A very large box arrived by DHL today and I am very excited to open it
:
![IMG_9386.JPG IMG_9386.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11015-a387ca85885811d0e7a433e5f91c6b3c.jpg)
Open a bit and a bit more
:
![IMG_9387.JPG IMG_9387.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11016-5301a8058863204822143c4a34988fdf.jpg)
![IMG_9388.JPG IMG_9388.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11017-f81df39ff0544d6936348f2f22a8bb2e.jpg)
Yes, it's the right item all right:
![IMG_9389.JPG IMG_9389.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11018-218146dc37d921b60407d1272d3f49cd.jpg)
Take it out from the box:
![IMG_9390.JPG IMG_9390.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11019-c82d3fa9dd0013d1e1ecccb71e9923dd.jpg)
Open it and turn out it was upside down:
![IMG_9391.JPG IMG_9391.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11020-ea8ed5b6bdc6cf89f572a5a44ae0838c.jpg)
So I flip it over carefully:
![IMG_9392.JPG IMG_9392.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11021-6bfaa3e7b1abd1e101a441495e1d288c.jpg)
And finally , open it, and wow, the GOLD is a very different shade, much much much nicer shade of GOLD![Smiling face with heart-eyes :heart_eyes: 😍](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f60d.png)
![Face blowing a kiss :kissing_heart: 😘](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f618.png)
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Immediately I tell myself, It's True, Money Doesn't Lie
:
![IMG_9393.JPG IMG_9393.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11022-f781885596aaa742046cd5291d870009.jpg)
![IMG_9394.JPG IMG_9394.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11023-94fb333df92975eb645f14570a540800.jpg)
![IMG_9395.JPG IMG_9395.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11024-a9cf7c4657e6a46eb8a7690d662fb1ed.jpg)
![IMG_9404.JPG IMG_9404.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11025-5a938577ba2e52728596c4c7f2c8ed4b.jpg)
![IMG_9405.JPG IMG_9405.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11026-75b621c26b33ec758d2568debd5db6f6.jpg)
Just to make sure this is the right model, yap WSBK confirmed
:
![IMG_9417.JPG IMG_9417.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11027-197babbf663cf320cc52be6a0f280453.jpg)
![IMG_9396.JPG IMG_9396.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11028-64feaf55141dfd2e7bd0cd9a4607533b.jpg)
![IMG_9397.JPG IMG_9397.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11029-2684a8c539ab0474c7c8463e484ab88e.jpg)
Decide to measure the diameters at 3 different points:
![IMG_9406.JPG IMG_9406.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11030-b4318c0d236cd326ac83c84c85677e0e.jpg)
![IMG_9407.JPG IMG_9407.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11031-f0b0f78b858ed536db49c49ee02618ed.jpg)
![IMG_9408.JPG IMG_9408.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11032-466d7913e3945aa246378553414ac4b7.jpg)
Then decide to "simulate" if it is installed just to make sure it will look ok
:
![IMG_9410.JPG IMG_9410.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11033-5c342e82341eefd73fc21daea76044b1.jpg)
![IMG_9411.JPG IMG_9411.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11034-8348692ae94fbfdf309e4ff7cd5d2721.jpg)
Yes, I think it will look ok and now comparing the shade of gold with the stock Ohlins EC forks... yeah... no comparison
:
![IMG_9412.JPG IMG_9412.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11035-2e4aa4776e619641ba4578fff10162ac.jpg)
Some more pictures on next post:
![IMG_9386.JPG IMG_9386.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11015-a387ca85885811d0e7a433e5f91c6b3c.jpg)
Open a bit and a bit more
![Star-struck :star_struck: 🤩](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f929.png)
![IMG_9387.JPG IMG_9387.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11016-5301a8058863204822143c4a34988fdf.jpg)
![IMG_9388.JPG IMG_9388.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11017-f81df39ff0544d6936348f2f22a8bb2e.jpg)
Yes, it's the right item all right:
![IMG_9389.JPG IMG_9389.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11018-218146dc37d921b60407d1272d3f49cd.jpg)
Take it out from the box:
![IMG_9390.JPG IMG_9390.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11019-c82d3fa9dd0013d1e1ecccb71e9923dd.jpg)
Open it and turn out it was upside down:
![IMG_9391.JPG IMG_9391.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11020-ea8ed5b6bdc6cf89f572a5a44ae0838c.jpg)
So I flip it over carefully:
![IMG_9392.JPG IMG_9392.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11021-6bfaa3e7b1abd1e101a441495e1d288c.jpg)
And finally , open it, and wow, the GOLD is a very different shade, much much much nicer shade of GOLD
![Smiling face with heart-eyes :heart_eyes: 😍](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f60d.png)
![Face blowing a kiss :kissing_heart: 😘](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f618.png)
![Smiling face with 3 hearts :smiling_face_with_3_hearts: 🥰](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f970.png)
Immediately I tell myself, It's True, Money Doesn't Lie
![Smiling face with halo :innocent: 😇](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f607.png)
![IMG_9393.JPG IMG_9393.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11022-f781885596aaa742046cd5291d870009.jpg)
![IMG_9394.JPG IMG_9394.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11023-94fb333df92975eb645f14570a540800.jpg)
![IMG_9395.JPG IMG_9395.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11024-a9cf7c4657e6a46eb8a7690d662fb1ed.jpg)
![IMG_9404.JPG IMG_9404.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11025-5a938577ba2e52728596c4c7f2c8ed4b.jpg)
![IMG_9405.JPG IMG_9405.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11026-75b621c26b33ec758d2568debd5db6f6.jpg)
Just to make sure this is the right model, yap WSBK confirmed
![Winking face :wink: 😉](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f609.png)
![IMG_9417.JPG IMG_9417.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11027-197babbf663cf320cc52be6a0f280453.jpg)
![IMG_9396.JPG IMG_9396.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11028-64feaf55141dfd2e7bd0cd9a4607533b.jpg)
![IMG_9397.JPG IMG_9397.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11029-2684a8c539ab0474c7c8463e484ab88e.jpg)
Decide to measure the diameters at 3 different points:
![IMG_9406.JPG IMG_9406.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11030-b4318c0d236cd326ac83c84c85677e0e.jpg)
![IMG_9407.JPG IMG_9407.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11031-f0b0f78b858ed536db49c49ee02618ed.jpg)
![IMG_9408.JPG IMG_9408.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11032-466d7913e3945aa246378553414ac4b7.jpg)
Then decide to "simulate" if it is installed just to make sure it will look ok
![Smiling face with sunglasses :sunglasses: 😎](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f60e.png)
![IMG_9410.JPG IMG_9410.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11033-5c342e82341eefd73fc21daea76044b1.jpg)
![IMG_9411.JPG IMG_9411.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11034-8348692ae94fbfdf309e4ff7cd5d2721.jpg)
Yes, I think it will look ok and now comparing the shade of gold with the stock Ohlins EC forks... yeah... no comparison
![Partying face :partying_face: 🥳](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f973.png)
![IMG_9412.JPG IMG_9412.JPG](https://ducatimodified.com/data/attachments/11/11035-2e4aa4776e619641ba4578fff10162ac.jpg)
Some more pictures on next post: