Another good reason to listen to Lyle Lovett (as if I needed one):
(http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/105/l_2af58ee5131e405b24c43f7fb9cb6dea.jpg)
A link to the photo turned up on the ST-Owners listserve earlier today -- it's on Lovett's MySpace page at http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=159319959&albumID=1062210&imageID=11609095#a=1062210&i=11609095 (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=159319959&albumID=1062210&imageID=11609095#a=1062210&i=11609095) -- and some of the ensuing chatter there indicates he's been a long-time customer & sometime group rider at the Austin Ducati shop, and was (is?) a part owner of a Duc dealer in Houston.
That, and when I was searching to see if this had been posted before I found a couple of Raux' comments noting that he'd had a custom water-cooled Monster built before the factory ones came out...
OK, so I'm too old to be a total fanboy...
There used to be Lyle Lovett Motorsports here in Houston but it closed years ago. IIRC it was a Yamaha dealership. There's only two Duc dealers here. One is actually a Honda dealership. I doubt he has any stake in ExImport, the other dealer. But I could be wrong.
i can't find references to that first 916 motored Monster but i remember seeing it about a year before the first S4 came out. it was maybe eximports that did it. i can't remember... i'm old
(http://image.motorcyclistonline.com/f/8832511/122_9611_01z+lovett_ducati_monster+side_view.jpg)
& he's got a M944 too! [thumbsup]
His monsters are [drink] [moto] [beer] [wine] [clap] [bacon] [bow_down] [evil] :o
Cool, but how does he get his hair inside a helmet?
Now I find out that "The Road to Ensendada" is about recovering from a dirt bike accident that broke his collarbone.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/14/travel/driving-on-the-road-to-bandera-lyle-lovett-rides-again.html (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/14/travel/driving-on-the-road-to-bandera-lyle-lovett-rides-again.html)
As well as lots more info about that 944:
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/flashback/122_9611_lyle_lovett_racing_story/index.html (http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/flashback/122_9611_lyle_lovett_racing_story/index.html)
Quote from: Duck-Stew on September 16, 2009, 01:42:33 PM
(http://image.motorcyclistonline.com/f/8832511/122_9611_01z+lovett_ducati_monster+side_view.jpg)
& he's got a M944 too! [thumbsup]
Very tasteful bike. It still looks good after several years. I love the red on the wheel spokes only. I wonder if those are CF wheels. Sometimes all red wheels overpower the rest of the bike. This is just a little more subtle. Looks like
the
y lowered the gauges and headlight too. I also love the skinny CF mufflers.
He didn't 'do' any of it (as far as I know of). The bike was built by Pro-Italia in Glendale, CA and looked exactly like that when it left there (as far as I could research).
But yeah....Nicely done bike fo shizzle.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on September 17, 2009, 08:23:51 AM
He didn't 'do' any of it (as far as I know of). The bike was built by Pro-Italia in Glendale, CA and looked exactly like that when it left there (as far as I could research).
Fixed it for you. He definitely has nice tastes.
It looks like the front end is anodized or maybe it is from a sport bike.
Seems a viable replacement for Julia Roberts snizz.
....the bike, not the horse.
Those look like the old magnesium spoked wheels. I think they were an aftermarket option for 851s,888s, or early Super Sports. The tell tale sign is the two bolts that connect each magnesium spoke to the aluminum rim.
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/flashback/122_9611_lyle_lovett_racing_story/photo_01.html (http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/flashback/122_9611_lyle_lovett_racing_story/photo_01.html)
The bike looks good. I like the oil cooler.
Quote from: BastrdHK on September 17, 2009, 05:08:16 PM
Those look like the old magnesium spoked wheels. I think they were an aftermarket option for 851s,888s, or early Super Sports. The tell tale sign is the two bolts that connect each magnesium spoke to the aluminum rim.
I do see the two bolts that connect the magnesium spokes to the rim. However, it looks like the rims are carbon fiber.
(http://image.motorcyclistonline.com/f/8832616+w750+st0/122_9611_07z+lovett_ducati_monster+front_end_view.jpg)
Quote from: orangelion03 on September 16, 2009, 02:50:57 PM
Cool, but how does he get his hair inside a helmet?
He took lessons from Simoncelli! [laugh]
This appears to be the same bike?
When I saw the bike, I remembered that I have the article from Cycle World laying out the details of the build.
(https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3495/3931289799_2bf4c7e421.jpg)(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2493/3931290105_1cfb1d0a74.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/3931290465_c0950f42cd.jpg)(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/3932073344_34e69e8832.jpg)
Pro-Italia has it featured on one of their walls all framed up & nice. Good stuff! [thumbsup]
I guess my eyesight is still pretty good. I could read most of that article.
When was the article published?
Quote from: Travman on September 18, 2009, 10:56:05 AM
I guess my eyesight is still pretty good. I could read most of that article.
Wow! I do have a larger version of the article. I didn't want to take up too much space on the forum.
Quote
When was the article published?
April of 1994
I'll take Julia. What was she thinkin anyway
Well we could start with he's HOT! He may not be Adonnis but there's more to it than that. ;D