Island Sightings

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

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Speed 3 Pilot

Three new BMW S1000RRs at the dealer, one in white and two in a lemon/lime mettalic...the white one and one of the other two had SOLD signs on the seats...
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...

MadDuck

The white one was supposed to have been sold to BME but when the dollars were supposed to hit the table my boss backed out.  Funny, I had a sneaking suspicion all along that it was too good to be true. Unless I can get a certain 620 put into my name under abandoned property law there will be some choice parts available.
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.

Speed 3 Pilot

Quote from: mac900 on August 11, 2010, 10:29:16 PM
The white one was supposed to have been sold to BME but when the dollars were supposed to hit the table my boss backed out. 

Maybe it's for the better, I've been reading about cam failures and I know that David has had one replaced... :(
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

Quote from: mac900 on August 11, 2010, 07:47:57 AM
That girl chopped me up at that course.  She wanted me to get that 848 into second gear at 20mph, kept saying to me "who rides around at 30mph in 1st".   [roll]  Plus, you try to do a duck swerve at 10 mph with clip ons using the technique she described. ---- Hey, I got my card.  It might be interesting to have her along.  I dunno.
ugh
now that my bike is together i sorta wanted to come out to play this monthly ride
maybe i'll just play with myself

MadDuck

Quote from: DesmoBlob on August 12, 2010, 10:19:14 AM
ugh
now that my bike is together i sorta wanted to come out to play this monthly ride
maybe i'll just play with myself

I thought they were talking about the weekly JJ ride, which is morphing a bit, as opposed to the monthly ride that Jose' organizes at South Seas. So far no word from him about this Saturday's ride, that I know of.

But hey, if you want to play with yourself don't let any of that stop you.   [laugh]
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.

whackie

Quote from: mac900 on August 12, 2010, 11:06:13 PM
But hey, if you want to play with yourself don't let any of that stop you.   [laugh]

lol, i was thinking the same thing.

Quote from: Gene V on August 12, 2010, 07:33:54 AM
Maybe it's for the better, I've been reading about cam failures and I know that David has had one replaced... :(

like the cam shaft failed? or am i misunderstanding something.

Speed 3 Pilot

Quote from: whackie on August 13, 2010, 01:39:30 AM
like the cam shaft failed?

yep...don't know the exact details but I heard from a mutual friend that David's was replaced under warranty...if you google "ss1000rr cam failure" you will find more instances...
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...

whackie

saw a superbike coming out of ewa this morning. was too far away to see the model, but it was red.

Quote from: Gene V on August 13, 2010, 06:43:52 AM
yep...don't know the exact details but I heard from a mutual friend that David's was replaced under warranty...if you google "ss1000rr cam failure" you will find more instances...

that'd make for a good lunch time read.

Speed 3 Pilot

Red Hyper northbound on Kam Hwy adjacent to Waikele about 2:00 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...

MadDuck

Rumor has it that Brandon's 848 has sold and he is now on a new, grey BMW S1000RR.
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.

Speed 3 Pilot

Quote from: mac900 on August 18, 2010, 10:22:39 PM
Rumor has it that Brandon's 848 has sold and he is now on a new, grey BMW S1000RR.

Boy he doesn't waste any time, I thought he was debating over the beemer and a lightly used 1198S... :o

Where did the gray one come from, don't remember seeing it at SS..
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...

MadDuck

Quote from: Gene V on August 18, 2010, 10:35:27 PM
Boy he doesn't waste any time, I thought he was debating over the beemer and a lightly used 1198S... :o

Where did the gray one come from, don't remember seeing it at SS..

Those were my exact thoughts and question. Apparently there was a gray one stashed in the back. The beemer may actually be better suited for our driving conditions here. Riding the 1198 on one of our South Seas monthly would be torture. Did you notice Emile standing on his feet when we came to stops through Kaneohe. He wasn't just stretching his legs.   [laugh]  We'll see how this thing does. I still think I personally would have gone for the S. I like the boom-boom.   [moto]
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.

Speed 3 Pilot

Quote from: mac900 on August 18, 2010, 10:22:39 PM
Rumor has it that Brandon's 848 has sold and he is now on a new, grey BMW S1000RR.

Sighted at SSBMW, charcoal gray S1000RR with a sold sign on the seat...now where were they hiding that?...

Sighted earlier, a red Monster Kailua bound on the Pali near Auloa Rd...
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...

MadDuck

Quote from: Gene V on August 12, 2010, 07:33:54 AM
Maybe it's for the better, I've been reading about cam failures and I know that David has had one replaced... :(

Brand spankin' new BMW S1000RR.  Engine makes "tac tac tac tac tac tac" noise.  :(    [popcorn]   [popcorn]
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 August 21, 2010, 12:30:44 PM
Brand spankin' new BMW S1000RR.  Engine makes "tac tac tac tac tac tac" noise.  :(    [popcorn]   [popcorn]

Brandon's?