Island Sightings

[Speed 3 Pilot]

Saw what appeard to be freeflydive's S1000RR at SSD this morning...

[freeflydive]

Saw what appeard to be freeflydive's S1000RR at SSD this morning...

Good eye...I picked her up this afternoon, SSC just completed the recall work for the connecting rod bolt. 

[Speed 3 Pilot]

 

Good eye...I picked her up this afternoon, SSC just completed the recall work for the connecting rod bolt. 

Must be a good feeling...

[freeflydive]

It is, however....coming home yesterday, while sitting at a red light in Neutral, the bike spontaneously went into gear, mildly lurched forward and stalled.  Luckily I didn't drop it!  I'm not sure if it's just a strange coincidence or, something wasn't properly reinstalled.  I'll take it back if it happens again.

[MadDuck]

It is, however....coming home yesterday, while sitting at a red light in Neutral, the bike spontaneously went into gear, mildly lurched forward and stalled.  Luckily I didn't drop it!  I'm not sure if it's just a strange coincidence or, something wasn't properly reinstalled.  I'll take it back if it happens again.

It will not go into gear by itself but it might not have been totally in neutral.

[freeflydive]

It will not go into gear by itself but it might not have been totally in neutral.

I agree, just thought it was odd that I sat there in neutral for about a minute before it went into gear w/out me touching the shifter or clutch.  It's never done that before.

[MadDuck]

Watch it and see, who knows? You never can tell for sure but from what I know it still doesn't seem likely that it would select a gear all by itself.

My plan is to open the 620 case, take out the crankshaft and transmission then cut the rear cases open more to make a window. Then reassemble crank and trans to watch crank spin and transmission work.

[DRKWNG]

...just thought it was odd that I sat there in neutral for about a minute before it went into gear w/out me touching the shifter or clutch....

Skynet.

[djrashonal]

Blue S4R all Carbon'ed up with DOD stickers on the back and texas plates at Cheeseburger Waikiki next to The doubletree @ 16:45

[MadDuck]

Not a Ducati sighting but still memorable.  My all time #1 squid viewing.

On my way home tonight heading up the hill towards Norfolk a guy was coming the opposite way heading to Kailua Road / Pali Hwy.

Actually heard him before I saw him come over the hill. No helmet, sunglasses, slippers, t-shirt and baggy jams. Full race tuck on some sort of Japanese superbike. I reckon going somewhere between 100 and 130 mph. No shit. He had the engine up against the rev limiter. Un f-ing real.

[teddy037.3]

jams?

I haven't heard that since... last century  


:edit: sort of a sighting... some tall dude at the gate with a corse lid gave me a weird look this morning... like I'm some kinda prole because the 'ducati' on my lid is just a sticker

[djrashonal]

the 'ducati' on my lid is just a sticker

Did you tell him that it adds 10hp?

[teddy037.3]

wait, that would mean my head makes... +30hp

sweet!

[teddy037.3]

rode home yesterday w/a dark 848 w/termis... saw an older monster with low mounts this morning on H1

[Speed 3 Pilot]

1199 Panigale S Tricolore in the SSD service area parking this morning...