Francois_Dumas Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 It has been a weird winter and spring. It snowed again on Sardinia and hail stones in Rome yesterday. We have the heater on every night instead of the Airco!! And I am not a bad weather rider anymore. BTDT, no thanks. But I NEED to get miles, I know I am losing my touch and gone are the routine moves. Today the sun showed up at long last and the rain was promised to stay away for 2 days. So, after first dropping the bike in the garage..... don't laugh, ruddy motor mover conspiracy..... I got on the road to visit my model shop over in Foligno. Of course I took the long way home to get some miles and some hairpins.... I'll be making a few more trips before I take Nina along again.... 1 Link to comment
ltljohn Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 So in the first picture it was napping for the winter right? 1 Link to comment
Rinkydink Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 First pic...you need to work on your counter-steering. You’re doing it wrong. 😜 1 Link to comment
Francois_Dumas Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Maybe I shouldn't practice at 0 mph 😂 1 Link to comment
Endobob Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Francois_Dumas said: Maybe I shouldn't practice at 0 mph 😂 Best speed and place to drop the bike! 1 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Tile nap? Hmm, no, dirt nap sounds much more adventurous! Could the nap have anything to do with the throttle issue you're having? Doubt it, but... Link to comment
Francois_Dumas Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 23 minutes ago, TEWKS said: Could the nap have anything to do with the throttle issue you're having? Doubt it, but... No, the nap was totally due to my clumsiness 🤣🤣 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 I was thinking on the lines of something got tweaked because of the tip over, causing the throttle issues. But again, not likely. Link to comment
Francois_Dumas Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 13 hours ago, TEWKS said: I was thinking on the lines of something got tweaked because of the tip over, causing the throttle issues. But again, not likely. Ah, no, the throttle issue occurred last year for the first time, long before the tip-over. But after that one time it didn't happen again until two days ago ! 1 Link to comment
Selden Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Re dropping bike in garage: BTDT. Things like that are embarrassing, especially if there are witnesses. As I get older, I find it necessary to ride more, rather than less, to maintain my skills. I can't compensate with reaction time and strength (not that either was ever exceptional) the way I could 50 years ago. 2 Link to comment
Francois_Dumas Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Selden said: As I get older, I find it necessary to ride more, rather than less, to maintain my skills. I can't compensate with reaction time and strength True. But I don't find the time anymore as easily now that I am retired. The missus needs much more attention 😉😂😂 Link to comment
Twisties Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 So, did I tell you about the time... .... way back when our bikes lived in a cramped garage in Salt Lake City... I was putting one of them on the lift and forgot to raise the side stand before rolling it up. When I rolled it up the side stand hit and tipped the bike away from me. I still had it, but was stretched off balance over the machine, barely hanging on, and losing the battle. Sharon was on the other side of garage but couldn't make her way through the maze of bikes in time, and over it went... into the next bike, and that into another, and another, and I don't even remember how many went over altogether... It was a pile of RTs, GS, Super Tenere, and dirt bikes. Took about half an hour to carefully separate them without damage. 1 Link to comment
Francois_Dumas Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 As they say.... shit happens 😂😂 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Francois_Dumas said: As they say.... shit happens 😂😂 And the man that inspired that slogan. Well, the movie version of it anyway. 1 1 Link to comment
RandyShields Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Funny story at your expense. Thanks for sharing. BTW, in Torrey, Whip was singing your and Chris's praises for the successful conversion to the new site, and doing all the work. Randy Link to comment
Francois_Dumas Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 10 hours ago, RandyShields said: Funny story at your expense. Thanks for sharing. BTW, in Torrey, Whip was singing your and Chris's praises for the successful conversion to the new site, and doing all the work. Randy Hi Randy, thanks. It's all Chris' work, believe me! 😊👍 Link to comment
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