[Ducati] Laying bike down (Was: Got some bad news today)

[Steve Abramson]

Nicely put, Kevin.........


Steve





> What should you do depends on why you ride and what you want from the 
> bike/experience. If you really like this bike, and its idiosyncrasies, you 
> should get it fixed and ride it. If you would be happy with a different 
> bike, and value how pristine it is, or its resale value, get the dealer to 
> replace the bike. I like George's suggestion of getting the bike fixed and 
> getting some goodies from the dealer to make up the lost value (and lost 
> time on the bike, for God's* sake).
> I've been going through a bit of grieving about damaging the SP since my 
> accident last month. This was my first really sharp, expensive (for me) 
> bike (previous bikes were mostly bought at salvage yards). I've had a 
> little of the "it will never be ...," but that has quickly faded. Just a 
> few parts, and it will be back on the road. A few more parts, and some 
> work, and it will look as good as new. Oh, yeah, did I mention how lucky 
> we both were that there was so little damage to either of us?
> Besides, these bikes are meant to be ridden. Just like when we were kids 
> on our push bikes: you ride, you fall down, you get up (hopefully), dust 
> yourself off, put the chain back on the sprocket, twist the handlebars 
> back to something near straight, get back on the bike and take off.
> My motorcycles and I both have scars from our adventures, and that's okay. 
> Let's ride.
>
> *Okay, I said "God," but it was only an expression, and not meant to 
> restart the earlier thread about Hopkins, divinity and motoGP. <--- a 
> joke.
> --
> Kevin Kachadourian
> 96 900 SP (being repaired)
> 85 650 Alazzurra (old dog still bites)
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