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Just because I started 'jacking the sighting thread about my house hunting...

TA-DAH!!!

you....you....you...instigator!!!

Yeah.. hence my PM'ing you about the hunt and cutting off the thread jack. But thsi is a good notion... to collect all the random drek taht we usually toss in various other local threads

random...us?....neverrrrrrrrr!!!!

Anyone have problems parking in the dirt and gravel at Merriweather?  Are there designated bike spots?

take a flattened 12oz can with you for your kickstand and you will be fine....they do not have designated motorcycle parking...but you can also park in a surrounding place and walk over as well...

A side stand puck fits in a pocket too or under the seat. Just remeber, keep your weight on the pegs and no front brakes - rear only on slipper shit like a gavel lot.

HEY!!! How are you?

I'm good.  You?  What's this rumor about you washing CAM bikes in a bikini?   [moto]

me?   in a bikini?  not so much...maybe shorts and bikini top....it's actually a benefit for Komen 3 day down in Winchester, VA, but it is at an  HD dealership - some friends have put it together for the Komen MotoCrew.

lol  Whatever. 

So, who knows of a good, trustworthy independent VW repair shop in the area?

Talk to Zooom -

I put this up in hopes he would respond.  ;)  He's at a dealership, right?

Wholesale parts mgr at Martens.  He hooked me up with a great repair shop in Wheaton that just did some work on my 97 Passat.

Cool then.  I need to get my GTI in for a full tune up some time soon.  Thanks.

yeah man...I work at Martens Volkswagen in Bethesda...let me know the 411 and I can hook a brutha up...

Bethesda eh?  Well, seeing how my job will be in Bethesda for the first seven months or so...  ;)

I just need to get a full tune up (my VR6 turned 113K) and was looking for a decent place that was trustworthy.  I'm going to be living around the Shirlington area...

12V VR6 or 24V VR6?...what gen/year/model?

12V unfortunately, and the last year of that gen I think.  It's a 2000 MkIV, GTI GLX 5spd.

Oh great... now Zoom has someone to VW nerd out with... get a room!

oh, that ain't a bad one at all ( I like the 12V over the 24V personally when it comes to the 2.8 6's)...just slightly ooomph-ier than dolci's VR6 even though the overall MK4 chassis (FWIR) is a bit heavier than her B4...and the last of the 12V VR's in a GTi are the early 02's and they kept putting them in the Jetta Wagon's till '04....



we are in THAT room!...LOL

;D

Note to self: don't expect the contractors to show up during World Cup.

WOOHOO!!!    :D

Got the rest of my gear shipment in today.  Bike should be here Thursday.

There are excuses... and there are reasons... for calling in sick. Lemme know if you're up for a Friday spin.

I probably will be, but it all depends on what I am able to suss out with the living situation.

I've got some vacation that I need to eat up or loose in the near future. I'm planning to make some long weekends which would be perfect for some moto hookie

I hate itwhen people ride their bikes on thesidewalk.

Bikes or MotorBikes?

Back in Italy, when stuck in traffic I would sometimes ride my motorcycle on the sidewalk (if there were NO pedestrians) to get around cars


...


Good Times!  [evil]

I figure he means bicycles... though I did see some chick on a scooter on the sidewalks near the key bridge one time.

Yea, I am referring to bicycles.  I have been a cyclist for a long time and always hate when cyclists go through so much to try and get accepted as a viable form of legitimate transportation only to see it get marginalized again by people riding on the sidewalk...

Now motorcycles on the sidewalk?  That's just [evil] and what riding a Super Duke is all about. 

what annoys me about bicyclists is the # of them that want to ride in the street and do and then disregard the laws of the street that they are subject to just as you and I are....like stop lights for example....they roll up through a pack of cars and then roll right through a red light instead of abiding by the law....and the kicker is this...if one of them ran through a light and got plowed into by oncoming traffic, the guy in the car would most likely get the ticket whereas if it were a car it would be the opposite.

Damn man, don't hate.

What about cagers who refuse to share the road with ANYTHING smaller than them, and have the mentality that instead of being in their way, bicycles belong on the sidewalk?  And they drive and park in designated bicycle lanes?  I think drivers, cyclists, scooterists, and pedestrians should all be put into a room and schooled on how to play nicely with each other (maybe even legally).

I'll agree with that.  One of the shortfalls to getting about in American cities is the utter lack of comprehensive education when it comes to operating (insert your vehicle of choice) around other vehicles. 

Plus not every rule is universal among the states, so when I visited or moved here I would've liked a list of things I'm supposed to do differently like put the cell on speakerphone and stop for pedestrians in crosswalks.  (what if they're crossing in the middle of the street?)  At a minimum I think the rental car places and DMVs should distribute a list of the state's driving laws when you rent a car or transfer your license.

Pedestrians are easy, I just downshift one or two and watch them run for their lives! [evil]

Seriously tho, it's a real problem for me when peds don't use the crosswalks or cross too quickly because I have to worry about not hitting them and also about not being hit by some distracted driver.

as far as the state's driving laws and a local flier when you rent a car not in your residential locale, I agree fully....

as far as a suppliment when you transfer your liscence, I think they expect you, as a new resident, to take the responsibility and initiative to read and understand the rules and regulations in the individual state's DMV/MVA/Yadda, at the time of transfer, and it is to be an understood acceptance of those differences and things you must know and acclimate to accordingly when you recieve your liscence in that state.

Just in case someone has the day off tomorrow (friday) and wants to go for a ride...  I could stand to learn some good roads...

Just sayin'... 

  ;D

I will be taking off a 1/2 day next Friday if anyone wants to... oh crap, so will all drivers, probably.  Well, let me know if you want to ride anyway and show me what you learned.

Doinkersloot.  That is all.

Wheaton eh? I wonder what they charge for a Mark 5 TDI T-belt job?

Alright, my unaccompanied baggage is here and will be delivered next Wednesday.

Does that mean a certain SD will arrive also?  [evil]

Nope.  That beast is coming with my house-hold goods, which should be here in a few weeks.

MIGHT NOT BE SAFE FOR WORK, depending on your co-workers, bosses, etc...

Super Sexy CPR, everyone should know how to perform one: vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11673844&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=f00018 (http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11673844&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=f00018)

Derby... that went up in NMC weeks ago.

Yuu got Derby'd and then Derby's another....


life is just and good!

All is balance... all is balance

Today was a beautiful day for riding!  [moto] Makes me never want to go back to work...ever!

Here here!!

Made the best of it and rode to work today. Not exactly carving the twisties... but way to nice to be stuck in a metro train.

And I said it over in the weekend ride thread.. but I'm playing hooky from work tomorrow (Friday) if anyone wants to come play with me.

When/where do you want to meet up?

As you're the first person to put forth any interest, I hadn't really constructed much of a plan. I'll toss bout Best Buns for a cafe and it's right by fuel.. then roll west from there. We might want to wait a touch as it is a work day an we can let some traffic ebb.

I would join you but have an epic meeting tomorrow afternoon. If it's cancelled/rescheduled I'll ride. I'll send you a PM if that happens.

Anybody have a pick up, or decent sized SUV and want to take it to Ikea? 

When?  Which Ikea?'

Well, I kind of default to the one down in Woodbridge, as it is closest to me.  But I guess Ikea is Ikea, and all I need to do is find the stuff I am looking for in the warehouse.  I tried to buy a computer desk today, but the desk top was far too large to get into my VW.

Cigar time.

WARM!!!

That's the understatement of the day.  Triple digits is more than warm. But at least it's a dry heat right now...

Uhm, yea.


Dood, really?  You couldn't even tell where the surface of the lake was in Bethesda this morning on the way to work.  It was that humid.

Right now was the operative part. This AM was humid as all get out.

Let's have another beer, shall we?

I cracked open a bottle of VA wine I purchased Sunday... Here's to next Tuesday! Cheers!

I'm enjoying the last bottle of Raison D'Être right now.  Mighty tasty stuff with a nice kick.

  [beer]

Hot dog! 4th street NW is finally being resurfaced by my place so I can get home without putting the duc in 4WD.  [moto] Now if they'll just get the 3rd street onramp to 395 redone...

good stuff.

For the record, Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA is  [thumbsup]

Milling and paving on 2 out of 3 lanes of 29W from Rosslyn this morning.  No warning signs as you're turning right from the Key Bridge, so watch for sudden stops and loose rocks.

Didn't we used to have a road hazards conditions thread?  Maybe on TOB?

Maybe we spin that up again..

Got me some cigars, some bourbon and a tasty bottle of cabernet.  Looks like I'll be posting in the drunk thread before too long.  Anyone want to join in?

I'm working on it... [drink]

Me three. A little dehydration makes the booze go a long way!   [beer] [beer]

Which Bourbon did you get?

I'm kind of a Woodford guy, and usually have a bottle on hand for recreational purposes.  It didn't really pair too well with the Patel that I smoked last night though.  Woodford does go amazing well with Cohiba Blacks!! 

I always knew it, and now science is on my side: beer hydrates better than water (http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/3467)!!!

HOORAY FOR SCIENCE!!!!   [thumbsup]

Reminds me of one of my favorite shirts

"Beer: Science's secret ingredient"

Let it be known that science has one sole function: to make better beer! Who cares if you have cancer as long as you have good beer!

Whew! Made it in the door just as the downpour started.  [thumbsup]

Time to write an exam and watch a movie... [popcorn]

The stupidity machine has arrived.  That is all.

I will see you tomorrow then?

military logistics screwed the pooch yet again?

Well yea, but that was yesterday.

well...I thought it was everyday actually...



I keeed I keeed!

Does anyone here wear a size ten shoe/boot and need a pair of riding boots?

Depending on the boot, I wear a 10 and would love to have something other than my hiking boots to ride in.

Ok, they're yours if you want them.  They're a pair of Sidi Strada Evos and are about two years old, but still in great shape. 

All I will ask is for a round (or two) of drinks at one of the meets.  ;) 

Cool. I hope they fit.

if not...I'll take second dibs.

Do any of the moto shops around here carry Silkolene or Motorex oil/lubricants? 

I usually get full synth Mobil 1 from advance auto. Don't know about the rest.

Boots.fit.perfect! Thanks, Ben!

Glad they worked out for you.   [thumbsup]

Just passed the 24 hour mark without power. Beer is still cold, but not sure for how much longer.

Down the street crews are working on a pole that snapped in half... Took a few things out... Like the neighbor's car.

Dood!!  I'll keep the beer cold for you.  :D

GW Prkwy looks like a freakin war zone today.  Strafing runs by those big prop planes with all the guns on the sides.

They're coming for you, Mongo!

Scottish scientists develop whisky biofuel, full story online here (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/aug/17/whisky-biobuel-scotland). Now why doesn't this surprise me?

Next thing a joint French-Italian team will pull something out of wine while the Russians will run off Vodka -- or just get drunk and claim they do. ;)

Reminds me of the recent Top Gear discussion about how car manufacturers are being hit with fleet average emissions regs. Super car makers like Ferrari have no issue, becuase they are owned by a larger car maker... but there was speculation about Pagani... I'll praprahse:

'What'll a small company like Pagani do? They aren't owned by anyone who makes economical cars'
'Well, their Italians... so they'll lie. (Insert bad mock Italian accent here) Howa many carbons is better? Ah, less? Yes... then this Zonda here, she makes one carbon. Good, yes?'

On the other hand Aston Martin has made this abortion
http://www.astonmartin.com/eng/thecars/cygnet (http://www.astonmartin.com/eng/thecars/cygnet)

call them Revenuer's to raid the Moonshine stills that ran them origiobnal NASCARS!....it isn't new to run a car on whisky...but glad it is being put forth over ethanol!

Cygnet = "Smart" car with very fancy (and expensive) hood ornament

hence the 'abortion' comment... Smart cars are horrible... Ever take one for a test drive?

Took a fun little jaunt last night after a few tweaks on the bike and found a lot of debris on the back roads from the rain. Plenty of washout and the occasional limb down. Shiny side up my friends.

I have, and it actually wasn't that bad.  Granted, it was in Europe and I was driving the diesel model.  Was kind of cool to look down at the display and see an indicated 86 mpg. 

I'll drive a Smart car.....AFTER is has had the motor removed and a Hyabusa motor put in it!

If the Diesel gets that much MPG, oh that's a win. But the gasoline model gets about the same mileage as a civic.

You didn't think the brakes were crap and the 'manuMatic' transmission was total pants?

Seen that video of the 'busa Smart car... fine it's got mroe go... but hte one I test drove... the brake were shit shit shit... you'd never stop!

Brembo brake upgrade!?!?!?!

I'll drive a Smart car......AFTER it gets an 1198 engine AND full termis on it! ;)

I've seen an old old Fiat 500 with a 999 motor in it and custom exhaust...

Just wondering... Has anyone heard from ducrider45 lately? He might be interested in some of these MD rides.

sharkskinz came in.  race stay on its way and then we'll be ready for some track fun again.  woo hoo.

So do you have pics o da skinz ?

Are these for the imaginary 748 ?

No kidding.  Without pics to prove otherwise, this mythical bike of yours is actually a hallucination from a night of mezcal fueled madness. 

So, with today's forecasted showers, one is lead to wonder.  Does Maryland still have power?   ;D

So far, so good f-er! ;D :D

We are however taking Miles to the dog park in Arlington and checking out an F 350 in Falls Church.

 In monkey county  we are whittling down the deficit by making dog owners pay a $40 per year dog park "user fee".

I've actually been pricing a few trucks lately.  Chevy is offering STOOPID pricing on their 1500s when you go through USAA.


One more reason why Virginia is better.   :D

Although there does seem to be a log of other taxes going on down here...

I am lobbying to make the transition across the stream.  She is on board!

You should buy my Avalanche!

Nah.  Those things are silly.   [cheeky]

Besides, I want a bed that I can get the bike in.  The A's is too short, isn't it?

So WTF happened to the "all day of thunderstorms" that kept me from riding today?

 

I just got back from a quickie and got hosed.

Can't blame me for this one, Lars!

Pervert!






  ;D

That is crazy talk my good man. 

My bike fits back there beautifully!  Have yet to try two but I'm sure that could work.  They are goofy looking, Ill give you that but it is one versatile mofo!

Ok, next weekend's a long one.  Anybody with a mountain (or cyclo-cross) bike feel like riding out to Harpers Ferry on the C&O trail?

Starting where?  Whites Ferry?  Hell Yeah!

Where's that?  I was thinking of starting somewhere close to work, or around Glen Echo.

Wow! I'm gonna tell you I love life some days. Took a couple hours off to go for a modified Lars-less Lars run and made it back in time for my meeting tonight.  ;D

Ben, I found the right pickup for you: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/toyota/2009-toyota-tundra-ducati-transporter-ar66476/picture271798.html (http://www.topspeed.com/cars/toyota/2009-toyota-tundra-ducati-transporter-ar66476/picture271798.html)

I had seen those before, well online that is, and while nice, they cost just as much (iirc) as the Desmo!   :o

Besides, it's the wrong color.  ;)

Wait, so when did Massimo become a queen?

I am more curious as to why?!?!?

Well ... why not?  ;D

Possibly for the same reason I've worn a mankini at a pool party, or ran around wearing a girl's dress (after I pushed said girl in the pool) ... fun times [laugh] [laugh]

so, does this mean you are going to dress like this for Halloween?

(http://www.pianificando.it/images/maschere-carnevale-regina-di-cuori-avanti.jpg)

http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/SEXY-COSTUME-DA-REGINA-DI-CUORI-PER-CARNEVALE-/380223981915 (http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/SEXY-COSTUME-DA-REGINA-DI-CUORI-PER-CARNEVALE-/380223981915)

;)

That just reminded me of the Alice In Wonderland costume party I went to with a few friends when the movie came out [laugh] [laugh]

....

No, I wasn't dressed as the queen of harts (or Alice), it was already taken  :'( I ended up dressing like a retarded Tweedle Dee

 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

YOWZA!!

Josh Brookes @ Cadwell Park (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYx9DoYhCIU&feature=player_embedded#normal)

Been there, done that.   [coffee]

For the  gun lovers out there,  heres a funny comparison of the AK47 vs the AR 15 vs the Mosin-Nagant

www.mouseguns.com/compare.htm (http://www.mouseguns.com/compare.htm)

Been posted elsewhere, but it's just too good not to share.  ;)

http://www.twitvid.com/Q41DB (http://www.twitvid.com/Q41DB)

Got a post in tech :( any tech minded cammers please have a look.

Thinking about going for a ride in a bit, anyone else off work?

Count me in!

...

Oh wait, I'm 600 miles away, next time.  :'(

Sheesh. Don't you guys have jobs?!?  ;D

That's exactly why I'm here. Conf room in an ugly Holiday Inn outside Louisville playing around with RFID.

Sure do.  But I took two days of leave so the property management could come replace my kitchen floor.  Well, they're done.   [thumbsup]

FOR THE LAZY make the beast with two backsERS LIKE ME...

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=42520.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=42520.0)

personally...I am thinking the grounds also...I am sure you are going to check the battery to see where the voltage is as well...be worth checking the connections to the battery as well...

Bah just got back from a short hop to the mall.  The one with the big buildings, not the one that sells chineese crap.  Gets all traficky around here post 3pm.  Dang gov't workers, freeloading on my tax dollars.

Rain (and the serious threat thereof) SUCKS!!!!!

Well, back to work.

Really missing my old S2000 right about now...

I should be prohibited from going to DucPond EVER.AGAIN!!! Starts putting crazy ideas in my empty space. [evil]

HA!!!  Did you  notice some of the older bikes that Donnie had up on the wall in the back?   :o

Time for wine!!

 [drool] I was like Pavlov's dog! [drool]

Hey, that's my line!  ;)

Watching FP1 for the weekends GP at the moment...   [wine] [thumbsup]

Trade you a chick on a gixxer for it! [evil]

Thought you were trying to score some meth for her?

Rejected! She had all her teeth! ;D

Very true, very true...

BUT, you did have the chance to trade her off to that mountain man.  You might have gotten some good quality scrapple up there!

Ya! I got a little nervous there in Paw Paw. That dood sounded serious about us leaving her behind.

He'd "been up in the mountains all week", couldn't you tell?

At least he wasn't spitting out movie quotes: "Hey boy, you got a pretty mouth." ;D

In case people didn't know, there is a MotoGP/MAD BBQ out at DucPond today. 

Sure is quiet around here. Shoulda gone to Duc Pond... :(

Yep.  ;)

While I enjoyed being at the pond, the depression that follows ,due to wifular restrictions,is only lessened by the pain in my ass.

There is only so much 2-wheeled porn one can take, and motoporn overload can easily happen due to the ogulation that goes on.

So she put you in your place did she?  I thought you TOLD her.    ;)

1st and 3rd on the podium. How appropriate to be out at DucPond.

What's it like looking at [moto]porn with a bunch of your dude friends?

DUDE!!!!  I didn't watch the race out there!  Don't post stuff like that without a great big SPOILER tag!

It is like looking at static displays of bikes and parts of bikes that you cannot justify or use to their full extent without release.

Consider yourself spoiled.

Is that a make the beast with two backsing joke? You rode all the way out there and didn't watch the race?!? You're helmet must tight, cuz your brain ain't quite thinking right!

There is entirely too much shit too look at. How could anyone watch a race when there is a hand made ti frame nearby??   2 desmo's were there,  all kinds of one-off stuff and then to top it off M-make the beast with two backsin V's.

No, no joke.  Too many people were talking to actually pay attention to the race.  I've got a subscription to motogp.com, so planned on watching it tonight anyhow.

Ian?  Really?

(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z53/b_upton/facepalm/wow.gif)

Trying too hard there man... trying too hard.

YEAH, and besides...I said to dolci and my sister that I'd resist watching the race at the Pond so I could watch with them....and I did later...and got the Munchkin to watch too....was some good racin!


BTW...Lars and Julie...1st..once again I want to apologize for a couple things...the 2 misdirected turns I made...the not as twisty and interesting route as I would have liked or normally may have taken...my left turn signal not working(and not realizing it) and my lardass-choppy-maybe-not-as-fast-as-I might-have-normally-ridden lead today out to the pond and back...

Lars...WTF happened to you taking 15 back towards home?

I fixed my left turn signal BTW, took the damn bike all apart and put the 2 freaking wires that pulled out of connection back into connecting into the tail harness again...now all functions as it should...

tuanogus delete his account or did he get deleted or what?

wasn't us.

While you kids were running around the set of Deliverence I was up in northern Carroll, Baltimore, and Harford counties for a few hours yesterday mapping out a route for before the Viva Italia show on the 26th at Rash Field in Baltimore.

Other than a few spots that picked up some gravel the route is amazing. Lots of tight stuff, some really scenic views, and for the most part fresh pavement. Was anyone going to Viva Italia from this crowd or are you all going to the Mid-Atlantic Italian show?

Sheperdstown for me...

Zoom,  I don't know what I did but I ended up back on 28 and knew where it went ,so that's how I got home.



Good , I will be there.

  [laugh] [laugh]

Saw it in another thread and just couldn't help myself.  ;)


Wow!  I sent him a pm asking him to delete the post about the podium at the race, but wow.

Did the police rodeo happen this year?

Yeah a bit ago. It's part of national police week

So it rained today, do our brothers and sisters in Maryland still have power?
 [evil]

........kicked on and off a couple dozen times......saw at least 4 flashes from transformers blowing.  No generator necessary.




yet.

Just a little thunder and wind so far here.

God hates Maryland...

I don't really hate it...I just don't like it very much! [evil] ;D

I didn't have any power problems...and made more room in the garage last night...eventually, I'll be able to park all the bikes inside without an issue whatsoever!

4 bikes, an 8+ foot fully stocked bar and bar stools - what more do you need?

Big @$$ TV screen showing motorcycle races non-stop! Duuuuuuh! [cheeky]

some at an old house I lived at would say ( and they did build) a stripper pole ....but we have no need for such silly things....


that's upstairs....55" big enough?









now a kegerator on the other hand......

And the sun comes out...

... and it moons you  [cheeky]

Bought some of those Vibram five finger running shoes a few weeks ago, after my physical therapist said they would probably help my back.  Well, I'm almost ready to stick a knife in her.  DAMN these things are killing my legs!!    [thumbsdown]

My girlfriend is a PT, if there is one thing I have learned is that sometimes there are incredible amounts of pain along the path to feeling better.

Quick story.

I just bought a house back in April, and she was helping me with some yard work. I have back pain pretty often and she has been helping me with it. After a long day of digging out weeds, my back was killing me. I figured I might as well take advantage of an in house PT and asked her for a back rub. What I forgot to specify was whether I wanted it to feel good NOW or LATER. She went at my back with force that only a lumberjack on PCP could achieve. From a 5'5" girl that weighs MAYBE 120 lbs I didn't know what hit me. He poked, prodded, and pounded for maybe fifteen minutes. I'm pretty sure she climbed up on the bedposts, slapped her arm, and dropped an Atomic Elbow at one point. I'm man enough to admit that it make the beast with two backsing HURT.

An hour later I had absolutely zero back pain and went for a run later that night. She's my little miracle worker/voodoo princess and frankly she scares the living crap out of me.

as she should!

Hmmmm "He" or "She"?? Does she transform into the Hulk when it comes to giving a massage?  [cheeky]

HULK MASSAGE!

No... that just doesn't work.

Different topic - for anyone needing a new battery and looking to shed some bike pounds, gotta say speed cells are the way to go. Mine arrived and it's stupidly light. Basically on par with a decent sized naval orange. Pound for pound (besides getting a lighter rider) it's got to be the, or one of the cheapest ways to dump some dead weight from a bike.

aren't those Speedcells stupidly expensive though?

MotoWheels has one called the superbike (http://www.motowheels.com/italian/mySearchResult.cfm?parentcategoryid=&productID=6814&showDetail=1&categoryID=915|Batteries%20and%20Battery%20Accessories&vendoridtodisplay=0&filterFor=speedcell&collection=) at 1lb 6.9oz ($250) and the SS (http://www.motowheels.com/italian/mySearchResult.cfm?parentcategoryid=&productID=6815&showDetail=1&categoryID=915|Batteries%20and%20Battery%20Accessories&vendoridtodisplay=0&filterFor=speedcell&collection=) at 12.1 oz ($160). Although Motowheels recommends the SuperBike battery and not the SS for our bikes, so it's 250 monkeys to save about 7 & 1/2 lbs :-\

Then again, I do throw away money at a lot of shite, so this wouldn't be the worst  :-[ :-[

Well I guess I should come right out and say it... since you'd eventually figure it out and I'd like to save the awkwardness in the future but guys I'm......













... a terrible typist. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

Ready for some serious vertigo?

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhtgsAXmz7U) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhtgsAXmz7U)

But how does your back feel?

Don't know just yet.  Haven't been able to run enough to tell if there will be any significant difference.


F THAT!!!

I am an astronaut trying to deal with a caveman! [bang] [bang] [bang]

better than being a scientist trying analyze a compost heap while the garbage man is trying to dump a load!

Time for another  [wine] and a cigar...   [thumbsup]

Time for a 3rd 16 ouncer.

Mickey's Big Mouth?

Not much better than a properly poured Jack and Coke in a 32 oz tumbler.......

He is from that part of MD... a little bit more north, though,  and it'd have to be a Natty Boh, Hon...

Traffic on the 495 -> 270 Northbound route SUCKED last night . Turned on the radio too late to find out about the accident. Of course can't complain, it more than sucked for the kids and bus driver.

I was on the bike trying to painfully work my way up MacArthur BLVD all the way up.....man did that suck....I should hopped on the bike path and been a rebel without applause!

You give me a Boh and a crabcake and I'm pretty sure I'd let you sleep with my sister.

wow...that's all it takes...what would I get for a 12 pack and 2 crabcakes?

I look great in heels.

and a lil black dress with fishnets and a white apron?!?!!?...LOL

Well, black IS slimming.

So that must be all you wear  [laugh]

Why do you think I bought a black bike?

well...he said he was only JUST going through a Goth phase....LOL

Because it makes you look slimmer?  [cheeky]

I cut myself working on my bike so that I can feel SOMETHING (and because some of those edges are friggin sharp).

Just opened my third Monkey County "Safe Speed" ticket for $40 within two days.  The worst part is, the cars are in my name and I didnt do the speeding!!  Tickets were dated 09.10.10 and 09.11.10.  Two yesterday, one today.

I cringe at what the next two weeks will bring.... [bang]

I own a match .22LR, a very big scope, and am not afraid to break a few laws in the name of justice. I'll shoot Big Brother's eye out keed!

Its time to mount the hitch haul on all my vehicles but I like the way you think!

Time to sell the wife...

Fifty bucks is all it'll take........






just tell me who to make the check out to....

 [laugh] 

I would take you up on that deal, but I bet she quit cooking breakfast with the au-pair moved in. 

 [laugh]

Got more sticks in the mail, and the humidor won't hold them all.  Looks like it's time to grab a  [drink] and get to smokin...

I think its time for you to commission a custom Humidor!

I consider myself lucky when she throws me a cereal bar as I leave for work!

And let me guess, you just happen to know a crack smoking redneck carpenter who is looking to do it, right?  

I Loves me some quality Crack!

Well, get to carpentering then!  

Smoking has been put on hold due to the fact that the chairs on my balcony are soaking wet...   [thumbsdown]

you guys got it all wrong....a simple night time guerilla mission of a good smear of some sticky grease lubricant like HHS2000 from WURTH on the camera lenses....walk up...spray...smear with nitrile glove covered hand and keep on walking!

Me like!

I was thinking about cleaning the lenses with some 80 grit sandpaper.  Id never do that because it would be illegal.

When I lived in England, the most seen way to deal with them was to just walk up from behind, and give them the old reach around with a can of Krylon.   [thumbsup]

hence why I suggested something not irreversible...but enough that it hinders the effectiveness of the capture process, even if just temporarily!

Maybe substitute the grease with poo.......

Yay! The sky's not falling. I can swing by and pick up the [moto] that goes with my stock parts!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Other than a damp basement and a lawn chair that has gone AWOL, the house made it through. Even took the bike to work this morning.

Glad you made it through unscathed.  I thought about the bike this morning but my sinuses are hurting and I"m sneezing and I figured putting my head into a helmet was probably not the best idea right now.   ;D

Well , my house flooded and I now have to remove the flooring ,trim and maybe some drywall,  fookin blows.

 Insurance covers nothing [puke] [bang] [puke] [bang] [drink] [drink] [drink]

Statefarm is lucky I do not prefer jailfood and penis.

Sorry to hear that, Lars! Insurance companies generally suck!! especially when it comes to floods. Bastards!

You should drown your sorrows in a heaping helping of riding tomorrow morning.

Also, my services are available with notice to replace carpet, drywall, trim, etc. I work for beer and good cooking. But mostly beer.

Lars...duuuuuuude...that fooookin sucks donkey balls and I am so sorry...

line at the dmv sucks but they sure as hell move fast when they want to go home  >:(

Sorry to hear about that! +1 on riding, helps your mood!

some basement water from the groundwater on the highside of hte house but we got rid of most of it by hammer drilling three holes in the cinder block and running garden hoses to the basement shower drain.  GALLONS per minute.   Still up all night dealing with the rest of it.  No damage other than to sleep.   Whatever leaked by simply runs out the back door and down to the canal.

Set an alarm for every hour to go retie lines on the boat.  Water came just over our lower deck at 2 am.   It's 5 feet lower now.

so tired but no damage so not as bad off as Lars.  Lars, drinks are on me.

F!!!  I was just about to send you a message to see how things went last night.  Really sorry to hear that the water got so high where you are. 

Let me know when it's time to start getting things done out there.  In cases like this, I'll work for bad jokes... 

Thanks everyone, I will more than likely done with demo today.

Enjoy the Dem-hoing at DP.

Why are people on metro so stupid?

MV rep confirmed to me today that the new F3 IS going to be a 675 triple.   [evil]

No spoiling here, but if you haven't seen today's MotoGP race, and don't have access to see it, let me know.  It was a cracker!!

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/10/giovanni-castiglioni-on-the-mv-agusta-f3-harley-davidson-and-two-secret-new-models/ (http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/10/giovanni-castiglioni-on-the-mv-agusta-f3-harley-davidson-and-two-secret-new-models/)

On the F3

“The design of the bike, I have to say, It’s really unique, but it has a family feeling of an MV. The engine is really different from the competitors because it is full ride-by-wire; it’s completely new and has more performance. At the bench, we are now around 137bhp, so we think we can reach 140. This will be the first three-cylinder that is completely electronic, completely ride-by-wire and there are some specs in the engine, that our engineers will need to tell you about, that are different from the others.”

“The F3 will be the smallest bike that’s ever been produced in this category. It’s like a 125.”

“At the moment, we’re finishing our engineering and prototyping. The engine already did 70,000 miles without any problems. We have good results of reliability and good results of performance. Let’s say that we have done 90 percent and now have 10 percent to go. Production will start in October of next year.”

“The pricing is already decided. The price will be €11,500, which is in direct competition with the rivals [the 128bhp Triumph Daytona 675 retails for €11,590 in Italy]. There is a small premium because an MV is a rich bike, but with all the competition between €10,500 and €11,200, we’re not far above. It is a really competitive price for an MV.”

“For the American Market? To be competitive in the US we will have to sell the bike around $12,000 and that makes it difficult because, with the dollar still going down, it is very difficult for us to be profitable in the country. Almost impossible.”

Wouldn't surprise me if MV dropped off a Daytona 675 engine at Ferrari and told them: "like this, but better!"  [cheeky]

Tested the eye-blinding jacket today, and I have to say  [thumbsup]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[moto]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A bit chilly this morning, was it? 

jest a tit bit nipply!

(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z53/b_upton/facepalm/Spock-Kirk-Vulcan-Nipple-Pinch.jpg)

I was just fine, nice and warm, thank you!  [moto] [moto] [moto] [moto]

Figures you would be in your center of the sun coat! :) I think it took about 15 minutes for my fat to warm up when I got to work. [laugh]

So I guess that jacket is pseudo wind-proof?

still not as good as a heated liner though!...


I loves me my heated gear!

Yea...  I've been putting some serious thought into that.  Need to look into getting some electrical leads set up on the KTM.

easy as pie....



well...I guess that might also depend on how hard it is to access the battery...

What type of pie?    ;D

sweet potato.....you are in the South after all shuga!

 [thumbsup]

Who would have known that Afghans tasted so good? 

Did Dharmah fix herself some dinner while you were gone?

Nah, I just popped down to the local and got some kofta.   [thumbsup]


Fixed.   :D

I stand corrected...as does my post above. My apologies to the little lady.

[bang]

Finally it lives! Been a bit of a hassle but the 900 is back on the road. Too bad I don't have tomorrow off to go play :(

I absolutely cannot wait to see what Vale and JB are able to do with the Desmo in the next two years.

There's always the weekly meet-up!...and next weekend is supposed to be beautiful also.

And you can check out Jim's new Power Ranger outfit!

(http://stevebacon.org/images/PwrRanger.jpg)

Don't forget my Super Silverizer with blaster and blade modes:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/SilverRangerSuperSilverizer.jpg)
and here, you can see my silver cycle in action!
Power Rangers in Space - Silver Cycle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OE9bMRbyjk#normal)

"Embedding disabled by request", boooo [thumbsdown] [thumbsdown] [thumbsdown]

Well, ain't that some shit! Wasn't by my request... ;D

Last few weeks have been madness. Travel for a couple weddings and all the associated time jam ups. So I dumped some of the free time I did have into sorting out what the hell had gone wrong with my bike. Turns out it was just the battery had gone around the bend - but it did it in really odd way that made diagnosis a little difficult.

+1 for the small issues that take a bit to figure out! [thumbsup]

So are you going to stop snobbing us and come hang out with the the 8) crowd now?

[laugh] [cheeky]

Is there a plan for this week?

Not yet.

Noooooo!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/12/AR2010101206905.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/12/AR2010101206905.html)

well...just make sure you flush that crap when you are storing for the winter and be glad your SS has a metal tank....

What is that you speak of? I have never heard such blasphemous talk before!


 [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

Behold - Bacon happy hour!

http://diningindc.net/2010/10/12/a-preview-of-bacon-week-october-14-21-at-restaurant-3/ (http://diningindc.net/2010/10/12/a-preview-of-bacon-week-october-14-21-at-restaurant-3/)

If you like bacon happy hour, you should check out:

http://www.cochon555.com/home.php (http://www.cochon555.com/home.php)

 [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon]

Yeah it's a little excessive....5/2/2011!

looks like they have a small patio outside and could be a reasonable idea for next week's CAM meet....Bacon Ice Cream sounds quite delish right now...

Just saw the thread (and horror pics) about the new Ducati Diavel ( == 'devil' in Bologna dialect) and well ....  [puke] [puke] [puke]

I didn't really like the lines of the 999 and had some reserve about the Multistrada. But beginning with the 'new' Multi and now this new turd.... In some photos it almost looks like a maxi-scooter, while in others it reminds me of a V-max, meh whatever. I'll get a Guzzi next.

Awesome - another metric cruiser; just what the market needs. That and Ducati needs more ugly bikes in the line-up.

I believe the expression is, "fucati".

What day works best for folks?  I'll make reservations?

Not Thursday night. Any other night, though.

Wife just instructed me to buy her the new KTM Duke 125.

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5054280976_83256a3f38.jpg)

I vote for Wed again next week. Bacon on hump day can't be beat!

Wednesday it will be then.

Who's got a pickup truck I can borrow?

Ben, is this an emergency? If so I have access to a truck in Arlington and Culpepper. But it's a "I wrecked and need a tow" kind of thing. Don't want to abuse.

Oh no, nothing of the sort.  Just need something to haul a tv/stereo stand that I'm going to buy.  I'm tired of looking at the boxed up home theatre system in my living room.   

K, Pheeww. I have a Jeep GC if you think it'll fit.

It might...  Actually, it should with the seats folded down...

PM sent.

I have a Subaru Baja....I put all kinds of shit in the bed of my lil trucklet!

For whoever it was (Jim maybe) that was talking about needing new gloves...

Sportbiketrackgear has certain colors of the Held Phantoms on closeout pricing. 

Just saying...

I snagged a pair of those and they arrived on Friday. Used them to ride to Philly and back this weekend. Amazing how much warmer my hands were. Luv'em!

IF you need someone to run it in for her... you know, make sure it's safe and all... I'll be happy to donate my time.

 ;D

I'm hearing mixed messages about this thing making it to the US now. :(

Ya know, some days SUCK!

Uh oh.

What's up?

Just another day with too much to do, too little time to do it, and a faculty meeting thrown in for fun torture. [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang]

Today will be better!

Having nothing really better to do today, I guess I'll true up my mountain bike wheel.  Ran straight into a hug Capitol curb last week.  Forks bent too, but not much I can do about those.  If anybody has some big-frame sized MB suspension forks laying about, let me know.

I've got a pair of new (read: use, not model year) XC Marzocchis that I'm willing to let go of (make an offer). The steer tube has been cut to fit a small'ish frame, so we'll have to take a look-see.

I think I left my spoke wrench in 1991.  Whoa those things cost almost as much as my bike!  Don't think they'd work anyway, my frame's XL 23.5".  But thanks!  Wheel trued good enough for gov't work, seems to work fine, forks look bent about 1.5" back, but they work.  I would've destroyed suspension forks with the hit I took, and gone down.

Lars?

(http://www.motorinfo.hu/galeria/2011triumph_daytona675r/triumph_daytona675r_01.jpg)

Wow - that Daytona is nice!

How about a radical Ducati? http://www.bikeexif.com/radical-ducati (http://www.bikeexif.com/radical-ducati)

(http://www.bikeexif.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/radical-ducati-5.jpg)

I love their style! It's like they rid the bike of all the superfluous crap and bring out the old school beauty through simplicity. [thumbsup]

Svenska Boingers?

To make a Duc as badass as that, it would naturally has an ST2 motor. [thumbsup]

Winter mod shopping has begun, starting with the exhaust and tail tidy.

And while I wait for the goods to arrive, a few boring items showed up today...

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_e7HHAaIyjqI/TMH-kzUMDJI/AAAAAAAABOw/RSr4fv2aoQ8/s400/IMG00172.jpg)

A used, not-warped, rear rotor from ebay. And a crappy snap of

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_e7HHAaIyjqI/TMH-k-dNKsI/AAAAAAAABO0/ymqVOJga5GA/s288/IMG00175.jpg)

a lightweight front sprocket @ 14T. Rear sprocky and chain might make it tonight. The rear wheel is coming off and, hopefully, it's back on by Sunday AM.

Uhm...  What did you get a new rear rotor for?  Yours wasn't worn out already, was it?

No, not worn out. But it's been slightly warped for several thousand miles. I didn't really need to replace it, but I saw this used one for a steal.

Got that darn emissions canister off today and, in the process, shed some more useless plastic and hoses. Also got a wicked loud horn installed after relocating a few things. Still waiting for the chain and rear sprocket to show.

on a different note...anyone ever find out what or why Tuanogus blipped off the way he did?

That guy was such a douche. I still ride with him, though.

I heard he secretly found a stash of Jimmy Hendrix special kitty litter and was lost in a Hunter S Thompson fantasy land looking for something he would never find...

I've heard bad things about him... Like a tendency to butt-bump Prius, and ride on bald tires. Oh and his fashion sense in that Cortech and Tourmaster shit he's worn... bleh.

This is mostly true. It was a tragic 2 week trip, in a cabin in the woods, that ended with him shooting his refrigerator. Well, actually, it wasn't his refrigerator.


He is a bit of a hammer. The thing that really annoys me about him, though, is that he'll call up and invite me on a "quick, spirited ride" and proceeds to lead me on a chill ride lasting 10 hours. And, inevitably, we end up riding dirt somewhere in West Virginia.

 [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

Not even the Super version..

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/5145909632_b5f93c60e5_b.jpg)

KTM might as well make motorized unicycles... Every photo - and I mean *every* photo - the bike is on 1 wheel!

Coming in 2012

(http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/gulak-2-enlarged.jpg)

^ [laugh] It's even hooligan orange!

from here I carry my commentary that isn't relevant to that thread
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=297.msg792981#msg792981 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=297.msg792981#msg792981)


so, is she an alien beast from Dimension 28 living in Apartment 28?  (god I hope you get the reference!)

XRay revealed a broken rib?... (http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Surprise/surprised-002.gif)

Doood?  Seriously?  I think it's time to talk with Izaak or Chris.

And when did you notice a bit of pain while breathing? ???

Please get yourself a good and proper checkup! [bow_down]

Ahhhhh just put some Tussin on it.......

Never noticed the rib; never felt any pain. Odd. And there aint much to do about it. Supposed to just chill for a while and no activity. Bah!

Now for more xrays... Actually sitting in the radiology dept as I write this.

Had a thorough exam earlier in the week, so healthy besides the shoulder and busted rib. Doc seems to think the pain I feel in my shoulder could really be the rib. So more xrays to be sure.

Later on today I'm gonna take pics of the bike and gear and post up.

I'm going to start repeating this ^ line.  I had lunch with Chris yesterday, and mentioned your off while we were eating.

F!  It's a cold one out there this morning.

What are you going to do when you join the Marines??

Oh that's right, you are A.F.  Carry on.
 [evil]   ;D

Whatever buddy.  Carry on carving your wood...  (http://serve.mysmiley.net/mad/mad0244.gif) (http://www.mysmiley.net/free-facebook-smileys.php)

...and I snatched up the last neck gaiter worth a shit at REI by you! [evil]

[moto]

More importantly, the big green egg feels no cold!

Dood B, as I said thursday, get in touch with Chris and or Izaak. I know that's not Statlers field (not sure about I) but they will have recommendations.  Though your injuries aren't so bad, so said the driver was douching up real fast and tippy toeing towards (or has) made fraudulent claims about damage to his car. Seems pretty clear he's going to be a pain in the ass and not a responsible adult

Maybe this is naive, but given the fact that both of the responding LEOs (as well as the police report) stated that the car driver was completely at fault for failing to stop and yield right of way, how could the driver make claims against Brian for damage (fraudulent or otherwise) to his car?

Is his insurance paying for damages to Brian and his bike?  Maybe he figures he can get a new bumper while he's at it?

From what Brian told me on Thursday (pls correct if I get it wrong B) - the driver has claimed  to his insurance that Brian stuck and damaged his car. How could the driver do this - you hit it right on the head. It's my take that the driver is trying to lay a false claim either to try to dodge some blame (based on the LEOs fat chance for that, jackass) and/or get some previously existing damage fixed up on an insurers dime.

From the accounts I've heard they driver was trying to shift blame from minute one. Do you really think he might not be the type to lay up a bit of insurance fraud?

As I said to B on Thursday - I'd sure be curious to have a peek at the drivers cell/text records. See if he was on the celly, as it's now illegal to hand hold/text while driving in MD (*sigh* too bad we have to legislate common sense)

This was the first question to my insurance company. But...


No, not yet. Inattentive driver is now claiming I struck his vehicle. Inattentive driver's insurance company is trying to make the case that I did not control my vehicle. I believe there's an investigation going on. Whatever. I've been with GEICO  since I was 16 years-old, and they know what I'm about...



This is correct, yuu. The investigating officer had the clearest interpretation of the situation based on the scene, and he made the call.

[commentary]
The only reason why, I believe, the car did not flee the scene is because (he knew) there was no way he would have gotten away without being identified. There were 2 riders ahead and 2 riders behind me. Any one of these folks could snap a pic of the license plate and driver/riders. So, instead, the driver is shifting fault.
[/commentary]

Those friendly  [leo]s were up there enough to surely notice that there was no damage to that guy's car. Besides, if your bike would have hit that car there would be paint transfer...something that I thought had happened until Zooom schooled me in the Ducati primer color.

On a side note, I would still recommend getting your own attorney. 16 years with Geico or not, those insurance bastards are out to screw everyone! You need someone to protect your interests, not the insurance company's bottom line.

On a more pleasant note: BOOBIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s255/jimwatsondc/2010-11-07_16-19-16_648.jpg)

Did the police report say anything about you, or your bike, coming into contact with this scumbag's car?

Are we going to have to hire an attorney for you?

+1 on the attorney. Geico (as any other insurance Co.) will only do so much. If there is a counter claim from the other driver which you cannot disprove, they will pay him and your rates will increase. How do I know? I learned the hard way. [bang] [bang] [bang]

Is it a little cold where you're storing your bike?  You look a littler perky....

Prolly not - but that doesn't mean the driver can't be a douche. It's just going to be hard for him to get his douchey way. Hopefully justice and common sense prevail. But until then - lawyer up!

Yes, I will be speaking with a lawyer this afternoon. Thanks for nudging me along...

Nope.

'Twas mighty cold this morning on the way to work!!! [thumbsdown]

But this afternoon was absolutely beautiful!! [moto] Had to take the long way home.

Dammit, now that song is stuck in my head!!!

Not usually a fan of covers, but Norah pretty much rocks it
Norah Jones-The Long Way Home (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpeIePQpSuU&feature=related#normal)

Man-card removal squad will be along shortly.

But Lars.....she's got B :o :o BIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  [evil]

EDIT: NSFW depending on where you work...

Lords Of Acid - Scrood By You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkZdNtew69Q#normal)

Let's "stay classy", ok?  ;D

Anchorman-Afternoon Delight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eplbDbp6XJQ#normal)

Now that brings back some fyn ass HI school memories!!

 [moto] [moto] [moto] [moto] [moto] [moto] [moto]
Left work early and made a Bowie run on the 620 from Sunoco to Citgo with all the normal fun stuff thrown in. I love that little bike!
 [moto] [moto] [moto] [moto] [moto] [moto] [moto]

How's this all going?

And weren't we promised photos?

I cannot comment.


Yep. Took the photos, then got distracted.

 >:( So I guess it's safe to assume the driver is being a jerk. May his nose hair grow uncontrollably and his posterior too


Well.. now you're focused.

Wash Your Balls!! Axe commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtZKL74LgMg&feature=player_embedded#normal)

Have one of those.  The red side isn't going near any balls.

just sayin.

Yeesh!  Why couldn't it have been this warm yesterday?

Puddin.

85 and sunny darling, 85 and sunny.

Chilly. Windy. Needed something to watch in between CL surfings...

http://churchofgo.blip.tv/ (http://churchofgo.blip.tv/)

The music get's on your nerve after a while, but good production for DIY'ers.

Lawyer worked. ;)

case closed, settled, and paid(including medical)?

Score a win for the good guys. Hope they paid Meds, bike and gear... and PITA tax too.

Not quite, but things are moving along at a brisk pace now. And, thanks to my flawless driving record, it was hard to pin any fault on me.


Def on the PITA tax... can't say too much here (yet).

Soooo what are you going to get my friend?

Sucks that you had to get a law dog involved and pay that cost. But sounds like he/she got the job done so it's worth it.


Got any leanings? People want to know

Got nothing. 

Not you! The guy with no bike...

hey B, Would have been handy a little bit ago

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/793/8539/Motorcycle-Article/Motorcycle-Law--Documenting-Accident-Scene.aspx?WT.i_e_dcsvid=1034576281 (http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/793/8539/Motorcycle-Article/Motorcycle-Law--Documenting-Accident-Scene.aspx?WT.i_e_dcsvid=1034576281)

I definitely want another Monster. I definitely want a sport bike. I definitely want motard. I'm looking to buy 2 of these 3 (prolly used) in 2011.

Bingo. BTW - I still owe you guys photos, but was asked to hold off for a while. They're coming...

Once the dust is settled. No rush. Getting you proper due is way more important than some photos

you damn derbier you...derbying my link...LOL

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=44728.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=44728.0)

 

Congrats man, I'm sure you'll send up with some fun new additions.

Meh....

Check out GlobeRiders on WealthTV. Web site: http://www.globeriders.com/. (http://www.globeriders.com/.) TV Guide listings: http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?id=18506066. (http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?id=18506066.)

You only dream of driving like this   ;D



http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/12/you-only-dream-of-driving-like-this/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher (http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/12/you-only-dream-of-driving-like-this/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher)

There's a new addition to the family up in Balmer.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/theartfuldubber/Puppy/Day1-2.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/theartfuldubber/Puppy/Day1.jpg)

Meet Honey the Rott puppy. She was my Christmas present to myself and my girlfriend. Now... to rig up a sidecar...

^^^ she is just adorable. [thumbsup]

You need to get the plans for the puggle-pod and scale them up!

Awww, cute! :)

Oh geeze - the cuteness factor of this thread just went up exponentially!

Is there any point during this video where dudes tires aren't smokin?

I thought that was a little bizarre - obviously, if the tires weren't smokin, it ended up on the editing room floor

I couldn't see the video here at work...but knowing Rhys Millen....he is a grade1 awesomeness driver with the capabilities for D1 as well as many other styles...the man was more than likely doing it completely intentionally and in 100% complete control....

so yeah...he was probably roasting the rubber the whole damn time, because THAT is what he does!

SWEET PUP!!! 

She looks a lot like Darmah when I first got her.

  [thumbsup]

There is something about puppies, and most children too, that makes them so adorable. I think it's a survival mechanism to help balance out the amount of shit they produce that ends up always in the worst place.

Look at that nice carpet over there... I'll go pee on it.  ;D

Oooh antique furniture, perfect for sharpening my nails!  [cheeky]

On a somewhat related note, I just got a pair of 2TB drives to back up stuff to. Ever since I've moved to digital audio/video/photo it's become so ridiculously easy to lose stuff.  [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang]

Just remembered why Brian should not get a Speed Triple.

Wheeling en SuperDuke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5whS2r1yHDQ&feature=related#normal)

Perfect example of SuperDuking!!! [clap]

SD's are plentiful on cycletrader although I  haven't looked into shipping.

I am personally looking for a StuporDuke R .

I think I saw a ham sandwich hanging out of the backpack.

The ham sandwich more than likely had a smidgen of spicy Guldens!

Wife told me I can't have anything with the word "speed" in it anyway. Hehe...
 [evil]

Stuck in MN as the snow fell in foot deep sheets yesterday and last night. Hope to catch up with you guys this week if something comes together.

LOOK....it is Pepe's non-Powered emPorium!!!

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1328/MNGR/Hi-Viz-Motorcycle-Riding-Gear.aspx?SiteID=em_12_15_Gen_Hi-Viz_Gear&WT.mc_ID=35997&WT.i_e_dcsvid=1034576281 (http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1328/MNGR/Hi-Viz-Motorcycle-Riding-Gear.aspx?SiteID=em_12_15_Gen_Hi-Viz_Gear&WT.mc_ID=35997&WT.i_e_dcsvid=1034576281)

Oooooohhhh look at the pretty shiny things!  ;D

Ducati Corse Special Project with Nicky Hayden (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M2CWT__S8c#normal)

Amadeus everyone!

[laugh] lol, I can imagine the mechanics have a big WTF? moment as he said that! [laugh]

Perhaps someone had been listening to a little too much Falco?

Anybody need a used 14T countershaft sprocket off an older style Monster (695)? Has 6k on it but it isn't terribly worn.

I put it up in parts for sale for $20 shipped but if anyone wants to come to Balmer to get it I'll take $10 or a six pack of good beer.

Sitting on the balcony watching a streetfighter hooligan his way up A1A. God, I love life! [wine]

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s255/jimwatsondc/Ducati/condoview.jpg)

I want my boat and a bottle of Patron to be in that Pic right now.

Don't forget the bevy of drunken Swedish bikini girls for all your single friends.   [thumbsup]

Good god it's make the beast with two backsing windy out there. 

That is all...

feeling like this is gonna be a stiff and warm cocktail kind of evening to cut through the cold and warm the cockles

Yea, I need to be hitting the gym later this evening,  but the thought of chilling out with a glass of bourbon is much more to my liking...

A good night to drive back to DC from northern Conn!

So...  Might be in the low 50s on Saturday.

And I might have my ECU back from Houston Superbikes... hmmm.

Anyone have a used rear sprocket they plan on throwing away? I'll take it off your hands for a six pack if you're just going to toss it. I'm starting a clock making project and need spare gears.

I used to have a few when I was thinking about using counter shaft sprockets for wheels and cutting a few rear sprockets in bits for to make a Battlebot out of an RC car....then I moved out of that house and lost my projects stuff along with my project space....

as a completely unrelated note to that....the MAD group has a few people meeting on Saturday for the 1st day of the new year Viking ride...some will be on Duc's while others may be on other machines....they will be meeting at the Starbucks in Germantown at MiddleBrook Rd and 118 next to EuromotorCars Mercedes and Smart at 10am

You and me both.  The S2R800's should be on it's way back this week so I can  [moto] with my new Acewell.  Time to burn the midnight oil installing. 

Reealllllly. How are you doing your TPS reset? Have your wiring diagram ready? IF you're feeling frisky we could have an install party in my garage. I know a few locals interested in swapping gauges.

Gun show this weekend, in Fredricksburg.  Just saying...

Ouch

Wheelie Fail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV8b53zDulM&NR=1#normal)

Natural Selection.

Might have a sprocket for you, will check parts drawer tomorrow.

+1 need more of it [thumbsup]

Much appreciated, keep me posted.

I headed into the washroom at work this afternoon... standing at the urinal... I hear some poor soul snoring in the stall behind me. I can only assume some dude fell asleep taking a crap.

Almost been that guy. That' F-ing hilarious.

you should have yelle FIRE......That would ahve been f'in awesome!

He was probably napping in the only place he knew know one would bother him. :)

You now owe us a story at the next meet-up...


Believe me, I immediately thought of pranking this guy! I even went so far as to enlist some fellow co-workers. But we all felt too sorry for the bastard.


It's sad, but I think you're right.

I remember seeing something years ago where they showed the lay-z-boy section of a dept. store in Tokyo. There were a couple of people reclined back and sleeping. The clerk said that they had a few regulars who would come in during lunch or whatever and nap there a couple of times a week. Thanks to Japanese politeness the sales clerks just left them alone.  [thumbsup]

I remember seeing a story about a few nap centers in NYC for the same thing...they offered 30, 60, and 90 min options in their recliner chambers...

As if some of you geeks hadn't heard, iPhone's coming to Verizon next month.

What's an iPhone? My first one still works fine:
(http://www.slipperybrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/80-brick-phone.jpg)

Power, out. 

What?
 [bang]

I was going to ask... 

This is just a reminder from the thunderstorms of last summer: god hates MoCo!

naah he just likes to remind us that we should have stopped hanging power lines from trees a loooong time ago [laugh]

not power loss at my place...


gotta love them underground lines!

Holy shit!!! 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12283833 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12283833)

Taken from the dog thread in NMC

Wow, what a story!

I imagine being at sea all the time your eyes would start to ignore details of the frozen stuff floating around. That dog is lucky someone was attentive/alert/curious/etc...

F**K Verizon! F**K THEM HARD! 5 days and still no net!  >:( >:( >:(

duuuuuuuuuuuude....

all I can say is, I have never had an outage due to weather or other outside circumstances with Comcast for that long...

It's got nothing to do with weather or anything other than their complete incompetence and lack of regard for their customers. [thumbsdown]

No one in my building has lost service (phone, electric, water or anyting) due to the weather. What really pisses me off is that everytime we call customer service and speak to a tech they keep telling us that they'll have it fixed within 24hrs and as of today, it's still no net at home. I hate it when people lie to my face! >:(

my mom had a problem in her building with Fios at 1st and apparently the guy who was servicing Comcast customers was messing with the Fios connections to people in the building...maybe it is at the box where it comes in under similar circumstances?...I have also heard stories in the reverse of things as well...they all play those games if they can for to get service tickets for switching...

They must be taking lessons from Pepco

Well, there goes the season...

when do you deploy and for how long and do you need the bikes babysat whilst you are gone?

I can donate garage space to the cause. Just a warning though, if you leave the SC up here I WILL ride it. I might tell you I won't at some point, but I assure you, I will.

Seriously though, got some space under roof if you need it for a while.

WTF?!?

Don't have a date yet, as the ops shop shuffled everything around to cover their asses, but it looks like I'll be rolling out in about a month.  Roger and Chris both offered to garage the bikes for me, so I think that's covered.  Friend of mine from work is going to keep Darmah while I'm gone, so that's taken care of as well.  Thanks for the offers though guys, I really appreciate it.

Aaaarrrrrgggghhhhh! That sucks! Who's gonna whip Lars into a frenzy on the Church of the Hooligan rides? Who's gonna stupefy Lars by flashing the Super Duke at him? And........and.........and, what about the children?!?

..... and what about the ham sammiches?!? ;D

Balls. How long are they taking you for?

and more importantly...if the bikes sit at Roger's, they'll never get ridden and have "au paire" ass all over them that you can dream of but not touch....

That's probably part of the deal, when Ben gets back he'll have the lovely shape pressed into the seat! [laugh]

nahhh...just stains from ass-juice squeezins...

I know it's a "say anything" thread, but, really?  :-X

just use some mental floss....that and a shot of a nice Anejo and you'll be okay!

Just.wow.speechless

 
Ass squeezins??

You dmf'ers ain't right...........









and I dig it!   [thumbsup]

Guess it's time to buy one of those batteries for the SD.

I ordered a Shorai from batterystuff.com, been too lazy to install but I love the weight difference! [thumbsup]

On a completly different note, my brother sent me this yesterday, top ten worst (or best?) pranks:

The 10 Worst Boyfriends of All Time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opS_DMV30jQ#normal)

The milk jug was the best!! 

The one where he fakes being an intruder - that's, uh, funny? He scared the #@& outta her, and not in a ha-ha way.

At Rockys in Thurmont........no bikes today.

So it looks like I get my deployment turned off just in time to find out that the gal I've been seeing is probably going to get pegged for one.  WTF??!!

I didn't know you were into that...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegging_(sexual_practice) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegging_(sexual_practice))

 [roll]

Please note that I said SHE is getting pegged.

 [cheeky]

well...I've heard of it both ways from Emily...figured there might be more than one girl out there goin about it differently!?!?!?!

There is no way I would believe that the EM would know about the wiki-filth.

And I figured Roger would be the first to jump in.   :D

Funny you should mention that.....when I first read your post all I saw was the gal you are seeing got pregged......

I had to delete my previous brilliantly worded post.......

A certain backfire was noted in various locations throughout Anne Arundal County.

Got to get a PCIII or TuneECU.

Lars, you know you want it:

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=46512.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=46512.0)

DAYUMN RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!

however 40k is way outta my reach.

Another year and there may be something that i can afford.

Hell YES free leathers.

hahhahahhaa.  free.   hahahahahhaa


like third-date free.

hahahhahahahaha.

(it's so gonna cost you)

<still laughing>

If you're looking to get shame out of me that well got tapped dry years ago my friend :D

I used to have a high-level contact at the Science Center but we stopped banging and she got a new job so I'll have to see if anyone remembers me over there.

I'm looking to forward to just how much foolishness Ted gets himself into.   [thumbsup]

Now to go find some Power Ranger episodes on the Pirate Bay for some source material.

I have my B.S. in Foolishness and a BFA in Visual Art and Design. This should be pretty epic.

imagine if that inner harbor cop that yelled at the kid for skateboarding was there at the time for to make a cameo appearance....LOL

DAMN!!  This guy's got some skilz...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQSq6IHr2Gk&feature=player_embedded#at=223 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQSq6IHr2Gk&feature=player_embedded#at=223)

I would go so far as mad skilz had he ham-sandwiched.

he just proved to me that anything can be raced!

hahhahahahaa....

though...I'd dare him to try those endo's with those cases loaded down!...I;d bet there'd have been more than just 1 high side then...

so I guess you've never seen Christian Pfieffer doin his thing on a BMW F800 then have you?

Christian Pfeiffer insane stunt show BMW 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UM5XdLUN04&feature=fvst#normal)

WTF.....Unreal what some folks can do on a bike.  Only wish I had known he was going to be in Garmisch on 2010 I would have waited and not gone in 2009.  That place rocks!

http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2011/3/11/video-liberty-vintage-motorcycles.html (http://www.pipeburn.com/home/2011/3/11/video-liberty-vintage-motorcycles.html)

Wrapped this for a buddy of mine. Coolest helmet wrap I've ever done.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/theartfuldubber/IMG_20110307_170313.jpg)

Cool video! [thumbsup]

Guess I'm getting old, but I agree with the guy about a few things. I think he over-generalizes a bit, my kids might not know a phillips from a flat head but they'll understand tomorrow's new tech better than I will. :-\

My children (either male or female) will know the difference and be able to tell by feel the difference between Phillips #1,#2, and #3. They will know the difference between a claw hammer and a framing hammer. They will know why you use a jigsaw in some circumstances and a coping saw in others.

It pisses me off how worthless most people are when it comes to practical knowledge.

Very nice. How might I ask did you do that?  Did he give you the cut and you wrapped it or did you use your design skillz to create it and then wrapped it.

Time to go clean all the crap off the chain...

I hit up my 3M rep for a sample of DiNoc, then I used my wrap skillz to apply the material. Not an easy task by any means.

Where'd the make the beast with two backsing sun go?

Um, my framing hammer has a claw on it......just sayin.

It is scheduled for tomorrow.

Oh well, duty calls...

duty or doodie?

That's Billy's lid - yeah?

Who else do you know that cares about Oregon State ;)

Yeah, he dropped it off at my office a while ago, just got the material in last week and wrapped it.

Looks like HeMan, and one other, will be coming through DC around the 15th of April.  That's on a friday, so anyone up for grabbing some drinks?

(http://www.x-entertainment.com/pics/kool1.jpg)

Where are you thinking?  Old Town Alexandria?

Depends on what area he's staying in?

So He Man is going to be staying up in Rockville when he comes through.  Brian, know of a good spot to meet up for drinks?

SEVERAL...depends on where in Rockville he is going to be...

Matchbox Pizza has some smoking hot waitresses and outdoor seating......Hooters is right across the street.

Well that pretty much settles it!  ;D [evil]

The wife must be so proud. 

 ;D

Remind me to drop off her resume' at both places.  [laugh] [evil]

Should I call you Skillet or Kettle?

 [roll] ;D

That proves you've never seen us together, I'm obviously the Kettle! [laugh]

What time are you fools getting together? If it's Happy Hour vicinity I might head down. Busy later.

 [laugh]

I'll vote for Matchbox. If I want to see too much makeup with orange compression hose and pushup bras, well I've got teh innerwebs for that.

OK, maybe I'm grumpy 'cause I had to work today.

Still, pizza over wings!

+1 on that basis alone...

make the beast with two backsing beautiful!!!!  [moto] [moto] [moto]

Ben, green panties on a gixxer and I hit the first half of the Bowie Hooligan run today and, well, it was great!

What time are we eating pizza tonight?

Pizza?  Tonight?

I thought it was April 15.....

Me too.

Reading is hard.

Reading Fail! ;D

(http://painstaking.net/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/e5238_fail-owned-blond-study-fail.jpg)

Book? What book?!?  [evil]

That shirt would not be particularly flattering on me.

MotoGP is upon us again.  Watching the practice sessions is really feeding my desire to own a SBK again...

Slow Motion video from the Isle of Man TT 2010

Isle Of Man TT 2010 Slow Motion HD - A Tribute (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77iHHYXy9NE#normal)

Better version (http://www.liveleak.com/e/51c_1280826305) with Belfast by Orbital as music [thumbsup]

This should be done sometime soon...

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.S.+Route+33,+Harrisonburg,+Va.,+to+Seneca+Rocks,+W.Va&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.S.+Route+33,+Harrisonburg,+Va.,+to+Seneca+Rocks,+W.Va&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl)

I'm down for that!

I'm considering putting clip-ons on the Monster, who is local and would be willing to let me take their clip-on equipped bike for a spin?

I have never dropped mine, let me drop yours!

I'm not exactly in your neck of the woods, but if I don't sell/part the 900 by then, you're welcome to give it a try. It has a pair of Cycle Cat clips with about 2 inches in rise, the bars are about the hight of the registers on the adjustable forks (just fyi).

If someone with below-the-triple clips is available you can feel the difference and see which you prefer.

Maybe we can set this up for the next meet, April 15th, with He-Man in Rockville?

G's 620 has low clipons and high pegs... elbows touching knees.

My RS has high pegs and clipons below tripple but with 3 inch rise.

swing on by.

I'll take both of you up on it, I'm looking at all the options. Elbows vs. knees sounds absolutely miserable on the street, but who knows, I do have some gorilla arms.

I'll see you Pepe on the 15th assuming the bike is still around, and Chris, what's your weekend look like?

cold and snowy.

you live somewhere else?

 [laugh]

(Sat morning I'm booked and Sunday morning is snow)


(you can only borrow G's bike in the snow  [laugh])

I own a very nice pair of long underwear and a tiny enough brain that I still go out in cold weather :D

Maybe one night next week works better then, I get home around 6:30 most nights. Just keep me posted. We need to get together to discuss/plan a certain video anyway.

Sure.  We'll schedule it in. 

hear back from Charm City Cakes at all?

Not a word  :-\

Have a good fried who is a fantastic singer/songwriter.  Plays acoustic and has awesome voice.

Hasn't played out in a long time.  Did our 40th bday party at a bar though and rocks the living room here  ;D


So he needed a nudge to get back out in public (divorce pending and soon-to-be ex was big reason for the lack of playing out.

So I bought him a fishman 220.  That thing is so kick ass.  Perfect for what he does.

I'll announce when he's got something local as we should have a group go.

and he rides... rode to Sturgis from here.  commutes on an FZ1.

Always up for live music.

i'll vouch, he's good at what he does.   [thumbsup]

well...looks like I am going to be out on the 15th as I will be at the Hyatt Capitol Hill at 5:15pm for a Mandatory Crew Meeting for the Face OF America ride

as a side note-one of my buddies is riding in the name of several wounded vets and could use any and all support donations -> http://www.worldteamsports.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=451174&lis=1&kntae451174=D59938FBAEE0426DB719F5DB28B655C8&supId=322592536 (http://www.worldteamsports.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=451174&lis=1&kntae451174=D59938FBAEE0426DB719F5DB28B655C8&supId=322592536)

sorry for the SPAM for those that might be offended...

More info please.

Man, bikes are selling quick! Missed out on a couple of deals over the weekend, but something will come up.

bobsbmw has a basically brand new 999R.   [evil]

Hush, now! I can't be going broke. I won't be able to afford riding when gas hits $6/gallon.

You're a chemist, come up with a non-vegetable based solution.

Robert Keiser , or as we(from many other MotoCrew support team events) know him, "Tape" from when he crews with us on the various Breast Cancer events that we work together. He rides in this event. His dad , IIRC, is a Vietnam vet.

Let's make it everybody get a new bike month! What the hell are you waiting on?!? [evil]

you to give me the money!!!

[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

I just spent all my monies! Well, not quite but....but...but...must get mods. This bike is bone stock!

Just ride it stock for a while and get the feel of it.  Those bikes are set up pretty nice as they come, so no need to rush out and drop money on anything.  Well, except for a suspension set up, but with the '09 all you're really looking at is getting it set up versus tearing into it. 

You shut your whore mouth  [laugh]

We all know the formula for motorcycle success is:

1. Love the way the bike runs and handles
2. Buy shiny parts
3. Rip off everything that works great
4. Replace with parts designed to make a race bike tenths of a second faster
5. Hate the way the bike runs and handles
6. Sell it.
7. ...Profit?

 [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
With a whore mouth like that you'd think he'd have a whole flock of Ducs after only a single Saturday night!

Some things have to go though...that license plate hemorrhoid on the back MUST GO!

Some things are a must: frame sliders...well, we know how I ride! 'Nuf said.

Some things are a maybe:
Maybe some lighting baubles....oooohh, shiny!
Maybe some mirrors....oooohh, shiny!
Depending on how the exhaust sounds in person...maybe I can stand it for a while. Leo Vince is pretty cheap for this! I'll be scouring the triumph forums as well.

And some things are a no go:
No need for the fancy plug in ready quick shifter that was "free" from Pete's cycle, I'm still gonna be slow.

And I'll still come in cheaper than Pete's if I get everything on here.

And then there's the power commander and on and on, but that'll be later.

Nice buy  [thumbsup].

Oh believe me, I've already been down the road of mods for the Daytona.  As far as the exhaust goes, the Leo Vince full system is the best sounding in my opinion, but they claim it won't readily fit the post '08 bikes.  Zard makes a really nice full system as well, and while it is a little raspier than the LV, it's no where near as deep.  And for the record, there's no need to go PCIII/V for that bike.  TuneECU is already set up to map the stock ecu on the bike, and I've got all the needed bits.  We just need to find you a good map to go with it...

I agree about the LV system sounding best (at least on the youtube videos I've been drooling over)...the Akrapovic is quite nice as well. I have to find out more about this TuneECU thing. Here's a whole thread of map-a-liciousness! http://www.triumph675.net/forum/showthread.php?t=44225 (http://www.triumph675.net/forum/showthread.php?t=44225) I'll have plenty of time to play this summer, so will probably beg, borrow or steal your tuning goodies. ;D

How's the SD?

Edit: Hells bells, Man! That shit is free! Where do I get a cable?

The Akra is just a slip on.  I'd either get the Arrow or the TOR if I was just getting a slip/on.  For a full system though, I'd probably do a Zard for an '09.

Seriously though, focus on the suspension first.  You'd be surprised at how well that thing will scoot with properly set up bouncy bits.


I've got one.

Yes, father. Just please don't ground me and send me to my room! [laugh] [laugh]

You around next Saturday 4/9? I'll let you ride it out to Steve's for my Lard Ass Suspension Clinic, where I'll let you help set up the suspension. MRP's suspension guy is out for 6-8 weeks and there's now way I'm gonna go that long without riding a new toy!

lol  You'll let me help set the suspension?  How kind of you. 

I thought you might like that richness! ;D ;D

Looks like another bike got stolen from the complex yesterday/last night... 

Want a nasty (bluff) letter from a nasty ('nother bluff) lawyer?

For any northerners up in balmore...   Peter is playing open mic night at hightopps tonight.   Won't know what time until later.  Sometime between 9 and 10:30.   I'm going up at 9:30 (earliest I could get babysitter).

He'll do it again next week.   

And expect full sets out soon. 

Shit-balls. Gonna tape a CS grenade to the handlebars?

Hopefully your house buying comes through soon so you can get the hell out of there! That is some shit!!!

Strike that, just spoke with the cop outside and found out that two bikes were taken today, both R1s.


Yes please.

Faaaahk! You know it's the same guy / team - pigs return to the trough. I sure hope the cops are watching the place. You should also hassle the management about security cameras - and a reduction in rent as you live in such a bad neighborhood! :)

Ben, in addition to the full coverage on your bikes, did you get USAA to write you a Renters Insurance Policy for to piggyback your stuff?

that is indeed fooked up...I'd be looking to place discreetly a couple of wireless lipstick camera's and let them feed recording to a laptop in your place....knowing that the landlord won't do it, you cach a glimpse of them, you can help the police and safeguard your stuff...

I'd be sleeping with my friend Benelli in the garage under a pile of rags.

"Dear landlord. I caught the perpetrators that were stealing motorcycles. Bring a mop and a metric shit ton of Ziploc bags. Handcuffs won't be necessary."

be more fun to have a set of heavy spring loaded toothy jaw Bear traps and hook em up and have the chain for it bolted to the floor so you guarantee snaring them from getting away!...let the cops mop it up...because if they stole 3 bikes...chances are, they are a part of a ring of thieves for which you can save/find others machinery and be the good guy and collect the reward!

The bikes aren't insured through USAA, but are covered.  They are also doubly covered with the renters, which is with USAA.


I'm looking into this.  One thing I'm curious about though, what would the legal system have to say about mounting my own personal cameras for that purpose?  Especially considering the garage is a communally used structure.  Would I need to get written approval of all people who reside in the building, stating that they consent to being filmed for security purposes?  Chris?  Izaak?

public or communal domain/property/area to me means there is no expectation of or for privacy...so it seems to me that it'd be legal....just speculating based on general logic...

Maybe so, but this communal property also happens to be an extension to these people's domicile. 

Too... nice out... can't work...

I would think you would have to get some kind of sign-off legal thing from them in order for someone other than the landlord to do this.

Why is it that when the weather is crappy, you take your bike apart to do a project, and as soon as it's in pieces and not usable you get a day like today?  argghh!

I'm thinking that the Gods were pleased by Ben's sacrifice of the squirrel yesterday and they are thanking us with this great weather. Next time I'll make sure he kills things on a Friday so we can at least benefit.

So what's this video that was mentioned? Hmmm?

Oh and Artful, the Terrible was good stuff. Not at all what I expected based on it's color.

Uploading the clip to Vimeo now, so 15 minutes + the hour or so that Vimeo usually takes to process. I'm curious how much they're going to chop in terms of quality and how visible the incident will be. In stunning 60fps HD though it's quite detailed.

Glad you like the Terrible. It's one of my go-tos when I'm looking for something to sip on.

Does Vimeo allow snuff films?

They sure didn't pull down my video where I killed that hooker and hid her body pretended to kill that hooker and hide her body.

Alright, it's not nearly as clear as the source video, but meh, it'll do.

Squirrelicide (http://www.vimeo.com/21939828)

 [laugh] [laugh]

I can hear you cackling away.

I left that in there just for you  ;D

You can't completely hear it in the video but my laughter was nearing hysterics. Like tears streaming down my face uncontrollable laughter. I couldn't help but imagine Buddy Hackett in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" saying "Did you see the way it just went sailing right out there?".

The weird gets weirder - a reference to Buddy Hackett was just made!

So Jim, how was your class on Sunday?

It was AWESOME!!! I'd read the book a couple of times and tried some of the exercises in there, but doing it in the class with the instructors watching you and then giving you feedback really helped. The exercises start out simple but build up in complexity quickly. Hanging off the bike while cooking it around a 40 foot circle is a blast! Back that up to another circle for some figure-8 action and you've got a jizz in your pants fun time.

The students in the class were an interesting mix of folks from all over...virginia to NJ. About 25% chicks, about 1/3 cruisers, 1/3 bmw adventure bikes (with assorted douchebags on top [roll]), and 1/3 sport/sport tourers. I was surprised to not have the least amount of experience there.

The only thing I was disappointed in was the suspension section...part of it turned into an ad for racetech. Nothing bad, just a "racetech valves and springs will make you a world class rider." We did spend some time on looking at the effects of an improperly set up suspension...that would be mine on both bikes. The springs and shit are here for the monster so I'm interested to see what a different beast it's going to be like when that's all installed. After spending some time in the class, riding and talking to the instructors, I decided some of my hesitancy in corners (besides fear itself) is from an unsettled suspension. Keeping the bike at a lesser lean angle was helpful in settling the suspension and allowing me to carry more speed into the turn.

All in all, a great experience on a beautiful day (except for that chilly ass ride to Columbia at 7am). I'm planning to take level 2 in either June (probably) or Sept.

I forgot to say thanks to you and Lars, who have been very good role models when I can manage to watch your form on Sundays. It's made me a better rider and allowed me not to make a total ass of myself this weekend...well at least while riding in the class. ;D

 [thumbsup]  It's all good.  Looking forward to seeing you put the newly found skills/techniques to work.

So that's how you "pay" Ben for his leftover parts, eh!?! :P [cheeky]

No, he brings nice scenery (on a gixxer) to the rides.

I knew I came along on the wrong Sunday. All I saw as far as scenery goes was Ben's ass and Lars in leather pants the whole day. At least I'm thankful there were no green thongs involved.

That you know of.  Lars is a bit freaky like that...

What can I say?!? I'm a cheap parts whore. ;D

There's nothing wrong with green thongs....on the right ass.

Ben, I been meaning to ask how the SD is running with the new map. I'm exploring exhaust options for the daytona and have to be somewhat resourceful since LV doesn't make a full system for the '09. I don't think the earlier system will fit either...something about a change in the shape of the header pipes or something (ignorance revealed is beautiful isn't it? [laugh])

I only dove for cover a few times.

The gun-fire has definitely subsided, that's for sure.  It's still there to a degree, but I've recently noticed a slight exhaust leak coming from where the header connects to the slip-on's mid pipe.  Hoping that will go away with a new graphite gasket, which these bikes are known to go through.

As far as how it's actually running?  All I can say is [thumbsup].  The map I installed took care of at least 90% of the on/off throttle snatchiness and also cured the hunting/surging that the bike used to do under 4500 rpms.  One more thing I want to do is take up the bit of remaining of the slack in the throttle cable, and then sync that to the activation of the throttle bodies.  I need to delve a little further into all the features that TuneECU lets you adjust, because the possibilities seem almost endless.

 [drool] [drool] [popcorn] [bacon]

Anybody know a good exhaust shop/welder?

If I had an '09+ Daytona, I'd either go with the Zard or this one.

GPR su Daytona 675 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ag7V7cxW2k#normal)

Love the sound. Hate the look of the GPR. Plus I'm so slow, someone would surely call me a poseur with an exhaust like that. Of course, this would be nothing new for me. ;D

Oh Ben... http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=47868.0;topicseen (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=47868.0;topicseen)

WON'T LOOK!!  CAN'T LOOK!!

Liar! You should look!  [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon] [bacon]

Oh.

I was thinking you might get a little bit excited thinking about Lars' reaction to a Turbo SD.

Here you go Jim.

http://www.feelthetrack.com/tuning_guide.htm (http://www.feelthetrack.com/tuning_guide.htm)

Awesome! I've seen several different places, but nothing that looks as comprehensive as this. Guess I know what I'm doing tonight!

Dave Moss knows a thing or two...

Here's some more data to go by. 

http://www.ohlins.com/Checkpoint-Ohlins/Setting-Up-Your-Bike/Underrubrik_1/ (http://www.ohlins.com/Checkpoint-Ohlins/Setting-Up-Your-Bike/Underrubrik_1/)

Most importantly though, we'll want to take thorough notes of everything we do...

I hate it when it's pretty outside and I'm stuck at work!

So, notice any difference in the way you/it feel/s after I tweaked the damping on the Daytona?

I hate when it's beautiful out and I have a corded rear tire.

You could always buy a new one.  Just saying...

I hate when it's pretty outside and I cannot ride because I lost my gear transmission rod  :-[

You could always buy a new one. 

Boy, this is easy...

 :D

Lol.  I looked everywhere in my damn house this weekend to find it.  I think it's possible it got left at the powdercoater.  Gonna take a week for the new one to arrive  :(

Yeah, it's much more stable going in and when braking before the corner. I didn't necessarily notice it before, but now that it's gone...I can tell that there was a little "hiccup" in the suspension as I was setting up/cornering. Has definitely decreased the pucker factor. I still need some work on picking lines and good corner entry speed. I'm also still not great at judging how much ass to get off the seat for a given curve. I should be able to get lots of seat time this summer and will hopefully be riding better and better.

It's ordered Julie, don't worry. Btw make the beast with two backs Dunlop, that thing lasted 4k tops.

Doood, what do you expect?  I'm surprised it lasted that long with the way you're winding that thing up and sliding around corners the way you are.

It's hard to wrangle in the raw power of the 695. I don't know if I'll ever find a tire that can handle the sheer torque.

I've got a pair of Michelin Pilot Sport tires if you want. Just help me take 'em off the rims and you can have them!

Dammit, already ordered the Angel ST rear and my front only has 2k or so on it.

I ran into traffic last night, around 11:30 PM, in the most unlikely spot. No obvious obstructions... just plain ol traffic. I'm starting to notice this pretty regularly. So...

Does it seem the population here in DC has grown substantially compared to this time last year? I recall being able to move about more freely on most of my ant trails... wondering if anyone else is experiencing this.

Nice bike review from the guys at MCN

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyIhqt7B3Zs (http://)

watch the test riders in the background for fun bits [laugh]

Good price on tires if anyone is looking.

http://stores.sportbiketrackgear.com/Detail.bok?no=7780 (http://stores.sportbiketrackgear.com/Detail.bok?no=7780)

Prices are a bit cheaper ($10-$15) at competition accessories http://www.compacc.com/p/Dunlop-Sportmax-Q2-Motorcycle-Tires-Z-Rated-Package-Specials (http://www.compacc.com/p/Dunlop-Sportmax-Q2-Motorcycle-Tires-Z-Rated-Package-Specials) I've been loooking around  ;D

Btw, bit of a tech question: what size tire on a 6-inch rear hub? I've seen 180/55 listed as fitting, but I'm wondering how much more "squashed" would the tire be, and if it's just better to go with a 190/50?

Sorry to interrupt...









but...









POLLEN!!!









Okay, carry on.

here's a link for Statler...

http://www.kilometermagazine.com/artman2/publish/cultural/Audi_Sponsors_Stephen_Cobert_s_Boat_in_2011_Charleston_Bermuda_Race.html (http://www.kilometermagazine.com/artman2/publish/cultural/Audi_Sponsors_Stephen_Cobert_s_Boat_in_2011_Charleston_Bermuda_Race.html)

My dark blue VW is now slightly green from the amount of yellow on it - preach it brother!

You said it! I woke up last night and my throat felt like sandpaper. I think yesterday was the high pollen count for the year. So far...

that short storm that rocked Baltimore yesterday afternoon picked up my heavy Weber grill and flipped it upside down, depositing it about ten feet away.

Didn't knock over the track bike sitting on a stand under a cover a few feet away though.   Strange.

Grill was covered and up against the house.    Looks like wind hit house and went straight up hard enough to lift the grill.   House roof looks ok.

Going to check boat today (on trailer at marina waiting to be detailed)

Holy hell... nothing that dramatic in Parkville. Other than soaking me from tits to testicles that is...

Nice mental image. Thanks for that.

 [laugh]

Reminder to self: never eat and read here at the same time. I threw up in my mouth a little.  [puke]


[laugh]

I flew into BWI in the middle of that storm......that SUCKED!

Why isn't there a BAD (Baltimore) section on the forum?

Because there are like 5 of us that are active. Makes more sense to lump us into CAM. Besides, we're way cooler and more exclusive, I wouldn't want to sully up our reputation.

Oh okay, gotcha, lol.

Delusional too.

Very.

just hauled the booze from the truck to the basement for the 7th.

enough tequila for 20 gallons of margaritas.

oh... and a few beers.

so...um...bring friends.

Christ my liver is going to just fall out and run off into the woods...

what woods?!?!...just pop it off and put it in the crab trap off the dock for some crabs later!

Ya know: sometimes I really hate DRKWNG! He plants this seed and then I start thinking (always a dangerous proposition)! Next thing ya know...I'm jonesing for an exhaust that only fits the previous generation Daytona. [bang]

DRKWING = [evil]

Good news! Just heard from GPR that they do have the triple exhaust available for the new Daytonas. I guess only my wallet can hate DRKWNG now! [laugh]

Thought you didn't like that exhaust.

La donna e' mobile, qual piuma al vento. Muta d'accento e di pensiero. [laugh]

Italian to English translation
The woman and 'mobile, a feather in the wind. Dumb accent and thought.

HUH?!?!?!

Sounds like my early latin translations.  :-[

here, learn yourself a bit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_donna_%C3%A8_mobile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_donna_%C3%A8_mobile)   [cheeky]

Whoa! This joint is gettin' lousy with culture!

looks like several other great musicians are dropping by the cinco de mayo party.  This might get interesting.  www.angeliquehenle.com (http://)

Ok, so when are you going to book the PA?  Need anyone to run front of house for you?   ;D

scarico Michi GPR... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCyE0LZbk0k&feature=related#normal)

And with baffles:

GPR triple for triple (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF007-b_APc&feature=related#normal)

 [evil]

No joke, if you need an AV tech my tenant is in the business and has a fair amount of equipment. He's a weird dude but he knows his shit.

Statler...if needed, Dolci has a portable Fender speaker system as well...

Any hotels nearby? 

I know there is a Dunkin Donuts!

There are a few sketchy hotels within 15 minutes.  I'll look to see what else is around.


Peter plays through a Fishman solo 220 which sounds fantastic and was designed for exactly what he does.   At least one of the other people coming is a pro and is bringing her own stuff, so no need for extra sound.   Thanks for the offers though.

I located the Daytona's "tool kit":

(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s255/jimwatsondc/Ducati/2011-04-30_11-16-41_261.jpg)

I didn't know a more useless tool kit than that of the monster existed, but let me tell you about this FAIL: it's one of those slip out the bit double ended screw drivers mounted under the pillion seat...which requires an allen wrench to remove!!  [clap] Truly, I [bow_down] to the brilliance of the guy who came up with this idea.

Sounds as good as the Hypers tool kit... which requires tools to get at as well

Watching FP3 at the moment.  Just saw the footage where lightening came down on the track while they were on it.   :o

Off to lecture....damn it was tempting to cancel it!!!

Peter has a 45 minute set being broadcast live from a local bar at 9:00 tonight on www.yougotlaced.com (http://)

we should try this! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11046612 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11046612)

What could go wrong?

Oh, Be-en...

http://www.triumph675.net/forum/showthread.php?t=52841 (http://www.triumph675.net/forum/showthread.php?t=52841)