Just Dropping In (again)....
- Desmo_Demon
- paso grand pooh-bah
- Posts: 869
- Joined: Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:00 am
- model: 750 Paso
- year: 1987
- Location: Easley, SC
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Just Dropping In (again)....
Been a while since I've logged in. I hope everyone has been doing well. Life's been hectic since my wife's last accident when she T-boned a car making a left turn in front of her. I just never seem to have any time to ride, and the bikes are all degrading and mostly non-running these days. Maybe one day I'll get them all running again and start riding.
2002 Ducati 748 monoposto
1998 Ducati ST2
1996 Suzuki GSXR-1100
1994 Bimota DB2
1988 MegaPaso 916 project
1987 Ducati Paso 750
1985 Harley FXEF
2001 Ducati M900ie (wife's)
2000 Yamaha YZF-R1 (wife's)
1998 Ducati ST2 (wife's)
1994 Suzuki GSX-750R (wife's)
1998 Ducati ST2
1996 Suzuki GSXR-1100
1994 Bimota DB2
1988 MegaPaso 916 project
1987 Ducati Paso 750
1985 Harley FXEF
2001 Ducati M900ie (wife's)
2000 Yamaha YZF-R1 (wife's)
1998 Ducati ST2 (wife's)
1994 Suzuki GSX-750R (wife's)
Re: Just Dropping In (again)....
Good man for nursing your wife back to health. I too am living the time crunch. I say drain fuel or at least fuel stab and battery tenders for all but the Paso or ST2 and ride only one until more time frees up. I have a couple of great 50-or-so mile rides near my home with some ridiculously tight turns that are always fun and easy/quick to do on a Sunday morning with a couple of friends every couple months. The key is keeping one bike ready to go. Riding is way too much fun to let it fall off your plate. Riding a Duck is very rehabilitative—more so than most vacations I can think of. I am very sure your wife would support your cutting out on a Sunday morning from time to time.
- Thebenelliman
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- year: 1992
- Location: Aston Abbotts,Aylesbury,Bucks
Re: Just Dropping In (again)....
That looks like a fine collection of motorcycles a shame not to use them. Why not sell a few and use the money to get a mechanic to fix a few up? Sometimes it’s best to reduce the mountain before starting to climb it!
The Benelliman
1992 907ie
1981 Benelli 900 Sei
1989 Benelli 900 Sei
1976 Benelli 125 Enduro
1981 Benelli 250 2c
1976 Benelli 250 Quattro
1980 Benelli 254
1992 907ie
1981 Benelli 900 Sei
1989 Benelli 900 Sei
1976 Benelli 125 Enduro
1981 Benelli 250 2c
1976 Benelli 250 Quattro
1980 Benelli 254
- Desmo_Demon
- paso grand pooh-bah
- Posts: 869
- Joined: Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:00 am
- model: 750 Paso
- year: 1987
- Location: Easley, SC
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Re: Just Dropping In (again)....
I was riding every motorcycle a few miles each month at first, but then, there simply wasn't any time. I work a 40+ hr/week job with 12-hours of commute every week. Then, I teach one to two classes each semester, have two rental properties that I do everything for, a third rental house I am rebuilding, and then I have a 31-acre horse farm I maintain. I don't have much time to even think about riding. I quit commuting because of my hours (was 4 pm to 2 am and now noon to 10 pm). I hit four deer the last four years while in a car, I sure don't want to hit one while on a bike.davidrose wrote:I say drain fuel or at least fuel stab and battery tenders for all but the Paso or ST2 and ride only one until more time frees up. I have a couple of great 50-or-so mile rides near my home.....I am very sure your wife would support your cutting out on a Sunday morning from time to time.
2002 Ducati 748 monoposto
1998 Ducati ST2
1996 Suzuki GSXR-1100
1994 Bimota DB2
1988 MegaPaso 916 project
1987 Ducati Paso 750
1985 Harley FXEF
2001 Ducati M900ie (wife's)
2000 Yamaha YZF-R1 (wife's)
1998 Ducati ST2 (wife's)
1994 Suzuki GSX-750R (wife's)
1998 Ducati ST2
1996 Suzuki GSXR-1100
1994 Bimota DB2
1988 MegaPaso 916 project
1987 Ducati Paso 750
1985 Harley FXEF
2001 Ducati M900ie (wife's)
2000 Yamaha YZF-R1 (wife's)
1998 Ducati ST2 (wife's)
1994 Suzuki GSX-750R (wife's)
- Desmo_Demon
- paso grand pooh-bah
- Posts: 869
- Joined: Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:00 am
- model: 750 Paso
- year: 1987
- Location: Easley, SC
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Re: Just Dropping In (again)....
I can't bring myself to pay someone 300%-400% what the job should cost to have someone do substandard work. I can't remember the last time I didn't have to go behind someone and fix the job they did or found something they screwed up. Even if I had more of them running, I still wouldn't ride them (see my post just above this one).Thebenelliman wrote:Why not sell a few and use the money to get a mechanic to fix a few up? Sometimes it’s best to reduce the mountain before starting to climb it!
On the bright side, I am hoping to retire about ten years early (seven or less years from now), and I plan on getting back into riding, playing guitar and bass, painting, and may consider writing another book.
I was getting a little burned out with riding before my wife's last accident, though. I was logging upwards of 26k+ miles (42k km) per year and have about 250k miles (400k km) of two-wheel fun under my belt. Which was another problem. I started running from the cops because my speeds were increasing, again. Just the weekend before my wife's last accident, I had the cops chase me into another state before I lost him. I was surprised he followed me into another state, actually.
2002 Ducati 748 monoposto
1998 Ducati ST2
1996 Suzuki GSXR-1100
1994 Bimota DB2
1988 MegaPaso 916 project
1987 Ducati Paso 750
1985 Harley FXEF
2001 Ducati M900ie (wife's)
2000 Yamaha YZF-R1 (wife's)
1998 Ducati ST2 (wife's)
1994 Suzuki GSX-750R (wife's)
1998 Ducati ST2
1996 Suzuki GSXR-1100
1994 Bimota DB2
1988 MegaPaso 916 project
1987 Ducati Paso 750
1985 Harley FXEF
2001 Ducati M900ie (wife's)
2000 Yamaha YZF-R1 (wife's)
1998 Ducati ST2 (wife's)
1994 Suzuki GSX-750R (wife's)