Island Sightings

[teddy037.3]

saw a white m1100 on H1 by the stadium after work yesterday

[teddy037.3]

another new duc at work today... black m1100 with barends

[Speed 3 Pilot]

Stuntah doing a two block long wheelie on Nimitz in the vicinty of SSD...bike looked to be a trashed R6 with all the stunter fixin's...

[MadDuck]

Tonight at about 6:15 - 6:30 I saw a white Hypermotard EVO turn off the Pali and onto the top of 13 turns and then thought I saw Majdi on his S1000RR come off Kam Hwy and follow the the Hyper down 13 turns. Saw them both at the bottom of the hill coming out of Maunawili and heading up the road towards Castle Hospital and Norfolk,  

[MadDuck]

 Oh, late Sunday afternoon I saw a black Streetfighter S strafing Norfolk. Sadly, the rider may have to live with the SF for a while as the 1198SP may be down for the count. 
I'm intentionally not naming names. It wasn't his fault that the SP may be gone.

[Speed 3 Pilot]

Oh, late Sunday afternoon I saw a black Streetfighter S strafing Norfolk. Sadly, the rider may have to live with the SF for a while as the 1198SP may be down for the count. 
I'm intentionally not naming names. It wasn't his fault that the SP may be gone.

 

[freeflydive]

Tonight at about 6:15 - 6:30 I saw a white Hypermotard EVO turn off the Pali and onto the top of 13 turns and then thought I saw Majdi on his S1000RR come off Kam Hwy and follow the the Hyper down 13 turns. Saw them both at the bottom of the hill coming out of Maunawili and heading up the road towards Castle Hospital and Norfolk,  

Nice observation skills!  I was trying to put miles on the bike before the 600mile service I scheduled for Wednesday.  I managed to ride 200 miles after work and caught a relaxing sunset at Sandy Beach before heading home.  I have to confess, seeing a Duc on the road still makes me smile.

[DRKWNG]

Oh, late Sunday afternoon I saw a black Streetfighter S strafing Norfolk. Sadly, the rider may have to live with the SF for a while as the 1198SP may be down for the count. 
I'm intentionally not naming names. It wasn't his fault that the SP may be gone.

Care to elaborate?  You know, without naming names of course.

[MadDuck]

A rider's nightmare.  You want to be a nice guy and you let your friend ride your bike. Then friend crashes the bike and totals it. Ouch.


Now the super tricky part. The part that no one talks about. I don't know that this is happening in this case so this is extremely hypothetical.  A big "What If?"  Assuming that the bike is insured but that like most insurance policies there is not enough money to bridge the gap between the loss payment and a new bike.  Now, who stands the jerk? Does the friend who crashed the bike belly up with the difference or does the owner get left holding the bag?

Again this is very hypothetical.  We used to say "you crash it, you bought it" or "Now your bike is my bike". Think about that before the next time you hand over keys.

[DRKWNG]

Yikes!  That really sucks, and is just the reason why there are only a very few people I will let ride my bikes.

[MadDuck]

Did you notice that this subject is practically radioactive?     It can easily morph into larger subjects like who do you count on in a fight, etc.   

[Speed 3 Pilot]

On the freeway this morning near the Punchbowl exit, a red motorbike with an undertail exhaust and a relaxed riding position...a closer look reveals an R1100S with a rider wearing a familar helmet...lo and behold it's our fearless leader himself, MD...

[118811]

On the Pali town bound, just before the tunnel was a beautiful
Black V Rod .... Propped up against the outside railing...sans owner!!

[MotoPsycho]

Any Big Island owners? I spotted a new gen Monster in Hilo at Starbucks by downtown.

[freeflydive]

I spotted a red Ducati "Monster" from a distance, in Manila, only to realize it was a painted/rigged up Suzuki w/ a monster tank w/ 3x people riding it!  Oh wait...wrong island