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Ddan

#37155
April 28, 2009, 06:11:21 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 28, 2009, 05:57:34 PM
I'm alive...

I had an interesting experience today.

A 996 with a throttle stuck wide open is a unique experience.

One I do not wish to have again.
'Splain that, Lucy.
2000 Monster 900Sie, a few changes
1992 900 SS, currently a pile of parts.  Now running
                    flogged successfully  NHMS  12 customized.  Twice.   T3 too.   Now retired.

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Monsterlover

#37156
April 28, 2009, 06:23:23 PM
+1
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Ddan

#37157
April 28, 2009, 06:24:58 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 28, 2009, 06:23:23 PM
+1
He must be off changing his shorts
2000 Monster 900Sie, a few changes
1992 900 SS, currently a pile of parts.  Now running
                    flogged successfully  NHMS  12 customized.  Twice.   T3 too.   Now retired.

Ducati Monster Forum at
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Monsterlover

#37158
April 28, 2009, 06:26:36 PM
Assuming he got his leathers unclenched from his ass [laugh]
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#37159
April 28, 2009, 06:26:48 PM
Quote from: DDDDan on April 28, 2009, 06:11:21 PM
'Splain that, Lucy.
I was on my first lap of my first session.

Got on to the straight and...

pinned it....

I guess I shifted into 3rd and held it WOT

I went to shift into 4th...and it wouldn't shift...

I shift without the clutch.

So I tried a few more times before I realized when I backed off the throttle the bike wasn't slowing down.

By this time T1 was approaching rapidly...

so I grabbed the front brake to shorten the bike a few inches ;D...

and hit the kill switch.

I left it in gear and coasted around NASCAR T1 and into two.

I pushed the bike up the banking and sat up next to the wall till the session was over.

Long story short....

the ITG air filter delaminated and the coarse inner filter which supports the outer finer foam got sucked into the vertical throttle body and jammed the throttle plate open.

Understand now Ricky? [laugh]

Quote from: DDDDan on April 28, 2009, 06:24:58 PM
He must be off changing his shorts
If you two would stop make the beast with two backsing typing you'd have your answer. :P
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Monsterlover

#37160
April 28, 2009, 06:29:56 PM
'00 996
looks like a motorcycle,but it's really just a device to destroy tires riders.

You must make bikes evil.  They try to kill you, then I buy them, and they try to kill me too.

Good work.

[bacon]
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Duck-Stew

#37161
April 28, 2009, 06:32:22 PM
Well Nate...  Glad you're OK.  Seriously could've been worse...
Bike-less Portuguese immigrant enjoying life.

Ddan

#37162
April 28, 2009, 06:32:31 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 28, 2009, 06:26:48 PM
I was on my first lap of my first session.

Got on to the straight and...

pinned it....

I guess I shifted into 3rd and held it WOT

I went to shift into 4th...and it wouldn't shift...

I shift without the clutch.

So I tried a few more times before I realized when I backed off the throttle the bike wasn't slowing down.

By this time T1 was approaching rapidly...

so I grabbed the front brake to shorten the bike a few inches ;D...

and hit the kill switch.

I left it in gear and coasted around NASCAR T1 and into two.

I pushed the bike up the banking and sat up next to the wall till the session was over.

Long story short....

the ITG air filter delaminated and the coarse inner filter which supports the outer finer foam got sucked into the vertical throttle body and jammed the throttle plate open.

Understand now Ricky? [laugh]
If you two would stop make the beast with two backsing typing you'd have your answer. :P
Not sure I would have had the presence of mind to shut it down that quickly, nice job.  How'd the rest of the day go?  Was your "old and slow" group impressed?
2000 Monster 900Sie, a few changes
1992 900 SS, currently a pile of parts.  Now running
                    flogged successfully  NHMS  12 customized.  Twice.   T3 too.   Now retired.

Ducati Monster Forum at
www.ducatimonsterforum.org

ducpainter

#37163
April 28, 2009, 06:37:34 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 28, 2009, 06:29:56 PM
'00 996
looks like a motorcycle,but it's really just a device to destroy tires riders.

You must make bikes evil.  They try to kill you, then I buy them, and they try to kill me too.

Good work.

[bacon]
Tire held up good today.   ;D

The vet says I can break anything. 8)

Quote from: Duck-Stew on April 28, 2009, 06:32:22 PM
Well Nate...  Glad you're OK.  Seriously could've been worse...

Yes it could have...

the straight is the best possible place for it to have happened.

Quote from: DDDDan on April 28, 2009, 06:32:31 PM
Not sure I would have had the presence of mind to shut it down that quickly, nice job.  How'd the rest of the day go?  Was your "old and slow" group impressed?

I actually had some time to think about it.

The thing is is that a 996 will go pretty fast in 3rd and that straight isn't that long.

I ended up cornerworking today.

Some peeps didn't show...

and they ended up short a corner worker so that's where I ended up.

It was a strange day all around.

The wind was blowing hard....about 30 ish mph and air fence was blowing out into the track.

The tree house was a trip.

"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Ddan

#37164
April 28, 2009, 06:41:03 PM
That straight's not that long on even a 900, I'm sure you came up on T1 pretty quick.   Were you tempted to stay on the oval?
2000 Monster 900Sie, a few changes
1992 900 SS, currently a pile of parts.  Now running
                    flogged successfully  NHMS  12 customized.  Twice.   T3 too.   Now retired.

Ducati Monster Forum at
www.ducatimonsterforum.org

ducpainter

#37165
April 28, 2009, 06:44:36 PM
Quote from: DDDDan on April 28, 2009, 06:41:03 PM
That straight's not that long on even a 900, I'm sure you came up on T1 pretty quick.   Were you tempted to stay on the oval?
Tempted?

You mean to let the thing go and see what would happen?

No. [laugh]
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Bick

#37166
April 28, 2009, 06:49:08 PM
EveNing.   [drink]

Glad you're ok, Nate.  [thumbsup]
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

ducpainter

#37167
April 28, 2009, 06:51:41 PM
Quote from: Bick on April 28, 2009, 06:49:08 PM
EveNing.   [drink]

Glad you're ok, Nate.  [thumbsup]
Thanks...

it makes for wicked good bench racing. ;)
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Grampa

#37168
April 28, 2009, 07:12:39 PM
yeah to still having nate around  [wine]
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

ducpainter

#37169
April 28, 2009, 07:15:25 PM
Thanks everyone.

It really isn't that big of a deal.

Just another fun track day experience...really.

I'm sunburned...wind burned...

and sore....and a wee bit tired too.

Talk to you all tomorrow....time for a nap.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


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