Quote from: Speed 3 Pilot on August 15, 2014, 10:10:57 PM
Got a text from Mike, he picked up the SF from SSD this afternoon and reports that it is running great!...I spoke with Shawn yesterday and he told me that they would eat the cost of parts & labor on the job...

Spoke too soon, he's now experiencing high idle at startup (3-4k rpm) and throttle weirdness...I feel for the guy...

Sad.

Sad that SSD can't seem to find a fix...

My lips are sealed.

Quote from: MadDuck on August 20, 2014, 09:31:16 AM
My lips are sealed.

I realize these things are often not easily diagnosed, but it seems that with Wil's departure SSD is lacking when it comes to Ducati knowledge...btw, my least favorite SSD tech is now the BMW guy...

Are you trying to make me feel better, or something?

Quote from: MadDuck on August 20, 2014, 11:07:03 PM
Are you trying to make me feel better, or something?

Shawn has confidence in him, just want you to be aware...

Quote from: Speed 3 Pilot on August 19, 2014, 10:28:32 PM
Spoke too soon, he's now experiencing high idle at startup (3-4k rpm) and throttle weirdness...I feel for the guy...

He should give that machine back.  It hasn't been happy since he took it from you.

T

Quote from: Thermite on August 21, 2014, 09:00:26 AM
He should give that machine back.  It hasn't been happy since he took it from you.

T

I don't know if he's ready to "give" it back, but I could probably get it for considerably less than he paid for it...but then, do I want it...

MD, how did your procedure go?...was it something you could have done at home?...

All is well. No, I don't think I would've done this at home.

Like him or not, he's got skills...

http://www.sportrider.com/sportbike-news/video-marc-marquez-near-crash

Quote from: Speed 3 Pilot on September 02, 2014, 02:14:37 PM
Like him or not, he's got skills...

http://www.sportrider.com/sportbike-news/video-marc-marquez-near-crash

Why wouldn't you like him?  This sequence first showed up as a few stills over on Racing & Trackdays in the "Easy as 1-2-3" thread. People asked if there was a video but none surfaced until now that I know of.  The little shit adds gas to plant the rear end so as to re-plant the front. How's that for feel?

Quote from: MadDuck on September 02, 2014, 11:14:17 PM
Why wouldn't you like him?  This sequence first showed up as a few stills over on Racing & Trackdays in the "Easy as 1-2-3" thread. People asked if there was a video but none surfaced until now that I know of.  The little shit adds gas to plant the rear end so as to re-plant the front. How's that for feel?

I like him, just hate to see one guy win every time out...his new tact of laying back and then pouncing makes things more interesting though...

I love the way he lets the bike dance around under him, it's like watching a graceful ballet of sorts...

He's just willing to go fast enough that the bike is just that loose, or unstable, underneath him. If the other blokes were willing to do that then they'd win more often. Loose, unstable --- that's another term for right on the edge of crashing.