIT CHAT Dawson, who was running a Famous last words about my computer being 748 for Nathan fixed … it’s taken 3 months, so apologies to all Flanagan under of you who have tried to contact me during that the UK Racing time and not received a reply. And a big ‘thank banner (some you’ to those of you who have offered help, might even advice, coffee, wine, paracetamol to sooth me in remember the meantime! Of course, the knock-on effect Tony from his means that this ‘Desmo’ is around 2 weeks late days with Tony – and I have spent most of my recent lunch- Rutter …!). breaks at the printers, we should be on track for Tony is in the 156. If emailing contributions to me, please process of make sure that ‘Desmo 156’ is included in the opening a Ducati Store in subject line, I still receive over 200 emails a day Wolverhampton, and looks forward to seeing as and it helps to immediately identify the items for many DOC GB members as possible at the ‘Desmo’ – best to send original photos or high store opening, hopefully in April – check the density (300dpi plus) on cd/floppy to me by post club’s website and email list for further news. (address in ‘club officials’). Copy date is 24th April for 156. See you at the BSB meetings or the rallies! Late news! Those of you who have been Ciao, following the progress of Ducatis in the British Jilly. Superbike series will be familiar with Tony VISIT THE CLUBS WEBSITE AT www.docgb.org (password for the members area is hailwood) CLUB OFFICIALS

Vice President Desmo Editor/website contributions Tool Hire Secretary Steve Wynne Jilly Penegar Steve Wynne Sports Motorcycles, P.O.Box 12, 130 Shelley Drive, Broadbridge Heath (see ‘Vice President’) Disley, Stockport, Cheshire SK12 2AN Horsham, West Sussex RH12 3NT Tel.: 01663 765238 [email protected] BMF Representative Roz Darlow Chairman/branch co-ordinator Desmo Advertising 80 The Butts, Soham, Cambs. CB7 5AW Gary Brook Fiona Fox [email protected] 12 Hanging Stone Road, Berrybrow, 134 Kearsley Road, Crumpsall Tel.: 01353 724953 before 10pm only Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD4 7QT. Manchester M8 4JZ [email protected] adsdocgb.aol.com Events Co-ordinator/Northern Rally Tel.: 01484 317298 before 10pm only Regalia Co-ordinator Treasurer Paul Johnstone Steve Smith Dave ‘Spaggy’ Knight 47 Queens Road [email protected] 18 Armitage Lane, Brereton, Hinkley, Leics. LE10 1ED Tel.: 01423 540505 or 0794 1667240 Rugeley, Staffs. WS15 1ED. [email protected] before 10pm only [email protected] Mobile: 07941 729138 Tel.: 01889 804564 before 10pm only. Public Relations Southern Rally Organiser Position Vacant Dave Schollar Secretary/Membership Secretary 24 The Old Shipyard Centre Graham Stoppani Technical Literature West Bay, Bridport 23 Baird Avenue, Upton Grange Colin Darlow Dorset DT6 4HG Northampton NN5 4AD 80 The Butts, Soham, Cambs. CB7 5AW Tel.: 07989 805516 before 10pm only graham.stoppani@ntlworld .com [email protected] Tel.: 01604 472897 before 10pm only Tel.: 01353 724953 before 10pm only

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FANTASTIC OFFER FOR NORTH Forces at around 4 am on D-Day. The WEST DUCATI RIDERS cost is £285 per rider, and £255 for pillion passengers. Price includes return cross channel travel, 3 nights bed and breakfast After speaking Dave Patterson, Managing on a shared basis with private facilities and Director of Fylde Superbikes in Blackpool, luggage/pannier carriage whilst on tour. they have very kindly agreed to give club (Tours departing on 22nd September and members a 10% discount on all parts AND 5th October 2004 also stay at this servicing. establishment.) This is a great offer for all in the North Our second tour departs from West. Our contact in the parts department Portsmouth on the 31st May 2004, staying is Robbie. Just quote your membership in a 13th and 15th century listed Bessin number and away you go! He also farm in the village of Crepon. It was in this mentioned that they are opening a branch village on D-Day that Stanley Hollis won in Preston that will be combined with the Victoria Cross. Dinner is included in Harley Davidson... yeah ok, but it’s still a this tour at the hotel, famous in the region twin! cheers, Stuart Robinson North Lancs/Cumbria Branch Rep Mem No 4123

DAY OF DAYS MOTORBIKE TOURS - 60th ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY

Join us on a fully escorted motorbike tour of the Normandy invasion area of 6 June 1944, as advertised in Bike and Ride magazines, UK and in America. These tours are for all motorbike riders, as well as for those interested in the events of D-Day, and present an ideal opportunity to ride on the uncluttered French roads, enjoying the picturesque Normandy countryside and learning about the historic events from expert guides. Our first tour departs from Portsmouth on the 2nd May 2004, staying in a homely hotel in St Mere Eglise. This was the first town to be liberated by US Airborne

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for its local dishes. The cost of this tour is Elena's L'Etoile, £350 per rider and £320 for pillion 30 Charlotte Street, passengers. Price includes return cross LONDON W1T 2NG channel travel, 3 nights dinner, bed and Tel: 0207 636 7189 breakfast on a shared basis with private Fax: 0207 637 0122 facilities and luggage/pannier carriage whilst on tour. Le Cabanon, Look at our website for more details: 35 Great Portland Street, www.lionbattlefieldtours.co.uk or contact London W1W 8QG Richard on 07980 683320. Discounts available for group bookings Tel 0207 436 8846 of 10 persons or more. Bike rental Fax:0207 4363455 companies can be recommended. Book now to avoid disappointment. Nico Central Manchester, Mount Street, We look forward to hearing from you. Manchester M60 2DS Tel: 01612 366 488 Richard Malin Fax: 01612 368 897

Simply Nico Sloane Square, ENJOY EATING OUT? 12 Sloane Square, THEN ADD THIS TO THE London SW1W 8CG DISCOUNTS! Tel: 0207 896 9909 Fax: 0207 896 9908 20% discount on the food and beverages Simply Nico Westminster, for any member of the Ducati Owners Club GB. OFFER AVAILABLE FOR 8 48a Rochester Row, RESTAURANTS UNTIL NOVEMBER 2004 – London SW1P 1JU offer only valid on production of current Tel: 0207 630 8061 DOC GB membership card. Fax: 0207828 8541 The restaurants talking part are: Simply Nico Heathrow, Thierrys' Crowne Plaza Hotel, 342 King's Road, Stockley Road London SW3 5UR West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 9NA Tel/Fax: 0207 352 3365 Tel: 01895 437 564 Fax: 01895 437 565 The Gay Hussar, 2 Greek Street, You can also check out the restaurants on London W1V 4NB www.simplyrestaurants.com Tel: 0207 437 0973 Fax: 0207437 4631

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YOU KNOW YOU'RE A FARSIDE SPORTSBIKING RACER IF: PROGRAMME 2004

Your eyesight is failing from drilling all Welcome to the programme for the 2004 those tiny little holes and Season. We have tried to cater for the poking wire through them; majority of riders out there with a mix of short weekend, long weekend and week You get most of your sleeping done at the trips away, taking in some of our favourite office; circuits and certainly some of the best roads that France has to offer. New for the You can guess jet sizes by looking at the year is Zolder which according to most size of the hole; accounts is a most awesomely fast and You've tried to get your girlfriend to wear challenging circuit to ride. gasoline for perfume; Prices have had to increase for 2004 but that is mainly due to a rise in ferry Whenever you're in a moving vehicle, you fares, circuit rates, a wish to keep the listen for detonation; groups small and a strong euro.

You can strip down an engine with your eyes closed. Really;

You see your chiropractor more often than you see your best friend;

Used motor oil disposal is a serious problem for you;

Your leathers smell like the inside of a horse;

You like your socket wrenches, but you LOVE your safety-wire pliers;

You refer to all the late-night radio talk- show hosts by their first name;

Your van has a cot in it;

You think leathers ought to come with slider pucks on the elbows, back, hip, shoulders, and butt cheeks.

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All trips include the following; NEW HONORARY MEMBER – PAUL SMART • Open pit lane Trackday • Road guides and comprehensive maps One of the last tasks I had to do as Chairman was invite Paul Smart to be one • All trips are accompanied by a luggage of the Club’s Honorary members – joining support vehicle the likes of Troy Bayliss, Neil Hodgson, • Accommodation is based on sharing a Sean Emmett, James Toseland and David twin room in a 3 star or above hotel Hailwood. I was delighted that Paul accepted, and by a lucky coincidence, • Breakfast is included Paul Johnstone has produced some • Dinner is included where specified excellent Paul Smart regalia – check out the fab T-shirts on page?? of this • Return ferries with 3 riders sharing a 4 magazine. Or, maybe you saw them at the berth cabin Bristol Classic Bike Show? Coool !! • More fun than you can shake a stick at! Jilly

Farside trips are designed for riders and are not ideal for pillions. However we are happy to accommodate partners and there NEW COMPANY TO ADD TO are always a number of places in the DISCOUNT LIST support vehicle available (to keep Jo company!). Please just ask about the Some of you might remember Sean possibility of a partner joining and we will Kynnersley from his days at Sports do all we can to accommodate. Motorcycles – or you might recall his father, Pete, from Sports – well, after a To guarantee your place on the trips of stint of working on Ducatis in America for a your choice please carefully follow the race team, and then for Aprilia in the UK instructions at the end of the programme. Sean has started up a business to service, We look forward to seeing as many of you prepare, and repair all Italian bikes. They as possible across the year and to a can collect anywhere in the UK but mainly fantastic few months of riding! servicing the East midlands area, and will, of course, offer Ducati Owners Club GB Charles & Jo members a discount. Farside Sportsbiking The company is called "CORSE Suite 6 Hornbeam House PERFORMANCE SERVICE LTD " and the Hornbeam Park telephone number is 01246 252377, email Harrogate address is [email protected] HG2 8QT Definitely one to make a note of! Tel: 01423 815 216.

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person per night and also there NORTHERN RALLY DETAILS

Northern rally Organiser Steve Smith are a variety of bunkhouses with beds writes: from£10.75 or £11.50 en-suite. There is of course plenty of camping for the more Hi Jilly, hardy! Just to let you know that the Northern I have booked excellent weather (in Rally will be on 3rd – 5th September at previous years this has always been a the Brotherswater Inn and Sykeside sunny weekend) so there is no excuse for camping park. This is in Cumbria on the not going! If you want to stay in Kirkstone Pass A592 between Windermere the hotel or share in a bunkhouse of and Ullswater at a place called 3,4,5,6, beds you should make a Brotherswater! I have booked the whole reservation now! WWW. brotherswater place and there are a limited number inn.co.uk Tel 01768 482239 of rooms available in the hotel at £27 per An event not to miss!

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ACCESS BIKE CARE frame plugs for 748/916 series. For further details please contact Daryl Gamble. Special security package deal available only to DOCGG members Insurance approved anchor chain and lock package HAYNES giving protection at home and away. 3 Haynes are offering 12.5% discount on simple packages, bolt down, concrete in ALL books and videas, plus free postage the retractable anchoring providing and packing (within UK). If you are maximum protection for your bike. interested in this offer please send an SAE Postage and Packing included - speedy to Fiona Fox for an order form. delivery. Contribution to DOCGB. (see Club Officials on page two for the address)

ACCUTEK ITALIA MOTO Accutek are offering 15% off alarms to 7 Bargate, Lincoln. LN2 5UB DOCGB members. Tel: 01962 886900 5-10% spares, 10% accessories and clothing. Please contact Jeanette BRIGHT SPARKS Suddards 01522 511584 4 Chipstead Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey. KT20 6RE. ITALIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY 10% discount on spark plugs. 4 The Oaks, Down End, Lords Meadow Tel Kev and Mark: 01737 830015 Trading Estate, Crediton, Devon. www.kevinbutterfield.co.uk 10% discount on parts, accessories and clothing. Please contact Ray 01363 CLEAR ALTERNATIVES 774499. For details of track day please 2 Washington Circle, Unit 3, Sandwich, contact above number, or check the web- MA, USA 02563. site at:~ www.italian-motorcycle.co.uk www.clearalternatices.com are offering 10% discount on all clear taillights that JACK LILLEY LTD they produce. Some of you will know the name ‘Jack Please contact Tobin Tracy - Lilley Ltd’ although now a Triumph Fax: 508 833 3700, or dealership, they are the sole UK importer Email: [email protected] for ‘Roadracing’. If you have not heard of ‘Roadracing’ before it is an Italian DEXDIRECT company who make hand-made aluminium www.dexdirect.com - 5% off all products accessories for quite a few different bikes - on their internet site. the largest range they make happens to be for Ducati, listing vast amounts of parts for EXTREME MACHINES all types of Monster and the 748/916. We now have a link on our website to Jack 11 Swan Yard, High Street, Whetstone, Lilley Ltd, and they are offering DOCGB Leicester, LE8 6LQ. £10 discount on set of members 10% discount on these parts.

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Please check out their web site and the contact Accessories dept - 0120 559 1270 factory site: www.jacklilley.com & www.roadracing.it SUPERBIKE TYRES ROBSOM RACING Witney, Oxon. For Sportbikes 10% off prices on the website on Pirelli and Dunlop Offer DOC GB members a minimum 10% tyres. 5% off Bridgestone and Metzler discount. Sprockets, brake discs pads, tyres. Initial contact by email please (if you exhausts, rearsets, screns, etc get 10% have computer access) and with plugs, batteries, and oil possibly Email:[email protected] can offer more! Their current promotion www.superbiketyres.com offers members 4ltr Motul 300V Tel Dave Williams - 0500 202 726 Competition and Genuine Ducati filter for £34.00 (RRP £39.50) and 4ltr Silkolene oil TEC MOTO Pro 4 and filter for £31.00 (RRP £36.50) NGK DCPR9E plugs for £3.00 (RRP £3.75) 2 Bear Close, Romford, Essex. RM7 9PS Goodridge braided brake hose plastic 10% off clear taillights fro Ducatis. coated stainless or alloy fittings front 2 line Tel Wayne: 01708 726588 kit all models £54.00 (RRP £64) and ST range bar risers 1” up and 7 degrees back WOODS MOTORCYCLES £75.00 (RRP £85.00). Most of this is for the four valves but they can do a deal on Units A1-A4 Peel Street, Abergele, Clwyd oil, filter and plugs for the older models. 2.5 - 10% discount, dependant on Contact Mike Davis on 01789 470589, products and time of year. Please contact e-mail [email protected], sales - 01745 822922 Demos available: www.robsomracing.co..uk for the web. ST2, ST4, 748, Monster 900, S4.

GRAND PRIX RACEWARE W.M.SNELL

3 Fitzhamond Court, Featherstone Road, W.M.Snell, Station Road, Alton Hants, tel Wolverton Mill South. Milton Keynes. MK12 01420 84480 are offering 10% discount to 6LB. Contact Fiona Fox for details as to DOCGB members on Ducati accessories which items have 20% discount from this and spares. You must have proof of supplier. membership ie membership card.

SHIRLAWS WWW.SLICKERBIKE.COM 92 Crown Street, Aberdeen. AB1 2HJ Please ring for negotiable discount Please for all your biking requirements, great contact Graham Garden - 01224 584855 discounts available on many items for DOCGB members. Tel 01782 763864 SPEEDAWAY 78a, Oldbury Road, Blackheath, Warlwy, 5% discount on accessories. Please

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World Ducati week 2004 is coming

A vast range of racetrack activities and TECHNICAL AREA AND SALES special events await sportbikers from AREA around the world A technical area will be created in the track Bologna, 20 February 2004: The offices at pits to support events on the track itself. Borgo Panigale are a whirl of activity in Furthermore, a 1100 square metre sales preparation for Ducati’s fourth international area for Ducati products will be provided, meeting, to be from May 17 to 23 at the with the entire range of Ducati accessories Santa Monica track, Misano. and apparel on display.

WDW 2004 is a full week of activity RELAXATION AREA dedicated to the passion for sport In conformity with the principles of Zen motorcycles. Tens of thousands of philosophy, a relaxation area will be Ducatisti are expected but lovers of provided where participants can listen to sportbiking in general are also invited. The chill-out music, relax on Stokke ergonomic event is open to motorcyclists of all ages, chairs and enjoy free massages by tastes and abilities. For those without a professional masseurs using the “fast Ducati, WDW2004 gives them the massage” technique. The massages will opportunity to test the bikes that have last for around fifteen minutes, using made Borgo Panigale – the home of Ducati traditional Chinese micro-massage, – world famous. reflexology, decontraction, anti-stress and shiatsu techniques. A gym will also be The following activities have already been made available for all participants, with the scheduled: most modern Technogym equipment.

TRACK AREA DUCATI RIDING EXPERIENCE An exciting aspect of this year’s event is The first day, Monday 17 May, will be a the use of the track for the entire week; Ducati Riding Experience (DRE) day, participants will be able to ride the track dedicated to the motorcycle riding course on all 7 days. organised by Ducati. Participation depends on purchase of a WDW week TEST RIDE AREA ticket at a special rate. On subsequent From Tuesday to Sunday, participants will days brief basic and advanced courses will be able to try out the new Ducati 2004 be held to give everyone the opportunity to range of motorcycles on the test ride track. experience the unique sensations of the DRE.

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BIKE WASH All participants who reserve their week A stand will be provided where participants tickets (of any type) by 18 April, will qualify can have their motorcycles washed by for a lottery for 100 guest places at a young assistants. You will also be able to dinner with the official Ducati Corse riders. immortalise this unique moment and send your pictures to your friends via MMS. Registration and further information about the event: www.wdw2004.com. BEACH AREA Founded in 1926, Ducati builds racing- For participants who enjoy sports, an area inspired motorcycles characterized by of the paddock will be outfitted for beach unique engine features, innovative design, sports, including beach soccer and beach advanced engineering and overall technical volley. There will also be a genuine excellence. Ducati has won eleven of the Mexican bar where you can enjoy colourful last thirteen World Superbike cocktails in a relaxed atmosphere with cool Championship titles and more individual music. victories than the competition put together. The Company produces motorcycles in TOURS five market segments which vary in their Three types of tour will be organised in technical and design features and intended collaboration with “Curve e Tornanti”, customers: Superbike, Supersport; which will visit the most beautiful areas of Monster, Sport Touring and Multistrada. Emilia Romagna, especially designed for The Company’s motorcycles are sold in riders who enjoy exploring the world on more than 40 countries worldwide, with a their motorcycles. primary focus in the Western European and North American markets. For more information about the Company, please A range of ticket options are available: visit our web site at http://www.ducati.com. • week ticket for Ducati owners: reservations by 18 April, 95 euro; after 18/04, 110 euro. For further information, please contact: • weekend ticket for Ducati owners: reservations by 18 April, 50 euro; after Francesco Rapisarda – 18/04, 60 euro. Communication Director • week ticket for non-Ducati owners: Ph. +39/051/6413617 120 euro. [email protected] • weekend ticket for non-Ducati owners: 70 euro. Ludovica Benedetti - • week ticket for guest without International Press Manager motorcycle or passenger: 90 euro. Ph. +39/051/6413131 • weekend ticket for guest without [email protected] motorcycle or passenger: 45 euro.

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25th International Ducati Club Races 7, 8 and 9th May 2004, TT Circuit, Assen, The Netherlands

The Dutch Ducati Club are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. This will take place at the TT- Circuit of Assen. This unique event has grown over the years into an important international ‘four-stroke’ happening with Pan-European style attracting almost 600 riders and over 5000 visitors.

A RACE-PROGRAMME FOR ALL MAKES The programme is again this year full of different categories such as the ever popular international race of the heavy 4- stroke machines. In the Sound of Thunder category the battle for points will take place with fast one-, two- and three- cylinder bikes from our own and foreign competitors. Participants are from The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, England, Scandinavia, France and of course Italy. Some bikes and accessories you won’t find anywhere else. The Supermono and European makes several clubs have united Classics categories are also represented. to form the SAM (‘Stichting Aanvullende The link with Ducati remains as always Motorsport’). The SAM categories ‘upto very strong. Battles are taking place in the 700cc’ and ‘above 700cc’ have therefore magnificently sounding categories such as been created. the Desmo-Due (two-valve), the Desmo- Quattro (four-valve) and the Desmo-Twins EVERYBODY IS WELCOME IN (a combination category). Besides these there are also the Ducati-Classics and one THE PADDOCK separate one-cylinder category The Ducati Club Races are not only visited represented by beautifully restored bikes. for the races but also for the excellent In order to be able to offer races with other atmosphere in the paddock. You’ll be able

12 International Ducati Race DESMO 155 to meet racing teams, individual RACING AT THE TT-CIRCUIT OF participants to the races and stands with a ASSEN range of spare parts and other accessories. On Friday, the track-sessions You can register on-line, where you’ll also will take place (only for legal street find additional information regarding the motorbikes). On Saturday, the timed race categories and photographs of training sessions will be held. In the previous events: http://www.ducaticlub.nl/ evening there will be life music at the evenementen/clubrace/clubrace.htm paddock-restaurant. On Sunday the races will take place in more than 10 categories. For those who do not want to miss out, camping is possible in the paddock near the famous old ‘Veenslang’. Children are welcome too, there are a range of activities available to them. The admittance fee for children up to the age of 12 is free. The fee for all other visitors will be 10 Euro on the Saturday and on Sunday, the day of the races, this will be 15 Euro.

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Straight From The Chair

ell the last three months have just bothered which to me is not acceptable as shot by, and here we are already this is damaging the club right at the very Winto a new year I now have to sit heart (if you know your contact details are down and think of something to write for not up to date then please let me know). the next Desmo and I have only just read To the reps who have replied then a big the last one. thank you and I will try and take on board I did sit back and try and take a long your comments and do something positive hard look at the club after the AGM to try and finally, if any of you who are in a and determine which bits of it required branch and you feel that there has been change and which if any were ok and nothing in Desmo about your activities could be left as they are, this bit is difficult then as far as I am concerned any of you to say the least but what stood out was can write a branch report for Desmo “the the web site (stop laughing). It was very more the merrier”. obvious that our website was a joke and to Catch you about the country in 04 be fair it will take a bit of time for us to get it on the right track and to perhaps repair Gary B , Member No 851 some of the damage that has been allowed to happen, I don’t honestly feel we may be able to rectify every thing but we will give it a good go, I still feel we need to get a lot more pics onto the site (up to date ones at that) as sites that look really good always have a high picture content and that’s where you come in, If you have pictures of any thing DOC GB related or of your branch events etc then let Jilly or Spaggy know and we can get the right ones onto the site, that way it will continue to improve and get to a level where we won’t get laughed at as easily! Another part of the club I am trying to change (in my other job as Branch co- ordinator) is the link between the main body of the club and the branch reps and I have to say I am very disappointed with some of the reps (you know who you are) even after sending you a stamped addressed envelope and asking you to fill in a small questionnaire you could not be

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How I Discovered my Tappets Needed Doing – Or – Beware of the Ping By Robbie Murphie

You should always approach Ducati dealers with most of us have ever known. Bodywork was extreme caution. Not only do they tell you things gaily stacked on top of the pile of BSA bits in you don’t need to hear, like cam belts don’t last the corner (which is supposed to be on the 10 years, but they also have strange psychic bench if I ever get the time) & feelery gauges powers over motorcycles. Over the summer I were hunted out. Around this time the decision popped up to have a look around Ducati was taken to make life more complicated by Glasgow (actually I went out for a haircut & fiddling with the injection gubbins a bit. You see came home with a new pair of Sidi boots & a some time ago I took the throttle position sensor Ducati Performance t-shirt but there you go) off to try & figure out what it was by holding it when the mighty Paso became ill on the way up to the light & sniffing it. Perusal of the home. Previously well behaved; a sudden attack interweb revealed that it is a VERY IMPORTANT of part throttle misfires was extremely THING & is not to be fiddled with if you are a bit unwelcome down the wet single-track road stupid like me. Replacing it according to where between Straiton & Glentrool. Either it had the wee scuff marks on the back line up with the picked up on my mental distress brought on by mountings didn’t seem to give the required an unexpected Multistrada crush or the wee degree of accuracy & tick-over became a bit man in the spares department had put the hex stumbly. A digital multimeter was purchased. on my bike. He used to do the same thing to my The same interweb seemed to stress the Kawasaki many years ago but I’m showing my importance of balanced throttles and that these age. Being in the state of agitation only brought would have to be disturbed to set the TPS on by an ill Ducati I resorted to my proven anyway. Balance gauges were purchased from means of therapy. Phone the nice man at Baines Mr Morgan in Belfast. & spend some money. Unfortunately as I Initial investigations showed a front cylinder ordered new coils & leads Steve reverted to type with all valve clearances within tolerance. & told me something I really didn’t want to hear. Whoopee! Rear cylinder made up for it by “The commonest cause of a misfiring having all 4 well out. Bummer! So nothing else Ducati” he opined in his therapist’s voice “is out for it but to pull all the shims off, measure them of tolerance tappet clearances.” up & pop down to my local Ducati dealer to buy You see I checked my tappets once & they some new ones. Unfortunately one of the were all fine. So I went away & persuaded drawbacks of living in rural Scotland then rears myself that they would remain so. If they were its ugly head. Nearest Ducati shop is a long way out I would enlist the aid of my mechanically away. And I don’t have a micrometer anyway. obsessive friend Jim to sort it out. But that was Conversation with the NMAB came up with 8 years ago and Jim now lives 120 miles away. solution. I would label up individual shims with So I had a problem. I would have to do it clearances, he would measure them & supply myself. appropriate new ones. I got the feeling he would Therefore in a flurry of swear words & poorly be much happier with a whole motorcycle in concealed grumpiness the bike was put back front of him, or even a set of heads, but I onto the bench during the best riding summer twisted his arm (gently). Good as his word I got

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a bag containing 4 new shims, 4 old shims & a even a squelch. I couldn’t find it could I? note disclaiming all responsibility if I messed up That’s not a problem. Colletts can’t be that (likely). expensive can they? Have you seen those As you might expect this was when things American ones the racey types favour? Let’s not got a bit more challenging. Well you might not go there. expect them to get challenging but prior life With increasing desperation I poke around experience indicated to me that it was about to. the oily bits. That’s when I spot the other hole. Peering hopefully into the inlet valve cavity I Imagine that. An oil drainage hole for the intuitively spotted the hole. Dr Taglioni exhaust valve too. What will these crazy Italians apparently specifically placed the hole there to think of next? That’ll be why the earplugs come swallow small valve train components should in pairs I suppose. Another hole! It must have they be dropped by mechanical incompetents gone down there. Mustn’t it? A little semi-circle like me. I had been warned about the hole by of spring steel just ready to disembowel my cleverer friends who shall be nameless (Bon) but bottom end. Despair beckons. There’ll be more who had suffered previously. It was then I came grovelly phone calls to Steve at Baines. Gasket up with one of my great inventions. If you take sets. Torque settings. Apologies. Facing up to one previously used ear plug, specifically one my own crapness. Oh I hate this stuff. with one fat end, and stick a panel pin through it So I decide to walk away. Go & do something to stop it being gulped into the crankcases by else & come back later. Calm down & have a engine vacuum it fits perfectly into said shaft of think about my latest self inflicted disaster. Walk doom preventing things disappearing when they around to the other side of the bike on the way shouldn’t. Job done. Shame I didn’t realise to the door but decide to have a glance back in there were 2 of them. from the reverse angle so to speak. So there I was on one of the hottest days of Damn me but there it is. the summer, valve pulled up against the seat, Nestling in the armpit of the exhaust valve. Oh closing shim pushed down against the spring joy. Oh happiness. Quick, get the other earplug and I discover I need another hand. Obviously & stuff it in the new hole before something awful time to deploy the clothes peg on the valve happens. Now try & inveigle the little bastard stem. Quick raid on the washing line & try again. out. Deployment of numerous poky & grabby Pressure on the spring, now where’s the collet? things eventually procures one slightly soiled In the wee bag where I put it of course. Go find collet & one very sweaty, anxious Ducati owner. that & attach collet to sweaty finger before Guess what happens next? Everything else goes bearing down on spring with screwdriver again. back together perfectly. No more sweating, Roughly poke collet into groove on valve & ease swearing, cursing, spitting or weeping. Maybe a back on screwdriver. Easy. bit of skin off a knuckle but not bad really. That’s when you get the ping. Why does it always work this way? One The ping you get when a small boingy almighty plunge into an emotional abyss, a brief component is pushed out of location by a spring period of anxiety so intense it verges on panic, & heads into orbit. When you get the ping all then a paradoxically serene progress to the end you can do is stand very, very still & hope you of the job. get the tinkle. The tinkle is when said small boingy component falls back to earth, makes a Sometimes. tiny noise & you can head off after it like a bloodhound. Sure enough there it was down on Next time I’ll tell you about how not to balance the bench by the centre stand. Try again. your throttle bodies. Another ping. This time no tinkle. Nothing. Not

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There was a lot of interest in the bike as I was the only Ducati owner in the area. All my friends at the time either had CB72 or CB160 Hondas. The only breakdown I had on it was when the top camshaft nut came moose and chewed itself up (I still have the nut). Timing went out and I broke down 20 miles from home. Four of us were on bikes and my friend Terry (Tel to his mates) had a brilliant idea (!) he would tow me home… Knocking on a few doors, I bought the Ducati Daytona in the photograph he was given a nice piece of rope. in 1969 when I was 17 years old. One day my As I sat on the Ducati while he tied the rope father said that the son of a work colleague around the headstock and walked the 15 feet was selling a Ducati and was I interested. To or so back to his CB72 Honda, I remember be honest, at that age, my knowledge of bikes being consumed with a feeling of only extended to BSA, Triumph, Norton etc. overwhelming doom which when he pulled When my father and I arrived to look it over, away, was fully justified. Tel had only two there was no sign of the son, he had evidently speeds – flat out and stop and his natural had a bit of a mishap on it and broken his ‘Hailwood’ cornering ability was far superior to ankle. His dad took us out to the garage and the rest of us. As he laid the Honda quickly into lifted the cover off the 1963 Ducati Daytona in the turns, I would still be going straight, the blue standard trim. The kick-start was broken resultant tug on the rope lifting the Duke’s front and the battery flat, but what a bike! Clip-ons as standard, OHC engine, fabulous shaped dual seat and megaphone exhaust. I had never seen anything like it before and the price - £35. As for the riding experience, it was very loud. I later change the standard exhaust that was cigar-shaped for the one on the photo. Nicer, quieter sound. Also changed front mudguard. The bike was reliable while I owned it apart from lights (very dim) and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get the kick-start to work, so bum-starting was the order of the day.

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made us breathless. It also lightened the wife’s wallet – she decided to buy it me for my 50th birthday. As per photo it is in sport production trim: Showa upside down front forks, Ohlin rear suspension, braided hoses all round, carbon front-guard with vents, carbon rear huggers, carbon front inner fairing, carbon silencers, 888SP5 rear brake assembly, detachable rear sub-frame, special discs and clutch cover, tinted screen and Goldline calipers all round. In other words and all singing, all dancing 160mph + 851 with exhaust note and induction wheel. When the rope broke at the top of howl like no other bike. Sutton Coldfield high Street and I coasted into The only problem that it has given me was a lay-by, he rode on to the far end of the town cutting in and out above 5000rpm (not a not knowing I was missing! When he returned, I misfire). I took the bike to JHP who reckoned it told him that I’d decided to push it the last to be throttle potentiometer. Full strip down three miles home, which I did. ensued but it made no difference. After 7 I sold the Daytona for £55 to a girl and weeks and 20 hours labour, they discovered it shortly afterwards noticed her walking through was due to a £6.30 relay under the seat – 10 New Street station with her leg in plaster, (hope minutes to fit. Be warned if you have the same she fell off a ladder). symptoms, check the two relays first. I wish I still had that bike. I have noticed them Otherwise the bike has been faultless. selling for up to £3,600 and even counting Will my family or I still have this Ducati in 34 inflation, that’s not a bad return on £35 since years time? You don’t make the same mistake 1970. I then owned a succession of classic twice. Long live the ‘Red Devil’. bikes in the following order, Suzuki super six, 1969 Triumph Bonneville, Kawasaki H2 750 Keith and Elaine (the widowmaker), 850 Norton Commando, GS750 and have experienced rides on a range of modern superbikes. The wife and I travelled to UK race meetings and IOM TT on these bikes. Please note she is still squeezing into her 1975 replica Sheene leathers. One spring we set off for the Stafford classic bike show in search of a paddock jacket and we came home with one of my dream bikes – a 1989 851. A chap helping some friends sell some spares had, in a moment of weakness, decided one of his bikes would have to go. Just standing next to it

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Dear Jilly,

My son Andrew decided to treat the old man to a track day for fathers day, he said it would make up for all the others he had forgotten. Halfway into the first session I wondered if it really was a present or revenge for all the times I had sent him to bed early for being a bad lad. The ride to Cadwell had been a little unpleasant due to the rain and fog, thankfully half an hour after we arrived the sun came out and stayed out for what was to be one of my best days on a bike ever. After the briefing and scrutineering we set of on the warm up lap, Andrew was on his 999 whilst I was on my 907. I have to admit to being a little nervous at first but I soon got into it. Being the oldest and slowest rider on the oldest slowest bike did not matter one little bit, I had a great day! Sadly for Andrew his day ended after the third session when his 999 broke down with what turned out to be a blown fuse, it was taken to Ducati Leeds who not being able to diagnose the cause of the fault decided to return the bike with a handful of spare fuses in case it happened again& It d id! At the Rockingham Raceway the following Sunday the 999 decided to call it a day early again and was last seen disappearing into the sunset on the back of a RAC trailer (again), shortly to be replaced by a Yamaha R1. I think I would have kept the 999 and replaced the dealer. Finally, to all of you who think you might be to old or slow to enjoy a track day, your not, just do it!

Mick Knight

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Photo courtesy of www.Ducatiuk.com

D.D.O.C. Card/Registration - from January 2003

The D.D.O.C. Card will serve as a tangible symbol for Ducati Owners of their membership in the world-wide Ducati Club.

Who received the Kit (and included card): D.D.O.C. members How do you become a D.D.O.C. member: D.D.O.C. membership is available to people who- a. Purchase a new bike - automatic b. Purchase a used bike (in Europe with Ducati warranty) - automatic c. Already own a Ducati - fill out on-line form on Ducati.com Welcome Kit: Card, Letter from the D.D.O.C. President, Sticker Sheet, patch Card: one Validity of Card: valid forever Exceptions: If card is lost - will receive a duplicate If D.D.O.C. member purchases more than one new Ducati (or used in Europe under Ducati warranty) - will receive a new card for each bike (with the appropriate frame no., but same Ducati code) Fields on Card: Front: name + Last Name Ducati Code Back: www.ducati.com the words “Roadside Assistance” in the country’s respective language and the respective roadside assistance no.; only on the cards for owners of:- • new bikes with Ducati roadside assistance • used bikes with Ducati roadside assistance the words “Frame No.” in the country’s respective language and the frame no., on the cards for owners of:- • new bikes with and without Ducati roadside assistance • used bikes with Ducati roadside assistance

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30th Anniversary of the DOC GB celebration party provisionally booked for Friday 30th July 2004

Venue - hotel/restaurant near Brands Hatch so that you can combine a great weekend of racing with a great DOC GB event!

Tickets will be approximately £30 per person More details from Jilly Pengar, [email protected] or sae to 130 Shelley Drive, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 3NT Full details in Desmo 156.

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Have you ever noticed how your l leathers shrink if they are left in the wardrobe over winter? When spring comes around putting them on is as hard as fitting a new tyre using just your mum’s best serving spoons and some Fairy Liquid. So conjured up a return offer from the Morini this year we’re giving you plenty of notice of Owners Club for our singles riders. the track day so you can get slimmed down If you are interested or want to know in time (or save up for some new leathers). more please contact Graham Stoppani Last year we held our Track Day at either by: Mail at 23 Baird Avenue, Upton Pembrey. All those that went had a great Grange, Northampton NN5 4AD; time but unfortunately the remoteness of Phone on 01604 472897; the circuit put many members off so Email at [email protected] turnout was only half that expected. This year we will be returning to Cadwell Park. I have booked the track day with Hottrax Ltd (http://www.hottrax.co.uk) rather than directly with the management at Cadwell. As with last year’s track day there will be four instructors on the track for each session. They are there to police behaviour on the track and to offer advice, especially to novices. There will be three groups as usual, Singles and Novices; Classic and Touring; Sports and Advanced. The cost will be £85 for Italian bikes and £90 for others. We are also offering twenty places to a number other Italian Bike clubs as a good will gesture – this has already

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Ducking Down Under - Part 1 By Steve Blades

myself with a drink of cold water in the airport building when Andrea appeared. Colin drove us back to their house and we spent the weekend just taking it easy. Monday, Andrea was back at work after the Christmas break, but Colin was off for the whole two weeks of my stay. He suggested that we checked the bikes over in preparation for our first planned ride on Tuesday. Colin's 1995 900SS has done over 80,000km, but it is still immaculate. I had to familiarise myself with the radar Midnight 1st January 2004 while most of detector which is mounted on top of the the nation was seeing the New Year in, I front brake fluid reservoir. The ear -piece is was looking out into the darkness and reasonably comfortable, and certainly contemplating the three-hour drive to worth the inconvenience. The 1992 Heathrow. At 1am I loaded my case and American import 851 that Colin had rucksack into the car and set off in the fast borrowed from his mate Rob looked great, falling snow. and I secretly hoped that Colin would let No problems en route, found the car me have a go on it. While we were in the park, and a short mini bus ride later I was garage, one of the neighbours (also called at the terminal. Wait for check in to open, Rob, but not the 851 owner) called in and queue, wait for gate number to come up suggested a ride to a local watering hole on the board, queue, security check, when he got home from work that queue, boarding announcement, queue, its afternoon. more boring and frustrating than riding We set off around 4pm, it was still hot along your favourite piece of A-road at enough to be unpleasant if you stood 60mph with a copper behind you. around in leathers, but once on the move The Royal Brunei Airlines flight took off the breeze made it bearable. The traffic at 9:40am on Thursday 1st Jan, and I was relatively light as we headed out of arrived in Auckland (via Dubai, Brunei and town, and the biggest problem was the Brisbane) at 4:15am on Saturday 3rd melting road surface, which became like a January. Another four-hour wait for my sea of tar on uphill sections where heavy internal flight, which was only 35 minutes, lorries had churned it up. and I finally touched down in Tauranga at Rob was in the lead on his Suzuki 9:20am local time. I was trying to revive RF900, because he knew where the worst

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bits were, having travelled that stretch of when neither of the links that Rob had road earlier in the day. Colin was following fetched would fit. He then played his ace him as we accelerated up a gentle incline and said that he knew Ducati parts were out in the open countryside, when expensive, and he would not load it onto suddenly a long gold snake flew up from his truck unless we removed all the fairing the rear wheel of the 851, and I had to panels. He was extremely dismayed when persuade the 900 to dodge round it as it we presented him with a naked bike in less flew towards me along the road. It was not than five minutes. a venomous one (unless you are allergic to Once back home we assessed the chain lube), and a guy in a van who had damage, the hugger was broken, and there been following us stopped to pick it up. He were a couple of scuff marks on the wrapped it in some paper and brought it suspension rod, but that was all. John up to where we had pulled in. There was from across the road (he rides a Honda no sign of the joining link anywhere, so VTR SP1) came over with a suitable split Rob shot off to get a split link from one of link, and we repaired the hugger with some the bike shops in town. Colin rang the AA aluminium sheet and some trusty old pop to get a recovery vehicle moving in case rivets. Rob was unsuccessful. Tuesday, so this must be the They both arrived together and the Coromandel peninsula, 400 kilometres of recovery truck driver was hoping that we superb scenery and twisty roads, one of could fix it. He was worried about the best one-day rides in the world. damaging the bike and was disappointed Another roasting hot day and the melting road surface was the only thing to spoil our fun. We took turns to lead, I was at the front in any larger built up areas so that the radar detector could do its job, and Colin took the lead on the 851 on the open roads. About halfway through the morning a new, yellow 900SS appeared behind us. He was not in the mood to blast past, and followed us for about twenty minutes or so until we pulled in for fuel. After a

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quick chat at the gas station he took the snaked along the coast, with just an lead until we stopped in Whitianga for a occasional rock fall to catch you out on the well-earned drink. There was a very nice apex of some of the tighter left-handers. old 900F2 parked up the street from the For the first time that day, the 851 was not pub, but he rode off before we had looming large in my mirrors out of every finished our orange juice. The lad on the corner. After a fuel and ice cream stop in yellow 900 then headed off to visit some Thames, we continued to the Hotel at friends, our next stop was in Coromandel Whangamata for another orange juice. town. I was unsure about the next section It is a well-known fact that there are because the last time I had driven it in more sheep than people in New Zealand, Colin's Ute (pickup) four years ago there and there are almost as many jokes about was around 15 kilometres of gravel road them, but did you hear the one about the over the last pass before the town. sheep and the biker sitting in the baa However, my fears were unfounded as the together? The French doors were open whole section wore a covering of the finest into the beer garden at the back of the bar, smooth new tarmac, no melting tar, and and there was a pet sheep walking around. loose chippings in sight. For some reason it decided to come in and We relaxed with another pint of cold, take a stroll round the bar, the landlady fresh orange juice on the terrace of a nice spotted it and quickly chased it out, pub/restaurant in Coromandel. There was probably to stop the locals getting jealous no objection to the presence of of some leather clad bikers eyeing up their motorcyclists, and more surprisingly, no local talent. - True story! objections at the sight of my legs when I Then things got even better, Colin let took the opportunity to get out of my one- me ride the 851 the last 90 kilometres piece leathers for a while. back to Tauranga. The next section was one of my favourites, a few more hills and twisties, In Part 2 - Whangamomona, Palmerston followed by a relatively flat stretch which North, Castle Point, Mahia, and Home. runs alongside the sea to the town of Thames. I led along this bit and really got into the groove on the 900 as the road

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For first time in it’s history, the Motogiro d’italia will explore the Isle of Sicily in southern Italy from May 25-29, 2004

This year’s edition of the Motogiro d’Italia, the historic motorbike competition, will take place in Sicily from May 25-29. Ducati Motor is once again the main sponsor of the event, organized by Dream Engine. Bologna, February 17, 2004. The itinerary has now been confirmed for this year’s Motogiro d’Italia, the historical revival of the pioneering Italian motorbike race started in 1914. The five day event will explore the Isle of Sicily in southern Italy marking the first time in the event’s long history to do so. With the last three revival editions covering the central and northern parts of the Italian peninsula, this spring’s itinerary will mark an exciting change, as participants witness the costal and inland glories of this rugged and mystical island. The Motogiro d’Italia consists of five day’s of riding with an average of 250 km each day.

The itinerary is as follows:

MON., MAY 24 Preliminary operations will take place in a hotel (exact address to be confirmed) located in Civitavecchia, 2 kilometres from the port, followed by the ferry departure in Photo courtesy of www.Ducatiuk.com the afternoon. For those who want to leave their vehicles behind, there will be an

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insured parking lot available nearby. steadily since its revival in 2001 and all Preliminary operation must be completed four editions have been made possible by by 6:00pm, as participants must be at the event’s main sponsor Ducati Motor. Civitavecchia port by then. Today, the event enjoys enthusiastic Participants depart by ferry from participation of hundreds of vintage mainland port of Civitavecchia (near Rome) motorcyclist from around the world. The to Palermo, Sicily. The overnight transfer Motogiro d’Italia has become a critical will be made by Grimaldi Cruise Ferries. date on the international motorcycling calendar, welcoming riders from the original 1950’s edition of the Motogiro— TUESDAY, MAY 25 including Giuliano Maoggi, Remo Venturi, DEPARTURE OF MOTOGIRO and Leopoldo Tartarini—who have all 1st leg: Palermo-Bagheria, Cefalù, returned as guest participants riding the Castelbuono, Pollina finest in Italian vintage machinery, Along each leg of the tour throughout the including motorbikes by Ducati, Morini, Motogiro, rest stations will be set up with Moto Guzzi, Benelli, MV Agusta, Bianchi, snacks and refreshments. Gilera, Motobi. The number of participants has increased since 2001 (with 250 WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 participants) to the 350 participants that 2nd leg: Pollina, Alimena, Caltavuturo, came for the 2003 edition and are Pollina expected for the 2004. For 2004, 150 participants have already enrolled and at least another 250 are expected to join in, THURSDAY, MAY 27 making an estimated total of 400 3rd leg: Pollina, Cerda, Corleone, Terrasini participants. The international event welcomes motorcycle enthusiasts from around the globe, including: Great Britain, FRIDAY, MAY 28 Germany, France, Holland, Sweden, USA, 4th leg: Terrasini, Erice,Trapani, Marsala, Canada, Australia, South Africa and Japan. Terrasini The Motogiro d’Italia is proud to have the generous support of Ducati Motor as its main sponsor for the fourth consecutive SATURDAY, MAY 29 year. The event is also made possible by 5th leg:Terrasini, Piana degli Albanesi, the support of: Motociclismo d'Epoca, Montelepre, Mondello. Departure to Corriere dello Sport-Stadio, Shell, Civitavecchia The customary gala dinner Marzocchi, Presidenza Regione Siciliana, and prize giving ceremony will take place Assessorato Regionale al Turismo, on board the ferry, in transit to Provincia Regionale di Palermo, AAPIT Civitavecchia. (Azienda Autonoma Provinciale per The Motogiro d’Italia has grown l'Incremento Turistico di Palermo), and the

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Comune di Palermo. take part in ability trials and the winner will The Motogiro d’Italia 2004 is organized take home a special prize. by Dream Engine, the Bologna-based entertainment company. Techincal support for the Motogiro is provided by the Terni TOURING CLASS Motoclub “L. Liberati” and the Italian For riders of newer bikes, this class is Motorcycle Federation provides additional designed for those who wish to participate assistance. For the Touring Class, Dream in the excitement of the Motogiro on a Engine counts on the technical non-competitive basis. The Touring class collaboration and expertise of the follows the same itinerary as the Vintage experienced professionals on the Racing and Taglioni Memorial Class but at Curve&Tornanti team. a more relaxed pace. New rule for Touring The Motogiro is open to motorcycles of Class 2004: entrants will be divided into all marques and is divided into three groups of 25 bikes and assigned a group classes: the Vintage Racing Class, Taglioni leader who will act as a guide and provide Memorial Class and Touring Class. instructions which must be adhered to at all times.

VINTAGE RACING CLASS For general information and registration With an overall limit of 120 participants, forms please contact: this class features motorbikes of up to 175cc manufactured prior to 1957. Dream Engine Competitors in the Vintage Racing Class Via Saffi 4 - 40131 Bologna - Italia will be subject to timed, competitive ability Tel. +39 051 6494472 tests en-route. The winner of this class will Fax +39 051 5286378 take home a custom-designed “Motogiro email: [email protected] 2004” motorbike. Motorbikes inspired by original Motogiro bikes yet manufactured Press Office: subsequent to 1957 may also apply. Elisa Maria Cerra Kristin Macdonald Tel. +39 051 6494776 TAGLIONI MEMORIAL CLASS Tel/Fax +44 (0) 207 582 0836 In its third consecutive year, the Taglioni Fax +39 051 5286378 Memorial Class highlights the decade in email: [email protected] which Ducati engineer Fabio Taglioni email: [email protected] created his legendary 2 cylinder motorbikes. This class is open to street legal and insured motorbikes and sidecars of all marques and cc produced between 1968 and 1978. Competitors in this class

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BMF Show – 22/23rd May 2004

Would anyone interested in displaying their bike in the marquee over the weekend please contact me. I have already put the message out on the email list so it is important to get in touch as soon as possible as there are a limited number of free passes available for exhibitors. Don’t worry if your bike isn’t in showroom condition or particularly rare, our aim is to have a good selection of members’ bikes from the singles to the latest hypersports. Last years BMF Show was a big success It should be a great weekend-hope to for the club with many new faces and a see you there. great collection of bikes. Probably the rarest was Wayne Penman’s 350 F3, but it Chris Marshall was also something to see two Mike Tel: 01954 200250 Hailwood Evolutions, two black and gold Email: [email protected] 900ss and two 888s, not mention David Seagrave’s immaculate modified 860 GT and Craig Mansfield-Perry’s day old 749s. We are now looking for bikes to go on display in this year’s marquee. For those who haven’t been before we have a 60x40ft marquee to house the bikes, sell regalia and sign up new members. It’s also a great place to use as a base to explore the show (usually plenty of bargains to be had) and also somewhere to sleep if you forget your tent or want to lock yourself to your pride and joy overnight.

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SURREY/ SUSSEX BRANCH European GP's. By the time you read this some of us will have "done" Alley Pally as Well, that's Christmas over with and my well, could be a few shiny new helmets on leathers seem to have shrunk! Despite the display at the next meet. I'm still waiting to rain we have hear from anyone who fancies a track day had a couple of at Brands, so drop me a line or I'll have to good meetings. be a Billy no mates and go on my Jack It's fair to say Jones. Well, that's about it for now, look that it's been forward to seeing a few more of you as the the usual bar weather improves. Cheers fly's that have Mark. kept the meets going, but its N.LINCS BRANCH been a laugh. We decided to Christmas Lunch have a mini 14th December, 23 of us called in on Brian Christmas and Chris at the bungalow, then up to the dinner and enjoyed a good spread at a Red Lion for the usual 3-course feast local pub. I'm not sure if I will be wearing followed by coffee, it is still great value at the thongs that a couple of the girls gave £9.50 including Christmas crackers. Stu me! One was a black leathery thing with a shocked us all with the news of the sale of Ducati course badge on it, the other his (and formerly Chris's) prize-winning enquired as to whether anyone needed a 748SP; at least the replacement is not good stuffing. I don't know how you girls Japanese. No-one actually guessed it was get on with that stringy bit. It has not been a Triumph Daytona, but some of the suggestions in our impromptu sweepstake as to what it might be, certainly caused a few laughs. Personally I am far too young to know what some of the suggested old British machines look like, so I can't be sure whether they were insults or not, and by the way, has anyone actually seen an orange Bond Bug lately? Or even a green one?

December meeting No bikes tonight in the bitter freezing and all doom and gloom, the coming year is foggy conditions, but eight of us got looking very interesting race wise. I have around the table and had a couple of booked just about every race weekend off hours of riding, racing, spannering, and and intend to go to a couple of the deciding who should be riding what next

36 Branch Out DESMO 155 year. If the team managers and riders take MANCHESTER/SOUTH note of our ideas, I'm sure the BSB, WSB, LANCASHIRE BRANCH and Moto GP series will all be worth watching. Thanks to Mat for brining the Well here is the first report from the South laptop in so that we could watch the fly- Lancs./Manchester Branch, we have had a on-the-lens DVD that the Nick Sanders' few meetings now and seem to have found crew left with our landlord. If I win the our feet, our first meeting saw Gary Brook lottery, then I will sign up for his round the make the trek over form Yorkshire things world tour. looked promising, the next couple saw just myself and co-host Paul but at least we January Meeting were out of the house talking about Ducati. Sorry I didn't make it folks, but I was just We then went up to Lancaster to see having too much fun, in the New Zealand Stuart and were pleased with an excellent summer sun, on a borrowed 851. In turn out, this spurred us on !!! between working on my tan, and dodging Ains Casson and family came to the the speed cops and their radar guns, ably following meeting a good time was had, assisted by Colin's radar detector, I had a we were not holding out much hope after few beers with the locals, enjoyed some of that as the nights were really drawing in, Andrea's wonderful cooking, walked The November meet was the best yet with several miles with their two huskies, and Gary coming over again, Roger Smith only thought about the UK every time I braved the cold weather on his 900SS and brought a Andrew along who pictures and filled up with petrol half the price of ours. a long distance story of a superbly renovated Scrambler single, can’t wait for February Meeting it to come out. Dave a new Ducati convert Another bikeless meeting due to the (ST2) was also there with his wife Christine inclement weather, but a total of six of us so things are looking up. turned out in tin boxes. No one has divulged if there are to be any new Ducati Looking forward to another dry year and to arrivals due in the spring, but I did hear a really increase numbers. rumour on the grapevine tonight about a Martyn/Paul Benelli 900-6 being purchased, we look forward to seeing it. Numerous ideas were discussed; our annual competition to LONDON BRANCH predict the top three in WSB has been extended to the MotoGP and BSB series, Eight very courageous and hearty souls and subject to the vagaries of the English braved the elements to make the first weather we intend to have regular evening meeting in years of the London Branch. rides around the great variety of our county Participants represented a tasty collection roads this summer. Details of these and of bikes, though only one Ducati arrived other longer excursions will be available on outside The Ship on the evening! This was the website. www.northlincsducati.org easily forgiven, as dinghies might have

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been more appropriate. In any event, we strange reason, we kept finding ourselves all got along famously. Some fellows knew back on the Ducati stand. I think we all one another but all were happily blathering spent our fantasy lottery wins several away about our beloved Ducatis. Special times over. Just which of the retro bikes thanks to Chris Marshall for coming all the will I have? All 3 of course! Or there’s the way down from Cambridgeshire for the Baines equivalent to consider….Hmm, evening. Even the stripper was impressed. decisions, decisions! Anyway we had a good leer at all the new models and Meetings are second Wednesday of the probably saw everything we could without month from 7pm. Please come and join being licensed gynaecologists. us! Now. If we could get the London Everyone’s bikes are tucked up for Branch details listed on the DOCGB winter so none of us has really been riding website along with the rest we'd be quite much. The last time 2 of us were out we pleased. [email protected] learnt at first hand how to recognize the local unmarked police car. So if any of you are out and about in Hereford & Worcester HEREFORD & WYE VALLEY M5/M50 area watch out for an unusual BRANCH metallic milk chocolate coloured Vauxhall Vectra with extra aerials. It’s easy to spot, Mark had volunteered to drive us to the as no one in their right mind would buy a NEC & it seemed like a good idea, as car that colour from choice. there’s a limit to the goodies you can carry Everyone seems keen to do a run on a Duke. Unfortunately at the last minute sometime in March/April and there’s even his people carrier had a bad attack of talk of camping weekends, rallies and puncture, so we all squeezed into my car foreign trips. Better get our bikes fettled instead. Got there and ‘F******g Nora!’ the and ready. Hopefully by the time you read car park is expensive on top of the this we’ll be out and about in some admission. And then there’s the Billion glorious spring sunshine. Dollar Hot Dogs etc. Maybe we won’t be buying quite so many goodies after all! IMPORTANT: As from March we will be One lucky bugger (guess who?) had been meeting at the same location but on the given a free pass by Another Italian second Tuesday of the month. If you turn Motorcycle Owners Club. Also we met our up and there’s no bikes in the car park friend Paul there who just walked in don’t worry, there’ll be someone inside or through the turnstiles for free. He obviously along soon! exudes Essence of Motor Trade and was mistaken for a VIP. See, it pays to wear a suit, and not just when saying ‘Not Guilty M’lud!’ (Q: What do you call a biker in a suit? A: the accused.) No matter how we planned it, for some

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WEST COUNTRY BRANCH they have acquired is how to fill a fuel tank, press a start button, open a throttle, Editor Jilly raises an interesting point in her and pull on a brake lever … but the unique most recent Chit Chat column about challenge and involvement needed to own Ducati culture before the 916 and since the and ride ands look after the Ducati V-twin 916. Views on this have passed across the has proved too much for them, and their table quite a few of our local club nights. A 916 experience is brief, expensive, and not couple of the more experienced guys have too fondly remembered. Generally moved up from 851 / 888 ownership into speaking, the ones who come to the club he 916 series …. Tried it for a year or so … meets year after year, with the and then gone back to what they had conversation flowing easily about how before, finding the 916s to be too they’ve found yet another way out of their extremely focused, too sharply angled, too mechanical maze, are the ones who cramped, etc for the rider to engage with learned their skills on machines with and enjoy on our country roads down here, accessible air-cooled engines and kick- without any race tracks nearby. start; levers and reserve taps, and so on. I think that the more accessible thrill of But I do feel a few pangs for those the earlier models, that Jilly hints at, was young guys who drift away disillusioned best expressed by Colin Schiller in ‘Fast after only a short time … the high price of Bikes’ a while back. Writing his first those Limited Editions they bought quite impressions of the new triple eight SP3 or naturally led them to expect all pleasure SP4, the banner headline he used for the and no pain. Let’s hope the new piece was ‘Spurt Production’. Media Testastretta models will attain happier people describe this form of journalism as levels of ownership for their buyers. ‘seminal’, I believe ….. Another local 916 debate has been Andy Callingham. about ‘The Fogarty Effect’, whereby Foggy’s hard-man dominance of the front pages and front covers during the best years of World Superbike, has drawn much younger riders into Ducati ownership for the first time. What we’ve seen here is that these young guys, single, with plenty of spare income, have gone straight in at number one with the top 916 model – but their values have been shaped only by ‘the inoffensive whirrings of Japanese technoflash’ (another great journalist line, from the era of Roger Willis at ‘Which Bike’ magazine.) From this, the only mechanical ability

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BRANCH INFO CHESHIRE AND BORDERS Please Contact the branch reps before 2nd Tuesday - Social meeting; Travelling 3rd Sunday – Rideouts. Meet at The Bickerton Poacher on the A534 ABERDEENSHIRE between Broxton and Spurstow. Last Tuesday of the month, 8.00 p.m. Contact Debbie Morrey on 01244 573042 or Boers Head E-Mail [email protected] Kinmuck by Inverurie Ride outs from The Broxton R/about Contact Norman May on 01467 622739 Picnic Area. [email protected] Visit The Cheshire Branch website on www.cheshiredoc.fsnet.co.uk BERKSHIRE EDINBURGH 1st Saturday of the month, 2nd Thursday The Auld Toll, Lunchtime at the Dog and Duck, Central Edinburgh 9.00 pm. Highmore, Nr. Henley on Thames. Contact Dominic Hines on 0131 337 3974 Contact Brian Silver on 01344 487928 EAST MIDLANDS BRISTOL Sundays there is an ad-hoc ride out. It is 1st Monday of the month at strictly on ‘Turn up and suck it and see’ the Golden Heart Pub basis. It’s not a meeting and it is not Winterbourne Down, Bristol guaranteed someone else will be there. Contact Rich Llewellin on 0117986 2662 10.00 am Donington Park Moto Services or E-M [email protected] J23 A M1. Or Chris Mitchard on 07770 828210 Contact Ben Salder on [email protected] CENTRAL LONDON - see News ! The Ship Inn, EAST YORKSHIRE 41 Jews Road, Wandsworth Due to other circumstances Jonathon Hogan London SW18 1TB is no longer able to run the branch, Contact Bob Hartmann However if someone is able to take over he is [email protected] more than happy. Pub - The Bosville Arms at Meeting time to be arranged Rudston nr Driffield to be used. Contact Jonathon on 01262 420 259 CAMBRIDGESHIRE SOUTH YORKSHIRE 1st Thursday of the month at The Black Bull Meet at The Robin Hood Inn Pub at Sawston 8.00 pm Swallow Nest, During Summer 3rd Thursday Ride out Rotherham. from the same venue 12 pm 2nd Sunday of the month Contact Chris Marshall on 01954 200250 from January 04 email: [email protected]

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Contact Mick Knight for details Contact Ian Mansi 07952 268231 or on 07709 308302 [email protected] or [email protected] GLOUCESTERSHIRE Meet at The Wagon & Horses Pub, A419 NORTH YORKSHIRE London Road, between Stroud and 1st Sunday at The Hunters Inn, Harrogate Cirencester Road, Ottley 10.30am for a ride out (summer 8.00 pm First or third Wednesday. only). Contact Julian or Karen on 01453 731686 Contact Ian Parlett on 0113 2504730 or [email protected] HAMPSHIRE 1st Tuesdays at The Rack and Manger Pub, WEST YORKSHIRE Stocksbridge Road, 2 miles out of Meet anywhere, any time, and usually with Winchester. the North Yorkshire Branch, Contact Steve Hilary on 01962 877996 Contact Gary Brook on 01484 317298 or [email protected] HEREFORD And WYE VALLEY Meet 2nd Tuesday 7.30 pm at The Wye Not NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE Inn, Symonds Yat, Ross on Wye, 2nd Tuesday every month, 7.30pm onwards. Contact Dave and Lisa Paskell Salutation Inn, Nettleton. A46 between on 01989 770467 Grimsby and Lincoln. Contact: HERTS AND ESSEX Mathew Lawson 1st Sunday - Lunch time at The Plume of 01472 859950 Feathers, Pye Corner, Gilston, Nr Harlow. [email protected] Contact Jon Vogel on 01279 300725 http://www.northlincsducati.org/

LONDON NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 2nd Wednesday, 7pm The Ship Inn, Contact Jonathon Gillet on 07974 237407 or Wandsworth, London SW18 1TB. [email protected] for more Info Contact Robert Hartman 0208 672 3456, Mobile 07818 450243 NORTH LANCASHIRE/CUMBRIA Meeting Place as yet to be Finalised, MANCHESTER Contact Stuart Robinson on Meet last Wednesday of the month at The [email protected] (this will be Mercury Motel off J5 of the M61 on the side updated next Desmo) of the A6 West Houghton. Contact Martyn Edwards on 01254 707782 or NEW FOREST 07977 939136 or [email protected] Meet 2nd Wednesdays 8.00 pm The Tudor NORFOLK Rose A338 nr Fordingbridge. Contact Dave Meet at the White Swan Inn, North Quay of Leach on 01202 427638 or the A47, 2nd Tuesday 8.00pm [email protected]

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SOMERSET SURREY/SUSSEX Meet 2nd Wednesday at The Royal Oak 1st Sundays at Terminal Two, Shoreham (Sonnys), Hardington Moor, Yeovil Airport, 11.30ish (am). Ride-outs and Ride out on most Sundays and Bike Thursday evening meetings during the Night every Thursday, summer months/better weather. Contact Hag Harris on 01935 862354 or Contact Mark Johns on 01273 419918 or [email protected] or visit the 07971 271739 [email protected] for more website www.sonnysroyaloak.co.uk details.

SOUTH WALES WEST COUNTRY Summer Only 3rd Mondays of the month 8.00pm at The 3rd Tuesday of the month 7.45 pm (ish) at Royal Albert Inn, Saltash Passage, Plymouth. The Golden Cups Pub, Nr Porthcawl . Contact Andy Callingham on 01752 228785. Contact Hugh Malleson on 029 2049 7276 or [email protected] or Chris Mathews on 01792 526212 (between midday and 10.pm only) or [email protected]

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Ducati Owners GB Regalia Collection 2004

New, for 2004, an increased range of clothing & accessories for all Ducati enthusiasts, we continue with the selection of embroidered motifs depicting specific bike models and Ducati logos, and are now introducing some of the latest bike models to our range. At the same time we have taken the opportunity to upgrade and expand the quality and choice of the clothing.

We continue to offer, T Shirts, Sweatshirts & Polo Shirts, Caps & Knitted Beanies, as well as our range of Patches, Pin Badges, Mugs, Key Rings & Stickers, but NEW for 2004 are:

• Zip through hooded sweatshirt • Micro fleece hat and New styleCaps • Womens Skinni-Fit T Shirts & Vest • Reversible Fleece • New style of Mug with new logo designs

We are aiming to offer Red or Black or Grey as the colour choices ( Yellow for 748 ), with sizes S/M/L/XL, with other sizes and colours available to special order. PRICE LIST

• T Shirts £ 10.75 + £1.15 p+p • Sweatshirts £ 17.95 + £1.95 p+p • Polo Shirts £ 14.95 + £1.35 p+p • Reversible Fleece £39.95 + £3.25 p+p ( made to order ) • Full Zip Fleece £26.75 + £3.00 p+p ( made to order ) • Full zip Hooded Sweatshirt. £23.75 + £1.85 p+p • Ladies ‘Skinni-Fit’ Vest, or ‘T’ £10.75 + £1.15 p+p One size fits all… 32/36 (more sizes available alternative make )

All above come with one embroidered logo of your choice.

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• Heavy brushed cotton Caps or Micro fleece hats £ 6.75 + £1.15 p+p

• Knitted Beanie £ 5.95 + £1.15 p+p

• PIN BADGES F2-F3-F4 £ 2.95 + £0.40 p+p All others: Hawk-748-996-Wing’D’ Meccanica Shield-Desmo- £ 3.95 + £0.40 p+p

• STICKERS ( PAIR ) Italian Flag, Sml or lge, or Old D.O.C £ 2.00 + £0.40p+p D.O.C. small £ 1.50 + £0.40p+p AGIP 100x75mm £ 2.99 + £0.40p+p

• SEW-ON-PATCHES All styles: F1-F2-F3-F4-Hawk, Winged’D’ – AGIP (2 sizes) £ 2.99 + £0.40p+p Spread Wings (Lge) £ 3.50 + £0.40p+p Tricolore(Italian) Flag £ 1.50 + £0.40p+p

• MUGS New design Red mug with F3-F4-749-999 motif. Black Mug with F2 White Mug with Winged’D’ or D.O.C. motif £ 3.99 + £2.00p+p

• KEYRINGS Leather Printed : F2- on White F3- on Red or Yellow Hawk- on Black or Yellow Winged’D’ – on Black D.O.C. - on Red or Black £0.75 + £0.40p+p D.O.C. – Enamelled – on Black or Red £2.00 + £0.40p+p

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Bikes, Bits and Accessories

Adverts are free for currect club members and Martin 01271375696 or £5 to others. Private sales only. Please make [email protected] cheques out to’Ducati Owners Club (GB)’. Ads may be edited. L reg 900 Supersport . New cambelts, chain, plugs , oil and filter. Spyball alarm, T&T. Send details, including membership number, to: Completely original, full fairingl. Never dropped, Bob Fox, ‘Panigale Parts’, excellent condition. £2350ono Town House, Pingle Lane, Carsington, Call D. Porter on 01992 623182. (South Herts) Near Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 4DE. 1982 Pantah 500 Mk2 . VGC, T&T, 34600 km. New e-mail address: [email protected] 3 owners only, lots of paperwork, K&N's, braided front lines, new battery, shocks & NB From Issue 156 of Desmo Email address will clutch.£2000. change. Details TBA Call John on 01455 459043 or email at [email protected] (Leics) FOR SALE 906 Paso factory workshop manual , as new, £30 Owners handbook also mint, £5 1979 900 SS in black and gold. Registered Contact Zak on 07799 153944 or email 1980. Full concours-winning professional [email protected] restoration. Featured on page 151 of Mick Walker's 'Taglioni and his world-beating Late 2002 ST4S in Grey Anthracite. Very clean motorcycles'. Known history, documentation example, only 4000 miles. All standard. Comes and factory manual. Taxed and MoT. £6500. with luggage and Autocom Pro System installed. (Sale due to back injury). £5,500 ono. Contact Franck Mike Harley on 01780 482309 (eves/messages). at [email protected] or 07903 154 307 (London) Pair of Sil Moto oval aluminium cans to fit Monster. Very good condition. Low mileage. £120 ono Phone Ash 01566 - 782754 (evenings). WANTED

MH900E Registered 05/03 , 80 miles only and Ducati 888 single seat unit . Preferably as new £11000. upholstered, And SP5 style paint but anything Also Honda 4 , 1960's replica in full Honda considered, including carbon. Also want a livery. Four open meggas sounds delicious, (carbon?) hugger for same and original Ducati Used for displays. CRMC registered £2995 888 sales brochures. Also a yellow Monster Call Chris on 01254 243770 or 07977 035852 headlamp cowl. Email at [email protected]. Thanks, Nat Bimota BB1 Supermono .1997 in red/silver. Marchesini wheels, Paolli suspension, BMW/Rotax 650 engine all wrapped up in a ST4 seat wanted . Must be in good condition, gorgeous handmade chassis. Fantastic trackday no silly prices. E-mail [email protected] with or backroad weapon and you'll never see details. another one. A mere 4,000 miles and only £3500

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Stainless steel Ducati Conti exhaust pipes Replica Silencers £158.50 per set inc. VAT Stainless steel NOW MANUFACTURED WITH exhaust pipes to fit 350/350/450 LOUVERED INTERNAL TUBE Desmo MKII AS ORIGINAL £69.00 each inc. VAT

PRICE £278.00 PR inc VAT Stainless steel clamps £5.80 each inc. VAT

Stainless steel balance pipe to fit 860/900/750 etc. £80.00 each inc. VAT

Stainless steel head lamp brackets to fit ‘Darmahs’ only as original £51.00 set inc. VAT

PLEASE ADD £10.00 P.P.

Exhaust pipes and head lamp brackets are made from high quality 304 stainless steel, wth an unconditional unrivalled 10 year guarantee.

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Please check national press for confirmed details before attending any events. Any other dates/events – please let the editor know asap for inclusion in Desmo 156.

MARCH MAY Cont…

14th Donington BSB 20th–23rd Mondello Park BSB

28th Philip Island WSB 22nd–23rd BMF contact Chris Marshall 01954 200250 26th–28th Silverstone BSB 25th–29th Motogiro d’Italia

APRIL 29th May – Isle of Man TT 11th June 18th Welkom, SA, MotoGP 30th Oschersleben WSB 8th Misano WSB 30th Classic Bike Club Show, 23rd–25th Snetterton BSB Stanford Hall, Leics.

24th–25th Classic Bike show, Stafford JUNE

MAY 4th–6th Thruxton BSB

1st–3rd Oulton Park BSB 6th Mugello MotoGP

2nd Jerez, Spain MotoGP 12th–13th Classic Bike Guide show, Shepton Mallet 9th Thundersprint, Northwich 13th Silverstone WSB 7th– 9th DOC GB Merlin Welsh rally contact Tony James 13th Catalunya MotoGp [email protected] 18th–20th Brands Hatch BSB 14th–16th NW200 26th Assen MotoGP 16th Monza WSB 25th–27th Goodwood Festival of 16th Le Mans MotoGP Speed

17th–23rd WDW2004 Misano

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JULY SEPTEMBER

2nd–4th Knockhill BSB 5th Assen WSB

4th Mont Tremblant WSB (tbc) 10th-12th Oulton Park BSB

11th Laguna Seca WSB 18th–19th BMF Tail End Rally.

11th Donington MotoGP 17th–19th Donington BSB

18th Sachsenring MotoGP 19th Motegi MotoGP

16th–18th Mallory Park BSB

30th DOC GB 30th anniversary OCTOBER party (Provisonal) contact Jilly Penegar 2nd Qatar MotoGP

31st Jacarepagua MotoGP 3rd Magny Cours WSB.

10th Sepang MotoGP

AUGUST 16th -17th Classic Bike show, Stafford contact Steve Rose 1st Brands Hatch WSB 17th Philip Island MotoGP 9th DOC GB Track day, Cadwell Park 31st Valencia MotoGP contact Graham Stoppani

13th–15th Croft BSB Regalia 22nd Brno MotoGP As stocks on some items are now low, 28th–30th Cadwell Park BSB please contact Paul Johnstone before sending off your cheque – Paul’s details are in ‘Club Officials’.

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