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The Great Aragon Road Trip

Christian Els

Fri, Sep 10, 2021 1:47 AM

Hard for me not to like this guy - hope he gets that first win soon!

Joined by some of his Pramac Ducati team, Zarco took part in a 950km road
trip on a 1981 Ducati 900SS! https://www.instagram.com/p/CTkFUMIjaP6/

"The plan was to go with the Multistrada. But they were joking saying we
weren’t allowed to come with a bike over the year 2000. They were keeping
this joke. I sent this photo of the old Ducati.

"They said 'if you are a man, you will come with it'. And because I am a
bit stupid, I said I will!"

Describing the trip itself, Zarco said: "The 950km were all ok on the old
Ducati. It was nice. The first day was 200ks to reach the first hotel and
meet with the others, who were starting from Italy.

"The first night was funny because the hotel gave us their garage to put
all our old bikes in. After dinner one bike already had a problem. It was a
BMW, not mine. Shame on the guy that came with a BMW and got a problem!
They worked until 1am to fix the problem. I went to bed a little bit
earlier.

"Then the bike got the problem again the next day after maybe 200km.
Because we were in France, I could fix everything and arrange enough people
to take the bike so the Italian didn’t have any worry to bring the bike
home.

"But the second day was a bit too long. We did 500km. 7h 30m on the bike.
We left at 8.40 and arrived at 6.30. This was a bit long. But always fun.
An adventure.

"Then the last 200km in Spain and we know well the road. Looks like desert
but a bit too long. It looks very nice but you have very long straights.
There are turns but you have to go fast to enjoy the turns. The group of 10
riders were not going fast enough to enjoy these corners in Spain. But it
was good.

"It’s funny in the paddock so many guys, old mechanics, guys I didn’t speak
with in ten years, are telling me, 'good job Zarco!' So this is fun. I
didn’t do it for this. But I can see I touched many people, I gave pleasure
to many people to have the courage to go with this old bike.

"I have to say I was worried. When I got the bike and did the first 30km to
bring the bike home, I said 'when I say something, I do it' but I was
worried because I thought this one was maybe a mistake!

"But after 200ks the smile came back. I was so happy to have no problems. I
brought some oil with me, didn’t touch it. Maybe I didn’t touch it because
I don’t know how to control the oil in it! But I could finish.

Hard for me not to like this guy - hope he gets that first win soon! Joined by some of his Pramac Ducati team, Zarco took part in a 950km road trip on a 1981 Ducati 900SS! <https://www.instagram.com/p/CTkFUMIjaP6/> "The plan was to go with the Multistrada. But they were joking saying we weren’t allowed to come with a bike over the year 2000. They were keeping this joke. I sent this photo of the old Ducati. "They said 'if you are a man, you will come with it'. And because I am a bit stupid, I said I will!" Describing the trip itself, Zarco said: "The 950km were all ok on the old Ducati. It was nice. The first day was 200ks to reach the first hotel and meet with the others, who were starting from Italy. "The first night was funny because the hotel gave us their garage to put all our old bikes in. After dinner one bike already had a problem. It was a BMW, not mine. Shame on the guy that came with a BMW and got a problem! They worked until 1am to fix the problem. I went to bed a little bit earlier. "Then the bike got the problem again the next day after maybe 200km. Because we were in France, I could fix everything and arrange enough people to take the bike so the Italian didn’t have any worry to bring the bike home. "But the second day was a bit too long. We did 500km. 7h 30m on the bike. We left at 8.40 and arrived at 6.30. This was a bit long. But always fun. An adventure. "Then the last 200km in Spain and we know well the road. Looks like desert but a bit too long. It looks very nice but you have very long straights. There are turns but you have to go fast to enjoy the turns. The group of 10 riders were not going fast enough to enjoy these corners in Spain. But it was good. "It’s funny in the paddock so many guys, old mechanics, guys I didn’t speak with in ten years, are telling me, 'good job Zarco!' So this is fun. I didn’t do it for this. But I can see I touched many people, I gave pleasure to many people to have the courage to go with this old bike. "I have to say I was worried. When I got the bike and did the first 30km to bring the bike home, I said 'when I say something, I do it' but I was worried because I thought this one was maybe a mistake! "But after 200ks the smile came back. I was so happy to have no problems. I brought some oil with me, didn’t touch it. Maybe I didn’t touch it because I don’t know how to control the oil in it! But I could finish.

Gene Hunt

Fri, Sep 10, 2021 2:18 AM

Very cool Thanks for sharing. - Gene

"I know a Few Roads"
Charter Life Member American Motorcycle Association
Charter Member Victory Motorcycle Club
Member ducati.net
Ex MSF Instructor
Patriot Guard Rider

01' Victory Sport Cruiser
04' Victory Kingpin
16' Victory Cross Country Tour
02' Ducati Monster 900
13' Ducati Diavel
09' XR1200 - Gone but not forgotten

From: Christian Els tian647@gmail.com
Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 9:47 PM
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] The Great Aragon Road Trip

Hard for me not to like this guy - hope he gets that first win soon!

Joined by some of his Pramac Ducati team, Zarco took part in a 950km road trip on a 1981 Ducati 900SS! <https://www.instagram.com/p/CTkFUMIjaP6/https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FCTkFUMIjaP6%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cfe1247e3a732419ae38308d973fd027e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637668352775919940%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=R5UnzAEyOfaIWoXrOWZsFI2VtoIzGz6EbN0YDZflAAQ%3D&reserved=0>

"The plan was to go with the Multistrada. But they were joking saying we weren’t allowed to come with a bike over the year 2000. They were keeping this joke. I sent this photo of the old Ducati.

"They said 'if you are a man, you will come with it'. And because I am a bit stupid, I said I will!"

Describing the trip itself, Zarco said: "The 950km were all ok on the old Ducati. It was nice. The first day was 200ks to reach the first hotel and meet with the others, who were starting from Italy.

"The first night was funny because the hotel gave us their garage to put all our old bikes in. After dinner one bike already had a problem. It was a BMW, not mine. Shame on the guy that came with a BMW and got a problem! They worked until 1am to fix the problem. I went to bed a little bit earlier.

"Then the bike got the problem again the next day after maybe 200km. Because we were in France, I could fix everything and arrange enough people to take the bike so the Italian didn’t have any worry to bring the bike home.

"But the second day was a bit too long. We did 500km. 7h 30m on the bike. We left at 8.40 and arrived at 6.30. This was a bit long. But always fun. An adventure.

"Then the last 200km in Spain and we know well the road. Looks like desert but a bit too long. It looks very nice but you have very long straights. There are turns but you have to go fast to enjoy the turns. The group of 10 riders were not going fast enough to enjoy these corners in Spain. But it was good.

"It’s funny in the paddock so many guys, old mechanics, guys I didn’t speak with in ten years, are telling me, 'good job Zarco!' So this is fun. I didn’t do it for this. But I can see I touched many people, I gave pleasure to many people to have the courage to go with this old bike.

"I have to say I was worried. When I got the bike and did the first 30km to bring the bike home, I said 'when I say something, I do it' but I was worried because I thought this one was maybe a mistake!

"But after 200ks the smile came back. I was so happy to have no problems. I brought some oil with me, didn’t touch it. Maybe I didn’t touch it because I don’t know how to control the oil in it! But I could finish.

Very cool Thanks for sharing. - Gene "I know a Few Roads" Charter Life Member American Motorcycle Association Charter Member Victory Motorcycle Club Member ducati.net Ex MSF Instructor Patriot Guard Rider 01' Victory Sport Cruiser 04' Victory Kingpin 16' Victory Cross Country Tour 02' Ducati Monster 900 13' Ducati Diavel 09' XR1200 - Gone but not forgotten ________________________________ From: Christian Els <tian647@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 9:47 PM To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> Subject: [Ducati] The Great Aragon Road Trip Hard for me not to like this guy - hope he gets that first win soon! Joined by some of his Pramac Ducati team, Zarco took part in a 950km road trip on a 1981 Ducati 900SS! <https://www.instagram.com/p/CTkFUMIjaP6/<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FCTkFUMIjaP6%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cfe1247e3a732419ae38308d973fd027e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637668352775919940%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=R5UnzAEyOfaIWoXrOWZsFI2VtoIzGz6EbN0YDZflAAQ%3D&reserved=0>> "The plan was to go with the Multistrada. But they were joking saying we weren’t allowed to come with a bike over the year 2000. They were keeping this joke. I sent this photo of the old Ducati. "They said 'if you are a man, you will come with it'. And because I am a bit stupid, I said I will!" Describing the trip itself, Zarco said: "The 950km were all ok on the old Ducati. It was nice. The first day was 200ks to reach the first hotel and meet with the others, who were starting from Italy. "The first night was funny because the hotel gave us their garage to put all our old bikes in. After dinner one bike already had a problem. It was a BMW, not mine. Shame on the guy that came with a BMW and got a problem! They worked until 1am to fix the problem. I went to bed a little bit earlier. "Then the bike got the problem again the next day after maybe 200km. Because we were in France, I could fix everything and arrange enough people to take the bike so the Italian didn’t have any worry to bring the bike home. "But the second day was a bit too long. We did 500km. 7h 30m on the bike. We left at 8.40 and arrived at 6.30. This was a bit long. But always fun. An adventure. "Then the last 200km in Spain and we know well the road. Looks like desert but a bit too long. It looks very nice but you have very long straights. There are turns but you have to go fast to enjoy the turns. The group of 10 riders were not going fast enough to enjoy these corners in Spain. But it was good. "It’s funny in the paddock so many guys, old mechanics, guys I didn’t speak with in ten years, are telling me, 'good job Zarco!' So this is fun. I didn’t do it for this. But I can see I touched many people, I gave pleasure to many people to have the courage to go with this old bike. "I have to say I was worried. When I got the bike and did the first 30km to bring the bike home, I said 'when I say something, I do it' but I was worried because I thought this one was maybe a mistake! "But after 200ks the smile came back. I was so happy to have no problems. I brought some oil with me, didn’t touch it. Maybe I didn’t touch it because I don’t know how to control the oil in it! But I could finish.