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ciao a tutti -

we just launched the La Ducati Day 2009 event web site this morning:
http://www.norcaldoc.com/LDD2009 (http://www.norcaldoc.com/LDD2009)

ciao,
johnc

(http://www.norcaldoc.com/LDD2009/images/LDD2009_Poster_small.jpg)

Woot!  I think I can go this year.  Need to check trackday schedule. 

Guess I don't have any excuse unless I am out of town, given how close we are.

Would it be inappropriate to pedal there? [cheeky]

If you pedal there, you must do it in FULL leathers & your motorcycle helmet.

I might just take you up on that! [evil] ;D

Oh geez....  [roll]

trackday, schmackday ... you MUST attend LDD2009!  [thumbsup]

pedaling in is cool. [thumbsup]

I can prob make it.

Maybe somegirl will let me crash at her cabin since its so close by  ;D

 [thumbsup]

i'm going to get stoned (not in the 420 sense), but THE local golf event of the year is going down that day at Harding Park in SF.  The top Americans face the top Europeans....President's Cup '09 biatches!

go ahead - throw those rocks.

I didn't know Prez Cup was here.  I may have to check that out. 

Is the duc truck going to be out there?

I wanna steal a hypermotard.  ;D

Last year was a blast with all the monsters rolling down the highway, I'm in, but I better win a raffle this year! [laugh]

<stone>
Wait, you'd rather golf than ride? Sheesh.
</stone>

i keep telling you ... to win, you gotta buy raffle tix  [roll]

Much as I hate the "f-word"...

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/95/237334206_15936d3757.jpg)

make the beast with two backs.  Can't make it.

I'll be at the track riding my new 1198s.

i was waiting for someone to throw up that motivational poster. the othe one is...

(http://www.excelerate.com.au/downloads/ls1/ryzz/TrackDays.jpg)

not playing...but watching. tiger woods, vijay singh, the other top players in the world, blah blah.  the president's cup is a 4 day event, so i may just check it out on saturday and do the LDD thing sunday.  hmmm.

As we get closer to the date, I'll arrange the big monster ride-in. 

Cool, this is my favorite part!  In [thumbsup]

that was fun last year
count me in, for now

I'm in for the bike monster ride in but to keep ya'll happy I'll keep to the rear with my supersport.

Don't know if we're going as a giant group (fun, but logistics can be tough) or in small groups (easier, but it doesn't have the presence that a giant mob does), but either way I'll help lead, sweep, block traffic. 

Now I understand :P thanks John  ;D

are you going to have a booth for your DOC this year?

it's free booth space for DOCs ... almost like winning the raffle without buying the ticket  [roll]

Thanks, H.  We'll do a big-ass group from Alice's to La Honda with meet-ups in the cities beforehand.  Yes, logistics are a pain, but we'll figure it out and we have more than enough time to plan.  I'll check with JohnC about the schedule to figure out a decent arrival time, but just before 12 worked well last year. 

molto bene ... will be cool to have another big-ass monster ride-in @ LDD.

btw, we also need parking lot volunteers, to manage the parking situation in the front area.  this is the area we typically keep specifically for monsters only ... so best that it is managed by members of MOB.

pm me if you can volunteer ... and yes, you will get an unobtainable LDD2009 staff tee shirt to wear and keep  [thumbsup]

(http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/oo274/skotskipole/natalie_gulbis1.jpg?t=1250300579)

Trackdays, because golf is for...wait..what was I saying?

I never know , I need to add one more hobie.

We'll be there!

I am a relative newcomer to the forum, but we have joined in one of the group rides.  DH has a yellow 1098 and a red Dainese jacket. I have a red 696 w/termis and a yellow dainese jacket.  And no we didn't TRY to be all reverse matchy matchy in our gear when we bought it - it was just what D Store had on sale.   [roll]

Sarah

I think i'm just going to be an observer on this round, but thanks for the invite, when the DOC has some fun swag, then i'll set up something, for now its all you brother  [thumbsup]

Does somebody have a Duc I can borrow for the day?  :)

This.


I'll be there.

Sure you didn't....  :D We're all friends here, you can feel comfortable telling us the truth... ;)  (j/k)

I can take one of you on back...

Watch out, Kaveh wiggles a lot during low-speed maneuvers. [cheeky]

and even more wiggling while riding cupcake on a bike  8)

Actually, that's what I meant...as a cupcake. ;)

That?

which?

Hoping that DESMO Q is in shape to make it down this year. Otherwise, the Supersport will have to do.

Lies!  John, of all people you should know that I wiggle less while ridding cupcake!  :-*

not counting the reach-around movement?

I just checked my schedule and I'm in!  I'm really excited about this.

Kaveh..... you need a bike?

I can bring both up.

That would be great!

Screw it, I'm changing my mind.  I'm in.

I'm at the track, again this year, all weekend. 

<subliminal_message>don't go to track, don't go to track ... go to LDD instead, go to LDD instead</subliminal_message>

I've rescheduled, been too sick to ride, had bike problems...you name it.  And I only signed up for 5 days this year.  .....I'm going.   [cheeky]

<subliminal_message>your excuses are lame, your excuses are lame ... go to LDD instead, go to LDD instead</subliminal_message>

Reminder...anyone who needs a nearby place to stay, contact me or MrIncredible. :)

<threadjack> Where is that worthless man of yours?  Is he back yet? </threadjack>

just follow the smell of  [bacon] [bacon] [bacon]

She has a worthless man? She told me there was only me! WTF?

Ah, you *are* back.  I was wondering if they'd taken you hostage for a while...probably tossed you back because they decided that you weren't worth it. 

Customs very much did not like me.

urto, baby  [thumbsup]

Urto yourself.

urto, baby ...  [thumbsup]

- Out -

I just got a new job ;D and the company is going to Napa for the weekend  [wine]
Rev once for me at the sound off s'il vous plaît.

Can I borrow your bike?  [evil]

congrats on the new gig ... you will be missed @ LDD2009.

update:

the half moon bay review just called to advise of a story they are running on the nails in the road incident the morning of LDD2009 ...  you can read the initial story @:

http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2009/10/16/news/breaking_news/doc4ad8e0e9da675678954079.txt (http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2009/10/16/news/breaking_news/doc4ad8e0e9da675678954079.txt)

the reporter called and chatted with me a few minutes ago, and will be adding more data, and a follow up story in their printed edition.

ciao,
johnc

Wow.. remind me never to go to that event.. Oil, Nails, and noobs coming head-on in your lane..

pussy!!!  [roll]

hey, someone putting oil/nails in the road is something that can happen anytime/anywhere ... and a noob crossing yhe dy can happen anywhere/anytime as well (or, you can go dirtbike riding with DTM and have nearly the same effect  [roll])

this really is a pity, as it seems that one of the residents of la honda has an issue with motorcycles/motorcyclists and does not see the bigger picture of LDD contributing 20% of the annual working budget of the la honda fire department ... which is funded by local donations otherwise.

Let's go out there in a van the night before and camp out with night vision goggles, No-Doz, and baseball bats. We'll blend right in, and maybe catch the bastards doing this [evil]

QFT.  It has been driving me crazy trying to get info from BARF about this because of all the idiots there who make it sound like these incidents defined the event.

Getting info from BARF? that's novel...people usually go there for abuse and a good laugh ;D

really?  i come here for that  [thumbsup]

Oh, we're even more idiotic than BARF. But we're talking about BARF here...that's not a very high bar.

i was focusing on the abuse part of the equation  [roll]

The board giveth...and the board taketh away.

Would you two ijits get a room already?  Or find some other place to yank each other's sausages.


Cool.   [thumbsup]


Look, I'm all about the BARF-hate, but it's starting to feel like every second post is something about it.

Where's my flip-the-bird icon when I need it?

Only because they have a thread about the wreck and one poster was behind the Norton when he got hit and another poster sold the 1198 to the other rider.  Not the normal BARF posters.  That is why there was some actual information.

this statement from the man with the big black dildo?

Yup.

I really hope that the print version of that story emphasizes how awful it is that someone was trying to screw up an event that benefits the fire department that serves their own community.

I suppose that if we were to look at it from their perspective, I'm gonna guess that La Honda's Fire Dept. is a tad busier scrapin' up riders offa 9 than they are putting out chimney fires and rescuing kitty cats out of trees.  Get rid of the bikers and La Honda's Fire Dept. might go out on a few runs a month, instead of daily(?). 

agreed in theory, but perhaps a mute point ... the residents still need/benefit from fire protection that the department provides the community.

and to spidey's point, i did mention (a few times) to the reporter that LDD contributes between 15 and 20% of the yearly budget funding to the fire department, and that the residents i have spoken with (and anecdotally through conversations with larry) are appreciative of what LDD brings to their community. 

we will see what gets printed in the hmb paper ... and more importantly, what the police investigation yields.

Sure, but then you throw down nails or oil on some Sat or Sunday that's not LDD.  Then again, why use rational thought when we're talking about an asshole who'd throw oil or nails on the road to make riders crash.  Oil, in particular, is make the beast with two backsed up.  It's like taht dude a while ago who strung a rope or wire or sumptin across a dirt bike trail.   :o

Perspective.

Let me run down the dumbmake the beast with two backsery I've seen in less than a year:


1) Every nice weekend becomes noisy.
2) Hard to get anywhere when there's a wreck (often)
3) Getting passed on the right
4) Tailgated by people with their high beams on while you're actively looking for a place to let them by safely
5) Random gathering of motorcyclists stopped...in the street
6) make the beast with two backsers in my lane. Daily.
7) Triple digit speeds on my road

At some point, your goodwill is exhausted. Sort of how tourist towns hate tourists.



I love watching the bikes go by-all of 'em. The little groups of each type, etc etc, but we don't do ourselves any favors, specifically with some of the behavior that gets pulled.

and no, I'm not saying it's warranted, but one day of the year we doing something nice, and the other 364-we annoy the locals. At some point, no one gives a shit.

That sounds a lot like the folks who move next to Laguna Seca and then complain about the noise.  DON'T BUY A HOUSE THERE.   

I feel genuine sorrow for the folks who have always lived there, and whose idylic mountain communities have been ruined by the racetrack of 35, 84, 9 and others.  But for anyone who moved there in the last 20 years?  Screw them.  I don't care if they feel exasperated.  They knew--or should have known--what they were getting into. 

You've just described the reasons I try to stay off the peninsula rides. Sure, dumbmake the beast with two backsery goes on in Marin and the East Bay, but it;s not so...concentrated. Or obvious.

If you were shown the area on a weekday-you wouldn't know, would you? Same goes for winter.


That attitude is exactly why nails get dumped on the corners. If we actually practiced a reasonable noise level, passes that weren't obnoxious, and could keep our bikes upright, I suspect the locals might not be trying to kill the motorcyclists.

I don't see any good reason why triple digit speeds, excessive noise violations, and being a general nuisance should be perfectly acceptable in front of my house, and not say, yours.

I ride by Spidey's house, too.   

Uh, yeah, I would.  Didn't you ever go riding up there?  (I generally avoid the area for exactly that reason)


I'd throw nails in the street if someone did that shit in front of my house.  Which is why I live somewhere where they don't.  Besides, triple digit speeds, noise violations and being a general nuisance sounds like a successful day of riding in my book.    [moto]

Well yeah, I'd imagine he wouldn't want you to stop in.  :-*

Because having people annoy and inconvenience you is exactly like trying to (probably unintentionally) kill random people who may, or may not be involved in the activities that annoy you is completely understandable, Mr I wins the moral relativist merit badge for the week.  [clap]  [clap]  [clap]

On that note, I think I'll go spike the coffee at an investment bank building with something quasi-lethal, because of the current recession and all.

I might accidentally kill someone who shares a dental office with the same address, but as long as you can follow my logic, it's all good.  [roll]

brilliant ... simply brilliant.  [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup]

He's not talking about us. [roll] [roll] [roll]

We knew exactly what the roads were like, that's part of the reason we moved here.  In fact the seller's disclosures included describing the excessive motorcycle noise going by the house.

We enjoy seeing the bikes go by.  When I'm out walking the dogs I wave to those that go by.  We help out riders that are stranded because they run out of gas or have mechanical issues.

The majority of riders are fine, but there are some assholes out there that make us all look bad.

One Saturday I was in the car heading home from Palo Alto.  Get up to Alice's, see a group of motos waiting to take off together, they do so in the middle of a clump of cars.  Some of them are able to pass cars in the twisties, some are not.  I ended up at the end of a long slow line of cars/bikes, with one moto just in front of me, someone clearly a noob riding two-up. 

We finally get to La Honda, where his buddies are waiting on the shoulder for him.  He pulls over the shoulder behind them, I keep driving.  However, everybody else in his group is ready to take off and start passing me on the right in the shoulder (although they are still stuck behind another car).

A few turns later, we all turn left onto Pescadero.  However one rider missed the turn, ends up doing a U-turn on 84 (right in front of a corner), then turns right onto Pescadero, passing me on the right in the shoulder and wheelies up the hill.  They then proceeded to terrorize another car into pulling over, even though there is a safe stretch to pass there.

If I were a driver unfamiliar with motos and those roads, I would have been pretty freaked out.

There are lots of weekends where we get stuck or have to take extremely long detours because the main route through is blocked because there's been yet another accident.  Yes, I feel bad for whoever was in the accident, but how would you feel if major routes out of SF (280, 101, GG bridge, Bay Bridge) got closed down every weekend because someone pulls stunts?   What if you were scared to go check your mailbox because of motos railing down the road? 

We're not excusing the behavior of throwing stuff on the road (it pisses us off to no end too) but we can understand the frustration that might lead to it.  If we want people to treat us riders well we should behave well on public roads.

BTW, so far every neighbor I've met that has found out I ride has been very nice and friendly about it. [thumbsup]

@ all ...

<soapbox> ok, i hope we are in violent agreement that it is the 1%'ers we are talking about here ... these are, as somegirl points out, the dushbags that by their idiotic acts of terrorizing cage drivers and pedestrians (either through their riding or excessively loud bikes, yes, i am targeting the dumbass harley RUBs here too), are continuing to giving ALL motorcyclists a bad image with cagers.

now, aside from these two successive years of road sabotage connected with LDD in la honda, i do read and hear too many times accounts of "responsible" motorcycle riders being targeted with road rage by cagers ... most likely brought on by a cager being buzzed by a dushbag moments before the "responsible" rider happens along.

it used to be that hell's angels were the ones that gave motorcycling a bad image/name.  the angels have gone low profile (at least on bikes) for quite some time now ... and have been replaced by the squid dushbag stunters newbies.
</soapbox>

Oh hell-I'm not saying there's any excuse for what these make the beast with two backsers did-hell that's the road I use to go to the damn supermarket.


My point is the shitty behavior that gets seen is why no one gives a shit it's a fundraiser.

You, of all people, should know how to spell douchebag correctly.

but as i am one, i don't know how to spell douchebag korektlie