Sometimes fate gently guides you in the right direction or leads you somewhere you didn't expect. Other times it snatches you up in a current, smacks you about the face and screams in your ear like wailing banshee. Today was one of those days and fate grinned before bellowing out like some madden eldritch god "YOU SHALL OWN A DUCATI!"

Being the questioning person I am.. I quietly asked why. The answer lies in my garage now in the form of a '99 Ducati Monster 750. It's lean, menacing, skeletal, golden form begging for me to discover the answer for myself. Pictures to follow soon.