[Ducati] 1098s for sale (USED)

Fri Feb 9 09:56:06 EST 2007

I'll still lead....I don't like to putter around.  

I instruct people who I ride with that "If you can't hold my pace, then ride at yours and I'll wait for you before I turn off anywhere...please do the same for me."  I usually don't feel too guilty when someone behind me crashes, as I figure that each rider has a responsibility to himself to insure his own safety (no offense to the female riders out there...I use the masculine here to indicate all riders).  However, at this point the number of folks who've crashed behind me is really starting to pile up (including the fatal crash of a dear friend this Fall), and I'm beginning to consider a more mundane pace when leading the ride.  Who knew that this kinda stuff would have a cumulative effect, like body blows in a championship boxing match?  I guess I'm a glutton, 'cause I have no intention of hanging up my leathers anytime soon.

BTW, my experience was on Friday morning, and the victim and his unintended chauffeur were from Florida.  Both appeared to me to be quite skilled (I make it a habit to watch those behind me for a while before wicking up the pace), and I'm still not sure what caused the accident because I was well ahead of that part of the group when it happened.  I only returned to the scene after two riders failed to appear at the Joyce Kilmer National Forest turnoff where the rest of the group was waiting.  We were riding at what I consider to be "The Pace", which consists of a speed at which there is no employment (or at least minimal employment) of the brakes.  George Betzhold was bringing up the rear on his '73 Sport, so maybe he can lend some insight, as he probably saw the whole thing.

The Saturday crasher was from Canada, but I (luckily) had nothing to do with that one.

Anyway, I hope you'll come to the DABR event, Ray.  I miss you guys something awful this time of year. 8(

Cheers,

Cloner
Chattanooga, TN
Anybody wanna go for a ride? (after if warms up, of course)

-----Original Message-----
From: ray tubach [mailto:ra2bach at msn.com]
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 8:29 AM
To: ducati at ducati.net
Subject: RE: [Ducati] 1098s for sale (USED)

Scott, I thought that fella was from Michigan, or Minnesota, or maybe even 
Canada - somewhere north of here, anyway.

and btw, now you know why I won't lead rides when asked...

Ra2bach

>From: "Scott Cloninger" <scloninger at astecinc.com>
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
>Subject: RE: [Ducati] 1098s for sale (USED)
>Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 08:19:19 -0500
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>Boy...that didn't take long, did it?
>
>Reminds me of one of my experiences during the last DFS event at Hiawassee, 
>GA.  I was leading a small group over the Cherohala Skyway, and in this 
>group was a gentleman on a 1 week old Monster S4R.  Our group was traveling 
>at an illegal, but not unreasonable, pace when the S4R got loose and struck 
>an Armco barrier.  Needless to say, S4Rs don't look as good in multiple 
>pieces, with the forks divorced from the frame...etc.  The air-evac to 
>Knoxville was a bit upsetting, too, but everything turned out OK...except 
>for his long ride back to Florida wincing at every bump in the road.
>
>Just goes to show you that no matter how much you love your machinery nor 
>how careful you are with it, you can still get bitten.
>
>Be careful out there.
>
>Cloner
>Chattanooga, TN
>Too dang fast to lead rides?  (I had three people crash behind me last 
>year...that sucks...I'm starting to get a complex)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andy Smith [mailto:ducatista at bellsouth.net]
>Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:17 PM
>To: ducati at ducati.net
>Subject: [Ducati] 1098s for sale (USED)
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