Some of you track junkies (Scott ;D ) may already know Derek from the Thursday AMS private lesson days... The coolest thing, though, is now he's working at AMS/Dallas.
How awesome is that?
For those of you who don't know anything about this guy, he's a former racer, SUPER knowledgeable about Ducatis and very personable - EXCELLENT track day instructor. He's working up front with Scott. Cruise by and introduce yourself sometime [thumbsup]
Quote from: Cher on July 23, 2008, 09:57:29 AM
Some of you track junkies (Scott ;D ) may already know Derrick (sp?) from the Thursday AMS private lesson days... The coolest thing, though, is now he's working at AMS/Dallas.
How awesome is that?
For those of you who don't know anything about this guy, he's a former racer, SUPER knowledgeable about Ducatis and very personable - EXCELLENT track day instructor. He's working up front with Scott.
No SH!T.... That's COOL [thumbsup]
Derek's great, & very knowledgeable. I'm sure I'll be seeing him soon!
Nice, great guy.
Yep.
Have y'all signed up for the mondo track day in October out at MSR? It's only an on-line "Buy it Now" kinda thing at the moment - Scott didn't have it in the computer yet; was gonna sign up for it today. Oh well, that'll free up some cash for new tires on the SBK... and maybe some track plastics and...
Dammit... crack has gotta be cheaper than this Ducati shit [laugh]
Good, maybe he can get my freakin' parts in from the Alvarado store.
Been two weeks for them to ship something over from the ALV. store to the Dallas one. Ridiculous. They could have easily shipped it to me in two days.
Quote from: Ideapimp on July 23, 2008, 10:11:21 AM
Good, maybe he can get my freakin' parts in from the Alvarado store.
Been two weeks for them to ship something over from the ALV. store to the Dallas one. Ridiculous. They could have easily shipped it to me in two days.
you could've picked them up in one hour!
Quote from: Cher on July 23, 2008, 10:10:29 AM
Dammit... crack has gotta be cheaper than this Ducati shit [laugh]
Call me...........1st ones free!
[cheeky]
Quote from: pipeliner1978 on July 23, 2008, 10:25:26 AM
Call me...........1st ones free!
[cheeky]
[laugh] [laugh] Nice.
I was going to sign up for the Oct track day pretty soon myself. But I'm getting the new tires put on Friday :)
Quote from: Ideapimp on July 23, 2008, 10:11:21 AM
Good, maybe he can get my freakin' parts in from the Alvarado store.
Been two weeks for them to ship something over from the ALV. store to the Dallas one. Ridiculous. They could have easily shipped it to me in two days.
Something is wrong there. They haul shit back and forth all the time, damn near daily. My 916SPS was ready last week and I told them I couldn't get until this week and it showed at Dallas yesterday AM. They should have had your stuff over here the next day, 2 at the most... not two weeks. Did they have to wait on an order from DNA?? That would make sense. Did they say that had what you ordered in stock in Alvarado?
Quote from: fastwin on July 23, 2008, 11:32:44 AM
Something is wrong there. They haul shit back and forth all the time, damn near daily. My 916SPS was ready last week and I told them I couldn't get until this week and it showed at Dallas yesterday AM. They should have had your stuff over here the next day, 2 at the most... not two weeks. Did they have to wait on an order from DNA?? That would make sense. Did they say that had what you ordered in stock in Alvarado?
Just got a voicemail from scott, who I've been bugging daily for about a week now. It said that all my parts had shipped from Italy and will be here in a day or two. Funny, I thought he said they were in Alvarado.
You know, all I ask of customer service people is they don't lie to me. If it takes you 3 weeks to get me something, just say so. Don't say 2 days and then disappoint me. Say 4 weeks and surprise me. You'd think you'd WANT to do that.
Quote from: Ideapimp on July 23, 2008, 12:50:55 PM
Just got a voicemail from scott, who I've been bugging daily for about a week now. It said that all my parts had shipped from Italy and will be here in a day or two. Funny, I thought he said they were in Alvarado.
You know, all I ask of customer service people is they don't lie to me. If it takes you 3 weeks to get me something, just say so. Don't say 2 days and then disappoint me. Say 4 weeks and surprise me. You'd think you'd WANT to do that.
Karma(http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL363/7371556/19880304/326269672.jpg)
Quote from: pipeliner1978 on July 23, 2008, 05:47:29 PM
Karma
(http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL363/7371556/19880304/326269672.jpg)
Your karma ran over my dogma. & who the hell is that in the photo? :P
Duh! Flyboy with a mustache.
...and hair
Quote from: Cher on July 24, 2008, 10:17:24 AM
Duh! Flyboy with a mustache.
[laugh]
I hope this doesn't bring him out of retirement.
Quote from: bryant8 on July 23, 2008, 10:08:28 AM
Nice, great guy.
cool, but how does he feel about headlights that neither come in pairs, or are round? i.e. ones that have right angles.
Quote from: Ideapimp on July 23, 2008, 10:11:21 AM
Good, maybe he can get my freakin' parts in from the Alvarado store.
Been two weeks for them to ship something over from the ALV. store to the Dallas one. Ridiculous. They could have easily shipped it to me in two days.
usually they just truck it over pretty quick in the white truck if they have it in Alv...is this stuff that was being brought in from italia?
Might stop by there today... I feel the urge to buy something.
Speaking of which, Aratas are on the way [thumbsup]
Quote from: Kevin848 on July 25, 2008, 03:52:57 AM
Might stop by there today... I feel the urge to buy something.
Like a new B-day S4RS or 1098? [thumbsup]
Quote from: pipeliner1978 on July 25, 2008, 05:39:50 AM
Like a new B-day S4RS or 1098? [thumbsup]
haha a new t-shirt if Im lucky.
But hey, the Aratas have me pretty excited.
Quote from: pipeliner1978 on July 25, 2008, 05:39:50 AM
Like a new B-day S4RS or 1098? [thumbsup]
I think Im going to hold out until you and Bonnie want to sell the S4... all the work has already been done! ;D
Quote from: Kevin848 on July 25, 2008, 05:46:30 AM
I think Im going to hold out until you and Bonnie want to sell the S4... all the work has already been done! ;D
there's a Paul Smart at Eurosport in Ft Worth that they just got in. Looks pretty stock, except for the 2-1 Termi. I'd be willing to trade! (just don't tell Bonnie [thumbsup] )
Quote from: pipeliner1978 on July 25, 2008, 05:58:29 AM
there's a Paul Smart at Eurosport in Ft Worth that they just got in. Looks pretty stock, except for the 2-1 Termi. I'd be willing to trade! (just don't tell Bonnie [thumbsup] )
What do they want for it?
Quote from: McKraut on July 25, 2008, 06:44:26 AM
money, of some type i'm guessing
...somehow... I knew that was coming. [roll]
HEY, when are you back in town? I want my coobermajators and I need to give you $$$
Quote from: The Evil Count Dookie-Duke on July 25, 2008, 06:46:21 AM
...somehow... I knew that was coming. [roll]
You guys are so predictible sometimes [laugh]
Quote from: Kevin848 on July 25, 2008, 03:52:57 AM
Might stop by there today... I feel the urge to buy something.
Speaking of which, Aratas are on the way [thumbsup]
Haven't seen any Aratas for the 1098/848 bikes. Have read some tests of them on jap bikes in magazines a while back. Don't see many on any flavor of bikes. Where did you get them and how much? Just curious how they compare price wise with the "off the chart/unobtamium" prices of Termis. :P
Quote from: fastwin on July 25, 2008, 06:53:24 AM
Haven't seen any Aratas for the 1098/848 bikes. Have read some tests of them on jap bikes in magazines a while back. Don't see many on any flavor of bikes. Where did you get them and how much? Just curious how they compare price wise with the "off the chart/unobtamium" prices of Termis. :P
I have the TI/Carbon ones coming. Jim Sabin with Sabin Performance highly recommended them for the 1098/848. They actually cost more than the Termis and as for where and how much for mine... well lets just say it helps to know ppl ;D
Quote from: pipeliner1978 on July 25, 2008, 05:58:29 AM
there's a Paul Smart at Eurosport in Ft Worth that they just got in. Looks pretty stock, except for the 2-1 Termi. I'd be willing to trade! (just don't tell Bonnie [thumbsup] )
I can read dumb@$$! BTW I want the Paul Smart too, but will not sell the monster yet. Guess we'll have to wait till next year! Shouldn't be to hard with 1098s on its way from Miami.
Quote from: Bonwilder on July 25, 2008, 07:45:31 AM
but will not sell the monster yet.
Please let me know!!! [thumbsup]
Quote from: Bonwilder on July 25, 2008, 07:45:31 AM
...Shouldn't be to hard with 1098s on its way from Miami.
Shhhhhh!!! ...That's a
secret!With all the effort going to decieve everyone so Tommy isn't given a hard time during the wait...
You shouldn't leak stuff like that. [cheeky]
Quote from: The Evil Count Dookie-Duke on July 25, 2008, 08:02:17 AM
Shhhhhh!!! ...That's a secret!
With all the effort going to decieve everyone so Tommy isn't given a hard time during the wait...
You shouldn't leak stuff like that. [cheeky]
Hey! Tommy is getting a 1098s in about two weeks! We already have the title! So, if you all giving him a hard time is the worst thing that happens over the next two weeks I still think he's coming out of this with a pretty sweet deal! My moto: focus on the positive, ignore the negative! Right!
[evil] evil, come to tell you that she's evil, most deffinately [evil]
the tension, is getting harder, I'd like to hold her.....................(McKraut you finish that one)
Crap. Eurosport has some cool bikes in Pre-Owned.
I think Alan needs to trade in his 1050 Sprint for that 04 ST4S *with* hard bags.
Mmmm, open clutch sweetness [moto]
There's more than 1 new employee at AMS/D. Natalie looks to leaving for awhile due to her being pregnant. I met the new girl answering the phones, but I can't recall her name right now.
Really awesome that Derek is working there. He was a huge help to me both of the track days that I went to. Really like the guy.
As for the photo comment...that was pretty funny. It got a chuckle out of me. :) Well played you guys. [thumbsup]
Quote from: bryant8 on July 25, 2008, 09:53:33 AM
There's more than 1 new employee at AMS/D. Natalie looks to leaving for awhile due to her being pregnant. I met the new girl answering the phones, but I can't recall her name right now.
Natalie told me the other day when I was in on the 916SPS that she was leaving for good to be a stay at home Mom. The new gal is Rose, very sweet lady. Natalie helped her check me out. I think her 1st day may have been Tuesday. Ya'll be nice to her!! [laugh]
Derek is not a permanent addition either, according to Natalie. He's just helping out until they get some one permanent.
Rose, that's it. She's a really sweet gal. I like how they redid the showroom [thumbsup]
...head underwater...
summertime, and the livin's easy...
Quote from: pipeliner1978 on July 25, 2008, 05:58:29 AM
there's a Paul Smart at Eurosport in Ft Worth that they just got in. Looks pretty stock, except for the 2-1 Termi. I'd be willing to trade! (just don't tell Bonnie [thumbsup] )
Don't think it's there anymore.