Who's riding where this weekend?

[MonsterInDark]

So ive looked up all the parts that im going to need for the rebuild....without the repaint i think im looking at around 400$ which isnt bad....but i have to go back to the crash sight and see if i can find the glass cover to my speedometer  ....the tach and the speedo work still....but the housing was demolished! online i can buy the OEM housing for around 100$ ....the stupid shifter is 75$ by itself which is upsetting considering its just a piece of metal with a hole through it...but i was able to pick up a used 750 passenger peg for 11$ off line which is the same as the driver peg....i just have to use the original spring..which i still have  so hopefully when i cruise back to my scene of the crash today i can find that glass cover....if not a new speedometer is $400.00!!! which is CRAZY! 

So after the rebuild...tank resurface and self-repaint i think ill be looking at around $600.00 assuming no other problems arise!  <---this is funny because thats probably what my head looked like hitting the concrete yesterday!!! 

[MonsterInDark]

Good news! went back to the crash site....found the plexiglass speedo cover....so ill just have to use some epoxy to Frankenstein it back together 

The funny thing is that i looked at where i actually went down and where i ended up....i originally thought that i only slid a couple of feet....now going there with a semi-cleared up head i found that where the original crash was and where i ended up was close to 40 yards! and where i finally stopped was about a foot and a half away from a 50ft drop off into the canyon! Not to mention the phone poll that was to the right of the crash about 10 yards....pretty happy i didnt hit that sucker! So Ryan i think you were right! That lucky Dollar really carried its weight in this get-off! 

[$Lindz$]

Why I don't like a lot of other roads besides the Snake up there... they are filthy lately!

[The Bearded Duc]

How weird is it that three out of the five posting on this thread went down this weekend!!??

I went down too, low side coming down from Big Bear! Went in to what I thought was a nice right hand sweeper but it tightened up. Since I thought it was just gonna be an easy turn I wasn't hanging off, I leaned past the edge of the tire and the rear washed out.

Nothing but cosmetic so that's good, oh and frame sliders really work!!

[The Bacon Junkie]

C'mon guys... 

Be careful out there...   

I'm glad I gave you a lucky dollar too, Sean.  Like Matt, I gave you shit about getting gear and even loaned you a pair of boots, way back when.   

Glad everyone is safe!   

Maybe we can all get together and have a farewell ride for my 999 before I finally let her go to a new home...?   

[The Bearded Duc]

I'm glad I gave you a lucky dollar too, Sean.  Like Matt, I gave you shit about getting gear and even loaned you a pair of boots, way back when.   

Yeah, that lucky dollar came in handy today!!   

And I'm glad you were so adamant about ATGATT!

Maybe we can all get together and have a farewell ride for my 999 before I finally let her go to a new home...?   

And wait......WHAT??!!

[The Bacon Junkie]

Yeah...  Long story but, I've got to sell her.   

Moving, going back to school, etc...   

[orangelion03]

Et tu Sean?    Faaaaaaaaaak!

Glad you is OK and the bike rash is minimal.

I dont have a lucky dollar, but back when I started riding again, my girlfriend gave me a "medicine bag" full of things that are supposed to keep the bad ju-ju away.  It sits in the tool tray under the seat...perfect spot to protect my A$$!

[MonsterInDark]

Yeah...  Long story but, I've got to sell her.   

Moving, going back to school, etc...   

Dude no! bad news i wish i could afford to take her off your hands.....thats one hell of a machine! let me know what you want for her when the time comes...i might know a good home who will pamper her and actually get her out on the road where she belongs....or maybe ill find a way to buy her...idk but just let me know!

And i cant believe that 3 of us went down!  so freaking crazy....thats called some bad DMF ju-ju! 

[The Bearded Duc]

Et tu Sean?    Faaaaaaaaaak!

Glad you is OK and the bike rash is minimal.

I dont have a lucky dollar, but back when I started riding again, my girlfriend gave me a "medicine bag" full of things that are supposed to keep the bad ju-ju away.  It sits in the tool tray under the seat...perfect spot to protect my A$$!

Yeah, it kinda sucked. I thought for sure I had that corner!

The thought process went something like this, in about .003 seconds........
Man, I've got this corner nailed and I'm upright on the bike, felt my toe drag, realized I was over too far, turn got tighter, no time to adjust, realized I was gonna go down, went down, then Nirvana.

All cosmetic!

[The Bacon Junkie]

Dude no! bad news i wish i could afford to take her off your hands.....thats one hell of a machine! let me know what you want for her when the time comes...i might know a good home who will pamper her and actually get her out on the road where she belongs....or maybe ill find a way to buy her...idk but just let me know!

And i cant believe that 3 of us went down!  so freaking crazy....thats called some bad DMF ju-ju! 

I'm glad that everyone who went down got back up and could ride home. 

Matt, I'm thinking around $8200, but haven't really had the heart to put much thought into the sale.     I really really don't want to, but I gotta sell her. 

It's a Black 2005 999 BiPosto.  That was the year they put the "S" motor in the base model.  140hp, but sooo smoooth!  Termi Pipes...  I just had the 12k service done at SB Ducati a coupla hundred miles ago.  She had just gotten the 6k service when I picked her up at PJ's Ducati in Albuquerque the day after Thanksgiving last year. 

There are two small cosmetic blemishes, but nothing too bad.  It's got a clean title, which I have in my hand.

There's a brand new Bridgestone BT-003 on the front.

There's pics of her floating around on the board...  I can post some more.

If someone wants to make me an offer, I'll consider anything in the ballpark...   

Anyway, back on topic.  I might be out in Da 'Bu (or Boo) Saturday afternoon, possibly Sunday.

[orangelion03]

I like Shera's pics. She moves around more and gets a lot of different angles. 

Oh, and buy pics from her! They are much more reasonable. She just asks for a donation of whatever you choose and then she sends you a couple of shots. If you specify a few that you like, give her a couple of bucks and she'll send them to you. I usually give her like $20-30 depending on how many or few pics I want. Compared to that money for 1 of Paul's pics...

I just bought a photo from Shera.  Yes, her prices are less than Paul's, but Paul does a lot of post-processing on his pics that add a little more value to the image. This is Shera's shot from last weekend.

[lawbreaker]

Why I don't like a lot of other roads besides the Snake up there... they are filthy lately!

IMO the Snake is an OK road surrounded by better roads in the 'boo


in the years ive been riding thru Malibu, only the northermost portion of Mullholand ( past Decker and on to PCH) has been dirty... seen a few go down there ( including the DMF Turkey Day ride)..

Is there recent washout?

[The Bacon Junkie]

IMO the Snake is an OK road surrounded by better roads in the 'boo


in the years ive been riding thru Malibu, only the northermost portion of Mullholand ( past Decker and on to PCH) has been dirty... seen a few go down there ( including the DMF Turkey Day ride)..

Is there recent washout?

+11tybillion... 

Snake is way too crowded with too many doofus' on weekends... (IMHO)

I used to love doing laps after work on a Tuesday evening, though.   

One time I was doing a slow speed scouting run and a county    came up behind me.  I was above the limit, but obviously not flogging it.  At the bottom I pulled into the vacant Rock Store and he followed me in.  I was on my Monster then and he dismounted and approached me.   He was looking me/the bike up and down as I was taking off my helmet.  I get my helmet off and he says to me, "Having fun?"   I said something about enjoying a nice relaxing ride after work.  He smiled and asked me if I was going back up.  I replied, "Are you?"  He says to me, "Yeah, alright... I'll lead..."  I wasn't sure I'd heard him right until he was back on his BMW.  I followed him at a "spirited" pace, but not insane.  At the top he u-turned at the turnout.  I flashed him a thumbsup and continued on to Kanan and headed home.  I didn't want to push my luck...   

[orangelion03]

Rode up the 33 with some friends yesterday morning.  Absurdly gorgeous day!  Perfect weather and hardly anyone else on the road.  Breakfast at The Place.

As we were getting ready to leave, the same group of Azzholez Bikerz Bichez I mentioned in a previous post went racing through Ventucopa...well over 100.  Really made me wish I had a grader I could block the road with.