[Ducati] Kevin's Summer Trip

[Henry Avello]

Kevin, man, I'm in agony for you.  I'd be wanting to shoot the bike then
myself.  You seem to be taking it all in stride.  I'm impressed with your
lack of venom in your posts.  Hate to see your ride being ruined by a
worsening bike.  I don't have the guts to take my 996 cross country.  Been
there; done that.
Good luck,
Henry Avello
Safe at home in Birmingham, AL air conditioning!

-----Original Message-----
From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On Behalf
Of Kevin Kachadourian
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 11:14 PM
To: ducati at ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] Kevin's Summer Trip

Well, things seem to  be falling apart out here in Montana. After the second
repair job (both of the mechanics who did the two repairs so far, Bellevue
WA and Bozeman MT, were described as the best wrenches this side of the
Rockies), the bike is still leaking oil about as bad as it was before, only
now, it seems to be leaking from more places (the tacho drive/cable fitting
into the head, the oil cooler hose entries to the engine, and there are
still gatherings of oil around the vent holes on the clutch cover). Whatever
exactly is wrong, these expert mechanics can't seem to fix it. To add insult
to injury, the body is starting to fall apart. So far, the right fairing
side well nut will not stay in the post that attaches it to the frame, and
the tail light seems to be hanging loose. Meanwhile, my notebook computer
has a software glitch and is unusable (I'm at the hotel's public access
terminal). I haven't checked my camera lately, maybe I shouldn't.
So, I'm in a hotel in Laurel, MT, wondering if I should continue the
struggle forward, or turn and make a dash for home. My next move tonight is
to see if there's another motorcycle mechanic east of here who can fail to
fix my leaks.
Any suggestions are welcome. I'll be posting in the morning.
Kevin Kachadourian
'96 900 SS SP (doesn't seem to be up to the task)