[Ducati] Moto-sensitive-wives

[Peter Bonner]

Right on Alec,

Interesting that her "bad back" keeps her off bikes, as it is mine that
keeps me on them, but of course it depends on the injury. My darling wife
Sharon had never really ridden with me until we did a Pantaheads ride in
Sardegna (clearly one of the best places in Italy to ride) and then she
totally loved it. Unfortuantely for her in the states, she gets rather
impatient waiting for people, but we ride by ourselves. We are looking
forward to the Hypermotard to be compleat and ready to ride, but still
waiting the (racing) camshafts. Not really the same thing, but she sure does
like riding in the BMW 325i droptop, no Targa for sure though.   However
isn't it the main thing being that your spouse likes the stuff you do enough
to get involved? That is part of the reason that Brewmeister Aaron's lovely
wife (Roberta) puts up with him long enough to recognize her Italian descent
( born there) and help in the kitchen during MotoGP Laguna Season to provide
a genuine Italian touch to our cuisine during the Pantaheads dinner on
friday night, before the big weekend really kicks off.

Suffering from MotoGP withdrawals,  Moto GP at Laguna, start early!!!!!!!

Peter


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alec Moss" <amoss at coastside.net>
To: <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Ducati] Moto-sensitive-wives


> I was lucky in that my wife rode on the back of her Dad's BMW when she was
a
> teenager.  I came along with my Triumph and she got right on,  a bit
nervous
> at first, but as soon as she realized I knew what I was doing she was fine
> and we commuted and rode together a lot.  Only her chronically bad back
> keeps her off the bike now.  So we're trying to talk each other into some
> sort of open top sports car.  She likes older Targas.  So do I.  By the
way,
> she's half Greek, half English but has been in the US since she was three.
>
> Cheers to all and best wishes for a good holiday season and a happy new
> year.
>
>
> Alec
>
>
>
>
> On 12/21/07 3:07 AM, "vduc" <vduc at prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> > Right on both counts :-).  My wife from Ireland didn¹t have a problem
with
> > my motorcycle habit until I started racing.   Even after breaking my
back,
> > major surgery to add some titanium bits and pieces she's ok with me
riding
> > again...only at a more sedated speed on the street.
> >
> > I also don't understand why motorcycle police officers wear what they do
on
> > such already dangerous job.   I asked a friend that was motorcycle
(Harley
> > mounted) police officer about the half-helmet thing when he asked to
borrow
> > one of my full face helmets to take a spin on my 749.  His response was
the
> > department mandated it to make them appear my friendly to the public...
> >
> > Vito
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On
> >> Behalf Of Alan Wilzig
> >
> >
> >> As for the bikes......I think the KEY is to marry a non-American. I
can't
> >> THINK of a country whose women and parents are more anti-moto than the
US.
> >
> >
> >> While our POLICE don't even protect themselves ; and wear stupid
> >> equestrian boots and General Patton jodphurs and short sleeve shirts.
> >
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