Ducati Monster Forum

Just wanted to give a shout out to your very own BigIan and Rachel. We've had the pleasure of hosting them here in the Bay Area for a few weeks, and I have to say it's hard to see them leave tonight. They're on a flight back to Syd, and I'm sure you guys will be happy to have them home. As I said many times, once a year just isn't enough! One of these days BikerGoddess and I will rob a bank and scrape together enough cash to get down there again.

And a huge happy birthday to Rachel! We kept hearing about how you'll be 3X in a few days, so I figured it's time to wish you a happy birthday!

cmon dude, all's required is another work junket  ;D

oh yeah, happy birthday Rach!

Ummmm, Happy Barfday Rach.  ???  [thumbsup]

And Desmoq, just come back, new faces, new roads, new experiences, no crashes.  ;)

and some not so new faces

and c'mon, ivans back in town and showing his face round here recently - he knows all about crashes too  ;D

Hardy, Ha!  ;D at least I only crash decent bikes....hmm, not sure that came out quite the way it was meant to...

oh and Joe - just so you feel at home next time you come down, I've got a beemer you can borrow to remind you of last time !  [cheeky]

hey my bike was decent - it had the lucky remus pipes and all  ;D

come to think of it, so did yours  [laugh]


yeah, but it's a parallel twin and he wont feel at home without the boxer vibes @ idle..
now Joe were you riding the beamer that day? I can't seem to remember  [cheeky]

LMAO!

So guys...what happened?
- Goldfish, circa 2006, Illawara

Actually, I was on a VFR that day. The Beemer/glove warmer went up into the Blue Mountains.

And the Supersport is alive and well. I put a few stickers on it to remind Big of how to operate it.

On the tank:
<-- LOOK LEFT
      TURN RIGHT -->

and on the tacho:

Remember:
1 Up
5 Down

(I switched to GP Shift a few months ago)

Damn ! I just knew I should have remembered that one !  :o

I call those my "Ivan K Stickers"  ;D

Hold onto your hat Joe Robs comming to town late January!

Keep those labels on the bars and give the Super sport a polish. [moto]

Remember I owe you a dose of Subway! [thumbsup]

And.............What happened??


And............What happened??

And............What happened??

And............What happened??

And............What happened??

And............What happened??

And............What happened??

And............What happened??


Rob!

 [laugh]

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Excellent! Just let me know the details and dates. Of course, this means I have to fix the Monster  [evil]

I just want to let it be known that the need for Monster fixing has _nothing_ to do with me!

big (Sorry Ivan, you're still "it"!)

I'd love to hand the baton over, but I think that BumbleBee is looking good right now and doesn't need any more rashes and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, so damn it, I better keep it.  :-[

Oh by the way Joe, I have a souvenir piece - a bit of mirror that my boss collected but handed over to me!

Nice :)

BTW - Love the avatar. Big can tell you all about the new coffee places you get to sample next time you come by.

BTW - You usually come in January. Isn't Rob visiting about then too? I'm not sure SF can handle two Aussie crashers at a time ;D

Cool! always happy to sample good coffee. [drink] (that must be a pint of ristretto's!)

January's a possibility with me - last time it was November, but knowing my boss, I'll find out 2 weeks beforehand, but yeah, hopefully in a few months!  [thumbsup]

Nah it will be fine Joe, Just make sure we ride in a very spread out group! [thumbsup]

I will be in the States for five weeks this time, 2 weeks East coast, 1 week Vegas then the drive to San Fran and beyond!

Can't wait, pitty bout the exchange rate now.

Rob