Laguna Seca Superbike Concorso and Ducati Island 2008

Casey Stoner won the championship, Ducati was in the spotlight and now the men in red were heading for California. Ducati Island was ready, the Superbike Concorso entrants were lined up in what the judges called "the toughest round yet" and the weather was on our side, simply perfect with no sign of letting up. Join us for 2008 Laguna Seca Motogp, Superbike Concorso and Ducati Island - click here for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-m_1ZHE_a8
Story by Vicki Smith Photos by Vicki Smith and and the ever excellent Steve Leukenech.

Here's what he had to say: My 996 started out yellow and abused before I bought it in 2006, and has since been restored in two stages, out of what most likely will be a minimum of four stages. I have refinished every piece on this bike that I could remove, and replaced all the worn parts. The Carbon Fiber bodywork is painted with a Red transparent paint that allows the Carbon to read through the paint, and the Black number plates are also semi-transparent. All work so far has been done by owner and on a pretty tight budget. Of course this bike has all the upgrades you would expect on a Ducati, but with a slightly differentpresentation than what most Ducatisti are used to seeing. The motor is stock (for now) with 18k original miles on it. This 996 did have a Carbon fuel tank to go with the full carbon theme but has been removed to be repaired for leakage. This bike is not a garage or trailer queen in any sense of the word - it is ridden to work, play, and anywhere else I can take her ( like Laguna Seca every year for the US Moto GP!).

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Here's what he had to say: My 996 started out yellow and abused before I bought it in 2006, and has since been restored in two stages, out of what most likely will be a minimum of four stages. I have refinished every piece on this bike that I could remove, and replaced all the worn parts. The Carbon Fiber bodywork is painted with a Red transparent paint that allows the Carbon to read through the paint, and the Black number plates are also semi-transparent. All work so far has been done by owner and on a pretty tight budget. Of course this bike has all the upgrades you would expect on a Ducati, but with a slightly differentpresentation than what most Ducatisti are used to seeing. The motor is stock (for now) with 18k original miles on it. This 996 did have a Carbon fuel tank to go with the full carbon theme but has been removed to be repaired for leakage. This bike is not a garage or trailer queen in any sense of the word - it is ridden to work, play, and anywhere else I can take her ( like Laguna Seca every year for the US Moto GP!).

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