I think we got a another Ducati Brother out there, "Desmodog" I think.
Ducati you say? Yeah, I've heard of 'em...
There are a couple more project bikes in the basement, a 350 and a 250, both not anything like stock bikes anymore.
That pic was taken before the sell off began. The 996, 907, and 160 are gone now.
My boss's boss is a friend/neighbor/riding buddy who is also bitten by the Ducati bug. He's got a '94 888SPO and a 1299 Panigale. When we met he didn't have any Ducatis (he's owned a few now over the years) and apparently I got blamed for the addiction early on, to the point of being known by his wife as "the one who's name we won't mention". Whatever!
Here's a better pic of the 851. I prefer them over the 888 for purely sentimental reasons, the 888s are "better" bikes but the '91 851 was "it" for me back in the day so I tracked one down a couple years back. Brings me back to Brainerd International Raceway, World Superbike Races and Eraldo Ferracci. Which reminds me, I need to track down some era correct "Fast by Ferracci" stickers...
This bike is now known as "The Problem Child" in that it has been one issue after another. I imported it form Canada, it was largely original at the time with low miles and the idea was to leave it stock. But... one issue after another (including damage by a work crew before I had even ridden it) led to throwing the originality yoke out the window, and it's going to end up like I would have wanted it back in the day.
Don't tell anyone but after 20+ years of owning Ducatis only, tomorrow I'm going to look at an Aprilia. My Ducati buds will understand though, I really only want the Ape so I can pull the Ohlins parts off it and put them on a Duc! ;-)