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« Reply #1305 on: December 14, 2012, 05:47:01 PM » |
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DB4 in the SSD service area parking this afternoon...
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Life is tough, it's tougher if you're stupid...
Gettin' old ain't for wimps...
You only live once and I feel like I'm running out of time...
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« Reply #1306 on: December 14, 2012, 05:58:51 PM » |
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DB4 in the SSD service area parking this afternoon...
Whoa As in Aston Martin or Bimota?
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« Reply #1307 on: December 14, 2012, 06:17:24 PM » |
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Whoa As in Aston Martin or Bimoto?
Sorry, I should have been more specific...Bimota...
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Life is tough, it's tougher if you're stupid...
Gettin' old ain't for wimps...
You only live once and I feel like I'm running out of time...
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« Reply #1308 on: December 14, 2012, 06:23:07 PM » |
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Lol....both are sweet!!! In my my dreams, I arrive in a Aston to pickup my Pani tricolour.
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« Reply #1309 on: December 14, 2012, 07:02:47 PM » |
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Life is tough, it's tougher if you're stupid...
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You only live once and I feel like I'm running out of time...
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« Reply #1310 on: December 15, 2012, 09:24:26 PM » |
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Stopped by South Seas today to have Shawn look at the 848 expanded fuel tank. The "wrecked" Panigale Tricolore was still there. Apart from the end of the front brake lever being broken off I couldn't see any other damage except for a loose, possibly broken left rear turn signal. No plates on the bike and the tires are barely used, not even scrubbed. I have no idea why that bike is still there. They also had a new red S1000RR in the showroom and what is being touted as a 998R in the used lot. I may go back tomorrow to have another look at the 998. Something tells me it's not a genuine R. Like the lack of Ohlins front forks.
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No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori. Good people drink good beer. Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.
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« Reply #1311 on: December 15, 2012, 09:26:17 PM » |
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Later I also thought I saw Jing on the Pali heading back to Kailua just a little after noon.
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No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori. Good people drink good beer. Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.
It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level. Everything else is just fluff.
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« Reply #1312 on: December 16, 2012, 02:50:30 AM » |
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The new Beemer is a pretty impressive machine. It just feels soulless to me though. Were you ever able to take that RSV4 for a spin?
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And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.
Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw that—it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.
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« Reply #1313 on: December 16, 2012, 04:31:35 AM » |
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"Always remember to pillage BEFORE you burn" -unk
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« Reply #1314 on: December 16, 2012, 07:23:13 AM » |
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That's informative.
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And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.
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« Reply #1315 on: December 16, 2012, 11:05:24 AM » |
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The new Beemer is a pretty impressive machine. It just feels soulless to me though. Were you ever able to take that RSV4 for a spin?
I have an upcoming dissertation on the soul of bikes and their riders. When I went back down to Cycle City to take them up on the offer of a RSV4 test I found the Aprilias shoved back way down the line away from the nearest door. All the salespeople were jamming. Harley's were flying out the door almost as fast as they could assemble them. So no, no test ride ......yet. Don't worry, you'd be one of the first to know.
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No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori. Good people drink good beer. Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.
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« Reply #1316 on: December 16, 2012, 01:13:02 PM » |
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I have an upcoming dissertation on the soul of bikes and their riders.
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And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.
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« Reply #1317 on: December 16, 2012, 01:58:35 PM » |
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Went back to SS today and had a second look at the 998R. Definitely a 998 but not an R. Has the carbon body work and the Ohlins rear along with Marvic wheels. Just not the Marvic forged wheels, no Ohlins on the front and no Limited Edition number plaque.
Bill knew the history of the bike. Whew! I'm saved from myself again!
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No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori. Good people drink good beer. Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.
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« Reply #1318 on: December 16, 2012, 03:20:15 PM » |
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Whew! I'm saved from myself again!
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Life is tough, it's tougher if you're stupid...
Gettin' old ain't for wimps...
You only live once and I feel like I'm running out of time...
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« Reply #1319 on: December 16, 2012, 04:02:56 PM » |
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Went back to SS today and had a second look at the 998R. Definitely a 998 but not an R. Has the carbon body work and the Ohlins rear along with Marvic wheels. Just not the Marvic forged wheels, no Ohlins on the front and no Limited Edition number plaque.
Bill knew the history of the bike. Whew! I'm saved from myself again!
LOL.... Just my opinion....but the images I have seen of the 998R...don't look nearly as good as your 848. Other than the exclusivity of the 998R?.....plus yours has the Ohlin's front end!!!
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