Ducati Monster Forum

Wanted to start this anew.  ;) 

One of my coworkers told me yesterday that a neighbor of his has a really loud Ducati that he rides around lower Kapolei.  I am going to try and track the guy down and make sure he knows about us/this.  Anyone know of another Duc rider my way?

I saw a 695 Dark parked at Dole Cannery on Tuesday.  Very nice, very clean.

saw a red/red... 620, I think... at SS today, looked mostly stock + CRGs

Silver s2r with Termis at UH Manoa.  Oh, and lots of hot college girls.  Do they count?

Sounds like a good day.  ;)

I spy an oil leak.

and broken thingy in my headlight.

 :'(

Teddy!  Nooooooo!  You want to ride the 'schleptor! ;D

of course not.  nobody does.

Side Note:  My friend sold his mustang gt convertible to a marine for 14k... about 2k more than it was worth.  Wonder if he wants an old-ass honda?

red 999 by schofield... dude riding w/a ducati mecchanica t-shirt and sunglasses

Was it Desmobob?  How tall was he?

kinda tallish, black hair...

Nope, not him then.  DesmoB is a wee little fella.

was he that short guy that was at the FH ride we went on?

Don't know about the FH ride, as I was not there, but he was there on the last big ride that Chad organized.  He was the wee man that got a little sketchy on Norfolk/Norfork/Northfork whatever the hell it's called.  ;)

ahhh. okie. I think I remember...

More drink, less memory.

yep, sucks that way...

Saw the guy (can't remember his name) who has the red SS800 w/Termis today on the H1, while heading to work.  Damn that bike sounds nice!

Saw a red 620/695 this afternoon, around 1600ish, riding two up on Kam heading towards Ford Island.  Then saw a red 1098 coming down from Camp Smith way when I was getting on the H1 about twenty minutes later.

Not really a sighting, but I heard from Chad today.  Sent him the link to hear, so hopefully he will be round shortly...

I think I saw Ben in the cage on H1 west, by waimalu this morning

Yea?  Which cage was it?  And what time?

the golf, 'round 10ish

Yep, that would have been me.  Stalker!  :P

I was contemplating a fly-by in the benzo, but I wasn't in any kind of condition to engage in shananigans.

for the first time ever I had a red bull this morning when I got to work.


and it did exactly make the beast with two backs all to wake me up.  :(

Yea, I have actually given coffee the boot for the last week or so.  Feels really odd not having that boost first thing in the morning...

I haven't had any caffiene in a month, per doc's orders... which is why I find that so alarming

Heading eastbound today on H1, after breakfast with you guys, I caught & passed a white 848. The rider had a backpack on that was so stuffed it was almost as high as his helmet. He cut off to the right on the big wide sweeper that cuts back into the Moanalua freeway at the bottom of Red Hill. I ducked under the overpass and onto the right hand offramp by the stadium which also put me back onto the Moanalua freeway where I caught up with the same guy on the 848.  He got off the freeway right after that.

Then a few minutes later another white 848 passed me on the other side of the median wall going west.

Two white 848's in the space of 5 minutes or less. Who would've thunk?

Damn!  Were either one of the Anne, or the guy with the Termis from yesterday?

Not Anne. The guy with the backpack was haole. The bike had stock pipes.  The one that passed me going the other way could have been the one from yesterday but I didn't see what pipes were on it.

You didn't?  Jeesh Mac, what's wrong with you?

Oh geez, I'm sorry. You know when you've got the throttle pinned, your head is on the tank and you're making like the chick on the Ducati in Matrix 2 going through traffic it's kinda hard to peek over the median wall to see what pipes are on the bike. STFU!  [laugh] [cheeky]

LOL

748 yellow bi-posto this evening at the corner of Cooke St. & Kapiolani, heading east. It had Remus carbon cans Ben.  ;D --- It also had




wait for this........












Florescent green rim strips front & rear.

I usually don't make a fuss over what folks put on their bikes but........

that is...  fantastic...

Well at least it wasn't pink & yellow.
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/DesmoBob/misc/pinkvader.jpg)

All I can say is...


(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z53/b_upton/fail-24.jpg)

cat-cheese-face is still the best pic ever.

Saw a brand new (paper plate) black hypermotard  [moto]
Today 12:11pm, freeway east bound, passed me around Shafter. Followed him in a cage until he took the Pali offramp.
Golly that thing is sweeeet  :)

Might be the one that was still on the floor yesterday.  Bastard!

Came up on a guy in a flight suit riding a yellow 916/996/998 with FBF/Forza pipes yesterday while coming home on the H1.  Bike didn't have any decals on it whatsoever.  We rode in lose formation for a bit until he peeled off and took the H2 towards Waipio-Mililani.  Anyone else seen this bike around? 

I seem to recall a 748 like that around.  Dunno though. When I think I saw it a youngish local guy was riding it. Very possilbly not the same bike.

Well, I ran into the same guy again today, on Hickam no less, and the  bike is a 748.  He (I think his name was Guy, but I forgot already) said that it had been off the road for a while and he just starting riding it again.  Anyhow, told him about this site, and the rides that we usually do so hopefully he will come out with us sometime.

Also ran into a guy on a 620/695 Dark going west on the H1.  Followed him a ways and we both pulled off at a petrol stop to chat.  He had just completed his MSF course at Ford Island and is excited to come out and ride.  I told him about this place as well, so hopefully we will see him too.  His name is Mike by the way, and he works in your cave Tristan.  ;)  He said there is also a red Monster that parks out at the Tunnel, so consider yourself tasked to find out whose it is.  ;)

Hey just dropping a line to introduce myself...My name is Mike, been in  Hawaii for about 7 months, work in the tunnel and I drive a M695 Dark, met DRKWNG earlier today in Waianae and definitely interested in riding with you guys in the near future... I'll keep checking the forum for dates...Thanks!

Welcome Mike!!  Glad you could make it.   [beer]

Howdy Mike! Always good to have more Duc riders.

Aloha, noob!  ;)

make sure you're out for this sunday's ride... because donuts are on you  [cheeky]

lol  Got to love donuts!!  And Mike, just so you know, it has always been tradition that new(ish) folk bring donuts.  ;)

So what is on for this weekend?  Are we going to do the breakie run early Sunday?

I thought that was the plan... I need me some latkes...

Ok, where/when are we going to meet up?  Never been to Brents, so I will have to follow someone.

We could meet up at the sports park and I'll show you guys where, again, if you like. Depends on the kids though and who all is taking turns and when (something which is still up in the air)

I've seen the red bike up there, but never found the owner.  I, of course, no longer work there, but I'll still see what I can do.

Yea yea, you say that now but we all know better.  ;)

you learn quickly my child

Well let me know (if and) when/where you guys are meeting...and no prob on the donuts (...I'll do my best to balance them on the old helmet while riding) ;)

Check out the Jamba Juice ride thread.  Looks like some of us are meeting up early Sunday morning for a breakfast run.  You in?

Red S2R followed me down the bottom section of the Pali Hwy. into town this morning. Don't know if he came in from the windward side or got on in Nuuanu somewhere. Don't know if it was a 800 or a 1000. Rider was wearing a beige jacket and red graphic helmet and heading into downtown.

HE MUST BE ASSIMILATED!!!



Any chance it was Bob's old bike?

ASSIMILATE!
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a304/DesmoBob/misc/locutus_stoner.jpg)

Bob's old bike went to Alex. I don't think it was him.

Has anyone seen/met Alex?  I saw the bike one day at Pearl Ridge, and left a note on it, but that is it. 

Yep. Twice in fact. Sunday Jamba rides that you weren't at.

Oh the shame of it all...

A monster (looked like an S2R?) with CRGs passed us this morning on H1 going in Kapolei direction. We were cruising somewhere near Kunia/Ewa exit at the time.  [moto]

There were two white 848's in the shop for service today.

Did you go make a sighting of the T9?

It was there last week so I'll assume it was still resting in the back around the corner.

Ok.  So you just went to see what else might tempt you?

That wasn't the main mission but I did look around a bit.

And on a slightly unrelated note; just met one of my neighbor's friends.  Turns out he bought one of the blue Daytonas that was down at SS.

Bit late, but saw Will twice over the weekend out near La'ie riding around on his KLR.  Once on Saturday while Alex and I were cruising in the S and once on Sunday while I was out on the Daytona.

right on, were any of you pedal bike guys over near the polo fields on sunday?

Not this guy. I only get up on that end of the island with a pedal bike once in a great while.  I used to do a Kailua to Turtle Bay and back twice a month at one point. That'll take some working out to get back to that level again.

Not me either.  Need to start making longer rides on the Seven though.  Haven't been out for anything more than a moderately flat 25 miles (round trip) in a while.

oh, i thought i saw a bme shirt

and bring in your keys so i can get you thr 999 back tomarrow before i go to the east coast

I'll be there as early as I can be. Wouldn't you know it that we are scheduled to have one of our busiest days in 4 weeks and you guys want me to bring the keys in (which I offered to to do earlier)  [cheeky] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

There are a bunch of BME jerseys out there. The Pacific Velo squad is using them and they've been one of the big sellers at ITB.

I swear I saw two white 848s today, on the way home from work... one by costco/ka uka... they were coming off H2 south

the other in mililani by my street, military rider...

I know of one Air Force guy who has a white 848. 

Anne was on her white 848 at Bike Night tonight. The Chapter 291 Thurs. night ride at Jamba Juice.

Were you riding down town tonight Mac? 

Nope. I was getting some carbohydrate refueling after a fast bicycle ride. Voytek had four of us in team outfits and we were supposed to do an easy ride out to Hawaii Kai Sandy Beach. As soon as we got to Kalanianaole by Kahala a major group of riders went by including 3 other BME Pac Velo riders (the really fast guys). It wasn't balls to the walls from there but it was fairly spirited at times. It was faster than most wanted to do as there is a road race this Sunday morning (Down Snake Road to the Haleiwa turn off then over to the turnabout and then up the hill to the junction that takes you back over to Schofield and Snake Road. The race is 3 laps of that route. Whew. Glad I'm not racing.

I was just in a spot to see the Chap 291 group.

Don't you just hate it when that kind of stuff goes down?  I can't even begin to remember how many rides I went on that started out easy enough, only to morph into "warp factor ten" as soon as some racer boy goes by...

Was caging home ~4:40 on freeway, RC51 with what looked like TBR pipes. Cruised with him (incognito of course) until he took Middle St exit. Those TBRs sound frickin HOT!!

Just ran by a 900SS (did they make those in Dark version, cause it looked like flat black) heading down Kamehameha in Waipio.

No darks (I think). Mostly red, a few yellow. The very last carbed ones were silver. When they changed body styles in '99 (?) some came in gloss black.

I couldn't recall ever seeing a dark SS, but this bugger sure looked it.

That would be a sweet looking ride.

Saw that older red 900SS in Kailua today while on my way to see the Sport1000.  Also saw a red, Termied 1098 when I was leaving.  Silly sod was wearing shorts and sneakers...

I think I've seen Mr. 1098 Shorts around too. (shakes head) --- So what did you think about the Sport Classic?  Are you on the Seven with us tonight or should we make that a weekend ride?

The bike was nice, but I am going with the one in Michigan.  This one looked like it is starting to suffer from the tank bulging issues, and the fact that the other one has all the requisite mods, forced my hand. 

And for the record, I don't think I can make it out on the bike tonight.  I didn't get off work until late and am exhausted!  :(

But on the official intent of the thread; saw that black and gold Aprilia RSV1000R Factory that had been down at Cycle City yesterday while I was on my way to work.  That thing sounds nice.

There's an interesting comparison between the Aprilia and the Buell 1125 in this month's Motocyclist. Both use a Rotax engine being the main justification.  The Buell seems to get shot to pieces but they like most things about the Aprilia except that it's "down on power" and needs to be updated. Cracks me up a bit that an engine thats getting around 130 hp is down on power. Comparitively speaking yes but most riders wouldn't know or care unless they were very competant riders and/or on a track.

Last night we were on the sidewalk on Lumi'aina (Waikele) watching the Hickam & Pearl Harbor fireworks. Around 9:00 a red 1098/848 stops at the red light. :)
Funny thing was he kept inching into the crosswalk as if that would make the light change faster.  [clap]

Couldn't distinguish 848/1098 because we were already walking to the park.

Saw this old Triumph at the Aloha Stadium show on Friday
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z53/b_upton/DSC_0009-1.jpg)

Just goes to show you that someone can take a good looking bike and make the beast with two backs it up.

Oi!!  Thought you were going out on the Peg. 

I took pics of that bike, too  ;D and FTR I liked that triumph

the trickest bike I saw wasn't even in the show... we parked behind him...

(http://a695.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/77/l_cf271b04d47d925f424c76d559dc9b96.jpg)

(http://a479.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/124/l_d3e02718cb20e070f96897a35b24070e.jpg)

one-off frame, built FJ 1100 motor, brembos, 4-4 pipes, v-rod headlight... and the frenched plate is just plain hotness!  cool guy, to boot...

I did.  32 miles.

Didn't know if you received the pic that I tried to send you over the phone or not.


That motor looks positively HUGE on/in that bike!!   [clap]

Air cooling will do that

Wait a tic!  You sure that isn't a 696's headlight? 

Two nice SBKs today.  Red 998 parked at my building as I was leaving work this afternoon, and then another red 916/996/998 coming down the hill from Camp Smith as well.  Starting to see more and more of these things around.  Need to find out whose 998 that was so I can get them out on our next ride.

That's a great question. Where are these bikes? I know a couple of the older 916 style bikes come by early some weekends, just by themselves and only now & then. The more regular suspects that come whizzing by almost never have any, not even 1098's. I saw a white 848 last Sunday going through downtown Kaneohe with a group of 4 to 5 Japanese bikes. Are we the odd ducks because we're in a group?

I would hope not, but it does sometimes seem that way.  It was nice when we had Chad working at the dealership to hype the club up. 

I think I am going to make up some cards and start carrying them around with me so I can hand them out when I see another Duc rider...

I hadn't thought of that actually but now that you bring it up the old cards we got when we were Titanium members of the DML no longer have any real validity. I guess I can throw that stack away.

See, I do have a bit of usefulness to me.  ;)

Well then, get busy. I need cards too.  [laugh]

Hey now, easy killer.  ;)

Saw a really nice looking 944 SuperSport today on PH.  Bike was parked near the police station across the street from the fire station.  Stopped and looked at it; bike had officer decals on it.  Ever seen that thing around Teddy?

did it have the corse graphics?

there's two SS' I see from time to time.

Looked a lot like this one: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mikiel.net/Ducati/Images/Buttercup5.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mikiel.net/Ducati/Ducati.html&h=300&w=288&sz=21&hl=en&start=52&um=1&tbnid=jT8VfmeXqLhWbM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=111&prev=/images%3Fq%3D944%2Bsupersport%26start%3D42%26ndsp%3D21%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den-us%26sa%3DN

Had several decals on it, including corse ones and grease monkey ones. 

the ones I've seen, one was in pretty cherry condition, w/the corse checkered flag graphics, the other one, not too cherry looking, open clutch, ohlins sidecar damper, and hella loud!

If it's one of those two, I would say it's the former.  Need to leave the owner a note some day.  Is it there regularly?

used to see it outside bldg 167 alot... across the street from the main entrance

blacked out monster in mililani today, headed toward mauka/H2... tall windscreen, but looked sorta stockish going the other way

Today a salesperson for AutoShopper, one of those free newspapers that advertises cars/bikes/whatever for sale, stopped by to try to sell us advertsing space.  Whilst thumbing through the current copy what do I see?

Out at South Seas Waipahu (because that's where we know this bike is and the photo was obviously shot in a showroom) there's the 2006 999S ------- bone stock --- 2,800 miles -- still under warranty (how much longer?) ---- selling for ------- remember now they have to add in tax and documentation fees ------ $17,500.00.


 [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

Dude!!  You should JUMP on that!!   ;D

Maybe they'd trade a Daytona 675 straight across for a custom 999?


I checked KBB for the retail on the 999S ---- $16,090.00

Maybe, but I kind of doubt it.  Not when you consider how fast they go through those things.  Not only that, but I would be surprised if they had any left ATM, or if they would be able to get any more before the '09s come out.  But, there is supposed to be a slight cosmetic change on the '09 models. 

Yesterday evening around 6:30 a red 1098 was pulling into the Burger King across from the Audi dealer on Beretania St.  I think that was the one that was getting some customer paint on the nose fairing and seat cowl when I saw it stripped down last month at the dealer. Didn't see the nose too clearly but the seat/tail cowl definitely had white number plates.


This morning I saw the pumpkin yellow gold Sport Classic waiting at the light by Castle Hospital, town bound. He passed me in lower Nuuanu. Boy that bike was quiet. Stock pipes.

Really?  A yellow classic with stock pipes?  I didn't think there was a yellow one here other than the one I saw out in Kailua, but it had Termi slip-ons. 

Sucks that there are more than one of those here! 

Just saw a black S2R800 rolling down my street...

Pulling away from your driveway perhaps?

Yep.  And the rider had one great big grin on his face.  Well,  under the helmet that is.  ;)

5:45 pm this evening we saw a yellow monster with yellow nose fairing like mine also with a yellow engine skirt and "green headlight" waiting with another bike to turn left up into Auloa Rd.-13 Turns. The green headlight looked weird.

Just came out of the theater from seeing The Dark Knight and what is out in the parking lot?  The OTHER SE!!  Had to leave a note on it to see if the owner wants to come out some time.

Saw another Daytona today.  This time it was a blue one pulling into one of the apartment complexes near my condo.

FWIW.... Saw a stock looking 999 heading towards town on H1 in the Kalihi area Sat. Rider was wearing shorts and a short sleeved shirt. He waved back when I waved.

And FWIW, non-Ducati related, Triumph released press information on their 2009 lineup yesterday. The new Daytona 675 will be available in Jet Black and Tornado Red. Slight horsepower increase and supposedly better suspension. Slightly different nose.  We'll see.

Yea, I have seen a few pictures of the new design from over at the Daytona board.  It looks ok, but not quite as aggressive in the pics.  The one thing that kind of bemused me was that they claim the fairing is a touch shorter than it already is.  Don't really see how that is possible, because  you REALLY have to tuck to get up under it now.

By the way, the S1000 should be on island by the 12th, and ready for pickup either one or two days after that.   [thumbsup]

ok kinda OT here but every good thread must go OT now & then

I was playing MGS4 (playstation game) yesterday. Note that this ISN'T a motorcycle or some racing game where you'd expect this sort of thing. But one of the characters had a Triumph Bonneville (full-on close up, official Triumph logos, etc), and a bunch of resistance soldiers had Triumph Speed Triples (again, full-on close up, official logos, anatomically correct AFAIK). Pretty swell that a fantasy spy game pays homage to real world machinery like that.

saw a red multi by UHM yesterday afternoon...

The 999 Craig's List ad is up. The pictures aren't the best for some reason but they'll have to do.

Saw, and rode, the latest CL posting today.  ;)

Also saw a REALLY tasty looking 996R this morning.  Looks like we will have to do the 0830 meet next week so we can hang with him...

Per our conversation yesterday; here is a bit more info on the '09 D675...


http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/triumph/2009-triumph-models-lineup-86615.html

Thank you for that. I have been searching and reading all over and have found lots of different stuff. The smart thing to do would be to just keep the Monster and go with it.  The logical 2nd choice would be the 09 D675. Then there are some totally irrational, out of the budget, make me sell the Monster, boy I should know better but I want it anyway options.....

I have the feeling right now I might choose door #3.  But..... you never know....

You know, there might be a new RC8 behind door number 3.    [evil]

It certainly fits all of the qualifications.

Saw Mac riding the T9, westbound on H1, around two o'clock today.

Busted. Stands out doesn't it?

Just a wee bit.  ;)  So what were you doing?  Going to look at a KTM?  ;)

Just going home the long way.

Oh.  And there I was hoping it would have been something exciting.  ;)

Not really a sighting, but more of a query...  WHERE THE HELL IS EVERYONE?  Anyone know what happened to/with R-lo?  Did he fall off the face of the earth?

Don't hold your breath waiting for an answer.  [laugh]

I am in Salt Lake City.  I will be home today.  R-lo disappears at random, or at least it appears that way to us.  I'm sure his schedule makes at least a little more sense to him.

A short story to get us back on topic.

The wiff  and I were having some fine street tacos yesterday when we noticed that Salt Lake Motorsports was right down the street.  We wandered in, and it was gorgeous.  Displayed in the front window was a fine looking Tesi.  The other front window had, get this, another Tesi, only it was blue.  Weird.  There were a few 696s, a few hypers, a few of everything else.  In general, a really nice shop.  We moved on and arrived at our friends house.  While unpacking and between the noise of dump trucks and other random loud vehicles, I heard a faint, sweet sound.  "That's a Ducati" I said.  The wiff and I looked around.  Nothing.  We waited, the light changed, and down the street came a fine little ST2.  Perhaps a bit of a downer after the long intro, but it was seen.   [cheeky]

Don't worry baby, it's all good.  ;)

Saw a black 620 or 800 last evening on H1, Kaimuki area, Koko Head bound. All stock looking. The guy was riding in shorts, t-shirt & no helmet. It was raining a bit and he wasn't going the speed limit and didn't look that happy. Rain into bare face = not good feeling.  [laugh]  Looked like he took the Kahala exit.

Yesterday at the intersection of Pali Hwy and Kalanianaole I saw a yellow 1098 headed into Kailua.  It had white skulls & crossbones on the sides of the fairings.


Where the heck is everyone? This is the first & only post in over 30 hours.

This is the only post I've made in a while

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=606.msg149543#msg149543


Oh, the things you miss when you have out of town guests!  [cheeky] [bacon]

I've been... busy...

Trying to get your heart to start again after all that cholesterol from Sunday?

two jobs and no sleep make teddy a zombie boy

Has anyone seen a yellowish 2006 Sport Classic with heavy mods that should be showing up on the island about now?  8)

Well, it should have arrived yesterday but it missed one of its stops along the way. So now it is scheduled to be here on the 26th.

 [bang]   >:(

749s at mililani 24hr fitness today...

Sweet!! So Teddy's going to the gym?

ummm, yeah.  [roll]

I rode past it while leaving the bar in the afternoon...

I saw that too, Oregon plates I think.  I just forgot to post it.  Silly me.

Now THAT'S motivational!

Ah. So you were at the bar too?  ;D

or the gym?

It was Friday, when we were killing time before the tasting, and we were poking around Ross. 

red/red monster on H2 south... military rider, solid red lid...

Red 1098/848 coming into Kailua the other day. The rider had a helmet on but only T-shirt, shorts and sneakers. I've seen more of the new SBKs with squidly type riders than I've ever seen on the older Ducs. Is it a trend?

More likely just the manifestation of more and more young (and dumb) military kids coming back from Iraq with a wad of cash in their hands, a feeling of invincibility and the desire to look cool. 

...and the fact that ducati's goal w/the 1098 was to make it a competitive price point.

I was fine w/the SBK being so esoteric. :-\

Yea, me too.

695 Dark at the place of work.  Left a noteepoo.

Spotted on Cooke St. today at around 5:15 pm heading mauka ---  a girl on a 620/750/800 Dark --- twin upswept pipes on either side (like my bike) but these were carbon cans. Looked like they might have been Leo Vinces. Black wheels with single disc front. I was walking the dog and he wouldn't go fast enough for me to get up the street to get a closer look when she stopped at the light.

I've seen your dog Mac, pick the damned thing up and carry it next time why don't you?   ;)

He had to take a shit. So there.

Not really an island sighting, but saw a pair of HypermotardS's and a 1098R while having dinner in Georgetown.  Lots of really flash cars too.

A1098R cruising in town? Worthless, rich poseur. You know what I mean?  He should be taken out and shot.

It's been doing the Kona day rain thing here so you didn't miss out on much this weekend.

Taken out and shot?  You weren't drinking when you wrote that were you?  ;)

And yes, it was just cruising the strip.  Kind of like when you see all those Aston Martins and Ferraris cruising around in Waikiki.

you mean the rental cars?

Whether or not I had been drinking is immaterial.

For emphasis, pretend you hear a German accent "Zey shuud be taken ze oot und shot."  It's my German and Russian genes coming out.  ;)

Saw a REALLY nice Brutale, along with about 20 modded out Monsters, at CAM's weekly meet this evening...

Wow! You mean there is actually someplace where 20, or more, Monsters meet up weekly? Nah, you have to be kidding.  ???

I do not believe it.  Bring them to me as proof!

NOSIR!!  Much too important of a thing to kid about, and as unbelievable as it may seem, there is a place such as this.  Rhodeside Grill in Rossalyn VA is that place.  ;)


Uhm, yea.  I'll get right on that.   [roll]

ROADTRIP! I say we go! Wait! You're already there and there is a whole lot of water between here & there. Nuts.

How hard can it really be to ride across the ocean? 

...I think I'd rather hang w/the mob again... ;D

to the geist!!!! [drink]

Still involves scooting across the the oshun, but, i'm down!

Saw a nice looking red Sport1000S biposto, with two-two Termis,  while running on Hickam this afternoon.  Heard the thing coming up behind me long before I saw it.   ;D

Yesterday afternoon when picking Alex up from work: saw a blue/white S4R going down Farington in Kapolei.  Dude was all squidded out wearing shorts, sleeveless shirt and slippers...   [bang]

Hey look, someone who isn't Ben posting in this thread!

Saw a yellow 750 on snake road today, chased him down and caught up with him at ka'ala cafe.  He's got a 98, bought it a couple months ago with 1800 miles on the clock.  This may be the guy Will was saying he couldn't help a little while back cause it was 10 yrs old.   Anyway, his name is, err, sp?  pronounced rah-lo.  Works up at Dillingham and commutes from Kailua.  Whew!  Told him of the site, and we will see.

Just saw a dark somethingerother, monster type, down at the Starbucks where Alex works.  Bike had Remus DP exhaust and the DP tank bra/map bag combo.  Waited for a bit to see if the owner would come out, but ended up leaving a note.  Hopefully we shall have a few more folks here soon...

I have no idea what that guy's name was... to me, it sounded like roald... like roald dahl...

'the' mililani 749s, dude rode by while I was hangin' at the shop, I'm assuming on his way to the gym.

partly because that's where I always see it

partly because he was riding squidly

As in shorts, t-shirt & sneakers squidly? Or hot-doggin squidly?

no lid, or gloves, even

We were on our 2nd cycling lap around Diamond Head tonight when I saw a red 620/695 turn from the Diamond Hd end of Kalakaua onto Paki.  Japanese guy with no helmet or gloves looking like he was coming from work. He had office type clothes on and a shoulder strap satchel. Bike was totally stock. He got it into 4th gear at only 20mph. Don't ask me how he did that but the bike was complaining.

Saw a black S2R (800 I think) leaving Ft. Shafter this afternoon as I was on my onto post going to the housing office.

so apparently there's this black sport1000 parking by the CIA now. haven't seen it, but everyone is asking me if I have.

South Seas finally sold the Matthew Fox SC.  Is that it or is the black bike just a regular sport?

Which one?

 ;D


the garage up D ave.

The yellow SC with the stock pipes passed me, again, on the Pali Hwy coming into town this morning.

Yellow with stock pipes?  Interesting, hadn't seen that one before.  That one Marine over in Kailua has a yellow one, but he has 2-2 Termis on his and works on Camp Smith.

I don't think this guy is military. He always is heading into downtown. Stock pipes, one on each side, flat black.

saw the classic today, it might be the fox bike, unless there's another black w/termi running around here

Saw a brand new Monster (696??), the one with the funky tank vents. Parked at the university.

yep, that'd be it.

Red 1098 with Termis parked at my building today.  Had a MCBH decal on it.

Saw my old E46 twice this evening, and then an S2R800 as I was turning into my complex area...

white 848 by the town center, and my lil'red pos sitting unloved in the garage when I did laundry.

POS?  I know where you can get a hell of a deal on a heavily modded Sport Classic so that you could upgrade if you wanted to.

dude, I don't even ride my bike... what's it matter what machine is sitting under that cover?

besides, if I wanted to upgrade, I'd buy that dude's trashed sport and take the motor

Why bother with that? I mean you could sell the 620/750. Someone is always looking for a bike like that. All those 695/696 wannabees that just can't quite get there. Putting the 1000 engine in the 620 is way way lots of work. Huge pain in the butt. --- Then with the Sport Classic, not only is it modded like crazy with badass pipes and other cool stuff but it looks good too. That way, when you're not riding it, you can be having a beer and look at it and still feel good. How's that? I'm just trying to help a few of my friends, that's all.  [cheeky]

I wonder whose SC you are talking about... 

Gee.... I wonder too.

Saw a Hypermotard heading Waikiki bound on Ala Moana, near Aloha Tower, tonight.

Saw Milaaannn today, posing his way down the H3.  Think he almost shit himself when I blew past him on the Daytona. 

Then saw a red monster with dual high-mount carbon cans later on, when on my way back home.  Looked a lot like Rick's bike but it didn't have the bikini on it.

There's a Monster which fits that descripton who runs with the Sunday morning Starbucks crew. Makes me want to take the Monster on those runs again. We can always bring up the rear.  [laugh]

I know who you are talking about, but I think he rides more with Mike (the owner of the red Sport1000) in Kailua, then those goons from the 0830 crew.  But all that being said, bring out the monster on Sunday, I'll bring the classic as well.

Do you guys know who thid is? I met him when we were in Oahu last time.
(http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn327/supakpow/IMG_1262.jpg)

yeah, i rode with him once, but the other guys know him better.  i won't pretend to remember his name.

 wasn't that friendly to me and the wife. You know how it is when you see another duc and go talk to the guy. Usually cool. Not this dude. Maybe he had a crappy day.

not I, said the ted.

Saw a harley sportster with a side car today. (http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn327/supakpow/puke-1.gif)

and what's wrong w/that?

Rick and I were riding with him one day, same day that Jose came out on his new(ish) 1098.  I got the same impression from him as well; wasn't the most talking of fellows and seemed more impressed with his Marineness than anything else...

[popcorn]

what? I'd rock a sporty w/a sidecar!

a Ural would be the dog's bollocks, but I could see usin' an HD.

Yes sir, it most definitely would!!

Nothing if you could scrape the dirt off the seat. ;D

black S2R1k, looked all stock 'cept for a tail chop.

moto parking up ave. D by the CIA

saw a tard by kemoo, and a 696 on snake coming back.

oh, and jebus.

Hey, I saw those things too! 

Weird.

you saw jebus?

that is weird

blinged up 1098 in the stadium parking lot, yesterday

saw that craigslist black "tricolore" just north of Kona on my way to work today. My wife always asks "what kind of bike was that?" anytime a cycle goes by. I finally got to say "it's a monster" ;D

Saw Brutale riding by my building just a little while ago.  Looks like the feds got the day off.  ;)

Nope, wasnt me!  I havent been able to ride since sunday!!   :-[

Strange.  Black Sport 1000 with the 2-2 bi-pisto Termis, and same jacket that you had on Sunday...  Do you have a twin down here?

Did it have the thin line faired in tail/brake light/turn signal light assembly?

Couldn't tell if it had the Fleda kit or not, it was going the other way...

Decent week for sightings.  Saw this thing parked outside the building at work the other day:
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z53/b_upton/SC1.jpg)
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z53/b_upton/SC2.jpg)

Looked like an old BMW, but had asian writing all over the engine case.

Also saw Justin's 1098 at work, and Rich's 848 yesterday.  Then a yellow Sport1000-Bi coming down from Tripler yesterday evening.

Did you notice that it has the same tail light / turn signals that you have on the Sport?  ;D

that bike is hot!

all I seen today was a fit lookin' chick on a new ninja 250. she was looking at my car.


probably marvelling over how grubby it looks.

west bound, H1 by liliha, 1098, I was going the other way

the craigslist tricolor heading north out of kona.................getting a ticket  [leo].....................in a construction zone  ;D

saw a red/red monster on H2 south again...

Red Monster 620 (I think) on S. King street this afternoon heading Diamond Head. We were on the bicycles an dhe came up behind us on the mauka side of the street. The light changed and we went straight. He turned off.

I've been seeing a couple of Monsters going into and out of Kailua on the main road lately. Girl on the red one and a guy on a black one. All low pipe versions.

I've seen the same SC two days in a row by work on Kunia Rd.  Beautiful cream and brown (i think brown, the tank was blocked by the rider) machine.  Really quite nice indeedy.

I think that "black and tan" color scheme is one of the best looking available for the GT1000. 

saw a 695 dark in seatac, parked by the place we grabbed a beer

Got to love Seattle.

yeah, when I got the airport monday morning, there was an older SS in the parking lot. I was all, "well, that didn't take long"  :)

didn't get to ducati seattle, or that italian cafe in kirkland.... sucks travelling for work.

Saw an LN walking down the street this morning with a Testastretta jacket. 

black 999s and a dude on a 620 w/hi mount mivvs over at south seas

dude looking cool on a white 848 by stadium mall

my lil red POS

Was it the black one on the showroom floor?  Did the still have the red one that sat at the other SS for such a long time?

nope, outside... showroom had a handful of monsters and 1198's... and one SC

they did have the new F800GS, though... hawt!

I saw a hot red 620/750 with Arrow high pipes & a NEW Pilot Power on the back late this afternoon at South Seas.

Saw the 2005 Black 999S too but no red 2006 999S ........

The guy on the red 620 with high carbon MIVV cans was Steve from last weeks ride. That red 620 is his girlfriends bike.

what the crap, man?

Ivan said he was gonna call when it was done...  ???

saw my lil red POS, the usual showroom suspects...

0h, and some high maintenance pregnant dog who can't park her CLS in the real stalls hog up the ENTIRE ROW of moto stalls, so she and her man could check out the black 999s

 [roll]

Yeah, that was quite a treat.  [roll]

I wonder what those dude who all rolled in right after were thinking?  :D

I think I'd have parked right by the driver's side door

After the incident that happened to me Sat. afternoon I think I would have kicked the driver's door.

 ???

I don't often go for these type of posts as they usually devolve into juvenile ranting but .......... I was coming down the Pali Sat. afternoon and because traffic was a little heavier than usual there was no sport to be had. So, instead of going straight through the light, I slid over to the left turn lanes going to Kaneohe where I could at least catch a short H3 run.  Mind you I was being a good boy and was just easing to a stop when a late model black Lexus ES300 zoomed past me and cut in front of me, no, more accurately described as, dove in front of me. Without any turn signals going, just brake lights. Whoa! WTF!  I didn't have to pull a stoppie but while it did require a pretty good yank on the front brake I still had just enough time to position myself behind his left outer mirror. No hand wave from inside the car or even a hand wave out a window as if to say "Hey, sorry about that but thanks for letting me in" -- Nope. Nothing. I could see that it was an older Chinese man at the wheel. -- Finally caught his glance in the side mirror where upon I gave him the middle finger salute. (I had contemplated something a little more direct but was tempering myself) -- Did he frown or show any remorse? Nope. Did he give the finger back? Nope. .... He did something worse...... He started laughing...... OK, that tore it.  The light changed right about then.

We all took the left turn towards the golf course with me delaying my upshifts just a little.  The guy starts changing lanes pushing the car on his left over. Again no turn signals. I'm sure the guy on the left side was going WTF and they bobbled back and forth until the guy on the left just plain braked to allow the Lexus in.  I suppose better judgment got the best of me & I moved off to the KMCB onramp. If there ever was one of those moments where you feel like stalking the guy that was it

I'd have punched that make the beast with two backser's mirror out.

At the bare minimum!  I have put a few boot sized dents in door panels before, and this situation sounds like it called for just that. 

I "accidently" broke out a drivers side window on a jacka$$ who did the same thing to me.  It was back in the 90's when gloves still had metal studs in the palms.  I meant to smack his window pretty hard, but ended up breaking it.  Im just glad I had a dark visor on because I wasnt sure whose eyes were bigger at that point!

kinda makes you want to mount a ball peen hammer on the bike someplace.


I never use mine anymore, anyway  [evil]

Can you fab up a bracket for that?

i'm sure I could. but a welder w/a pipe bender could probably do one quicker

saw the S2R dark again... why I haven't left a note on that bike yet is beyond me

I used to leave notes on just about ever Duc, and sometimes Daytona, I saw.  Rarely heard anything back from the folks though, either on the phone or on here. 

maybe you shouldn't start it w/"for a good time..."



 ;)

No no no...  I used Tristan's number for those notes...

that's why you never got called back, silly

But my social calendar is full for years to come!

that makes one of us  :P

You want Ben should start putting your number on the bathroom wall instead?

I saw Ben's new axle in my backpack...........  8) .............

Also saw my old 999 sitting in the back of the shop. Word is that it got knocked over at the parking lot where it lives. Gee, I thought it lived at the shop. Bad luck that bike.

if there's money to be made...


dang! no kiddin, eh?

So did Scott or Alex call you about it?  ;)

I just walked into the Parts Dept. and Scott asked me if I was there to pick up the axle. Actually I was there to get well nuts for a fairing bracket I'm fabricating.

lol  Thanks.  There should be some fork legs on their way to you as well.  Now I just have to wait for the clip-ons to become available and we should be in business...

On our Sunday morning ride we caught up with a guy riding a tricked up Triumph Bonneville ('68 engine) with a Trackmaster frame. Looked like a barely street legal flat tracker and very cool. Twin discs up front & single disc in the back. It had 300 miles on the rebuilt engine. He wants to go with us next weekend so I'll take my camera and get some pics for you all. We had our usual Italian machinery but I think this bike was the coolest in the group.

It gets worse. I found out the bike was "totaled" .  I don't think the guy got anything close to what he was expecting though.  Now it has a salvage title and was carted off to the Auto Auction.  Definitely not buying that one back.

I might could go out next Sunday....

dark monster w/barends on kam south out of mililani after work yesterday.

sounded stock....

Red 696 at Laeie Foodland Saturday in heavy bondage with a cowboy bike.

One of 'yall?

cowboy bike?

none of the regulars have a 696...

Cowboy Bike = Harley Davidson

Judging by the tire wear the 696'r is a pretty good rider.

ahhh, gotcha  [moto]

mac's old 999 and another red in the service bay... the black s was in the showroom looking all pretty

That old 999 of mine can be had cheap from the current owner. Something like $3k.  It's got some cosmetic damage and might possibly need a clutch basket but you won't know that until the pressure plate comes off. Hell, it's got a full race Termi set on it. There's over $1k in the rear seat alone. Front brakes another $1k. If anyone out there (DucatiBobMetalPlateinMyHand) is kind of interested let me know & I'll get you in touch with Alan.

Yeah, I saw that the other day & it bummed me out slightly. Only slightly as I might have made a run at it. It disappeared for a bit. However, I am very happy with the current ride despite a few minor setbacks.

isn't it's cheapness due to salvage title?

otherwise, that is rightly tempting... even knowing the issues it had before  [evil]

Dude, that would be SWEET if you got it.  You could do TONS of engine work with all the cash you would save on it.

Alan tells me there is no Salvage title on it. Dunno for sure but it would surprise me if it didn't have one at this point. You never know though, he might have worked something out with the insurance company.

The bike didn't have engine or transmission issues. That sucker ran strong & true. I had the belts changed and Alan had a 6,000 mile service done, including a valve adjustment. It had the immobilzer issue and the clutch wore out too soon. I think the clutch issue was due to a suck Barnett set of plates & discs. Those have been replaced with a Ducati factory clutch as far as I know. It does run a bit warm but I think that is characteristic of the 999. No problem running down the freeway but slow down under 35 mph and it ain't happy. That was why I installed the manual fan switch modification, which was pretty slick I might add.
Then there was just oddball electrical design & engineering (which is suspect in my opinion) but that hadn't manifested itself in anything evil, other than the immobilizer, yet. It was/is a beautiful beast in it's own right. Maybe not as powerful as a 1098 but less civilized, if that makes sense.

I ride the chick bike, remember? I don't think i'd need to do any engine work on a 999  ;D

Aww come on man, it wasn't that fast.   [roll]

think we can fab up a turbo kit for the 999?

termi+dry+clutch+spooling goodness FTW!!!!

[thumbsup]  now you're talking!!

wait, I need to find a beneficiary first...

gah.... so I'm driving home...


thinking about insurance quotes

what sort of insurance quotes?

basket case 999 sorts of quotes

niiiiiiiiiiiice

Shouldn't be too much.  GEICO was going to charge me about $50 dollars a month for full coverage on that 996 that I was looking at when I first came to the islands, if I remember correctly. 

don't get the panties too creamed, jebus...

I'm stupid broke these days, and another loan just for toys would be awful irresponsible on me

Sell your soul?

that is true.





so maybe i should buy it.  you know, while the wife is away.  tee hee.

If yur gettin anything close to serius bout that we should get permission to do a bit of close inspection on that thing.  Depending on the title status you might not be able to get full coverage so insurance might be cheaper than you think. No need turbo already. I'd like to see you pull the trigger all the way hard and then tell me if you think you need more.  [laugh]

Come to think of it two of the things I would have done had I kept that bike would have been to install a Nichols flywheel (more for chassis handling than engine revs but the revs would be bonus) and a Speedymoto water pump housing (for bling, the alleged increased cooling and because the side case would already be off to do the flywheel).

ben's the one goading me into more hp's....

if he were selling it for 3, i'd have cash in hand. but I kind of need that cash. I suppose if I sold the chick bike....


grrrrr! no! bad thoughts!

NOT TRUE!!!  You're the one that thought up the spooly turbine sweetness...


That 999 was plenty comfy.  I think it would do fine as an only bike if you could deal with the heat it put out.

sarcasm, son! I'd be, what... doubling up on hp? that's waayyyy enough for me!

the 620's shown it's enough to get me in trouble


I know... the immediate impression pickin' her up of the stand was "shit, this feels like my bike!"

I emailed the owner. He says it definitely has a clear title. No salvage title. He's willing to make a deal, whatever that is.

MY? milage?

I know, I just wanted to exclaim.  ;)


2003, right?

2003 ---- less than 7,000 I reckon.

stock dark DSS monster leaving the bike area on pearl yesterday

Hmmm...  I will most likely have a couple extra thousand sitting around after this holiday I have been on...

so, the dark I thought I saw wasn't a dark.

black 620, at least late '05...

Saw a white Streetfighter on the South Seas showroom floor yesterday when I went down to order small parts. When I came out of the back they had it outside and looked like they were delivering it to a guy that looked older than I am. I didn't have time to stop and chat as I was already late to be somewhere but another Duc rider older than I am, and on a Streetfighter? How is that possible?  8) [thumbsup]

heard an sbk in the garage while walkin' in.

it was black, but from across the street I couldn't make it out... 999? 1098? it had pipes and open clutch, I could hear it a building away

...and it looks like the new mac bike owner is posting up in A@M

What's A@M?

Accessories & Mods

sorry, wrong thingy. I have teh dumb

Accessories & Mods.  Gotcha. Roger that. Thanks.

np

Went in to get a haircut this morning and what did I see?  a black 1198S and an orange RC8 parked in the moto lot at my office building.

Double wow!  Someone is sure brave, or something, to have an RC8 over here.

Another good day for sightings.  Saw a black Sport1000 Bi going up LikeLike after dropping Alex off at work, and then a Dark Monster (with a full kit of bags) coming off Sand Island road onto Nimitz.  Both riders were completely squidded out.  Then about an hour later saw another Dark, this one had dual sided MIVV high-mounts, at the shopping center behind the NEX.

Ran into a couple of new guys down at South Seas today.  One is a Navy cat who is about to buy a 696 (was having a bit of indecision between it and a GT1000) and another guy who just bought a 1098.  The former said he would be looking us up on here and start hanging out.   [thumbsup]

red 1098(?) w/ GP racing stripe by pali golf course.


dude's apparently too cool to wave at ghey lil'monsters.  twice.

Came up on a Dark Multinoodle yesterday evening on Kam between Hickam and PH.  Got up next to him and waved, but he looked a bit confused.  lol

I've noticed that there are no Triumph 675 Daytonas for sale on the local Craigslist.        Just sayin.................

Saw that same Dark Monster with high-mount MIVVs yesterday over on Hickam.


Just sayin............  what?

Go figure.

Hmmmm... Is someone trying to goad me into selling a motorcycle?

Saw that "old guy ridden" streetfighter that Rick mentioned a while back down at Cars & Coffee.  Turns out I know that old guy.  ;)

(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z53/b_upton/DSC00150.jpg)

There's a red Street Fighter in the showroom as of this morning.

Goad? ? ? ? ? ? Naw, nothing like that.  [roll]

Did you happen to notice if it had a sold tag on it or not?  If not, then SS (well, at least Bill) is up to their same old shenanigans again.  They told Gene that his, the white one, was the only one they had allocated this year and would be the only one on the island.

Didn't notice. Didn't look. I had other things going on. Oh well. Tomorrow.

Got a call from Will down at South Seas. He's putting a Nicky Hayden edition 848 together. According to Will it looks better in real life than it does in the pictures.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm  [bow_down]

Cocktails?

Beers at least.  [beer]

well of COURSE there were cocktails, but I was referring to the Hayden 848.

it may be pretty, but I still don't see the point


maybe they're gonna put nicky on a factory supersport next year?  :P

I was reading on .ms where a lot of people are ticked that Hayden already has his own bike, but they haven't given anything to Stoner yet, not even a watch.  I know that the US is most likely Ducati's biggest market, but damn throw the Aussie a bone would ya? 

Saw what looked to be a 620 Dark leaving Pearl Harbor (the gate across from my building) as I was leaving work today. 

prolly the dude that parks by the CIA on D, er, paul hamilton ave.

A* jacket?

Didn't really get a chance to see what jacket the guy had on.

I reckon it's him, after work he heads out toward makalapa/halawa gates, and rides every day

Saw a red frame black tank 696 this morning on Ward Ave. heading makai at about 6am. Had aftermarket pipes on it. Carbon? Black cans anyway and I think it was a 696 because of the shape of the tail and what looked like a half trellis frame. Didn't think to look at the swing arm.

Old age sneaking up on you?   ;D

Hey! You're making a lot of old age jokes lately. Watch it junior! I hadn't had my coffee yet and the bike was across the parking lot and down the street when I saw it. I can tell you that the guy didn't get it into 1st when he made the corner and that thing didn't pull for shit in 2nd gear. [laugh]

black sbk taking the waipahu cutoff after work

 ;D

One of BME's customers rolled up yesterday on a red 996. I told him about the 2nd Sunday rides so he might show up for that. Who knows?

That would be cool.  Would love to see a few of those around the crowd!

black SC by restaurant row

geared, two-up on a black DSS w/CF cans on kam north in mililani

Saw a red multi-noodle going town bound, from Kahala, on the H1 while out this morning.  Also saw one hell of a lovely classic Ferrari coming out of the Makapu Point lighthouse parking lot.  Me thinking it might have been one of these

(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z53/b_upton/1957Ferrari250GTCaliforniaSpider.jpg)

crap, i can't tell, they're all the same lovely shade of "you'll never own me" to remember which is which.

Saw my old Monster today. Still a hell of a good looking bike!

saw a dark monster with windscreeo and black low mount pipes on the h1 heading east toward Hanauma Bay

Saw a white Streetfighter in my garage for the first time in nearly two weeks... ;D

Saw my old Monster 900, that I recently sold, up for sale on Craigslist.  ??? :'(

It's not the asking price. No. Not at all. But, WTF?

To top it off the City & County sent me a registration renewal for the 999. Double WTF??

That sucks.  Shame to see that bike change hands so much.  Hopefully though it will find a deserving home real soon.

If I had the money I'd buy back both of those bikes.  Alas.......

nobody made you buy the new shiny...

aprilia shiver this morning in mililani, by the town center... tasty sounding machine!

Black Monster (695?) parked at the Formaggio's in Kailua last night

Just saw a red Sport1000S Biposto near the ford island turnoff as I was leaving work.

This must be the guy I was stopped at a red light with at the Stadium Mall intersection...IIRC he was dressed all retro with one of those "puddin" bowl helmets and WWI aviator goggles, I complimented him on his bike and mentioned I had recently purchased a SF...when he got the green arrow he said "go Ducati" and took off...sweet looking/sounding Duc, I think he was headed up the hill to Camp Smith...

Could have been the same guy.  Didn't get a look at his helmet.

red jacket rider on red superbike (1098/1198/898) kuhio side of niketown, 9/3/09 8:00 am

Two up on a Guzzi V11 Sport headed towards town on the Pali late this morning...

Cool. Would be kind of nice to get something like that out on a future ride. Maybe have a Euro bike night or something...

that would be cool...

Saw a red 749/999 on H1, near Kahili, while heading home from today's ride.  Fool looked like he was trying to wheelie it at freeway speeds in heavy(ish) traffic.

Red 916/748 on queen st stuck in traffic on Thursday around 545

Late model silver Monster headed towards Schofield on Kunia Road this morning...

Saw a white 696 just in front of us today as we were turning off the H2 on the way to Tech Park.  Then saw a yellow 749/999 coming down Pali (Kailua bound) as we were waiting for the tow truck.

who was in need of the two truck?... :(

Emil's (spelling?) 1198 decided to stop shifting again.

bummer...

Definitely! 2nd time for him. Too bad. He loves the bike but it seems to be breaking too often.

I have a friend who has an old M900 that may have a similar problem. I'm willing to open the side case for him and look inside for a loose shifter pawl and/or broken spring. If it can't be fixed with that it'll be a huge bummer.

Shame; it's such a pretty bike too.

Yellow Monster parked under the tower at Dillingham airfield....

we met that guy one morning on a brekkie run... it's a 750. cool dude, but between me and jebus, we couldn't remember his name  [laugh]

Saw Emil's 1198 at the dealer this morning, plus a black Streetfighter S in the showroom...

Was Emile's bike ready to go?

i am waiting on parts, i should have it back to him asap.

black/red 1098 at work... maybe an s?

idk these things anymore

red/red 620 by mccully

yellow 999 with pipes a little farther in waikiki

Saw a red 749/999 twice today, once while going to meet up for the ride and the second time as we were all going past Sand Island access road.

saw a black Super Duke near the NEX this afternoon...

Mmmmm...  The allure of an Austrian lunacy machine is hard to resist...

I know where you can get a full race 650 motard that has been legalized. You have to kick start it and and it's running a dead loss system so you have to keep the battery charged but other than that it's the full on bad boy.

Military guy on a yellow 748 (no engine size markings on side fairings so it could have been a 916/996) went into Imperial Plaza Tues night and came out Weds morning. New neighbor??

Is that the building across from your shop?


Either that or he got some.   ;)


That would be interesting I'm sure, but if I replace the Daytona,  I want the replacement to be more "commute friendly".  Have you seen the accessory catalog for KTMs?   :o

OK, that sounds like fun!

Sighted at SSD...two day old 848 with a flat tire, small nail in center of tread and a 1/4" x 2" bolt in sidewall... :o

Also...missing from SSD showroom, one each red Streetfighter...

Met the guy with the above mentioned bejeweled 848.  He had also just bought his girlfriend a white 696 as well.  Told him about this place, and where/how to find us, so hopefully we'll hear from them soon.

Bejeweled?

Yep.

sighted on H1 this afternoon...woman passenger in a string bikini on a Harley bagger, bandana for head protection... [thumbsup]

that's hot. was her skin all leathery?

she was hugging the driver so I didn't get a real good look, but from what I could see, her skin was healthy...

boo.

yeah i am the lucky bastard that had the nail and bolt in my rear tire, i am so glad Ryan talked me into that tire protection plan

Well hello there Kin.  Good to see you could make it.

yellow and white  749... i think  @ cyclesport next to my work... i think its the one thats been on CL for while
maybe it finally sold.

Saw a red 848/1098/1198 going the opposite way while I was heading up to Camp Smith today.

seen jebus in the bimmer leaving work today.

unless it was some other sailor in a bimmer that wanted to wave at me...


creepy

Oh yea, forgot about this thread. 

Saw a white 1198 on Hickam yesterday as I was going to the gym. 

Saw a red 696/1100 this morning as I was going to work.

Saw a red 1098 / 848 go by on Young St. behind Safeway the other night. All I could tell was that it didn't have stock pipes and the guy was in jeans and a t-shirt. I briefly thought it could be Jose's bike but I couldn't see any number plate paint work on it and he was moving too fast.  Then I thought I saw the same guy pulled off on the lookout over the graveyard on the Pali as I was heading up the Pali. Sometimes strange things go through your mind.

That reminds me - i saw some half filipino guy stealing yer car...

ay... what he wen look like? i goin cut him good

We had the 848 Hayden Edition and it's owner, Tim, along with us on our ride yesterday. The bike looks way better in real life than it does in the photos.  [moto]

i was just looking at the bike at south seas yesterday ...kind of screams "hey everyone look at me" a bit too flashy for my taste but then again ive been told i have bad taste

well, it's kind of on par with any race-rep bike.

they all look kinda silly on the street.

Yesterday?  South Seas?  Did he stop off down there after the ride?

we got two more

Well....... so much for my saying they were probably sold out nationwide.  [laugh]  WTF do I know?  [roll]

lol  Either that or Will got creative with a sharpie and it's his signature on the bike.  ;)

150 total and we have 3

and oh yeah, we also have rossi signed r1's at request and stoner 1198's at request.

black monster (i think... kind of hard to tell @ 60mph [moto]) chained to a sign in front of the boat basin next to alomoana beach park

Yep, saw that same 696 parked there last night when I was on my way to meeting Jebus.

come to think of it... i saw this girl on a red monster (or at least i think it was a monster it might have been a sport 1000) at alomoana beach park a few months back. she left her lights on while swimming and was afraid it wouldn't start.  i would have talked to her more but the gf was already there and waiting for me. it was funny though cause i remember that the bike looked just waaaayyyy to big for her. her tippy toes were barley touching the ground and she was practically laying down on the gas tank to reach the bars as she rode off...
 SO FRICKEN HOT!!!

Saw the 620 Multistrada Dark (Honolulu Cragislist) today in Enchanted Lakes. A guy was riding it so I guess he was on a test drive.

this is exactly how i look on my bike but somehow the hot factor doesn't apply  :P

two separate days. Saw a white 1198 and a dark 749 on schofield last week.

There is a white 1198 that I see frequently see on Hickam, when I have been at the gym.  Wonder if it's the same bike.

white 848/1198 on Nimitz near SSD just before 11:00...

I saw one of the new '10 1198S's when I was down there this morning.  White on red frame, with black trim.  Thing looked SICK!

white 848 on nimitz coming off the h1 wed morning and a black monster coming up onthe h1 this morning

i met dusty last night the owner of a 03 yellow 999. nice bike with a very interesting exhaust

yellow 999?

is that the one with like the LV pipes or something?

I met him at SSD awhile back...IIIC, the exhaust looks very similar to the one MotoWheels put on their Streetfighter...it's got quite a bark...

Must see this bike.  Has this Dusty person been invited out yet?

I told him about the Ducati rides originating at SSD several months ago...kinda surprised he hasn't been out, cause he told me he would "try to make the next one" which was then a week or so away...I think that was the day we went on a Saturday vice Sunday...

I see.  Guess I will do down there someday soon and see if Sean will get me in touch with this guy.

yeah he told me that some guy named mark hand crafted the pipes. apparently he worked for some racing divsion for ducti in the states or something like that ... it was hard for me to hear him with all the bikes and cars wasting gas.

Saw a black 1198S with red frame on the floor at SSD this morning, awesome looking bike...heard they sold another white SF recently, so that should make 2 whites & 2 reds on the road...

Ran into the owner of another white SF today while down at SS getting the final safety check done on the SD.  Guy was in there getting the rear tire swapped out and had some funky wear issues... 

They've got LOTS of Ducs on the floor down there at the moment.  Looked like three 1198s (one was an S), three SF's (one was an S), an 848 or two and a couple of monsters. 

something like two hours sleep, i'm still cranky, hate everything about this place that isn't my paycheck, and I got randomly selected to participate in a focus group today on the command climate at 0900.

should be an interesting morning.

And that's a sighting?  ;)


Just saw a red 696 with aluminum Termis parked at my building at work.

lol, I was obviously so upset, I didn't know what thd I was posting in

a (the? is there more than one yet?) hayden in the moto parking yesterday after work

several

Beautiful red w/white stripe Sport 1000s at SSD with a SOLD sign on the seat...

That didn't take long.  Thing was still in the crate when I was down there on Monday.

Sighted at SSD, the red-framed black 1198S with a SOLD sign on the seat...

I saw that on Saturday. That bike is just friggen sick gorgeous.

yes

sent you a pm...

-Red Monster ewa bound on Salt Lake Blvd near Radford High School...

-Red w/white stripe Triumph Thruxton at SS Waipahu, cool bike...

-HD XR1200 at SS marked down to $9999.99 from $15,xxx...they finally sold one of the two on the floor and this is the last one, better hurry...oh, forgot, Cycle City has 3 or 4 gathering dust...

White 848 going south on Kunia Rd.

I was going south on Kunia road this afternoon, but I wasn't going so fast that you would mistake the SF for an 848... ;D

or maybe you were...but this was in the morning

Saw a red SF up near Schofield today.  Had a couple of young looking kids on it wearing shorts, tank tops and flip flops...   [roll]

scary...

"Ride Aloha!"   [roll]

Saw a guy on an MV F4 (black and white) while out riding today with Rick. Riding Aloha...   [roll]

Another Nicky Hayden 848 in the crate at the dealer. While some may not care for the paint scheme the actual paint work quality is super nice. Funny how these sell down here but not in other places in the mainland.


Plus I saw my old Monster today.  [thumbsup]

^  Kind of sucks for Tim though.

Guy stalled his red 848 in the middle of the intersection of Kunia and Kam Hwy.

Any takers that it was Rich?   [laugh]

Hey! I stalled mine in a parking lot today.

White 848/1098 heading Diamond Head on Nimitz near SSD this morning...

Fixed it for ya!

tks...you gotta remember I'm still new to all of this Duc stuff... ;D

Guy on a black Daytona 675 this morning. We were both stuck in traffic on Waialae near the Hawaii Self Storage bldg.

Black Super Duke turning left on Bougainville from Radford Drive a little after 3:00 this afternoon...

I see a white 848, rider helmetless with shades (and sometimes flip flops?) turning onto Bishop from Beretenia on my walk to work...

is that anyone on here?

No kidding?  Well, it wasn't me.  Need to find the folks that own the other SD's on this island...


Probably not anyone on here.  Most of us are usually pretty geared up any/every time we go out.

yeah, i thought that was pretty squidly to be riding around like that... but i've seen worse i guess..

beats me, but I saw a matching-ish description in mililani yesterday

and the dude w/the corse-graphic-faired 900SS is riding to work again, seen it parked this week near the hayden

Saw another MV Agusta F4, a white with red trim one, yesterday by Kapiolani Park when I was riding the Seven. The guy was even more aloha than the one we saw on H3. No helmet, t-shirt, shorts, slippers, no gloves. I had better gear on and I was on a bicycle.  [roll]

DAMN!  What's up with these high-dollar super bikes with shit-for-brains riders?

It's Hawaii...too hot to wear gear, especially if you're just cruzin'...

Saw a red 996/8 heading up the Pali as I was stopped at the light coming out of 13turns about 4:30 today. 

Saw a red HM town-bound on the H1

Classic famous last words.  Worst accident on a bike I've ever had I was only going about 10 miles an hour.  Drunk Jacka$$ comes flying around a tight corner, clips the curb on his side and flies into my lane hitting me head on, throwing me over the roof of his car (totaling my just paid off Honda Hawk GT650!).  Landing on my face/head and shoulder I only received a broken right knee due to my Hein Gericke V-pilot jacket and full face helmet.  Helmet cracked and face shield shattered.  Now, I know some would argue that I obviously received some brain damage, but it could have been much worse!)

Long story short, I always wear full gear, even for "short" trips.  Even the jeans I wear have CE approved knee and hip armor in them.  Yes, riding with gear can be a bit uncomfortable, but so are the  looks you get from people when you have no face........

(Climbing down off his soapbox)

I kind of assumed Gene was being snarky....

Yeah, I think so too....  Didnt mean to come as preaching to Gene.....

I was just responding to the mindset of guys who refuse to wear gear because it's uncomfortable

Just saw a white 848 pulling out of Kaiser hospital, down the road from my house, while on my way home/enjoying the rain.  Dude was all squidded out.


And in this lies the fact that all you have to do is buy good gear, then it isn't uncomfortable at all.

Hypermotard 796 at SSD, Will said it's a blast to ride...

Well well well...  What color is it? 

Tesh, calling Tesh!!

Red...

Aprilla RSV in Pearl City this afternoon...

Around lunch time, a guy pulled up at the main police station on an SD. A very loud SD.  [moto]

Again, not me.  ;)

Probably that one that I saw with the LV exhaust on it.  That system (with baffles) was almost louder than my Akra without. 

haha, sorry guys, been off the boards for a bit (really busy at work)

- i rode the 796, it was fun, neat seating position, but it just didnt fit me right... when i put my feet down, the footpeg was literally in line with my leg... i couldnt get my toe down without awkwardly bending in front, behind or outside of it...

i guess the 848 is more my style, but i'll have to wait till february before i pick something up

Well, I hate to tell you this but February is only eight days away.   ;D

You could always throw lots of money my way and buy my SC.  

Fixed it.  Was making my head spin a bit.

Oh, and by the way, you should buy the SC. Why, with a few "undo's" here & there, it could be made affordable.  [thumbsup]

Yep.  I figure pull the BSTs and a few other bits and it's ready to be sold.  Also, I could sell you the SM adjustable clip ons for the 848 if you wanted...

Saw some grumpy old guy on the side of the road with a bottle of pink pavement chalk...

saw what appeared to be a street-legalized TZ tailing the sport ride kids in town after leaving the hospital today

I think that has been painted on the road.

haha true that Darkwing - ive given myself a time limit not to make any impulse buys like i usually do lol... got a drz supermoto in the meantime, which has been a fun ride, albeit underpowered... saw a black monster today at my friends place in waipio, twin termi's, single side swingarm (so 1100?)

New or old monster?  If new, then M1100.  If old, then there are many it could be; any of the S?R bikes.

It weren't a Duc, but I saw a Rocket III going up H2 today.  Big guy on a big bike..... wearing a tiny pink backpack. 

[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [clap] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

white SF in front of ward shopping center yesterday with a guy (or girl) in black leathers riding it

heading ewa on Ala Moana in the early afternoon?

about 2 ish ... yeah... was that you?

yep...black leather jacket, dark blue jeans and a black & white helmet...

Gene must have had his stiletto riding boots on.   :o

yeah i was like "oh oh a SF" *drool*... who was riding it??? then in my side view mirror all i saw was the bach of a  person in a black jacket and helmet

 :-*

Red Hill onramp this AM westbound, a Terblanche 900SS.
Moanalua Fwy near Shafter exit, white 848. Followed 5 seconds later by a silver Maserati.
Lots of interesting things to look at during the commute today.  [moto]

Saw one of these on Sunday, near Schofield, while out riding.

Yesterday morning, around Shafter going west, red Hypermotard.

Yesterday afternoon, after Waipahu St offramp, heading toward PC S-turn, a 916/748 with red nose, tail, tank... but primer gray lowers.

Later, near Shafter, another Daytona.

This morning, same place, that same silver Maserati. I seem to see this guy almost every day.  :-*

Just went by a white 848 being ridden by a tank top wearing squid... 

so glad that i am not the squid in mention

saw a monster 696/1100 on ala moana blvd two days in a row.  one blk and one red.

white monster on nimitz just coming off the h1 some guy was riding it and my GF says to me at the traffic light " i thought a 696 was only for girls" then she rode off in front of me on her 696  ;D

Gloria says she thought she saw Ben, on the SC, along with a red superbike coming out of the Pali tunnels around 1 this afternoon. Any truth to that?

Depends.  If the two supposed riders were behaving nicely then it was Emile and I.  If the two supposed riders were being hooligans then I was resting at home after a nice relaxing cruise on the SD.   :D

Well, let's see... she heard them before she saw them explode out of the tunnel but said it looked like they were doing the speed limit.

Yea, the speed limit (or at least something very close to it) was being followed.  Heavy traffic of the typical sort (people pacing each other) and an unmarked HPD car saw to that. 

We have avoided Norfolk the last two rides, which got me to wondering if there have been many other groups coming through there lately...  I went through yesterday on the SD, but wasn't going anywhere near as quick as I do when chasing the carrot.

I wouldn't say lots of groups are going through.  There are still the ocassional two or three guys going fast and, by the sounds they make, I think they are the usual suspects.  ;D  However, there are still others that are just as fast and noisy in their own right and likely always will be. What can you say? As we all well know there just aren't that many roads to play on.  [bang]

By unmarked police car are you referring to the privately owned vehicle with the blue lights on top as opposed to a blue & white?

That's one reason why I bought the SF,  you can have a reasonable amount of fun on a road without twisties... ;D

It was a POV royal blue mustang without a top light. I saw the small antenna on the back glass, then looked hard through the window tint. Sure enough, the outline of code lights was visible to either side of the third brake light.

HERESY!!!!

yeah, I know, I know...but tapping down one gear and whacking the throttle open produces a grand rush...for me anyways... [evil]

orange/black adventure in mililani after work... that was kind of cool

saw the BMW s 1000 RR this morning in the parking lot... i mean the H1 and i have to admit for a bmw it aint half bad.  anyone know the ball park for one of them @ here at the dealership?

Red HM town-bound on the H1....

Saw one the Hayden bikes on Kam, near HPU, while out riding this afternoon.  Don't think it was Tim...

Probably jamane ( however he spells it) he was with us saturday

Yesterday afternoon around 3 pm, H1 west near Aiea, white 848

Saw Mike's bike, along with a Red & White S?R, up at the tunnel today.

I met the guy that owns that S2R...cool guy, invited him to the board but never heard from him again...

if it was more towards 4:30ish then it was probably me

It was about 3:05. Jacket had red sleeves, couldn't see rest of jacket because of backpack or vest.



Yesterday about 6:15, a guy on a CBR1000RR (??) was trying to hang off with about 5 degrees of lean angle. Moanalua freeway east bound, around the mild right bend just before the Tripler exit. Spontaneous guffawing ensued.

definetly not me then, i roll in a black jacket and helmet you know for better visability and also to keep me warm on a hot afternoon

If you see this one on the road ..........  it's me.





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^   [laugh] [laugh] 

Show off.
 
[beer]

Sweet!!!

he has good reason to... [thumbsup]

Triumph Street Triple by the westbound Tripler offramp around 7:30.

Yellow 748/916/996 with primer gray tail and right lower, today around 8:00 by the Waialae Hawaii self storage.

Nice job, Rick.

Thanks folks.

Talk about nice jobs I saw my old Monster today with it's new low, shorty cored pipes & tail chop. Good work Frederick!!  That bike looks great. Still badass.  Need to get a new pic of it up on the board.

Wowsers.  You've got taste, my good man.

Saw a red Monster S2R 1000 with Termi's last night on Piikoi waiting to cross Young. Then, this morning a white Streetfighter, rider wearing a faded orange safety vest, coming from the Waimanalo side waiting to turn left up the Pali at the Castle Hospital junction.

Sorry I missed your call Rick.  I was out hiking, up around Tantalus. 

Think I saw Teddy caging about down on Ward a couple of hours ago.

Orange Super Duke 990 on H-1 West near the Waipahu off ramp at about 11:30 this morning...

A yellow 1098 at 8:03 this morning, east bound getting on the freeway at the Liliha onramp. Had an enormous Red Bull decal on the left fairing. Rider in black helmet, black jacket.

Just 30 seconds later in the opposite direction, a red SF.

Further on down, west bound, before Pali offramp, an orange SD.

Being stuck in traffic isn't so bad when there are pretty things to look at.  :)

Isn't that Jose'?

sure sounds like it... unless there are 2 yellow 1098s with a bull sticker on the side

Harley XR1200 on Kam Hwy near Pali Hwy this morning...first one I've seen on the road...

Two hang gliders soaring in the vicinity of Makapuu cliffs a little later...

Rossi replica R1 at SS a bit after that...

Also at SS, the BMW S1000 "test" bike...judging by the lack of chickenstrips, it's been getting a workout...

think they would let me test ride that thing even though i have no intention of ever buying it, you know just so i can see if its really worth all the hype

mac900 rode it and I don't think he was buying, especially after the work that has just been done on his 848... ;D

It never hurts to ask.  My boss would love it if I bought one. If I wasn't a Ducati fan & I was looking to buy a SBK I probably would buy the BMW. The bike is definitely good but what I think has most magazines going is that BMW actually made a bike in that class that is as good as it is and is not priced out of this world. It is a very nice package! But I'm keeping the 848 for a while.  ;D

Ha!  insert comedic homophobic joke here

As you can see from the above statement I am extremely bored out here in Texas...

Harley ? .......... Rode this to my friends place this morning to save it from certain tsunami death.  Tires were low & I thought I was going to roll into a smoking ball at 20 mph.   :o

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did you don your pirate costume for the ride?... ;D

Just the requisite jeans, t-shirt, jeans, boots & sunglasses.  Aarrgh & avast!

no bandana?... ;)

saw a red monster... i think it was a monster ( really need to learn years and models ) on H1 around 3:30 - 4:00 today rider had a grey jacket and silver helmet.

I saw a very nice light grey/white MotoGuzzi. going around the fountain at Kapiolani ..not sure which model
I have seen this guy around Diamond Head before
Kinda looked like a "Monster" naked bike
pretty cool [thumbsup]

Not a moto but yesterday around 9:30 there was a white Tesla stuck behind me going up University. Eventually went around me and I got a good look. First time I've ever seen one on the road. It was funny because my first reaction wasn't "oh cool a Tesla!" but "oh cool he gets an electric car tax credit!" I was taken aback by my reaction lol. Then sure enough, when he passed me, he had the special electric car license plate.

wow, just saw a Porsche Carerra GT..
 uthe 500K model going past the airport.
beautiful car $ the SOUND was awesome!! [thumbsup]

Saw that guy down on Ward a few days ago.  Cool little car, expensive though, but perfect for the Island.  [thumbsup]

Saw a white 848/1198 coming down the Pali into town yesterday afternoon. (I was headed the other way to Kailua) -- guy had a yellow jacket (maybe, maybe not) and definitely a yellowish helmet with some sort of headdress on top. Double feathers or double spikes?

Had a good ride yesterday with these bikes:


Ben's KTM

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And Frederick's Monster (does it look sorta familiar?)

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nice loookin' coupla two wheelers...

Rick & Ben,

I enjoyed riding last Saturday with you both.
I realize now what a "slowby" I am !! [roll]

I also liked looking at that 2005 999s at South Seas
I would like to have it...but I am more of a neighborhood kind of rider
and I know it wouldn't like the cramped spaces it would inhabit with me.

 I look forward to getting out with you guy's again.

Frederick

Don't worry about it. I wouldn't exactly call you slow. In my regular group I'm usually in the back of the pack. It's all relative.

I know where you might find a 999 for relatively cheap but it needs a bunch of work. Fortunately, I also know someone with lots of spare parts for it and who knows how to work on it.

Within one week of having owned one I figured out that it hated traffic more than any other bike I have ever ridden. I also figured that if I was going to die on a bike that one would be the one to kill me.  [laugh]  In the end I loved it enough to wish that I hadn't sold it but I also hated it enough that I didn't overly regret that I did. It just simply drove me to where I am today.  [moto]

Red Monster (not sure exactly which model) w/ high mount Termis, heading west on H1 around Kalihi area this morning. Black helmet, black leather jacket.  [moto]

Saw a white E31 840ci too (driving like a loon though).

It was good meeting you as well Frederick.  I would say that you are welcome to come out riding with us anytime, but those days are getting kind of numbered for me.  It was really good to see that monster back out on the road again too.   [thumbsup]


Wonder who that could be... 

And for today, saw a 620 Multi-noodle Dark parked at work this morning.

I wonder if that's sam's (possibly ex-) stroodle?

Thanks for the kind words Mac!!
Yeah, I like the look of a 999 or any superbike for that matter , but finances & type of riding I do make no sense for me too even consider one!!
But, I am about to embark on a new "Green" business venture & if it takes off I think a Red Streetfighter would be 1st of my list of new buys!! [thumbsup]

You can't go wrong with a Streetfighter... ;D

Bah!!  Those things are slow, and only crotchety old men ride them. 



























































  ;)

Sez who?...

Come on Gene, the correct response was supposed to be "Get off my lawn!!"







  [cheeky]

i have a feeling milan would disagree, lol.

Oh? Wasn't he getting a 796 Hyper?

Saw a yellow 748/916/996/998 town bound on the H1 just a bit ago as I was heading home.

White (almost silver looking) 1198 heading west on Dillingham near Dee Lite bakery this afternoon...

These outlaws were seen over the weekend.   [evil]

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and lined up:

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One of these bikers doesn't fit, one of these bikers is not like the others...  <where is the musical smiley when you need it>

Still an outlaw just the same.  ;D

Yea, especially the way he takes the opposing lane when riding Tantalus.   [roll]

New jacket, Ben-ben?  Or am I just that out of the loop?

Both, perhaps?   ;D

Maybe that R1 is just a bear in those hairpins if you try to stay inside the yellow and try to be quick at the same time? Personally, I'll give up the tire slide and possible confrontation with the oncoming to stay on my side even if it means I'm slower. It just gives me an opportunity to polish technique.

Yep, had it for a while though...


I had wondered about that.  Thing is, he always dives into the opposing lane before entering the turn, so quite intentional.  As much as I hope it never happens, I keep waiting for him to meet a car head on when he does that...

Don't know him and haven't riden with him so I shouldn't comment...but, maybe he has a death wish... :(

Don't really think he has a death wish, just no concept of riding etiquette.  This is the same guy that has twice now dived in front of me on the Ewa off ramp just to jump on his brakes mid turn.

Is this the older asian guy?  If so...scary.  Dont like riding with him.  Makes me nervous

Older?  Define older.  Asian?  Define Asian.  ;)

Remember that guy from New Year's Day?

He brought his 2001 M5 into the shop today for an oil change. I picked up on this because his car key was on a MV Augusta neck hanger key thing and because he lives on Kaneohe Bay Drive. I asked him if remembered a couple of Ducati's riding beside him a while ago on H3 and he said he did.

Seems like a pretty good guy and he does have gear, Dainese, etc. but will admit to not wearing it all the time. The bike is an F4 R 312. He might come out on the Sunday ride.

That would be like Gene and myself.

Yea, I remember, but I think I was on the KTM that day, wasn't I?

Beats me. It's not like I have to keep track of which bike I'm riding anymore.  [laugh]

saw a white 848 in manana yesterday pretty nice bike, till i noticed all the oil leaking out from under it. then as i walked closer i saw that it was leaning at a pretty steep angle for being parked on level ground. then as i stood next to i realized that the front fender was all busted up and the kick stand was bent and cracked the engine case. at that moment i realized the bike was hit by a van.

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as the denial started to fade away the reality  crept in i finally came to accept that this was in fact MY BIKE!!! and all i can assume is that the white van that i saw parked in front of me a 30 minutes earlier must have hit my bike when it was leaving. and ofcorse they didnt leave any contact info for me at all

Dude, that F'ing SUCKS!!  Did it crap the sump?  Or is that coolant all over the place?

that is oil so yeah i am assuming the sump is cracked. i am still waiting for SS to get back to me on the total damage report

Don't be alarmed here, but that might actually be a write off.  I can't imagine that you would be able to fix that thing cheaply. 

iwonder if avwrite off wold work in my favor... there is a pretty 1198 R sitting on a certain showroom floor hrmmm

That bike down there isn't an R.  It's an S Corse edition.  And not trying to say anything offensive, but that is one hell of a high performance machine.  Make sure you are ready for something like that before you think about biting that proverbial bullet.

Damn, that sucks... :(

oh i would never ride it. it would just sit in my bed room  right next to my bed so that we could cuddle with it at night

Then you don't deserve it.   :P

i just want to give it a good home and make sure that nothing bad ever happens to it. i know i can keep her safe and protect her from harm 8-)
could you imagine walking out of jamba juice and seeing that machine laying on the ground with all the fluids leaking out and the frame all twisted from some asshole hitting it and running away... with no wittness or video footage

just found out that its going to cost $6650 to repair. now i am just waiting to hear from the insurance adjuster...

what???? did they give u a detailed list of what they're repairing?

i have to go down for the total list of every thing but basicly the whole engine needs to be taken apart so then can replace the left side engine case that was cracked along with a few other items... i wonder who i can sue for pain and sufferering cause i know my bike is going to be tramatized after all this

OMG

sighting...SOLD sign on the 1198S at SSD today...

A bike like that, well....... someone had to pop sooner or later. I just hope it goes to a rider and not just someone that came up with the bucks but who can't, or won't, do anything with it.

Doubt it. 

no offense to anyone, but i bet it's a milz guy that recently got back from iraq or something. money was burning a hole in his pocket.  ;D

was thinkin' the same thing...and more power to him if it makes him feel good...;D

after holding my breath all weekend waiting to see if it will be totaled.  i found out today that the fair market value of my bike in the state of Hawaii is $12,900. [thumbsup] so ill be getting a check in the next few days to pay for the damages and ill get my bike back  ;D well that is as soon as Will can fix it. so hopefully soon enough my bike will be seen around the island again.

^  Cool!

i kind of wish SS padded the estimate a lil bit so that i can maybe get a full exhaust or race ecu or something

red 1198 in kailua, past quarry road, then turned right

no bike content but I know there are a couple of bimmerheads here

Saw an E36 go kaboom yesterday on H1 west near Kaahumanu overpass. Radiator or expansion tank or hose. Steam aplenty.

I too had to change my expansion tank a while back. I broke my nipple. And steam was shooting out. Dramatic.

Zebra stripped 'Busa turning into Whitmore Village and a sportbike rider wearing a WWII era German helmet near Schofield...

almost every day i see a guy that has to be 350+lbs riding a busa into the dole canery area.
that bike looks tiny with him on it... i wonder if i can beat him in a rag race with my 848 lol

Yesterday at 1834, H1 east bound around Aala overpass, white 848.

Around 1430, it was gridlock going west between University and Lunalilo (accident). A Husky was being a great ambassador for the motorcycling community by splitting the lanes all the way until near the accident, where he got spooked by the cop and started behaving  [leo]

Saw a NH 848 at the Tunnel today...

if it was a black R1, and the helmet chrome, that might be the dude who works at pearl harbor, I often see him leaving work

White bike (not a Duc) and the helmet was gloss black...

oh well

Saw a nice Monster up in Haleiwa at the North Short Marketplace.  Was riding with a blonde girl on an RR.  Nice looking bikes.  [beer]

1198S in white at SSD, sure is purty with the red frame...

white SF at cycle sports today around 2:30
then a silver monster passed  by my warehouse on sumner st. yesterday around 4pm

that was me tire shopping... ;D

did they have anything decent? my 848 needs a new set ... assuming i ever get it back from SS

They're backordered on the Michelin Pilot Pure rear in my size and the Pilot Power 2CT front...they have Dunlop Sportmax Q2s in stock...their prices aren't that bad, not that much more than if you order online and then pay for mounting and balancing...and they are about $175 per set cheaper than South Seas...

how much are the q2s running?

I think Kim said about $405 a set plus tax in sizes to fit my bike (190/55/17 rear), that's mounted & balanced...Pilot Pures were $440 plus tax, 2CTs about $425 and regular Pilot Powers $395...

Saw what looked to be a 750D with Remus high pipes parked on the side of the road at Makiki and Wilder yesterday.

Sighted in the service area parking at SSD early this afternoon...

well used red/white 998 with out of state plates,
newish red 1198 S,
white 848 with Comp Werkes exhaust, cracked fairing & scratches on left side...must be Hades' bike

I'm pretty sure his had the stock pipes on it.

maybe so, this one didn't look as new as his should look...

S1000RR (all black) leaving Hickam today.

I saw a really nice S1000RR in white/blue/red today by Schofield...

Maybe he means Comp Werkes fender eliminator kit. That'd be right.

Saw a black Hypermotard coming from Kailua turning left into Maunawili (13 turns) this afternoon.   [evil]

the one I "sighted" had CW cans...

saw a white monster heading east on H1 yesterday around 4:45 had a blonde girl riding it... or a really small dude with long hair sticking out from his helmet

Yeah! It'd be fun to hear that!

Now why on earth would someone want to ride a Hyper down 13 turns?

Actually they would have been going up but I don't understand why they'd go that direction either.

Saw a black Monster with dual headlights heading past Foote Gate at Schofield towards Kunia

Saw a black 749 parked down at South Seas.  According to Will, they took it in on trade and it will be for sale soon.   [evil]

Also, there was a guy down there with a 2002 S4 that only had 1500(ish) miles on it.  Said it was his wife's bike and that it will be up for sale soon.  I told him about this place and am going to send him an email with the URL for it.  Anybody interested in a classic 4v Monster?

Saw Nate too.


Almost sounds like the bike of Jebus, but he is far far away...

And my chain is fixed

cool...

Kids these days... 

Saw a group of Ducatis by the Blaisdale on Sunday(on my way to the dog expo...don't ask...). Saw Rick and a guy on a MV Agusta F4?...what a day to miss the ride

If Gloria knew that there was a dog expo happening I wouldn't have been on that ride.  [roll]

WHEW!!   right?   ;)

As much fun as I had on that ride it also seemed that the longer it went on the lower the collective group I.Q. became.

 [laugh]  Might you be referring to the amount of twist being applied by the right wrist?

Nope. More like some of moves in traffic that were made. But hey, that's just me and it's not like I have never done anything questionable in my life either. Who knows, on a different day I might see it differently.

Well, I wouldn't have any idea what you are talking about.   [evil]

Saw this bike while getting some out-processing done on Hickam yesterday.

(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z53/b_upton/Moto/photo-5.jpg)

black monster with a silver tank on Alo Moana blvd. about 9am

On H1 near Waimalu, guy on a lowered black 'Busa wearing a WWII style German helmet and a ski mask... [thumbsup]

Was the swingarm stretched out?  If so, he's one of my neighbor's friends.  Guy is always talking about how well his bike handles.  I've invited him up Tantalus many times just to see how well it works, but for some reason he never wants to go.   [evil]

a friend of a friend has a busa that is lowered, streached, and modded out. he was teasing the rest of us for having smaller displacment bikes he said "I can beat anything, anytime, anyplace, this bad boy hits over 200 mph" i told him lets go one time around tantalus he said
" F that!!! i hate that road"
he kept his mouth shut afte that
hahahhahaha

Hyper pulling out of the apt building next to my hotel this morning while walking Darmah.

Saw what I think was Mike on Snake Road about 3:30 today.

I was there earlier at around 10...just to show that damn road that I'm not scared...but I was riding like a grandma...and I still hate that road!

whats wrong with that road?

Scared?

one of my favs... ;D

Between my riding ineptitude, blind u-turns, slippery hazards, and many other nameless stuff...tantalus is just not my favorite place to ride

i thought snake road was the one going to haleiewa coming down from scholfield ... ummmm but then what do i know i just moved here

yep, that's snake...it actually goes to Waialua, but you can break off and go to Haleiwa...

Yeah its not too bad just don't get too crazy. Passed a couple of HPD's finest and the road was a bit crowded with cages today.  Prob going to head that way again tomorrow and hit the road behind the tech park, then maybe tantalus or 13, or both.  My bike gets shipped on Tuesday so have to get it all out of my system and I have to run the gas out somehow right

red 848/1098 heading east today at 0807 on H1 after waiawa interchange

thursday reverse chronological order

i think i saw my old M3 going east, bottom of red hill around 1830

monster dark, parked near UH student services bldg, 1150

red 848/1098, going west, got on freeway at punchbowl at 0910, got off at puuloa exit

Saw Frederick riding down Kapahulu while walking Darmah this morning...

yellow 999 on my way to sushi near chinatown

Hey! We saw a yellow 999 coming out of the top of Norfolk today on our way into Enchanted Lakes today at around 4pm.

As a matter of fact, yes we did.  An '05 or an '06 one at that.

was it this bike

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/mcy/1725055598.html (http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/mcy/1725055598.html)

(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/999.jpg)
(http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq261/hades300zx/9992.jpg)

Nope.  That's Dusty's bike.

white 848 headed south in Kahaluu, rider in black alpinestars jacket with white logos and black helmet


Nope, the one that passed us had a box-like exhaust with two outlets, rider had a matching yellow helmet, but was wearing a tank top, shorts, and sneakers

Sounds like me but my 848 is black

think i saw gene this morning, passing schofield.

were u headed for a morning ride?

that was me... [moto]

did the snake (spoiled by a van and a very slow small car)...then Kahuku, Hauula, Punaluu, etc., then home via the Wilson tunnel, Andy's and SSD...north and east shores were mostly cloudy, with a nice cool breeze, and light traffic...just what the doctor ordered...

wow that's a pretty long ride, must be nice being retired. glad u had fun!

sometimes it's boring, hence the long ride... ;D

red 848/1098 going west on moanalua fwy after middle street at 0817

monday around 1830 near my house, an orange speed triple going slowly up & down the street and in & out of the parkway. i think he was testing or tuning it or something.

Black 749S in the garage at my new building...

red S2R west bound by the aquarium in Waikiki yesterday

cool, when are you expecting to see the SD & SC in that garage?

SC: two more weeks.  SD: mid July. 

day'um, that's a long time without a ride... [moto]

Welcome to your new home!

Thanks Rick, but I'm not living in it yet. It's going to take a whole before any of my furniture gets here and I'll be living in the hotel until then.  Funny thing is, I'm waiting for a lot f furniture that probably won't fit in the new place...

Welcome to my world.  Went from 3200 square feet on the mainland to 733 square feet here.  couldnt even move in my apartment when all my crap arrived!

Yea...  I'm almost tempted to say screw it and trash it all just to start over.  New job, new city, new place, new life sort of thing...

LOL, exactly what I did!  I kept my bed, plasma TV, and a bookcase that has been in my family for ages.  Everything else got sold on ebay, then bought cool indonesian style furniture for the pad.  Much better scaled to an apartment.

Hell, I don't even think I will be able to get my TV to fit in this new place. 

sounds like some one is just showing off  [thumbsup]

wish i had that problem :'(
stupid tiny 42" fits anywhere

I remember when we thought a 23" screen was HUGE.

Of course I also remember a time when not everyone even had a TV.


On another note....... I saw Frederick on my old Monster coming down Monsaratt Ave this afternoon as I was pedaling up.

saw one of the new bmws in wahiawa this morning. it was all black, so i mistook it for a jap bike. only thing that tipped me off was the bmw symbol and the rr.

i saw a silver one yesterday on the H1 between eva and kapolei i was cruising well above the speed limit. the guy pulls up in the lane next to me, throws me a shaka, guns it,
and is gone almost instantly... damn that thing is fast in a straight line.

Rick and I attended the MSF ERC with a young kid who had one...Saturday night at a banquet I heard through a mutual friend that he was having mechanical issues with it, something about defective cam lobe surfaces or something... :(

Defective cams?  Almost sounds like what happened with the Alpina cams in my old 330.

Not for for sure, but I did a search and found that BMW has been doing software upgrades that limit rpms to like 9k during the break in period...so there's something going on there...

At first blush there's nothing wrong with a 9K limit during break in. A lot of bikes are lower than that but need the rider to comply. The Ducati is supposed to have a soft limiter but I never tried it during my break in.

not saying there's anything wrong with the 9k limit during break in, my bike was 6k rpm for the 1st 1000 km then 7k out to 2500 km...just saying that it's odd that BMW finds it necessary to impose the limit after the fact...

On the other hand they might have done it after the fact because it seems that most people who get a 170+ HP machine between their legs get stupid real fast (double entendre intended, sort of).

Sighted at SSD this afternoon, a very nice red/white S4R with Termis and other cool bits...

Ok Gene, no more posts in this thread for you until you're able to say "saw a pair of baffles laying on the ground"...



  ;D

i say we just do it for him during the next ducati ride... maybe while he is having a   [drink] a few of us go out and do our friend a lil favor  [thumbsup]

I say keep your baffles, Gene.  Be happy with your bike.   [thumbsup]

I'm going trim them down a bit at a time until there're just right, like Rick did...

First you have to take them out and ride a bit.  You also need a friend to ride the bike while you stand on the side of the road to listen to it come & go. You might even want to use the db meter for that test too.   [evil]

Yeah, we may have to do that... ;D

It hasn't happened yet, so don't go wetting your pants prematurely... :-*

Don't worry, that was pre-wetting celebration.   ;D

red monster with what looked to be a really cute girl riding it in front of alo moana @ 1
then a black monster with a guy wearing a pinkk shirt and sunglasses in waikiki @ 2 somthing

Got to sit on a DD16 today.  They offered to start it up for me, but I told them there wasn't a chance in hell they would be able to catch me if they did.   [evil]

Pics or it didn't happen.

No pics occurred as I didn't have my camera with me.  BUT, I can always go back out there and take some.  We stopped out at Ducpond on yesterday's ride and they had one sitting on the floor.  They also had a pair of R's, including one Bayliss, as well as just about everything else Ducati related that you could imagine.  Got to sit on the new MV F4 as well.  Think that thing might be on a future short list...