Island Sightings

Started by DRKWNG, May 08, 2008, 07:42:22 AM

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MadDuck

Saw another MV Agusta F4, a white with red trim one, yesterday by Kapiolani Park when I was riding the Seven. The guy was even more aloha than the one we saw on H3. No helmet, t-shirt, shorts, slippers, no gloves. I had better gear on and I was on a bicycle.  [roll]
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.

DRKWNG

Quote from: mac900 on January 08, 2010, 07:29:39 PM
Saw another MV Agusta F4, a white with red trim one, yesterday by Kapiolani Park when I was riding the Seven. The guy was even more aloha than the one we saw on H3. No helmet, t-shirt, shorts, slippers, no gloves. I had better gear on and I was on a bicycle.  [roll]

DAMN!  What's up with these high-dollar super bikes with shit-for-brains riders?

Speed 3 Pilot

It's Hawaii...too hot to wear gear, especially if you're just cruzin'...
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...

DRKWNG

Saw a red 996/8 heading up the Pali as I was stopped at the light coming out of 13turns about 4:30 today. 

Xerxes1769

Saw a red HM town-bound on the H1

Brutale

Quote from: Gene V on January 08, 2010, 08:24:43 PM
It's Hawaii...too hot to wear gear, especially if you're just cruzin'...

Classic famous last words.  Worst accident on a bike I've ever had I was only going about 10 miles an hour.  Drunk Jacka$$ comes flying around a tight corner, clips the curb on his side and flies into my lane hitting me head on, throwing me over the roof of his car (totaling my just paid off Honda Hawk GT650!).  Landing on my face/head and shoulder I only received a broken right knee due to my Hein Gericke V-pilot jacket and full face helmet.  Helmet cracked and face shield shattered.  Now, I know some would argue that I obviously received some brain damage, but it could have been much worse!)

Long story short, I always wear full gear, even for "short" trips.  Even the jeans I wear have CE approved knee and hip armor in them.  Yes, riding with gear can be a bit uncomfortable, but so are the  looks you get from people when you have no face........

(Climbing down off his soapbox)
'07 Sport 1000, Black, slightly modded

eltristo

I kind of assumed Gene was being snarky....
"Health!   The open sesame to the sucker's purse."

Brutale

Yeah, I think so too....  Didnt mean to come as preaching to Gene.....

I was just responding to the mindset of guys who refuse to wear gear because it's uncomfortable
'07 Sport 1000, Black, slightly modded

DRKWNG

Just saw a white 848 pulling out of Kaiser hospital, down the road from my house, while on my way home/enjoying the rain.  Dude was all squidded out.

Quote from: Brutale on January 10, 2010, 12:30:49 PM
Yeah, I think so too....  Didnt mean to come as preaching to Gene.....

I was just responding to the mindset of guys who refuse to wear gear because it's uncomfortable

And in this lies the fact that all you have to do is buy good gear, then it isn't uncomfortable at all.

Speed 3 Pilot

Hypermotard 796 at SSD, Will said it's a blast to ride...
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...

DRKWNG

Quote from: Gene V on January 14, 2010, 11:54:23 AM
Hypermotard 796 at SSD, Will said it's a blast to ride...

Well well well...  What color is it? 

Tesh, calling Tesh!!

Speed 3 Pilot

Quote from: DRKWNG on January 14, 2010, 12:06:42 PM
Well well well...  What color is it? 

Tesh, calling Tesh!!

Red...
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...

Speed 3 Pilot

Aprilla RSV in Pearl City this afternoon...
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...

DesmoBlob

Around lunch time, a guy pulled up at the main police station on an SD. A very loud SD.  [moto]

DRKWNG

Quote from: DesmoBoob on January 20, 2010, 03:19:27 PM
Around lunch time, a guy pulled up at the main police station on an SD. A very loud SD.  [moto]

Again, not me.  ;)

Probably that one that I saw with the LV exhaust on it.  That system (with baffles) was almost louder than my Akra without.