[Ducati] oops, another lesson learned (durn that slick spot)

[Ronald Betts]

Sorry to hear about your get off Dude. But glad to see your OK. Good excuse 
to get out the ole fantasy cataloge, no not that one , the Ducati High 
Performance catalog.....;-}>



Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!





>From: kevink38 at comcast.net
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: ducati at ducati.net
>Subject: [Ducati] oops, another lesson learned (durn that slick spot)
>Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:29:12 +0000
>
>Good news:
>It was not as bad a get off as Garth's
>More Good news:
>  I was mostly uninjured, and well enough to spend most of my time thinking 
>(while waiting for a tow) about needing to put the 900 in the garage for a 
>while, and find parts for the damage.
>Even more good news:
>damage doesn't look too bad.
>Okay, there has to be bad news:
>I put the SP down, and it hurts to bang up that sweet little beauty.
>I thought I could have a nice ride home in between rain stroms, up Redwood 
>Rd's twisties. As soon as I started up hte road, the rain started back in. 
>The ride went fine. After running all the tight bits, I was almost at the 
>end of the road when the rear slipped, grabbed and dumped me and the bike.
>Very nice locals immediately stopped and helped out. In a while, there were 
>fire fighters from both ends of the road, and CHP. Everyone was very nice 
>(I guess they figured that an old graybeard in a Aerostitch in the rain is 
>no hooligan). The bike was tenderly trucked to my home (by a fellow with 3 
>bikes) where it now waits for full inspection. Initial survey reveals a few 
>  parts needs. I'll wait for a closer look to send a list out for parts.
>I don't seem to need any parts, as all mine are still here, although a few 
>are hurting a bit. The firefighters did a brief assessment, and let me go 
>(after I signed the usual waiver). The right shoulder and hip are pretty 
>tender, but everything else seems alright. The Aria did its job, and my 
>brain is just as bad as it was before the accident (althought the helmet is 
>somewhat scraped up-one use products, right?).
>So, I hope this is not the start of a trend. I want this silliness to stop, 
>right now. No more falling off your Ducatis.
>--
>Kevin Kachadourian
>96 900 SP (I guess this is a DNF)
>85 650 Alazzurra (old dog still bites, and gets new chance to bark)
>
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