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DESMO Poll Archives
| Are you attending World Ducati Week this year? |
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| HELL YEAH! |  | 26 (23%) |
| Definitely working to make it happen | | 0 (0%) |
| I'd love to, but not looking so good | | 4 (11%) |
| I'd love to, but definitely not in the cards this year | | 20 (53%) |
| No | | 4 (11%) |
| World what week? | | 7 (18%) |
| Poll ran from April 1, 2010 - July 7, 2010 |
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| How many trackdays are you doing this year? |
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| 0 | | 37 (32%) |
| 1-3 | | 26 (23%) |
| 4-6 | | 19 (17%) |
| 7-9 | | 11 (10%) |
| 10-12 | | 8 (7%) |
| 13-15 | | 6 (5%) |
| 16-19 | | 1 (1%) |
| 20+ | | 6 (5%) |
| Poll ran from May 4, 2009 - December 7, 2009 |
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| What kind of oil do you use in your bike? |
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| full synthetic: lighter wallet = lighter weight = more speed | | 87 (78%) |
| synthetic blend: i need the cash for carbon bits | | 9 (8%) |
| organic dino juice: the way nature intended | | 8 (7%) |
| mystery lube: whatever the local mcdonald's leaves out back | | 0 (0%) |
| what's oil?: whatever my mechanic puts in | | 7 (6%) |
| Poll ran from November 28, 2007 - March 10, 2008 |
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| Are you a Mac person or a PC person? |
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| pc: stop making fun of us already. so what if we have more viruses than a preschool playground? | | 77 (36%) |
| mac: real work sucks. cram your excel and give me pretty pictures | | 71 (33%) |
| pc & mac: i swing both ways, why can't we all get along? | | 46 (21%) |
| linux: chicks dig the pocket protector! | | 7 (3%) |
| pen & paper: electricity is the work of the devil | | 13 (6%) |
| Poll ran from May 12 - November 28, 2007 |
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| How many track days are you going to do this year? |
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| 0 : red tires won't pass tech | | 5 (13%) |
| 1-2 : guess i should try cornering with my duc | | 14 (36%) |
| 3-5 : i'm a vegetarian, no chicken strips here | | 17 (44%) |
| 6-8 : the track's not just for racers! | | 3 (8%) |
| 9-11 : my track day budget is as big as a small country's gnp | | 0 (0%) |
| 12+ : that track whore award is as good as mine | | 0 (0%) |
| Poll ran from March 29 - May 11, 2007 |
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| What was your reaction to the 1098 in person? |
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| It's even better than in pictures! | | 67 (73%) |
| It was what I expected | | 19 (20%) |
| I was hoping for more | | 6 (7%) |
| Poll ran from January 28 - March 28, 2007 |
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| How much in "gifts" did your bike(s) get this year for Christmas/Festivus/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa? |
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| $0 : She's spoiled enough as is | | 11 (28%) |
| $1 - $100 : We have an understanding | | 4 (10%) |
| $101 - $500 : It's the holidays! | | 9 (23%) |
| $501 - $1000 : Gotta lavish the one I love | | 6 (15%) |
| $1000+ : Honeymoon's still going on strong | | 9 (23%) |
| Poll ran from January 1 - 27, 2007 |
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| How cold will you ride until? |
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| Gotta be at least 65. Can't ride with shorts and flip flops below that. | | 0 (0%) |
| Gotta be at least 60. T-shirts and brain buckets can't keep me warm enough below 60. | | 5 (8%) |
| Gotta be at least 55. Mommy, I can't feel my fingers! | | 5 (8%) |
| Gotta be at least 50. Gotta squeeze in every day possible. | | 14 (21%) |
| Gotta be at least 45. Got electrics, baby! | | 7 (11%) |
| Gotta be at least 40. Who needs circulation in their hands and feet anyway? | | 8 (12%) |
| Gotta be at least 35. Chicks dig frostbite. | | 8 (12%) |
| Winterizing is for pansies, I'll ride in the snow! | | 19 (29%) |
| Poll ran from December 10 - 31, 2006 |
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| The new 1098? |
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| I love it and I've already put down a deposit | | 17 (20%) |
| Looks good, but I'm going to wait till I see it in person | | 23 (27%) |
| I like my 999/749 better, but it's worth considering | | 8 (9%) |
| I like my 916/996/998/748 better, but I might buy one | | 16 (19%) |
| It looks good, but dem fast bikes are fo dem skwids | | 1 (1%) |
| Torque from a 1098? Radial monoblocs? I'll be pulling mad stuntz in no time | | 4 (5%) |
| I want one but the dealer won't trade for a "slightly" tarnished soul | | 15 (17%) |
| I don't believe in tow vehicles | | 2 (2%) |
| Poll ran from November 17 - December 10, 2006 |
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| What's your tow vehicle? |
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| Pickup truck | | 9 (21%) |
| Van | | 11 (26%) |
| SUV | | 2 (5%) |
| Shaggin' Wagon | | 11 (26%) |
| Sedan | | 3 (7%) |
| Hatchback | | 2 (5%) |
| Mini Cooper | | 3 (7%) |
| I don't believe in tow vehicles | | 10 (23%) |
| Poll ran from October 18 - November 16, 2006 |
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| Have you replaced your clutch slave cylinder? |
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| Yes, Yoyodyne | | 15 (31%) |
| Yes, Evoluzione | | 12 (25%) |
| Yes, Other | | 5 (10%) |
| No | | 16 (33%) |
| Poll ran from September 27 - October 17, 2006 |
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| Who's going to be crowned 2006 MotoGP Champ? |
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| Nicky Hayden | | 6 (25%) |
| Dani Pedrosa | | 1 (4%) |
| Valentino Rossi | | 11 (46%) |
| Loris Capirossi | | 3 (13%) |
| Marco Melandri | | 3 (13%) |
| Poll ran from September 16 - 26, 2006 |
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| What do you think about Ducati's withdrawal from AMA Superbike? |
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| Relieved. Racing for scraps was embarassing, should've quit last year. | | 9 (19%) |
| Disappointed that Ducati couldn't step up to the plate and are going home defeated | | 11 (23%) |
| Does anyone even care about AMA Racing? | | 13 (27%) |
| Bah, racing is a waste of money anyway, it's all about cruising the street | | 0 (0%) |
| Angry that Ducati is quitting so easily on the American market | | 14 (29%) |
| They should've hired Ben Spies!!! | | 1 (2%) |
| Poll ran from August 23 - September 15, 2006 |
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| How many more track days do you have planned for the year? |
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| 0 - I'm down and out for the count | | 8 (27%) |
| 1 - Just one more hit, I swear! | | 11 (37%) |
| 2 - If one is good, two is twice as nice! | | 3 (10%) |
| 3 - Third time's the charm | | 1 (3%) |
| 4 - Track season's barely started | | 3 (10%) |
| 5+ - While you're stuck in your office, I'll be tearing it up at the track, SUCKAS!!! | | 4 (13%) |
| Poll ran from July 30 - August 10, 2006 |
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| Favorite kind of BBQ |
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| BBQ Ribs | | 18 (60%) |
| BBQ Chicken | | 5 (17%) |
| Hockey Pucks with Cheese | | 4 (13%) |
| Beef Brisket | | 3 (10%) |
| BBQ Potato Chips | | 0 (0%) |
| Poll ran from July 21 - 29, 2006 |
| Monty Python's Best? |
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| The Holy Grail | | 28 (68%) |
| The Life of Brian | | 7 (17%) |
| The Meaning of Life | | 6 (15%) |
| Poll ran from July 7 - 20, 2006 |
| Coke or Pepsi |
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| Coke | | 34 (72%) |
| Pepsi | | 13 (28%) |
| Poll ran from June 22 - July 6, 2006 |
| Where has most of your money been spent? |
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| Bling (Carbon fibre, titanium, colored tires, etc.) | | 1 (5%) |
| Routine maintenance (Chains, black tires, service, etc.) | | 11 (55%) |
| Track days | | 3 (15%) |
| Riding gear (Helmet, gloves, etc.) | | 2 (10%) |
| Riding accessories (GPS, bags, ears, etc.) | | 1 (5%) |
| Gas | | 2 (10%) |
| Poll ran from June 15 - 21, 2006 |
| Have you visited the Ducati factory? |
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| Yes, it was worth the trip | | 4 (14%) |
| Yes, it was alright | | 0 (0%) |
| Yes, it was a waste of time | | 0 (0%) |
| No, but it's on my agenda when I visit Italy | | 21 (75%) |
| No, nor do I have plans to | | 3 (11%) |
| Poll ran from June 9 - 15, 2006 |
| Do you regularly wash your bike? |
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| Yes, it's a piece of art and should be kept that way | | 34 (63%) |
| No, the dirt protects the paint | | 20 (37%) |
| Poll ran from May 26 - June 8, 2006 |
| Favorite Fast Food Joint |
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| Burger King | | 1 (4%) |
| White Castle | | 5 (19%) |
| Taco Bell | | 3 (12%) |
| In-N-Out Burger | | 5 (19%) |
| Wendy's | | 4 (15%) |
| KFC | | 2 (8%) |
| Popeye's | | 2 (8%) |
| McDonald's | | 2 (8%) |
| Long John Silver | | 2 (8%) |
| Poll ran from May 19 - 25, 2006 |
| Who's your favorite current Ducati racer? |
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| Loris Capirossi | | 12 (39%) |
| Sete Gibernau | | 0 (0%) |
| Troy Bayliss | | 9 (29%) |
| Lorenzo Lanzi | | 0 (0%) |
| Neil Hodgson | | 4 (13%) |
| Ben Bostrom | | 2 (6%) |
| Christian Pfeiffer | | 1 (3%) |
| Raul Blanco | | 2 (6%) |
| Myself | | 1 (3%) |
| Poll ran from May 12 - 18, 2006 |
| What's your favorite kind of bling? |
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| Carbon fibre | | 20 (49%) |
| Titanium | | 9 (22%) |
| Magnesium | | 6 (15%) |
| Gold Krylon | | 2 (5%) |
| Neons/LED's | | 0 (0%) |
| Chrome | | 0 (0%) |
| Red tires | | 4 (10%) |
| Poll ran from May 5 - 11, 2006 |
| Who is your dealer of choice when it comes to major service? |
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| BCM Motorsports, Laconia | | 15 (33%) |
| Cliff's BMW Aprilia Ducati, Danbury | | 9 (20%) |
| Cross Country Ducati, Metuchen | | 0 (0%) |
| Ducati New York, Manhattan | | 0 (0%) |
| Fast by Ferracci, Willow Grove | | 1 (2%) |
| Gold Coast, Long Island | | 4 (9%) |
| Motofixx, Norwalk | | 0 (0%) |
| Rockwell's Cycle, Fort Montgomery | | 5 (11%) |
| Other | | 4 (9%) |
| I do all the work myself, need to save money for the BLING! | | 8 (17%) |
| Poll ran from April 28 - May 4, 2006 |
| How many years of riding experience do you have? |
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| 0-1 | | 6 (11%) |
| 2-4 | | 11 (19%) |
| 5-8 | | 13 (22%) |
| 8-15 | | 9 (16%) |
| 16-25 | | 9 (16%) |
| Dad and I used to go on Brontosaurus hunts on motorcycles | | 9 (16%) |
| Poll ran from April 21 - April 27, 2006 |
| Which of Ducati's present and former concept bikes would you buy? |
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| Hypermotard | | 22 (52%) |
| MH900e | | 2 (5%) |
| Paul Smart 1000LE | | 5 (12%) |
| Sport1000 | | 5 (12%) |
| GT1000 | | 7 (17%) |
| Multistrada | | 1 (2%) |
| Poll ran from April 14 - April 20, 2006 |
| How often do you lube your chain? |
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| After every ride | | 1 (3%) |
| Every other ride | | 3 (9%) |
| Every 500 miles | | 15 (45%) |
| Once a month | | 5 (15%) |
| Chains need lube? | | 9 (27%) |
| Poll ran from April 7 - April 13, 2006 |
| Did you watch the MotoGP race from Jerez? |
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| Yes | | 32 (89%) |
| No | | 3 (8%) |
| What's MotoGP? | | 1 (3%) |
| Poll ran from March 31 - April 6, 2006 |
| How many Ducati(s) do you own? |
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| 0 | | 2 (4%) |
| 1 | | 28 (59%) |
| 2 | | 16 (33%) |
| 3 | | 1 (2%) |
| 4 | | 0 (0%) |
| 5+ | | 1 (2%) |
| Poll ran from March 24 - 30, 2006 |
| What kind of wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? |
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| Pine | | 3 (11%) |
| Mahogany | | 7 (25%) |
| Oak | | 7 (25%) |
| Birch | | 1 (4%) |
| Balsa | | 3 (11%) |
| Redwood | | 2 (7%) |
| Cedar | | 5 (18%) |
| Poll ran from March 17 - 23, 2006 |
| What color should the next DESMO t-shirt be? |
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| Red | | 10 (29%) |
| White | | 6 (17%) |
| Black | | 15 (43%) |
| Yellow | | 0 (0%) |
| Navy blue | | 4 (11%) |
| Poll ran from March 10 - 16, 2006 |
| Do you have a GPS device? |
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| Yes, Garmin | | 14 (32%) |
| Yes, TomTom | | 5 (11%) |
| Yes, Magellan | | 1 (2%) |
| Yes, Navman | | 0 (0%) |
| Yes, Lowrance | | 0 (0%) |
| Yes, Other | | 2 (5%) |
| No, but I'm considering one | | 10 (23%) |
| No, don't want one | | 12 (27%) |
| Poll ran from March 3 - 9, 2006 |
| Who will win the WSBK title? |
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| Troy Bayliss, Ducati | | 19 (70%) |
| Lorenzo Lanzi, Ducati | | 2 (7%) |
| Ruben Xaus, Ducati | | 2 (7%) |
| Troy Corser, Suzuki | | 4 (15%) |
| Yukio Kagayam, Suzuki | | 0 (0%) |
| Karl Muggeridge, Honda | | 0 (0%) |
| James Toseland, Honda | | 0 (0%) |
| Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha | | 0 (0%) |
| Poll ran from February 24 - March 2, 2006 |
| How do you spend your winters? |
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| I alpine ski | | 5 (16%) |
| I snowboard | | 2 (6%) |
| I alpine ski and snowboard | | 1 (3%) |
| I telemark ski | | 1 (3%) |
| I telemark and alpine ski | | 1 (3%) |
| I do all cause I love the winter | | 1 (3%) |
| I hibernate until it's warm enough to ride again | | 21 (66%) |
| Poll ran from February 17-23, 2006 |
| Do you plan on attending the DESMO track day? |
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| Yes, wouldn't miss it for the world | | 16 (52%) |
| Yes, but I'll know for sure closer to the date | | 5 (16%) |
| Haven't made up my mind yet | | 3 (10%) |
| No, too expensive | | 0 (0%) |
| No, can't make the date | | 7 (23%) |
| No, no interest in track days | | 0 (0%) |
| Poll ran from February 10-16, 2006 |
| How should steak be cooked? |
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| Rare, preferably still bleeding | | 5 (13%) |
| Medium rare, just let it hover over the grill for a sec | | 14 (35%) |
| Medium, no salmonella for me please | | 15 (38%) |
| Medium well, blood makes me queasy | | 4 (10%) |
| Well, mmmmm hockey pucks | | 1 (3%) |
| I'll take a salad, you savages. | | 1 (3%) |
| Poll ran from February 3-9, 2006 |
| What's the furthest you rode in 1 day? |
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| I gotta have my Starbucks. (< 100 miles) | | 0 (0%) |
| I do have other obligations, ya know? (100 - 300 miles) | | 9 (20%) |
| Catskills here we come! (301 - 500 miles) | | 16 (35%) |
| Hello, Montreal! (501 - 700 miles) | | 10 (22%) |
| Anyone fancy lunch in Bangor? (701-1000 miles) | | 7 (15%) |
| My other bike is a GoldWing. (1000-1500 miles) | | 3 (7%) |
| I haven't felt my butt since the Reagan Administration (1501+ miles) | | 1 (2%) |
| Poll ran from January 28 - February 2, 2006 |
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| What's on your bike? |
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| Michelin | | 32 (56%) |
| Bridgestone | | 4 (7%) |
| Dunlop | | 5 (9%) |
| Metzler | | 4 (7%) |
| Pirelli | | 11 (19%) |
| Other | | 1 (2%) |
| Poll ran from January 21-27, 2006 |
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| Will you be attending the NY Motorcycle Show? |
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| Yes | | 38 (70%) |
| Maybe | | 5 (9%) |
| No | | 11 (20%) |
| Poll ran from January 13-20, 2006 |
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| Ohlins? |
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| Gotta have functional bling | | 31 (63%) |
| Overpriced rubbish | | 3 (6%) |
| Mmmmm swedish meatballs | | 15 (31%) |
| Poll ran from January 6-12, 2006 |
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