For many of us, we’re now in cold weather and we’ve put our bikes away for a time or will do that shortly. We wanted to make sure that we passed on some best practices for storing your bike for an extended period so when warmer weather comes you’ll get it on the road without any issues or unnecessary cost. To that end, we’ve created Storing Your Bike for an Extended Period, a pdf document with advice gleaned from years of looking after Italian (among other) motorcycles.
The pdf is free to all. Naturally our Parts staff can help with advice and finding any gear you may need (in our shop or our online store).
Fantastic video – only in Italian – of the Red Bull Lingotto – a scooter event that ends with some great footage of cool old Italian scooters riding around on the track ON TOP of the old Fiat factory. Hat tip to hellforleather.com
Come into Pro Italia by the end-of-the-month (end-of-THE-MONTH, END-OF-THE-MONTH!) and get yourself a Ducati motorcycle as we are ready to DEAL. Pro Italia wants to end the fiscal year as the number one shop in Ducati motorcycles sales and to that end we will get you on the bike of your dreams with great financing, a shipping offer, a great stock list and top-notch aftermarket gear and accessories. But act by Sunday, SunDAY, SUNDAY, July 31st! Get in here now for:
Great Financing: qualify now for rates as low as 4.49% – Ba! Free Shipping: buy any new Ducati Multistrada 1200 from us we’ll get it back to your home (in California or anywhere else in the lower 48) for free – Dah! Top Money for your Trade-In: your pre-owned gem will garner maximum value until the end of the month. We sell pre-owned bikes like hot-cakes and want yours – Bing!
We are highly motivated to get you on a new Duc by this Sunday. Contact Rick or Ben in Sales to make it happen.
Sign up now for our next Suspension Clinic – hosted by the gurus from Catalyst Reaction Suspension Tuning. This even will feature a short seminar on suspension tuning at 9:30AM. The vid above was made during our May 21st event.
Register for the suspension clinic by calling or emailing Rick or Ben in Sales (818 249 5707). $40 cash and an advance reservation gets you a spot in either the morning or afternoon session. Sessions will start at 9:30AM and wind up at 4PM. It’s the best $40 you’ll spend on your bike and your ride away from Pro Italia will be even better than your ride to Pro Italia. Everyone who has just picked up a new, or pre-owned bike recently is strongly encouraged to have their suspension tailored to them. Sign up now.
At 9:30AM Dave Moss and Jim Williams of Catalyst Reaction Suspension Tuning will be presenting a seminar on motorcycle suspension. This seminar is a practical approach to understanding how suspension works, including proper sag adjustment, understanding what adjustments can be made and the effects of those adjustments, and proper maintenance of suspension.
A big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who stopped by, helped out, said hello, bought gear, made possible and supported our recent booth at the Laguna MotoGP event; we had a blast. We wouldn’t have had such a successful and exciting trip if it wasn’t for our help and the support of all the PI Riders. Our Flickr Set from Laguna 2011 is here.
- Big congratulations to Mission Motors and Steve Rapp. Watching the Mission R gracefully haul the mail around the track is like watching ballet. A fantastic win. Thank you so much to the team and to Steve for displaying the bike and spending time to meet and greet race fans; Steve and the Mission R was a huge attraction. Read more about the TTXGP.
- Valentino Rossi’s very own VR46 gear was naturally a hit at the races. We were the sole outlet. We are working feverishly to get the VR46 gear online at ducatiperformance.com. Stay tuned to our newsletter and our facebook page as you can bet we’ll let our subscribers and friends know first.
