Well, thanks everyone for the encouragement. Purchased the bike from someone who had it for 10 years. They had it resprayed - this may not sit well with restoration enthusiasts, but I do love the colour. (yes Aussie's put the u in colour).
Bob, I have AGATT, my partner Steve would not have it any other way! He has vast experience in riding for the past 37 yrs and has always worked on his older Ducati's, so he is in his element with the R65LS. Took her down the school car park this morning and she is very forgiving and with a near rear tyre as well. I am relatively new to riding, having only ridden pillion on the Ducati for the past 3 months. Still very nervous about riding on the road, there are some crazy people out there who give L's a hard time. Practice, practice, practice.
Aida, i am relatively tall at 5' 9" and have plenty of leg room, but I do worry about dropping her or worse still falling off. Guess that's why AGATT is high on the agenda.
Maybe tomorrow we will go out onto the road during the quite of the morning, though it was pretty damn cool here this morning,....windchill of around -2 we reckon. Steve has also insisted on a bluetooth helmet intercom, so he can guide me through any problems etc... gotta luv him. He's out there working on Violet getting the throttle and brakes right, he was not happy with them.
I will try and post a picture, but not quite sure what to do. 8-).
Love reading the chit chat...cheers to all.
