Hi guys (& gals),

I'm new to this forum but not to bike forums in general. I'm a regular contributor to ducati.ms, ducati-superbikes.com, sportbikeforum.net & r1-forum.com (not so much these days).

I've been living in Thailand for over ten years and finally got myself a very nice second hand 2004 999S / legal green book with all taxes paid. My last bike was a 2004 Yamaha YZF-R1 Euro spec, which I sold last year in the Middle East.

I wouldn't mind wearing my Ducati shirts but in this present political climate, I don't want to get shot.

Anyway, I hope you like the pictures of my new purchase and yes those are a bags of rice in the background of one or two photos. A call the rice in this case, poor man's desiccate

Cheers all,
Warp






For those who like mod info, here it si:

CARBON FIBER

1. Front Guard
2. Ram Air Tube Covers
3. Front Sprocket Cover
4. Rear Hugger
5. Muffler Cover
6. Tank Protector
7. Vertical cylinder belt cover
8. Oil Cooler shroud

ENGINE

1. PCIII USB
2. Termignoni Full Exhaust
3. Corse Silicon Pipes
4. 999R radiator deep core (it works well, apart from traffic snarls, the bike runs around 79-84*F)
5. Digital Gear Indicator (new - not fitted)
6. After market clutch slave
7. Billet Speedymoto Clutch cover
8. Speedymoto pressure plate, springs and retainers

FRAME

1. Aftermarket Grips
2. Ohlins Steering Damper
3. Sexy-Moto Frame Plugs
4. Sato Rear Sets (bloody nice)
5. Ergal rear brake carrier
6. Ergal rear chain adjuster
7. Powder Coated Wheels
8. Aftermarket Brake lines
9. DP Mirrors
10. DP Reservoir Covers
11. DP Steering Head Nut
12. Double Bubble screen
13. Dzus Fasteners
14. Pirelli Dragon Supercorsa Pro's (too much tyre for the street in my opinion)
15. Acculign Upper Triple Clamp
16. Titax Racing brake & clutch levers (excellent quality, made in the CZECH Republic) http://www.titax.com

FUTURE MODS/UPGRADES

1. Titanium Goodies
2. Battery Yuasa 04R1, half the size but the same punch (no I don't want a SpeedCell battery)
3. Updated Battery box (04R1 battery size issue)
4. Seal Wiring Harness (Water proofing: I'm sourcing some Yamaha wiring harness boot covers)
5. Setup suspension (it feels nice, but feels a bit too soft-not sure though)
6. Ducati tools (lots of)
7. More Dzus Fasteners
8. 2005 999 Swingarm (the strong one)
9. more to come........

Hi Warp,

Welcome to our forum, hope you will have a good time. For wearing your Ducati shirt, I can fully understand you – I myself have a 1198S and have a red suit (okay with a bit of white) still no fun riding that currently downtown.

Anyway hope they fix the crisis in Bangkok soon, I start having problems sitting still...

Nice bike, your beasty looks wild

Quote by: ThaiDesign

Nice bike, your beasty looks wild

Thanks

Nice bike, congrats on new acquisition.

Quote by: Ghost Riders MC

Nice bike, congrats on new acquisition.

Thanks mate, I hopefully will be back home next month for some much needed R&R

Very sweet Bike !

bye

Sylvain