Quote from: pipeliner1978 on October 06, 2008, 01:26:13 PM
thanks andy for the phone #

Google scares me sometimes... 

Quote from: pipeliner1978 on October 06, 2008, 01:23:42 PM
talked to Marquess, he's fine, nothing broken.  Says his shoulder is pretty sore, and he is on his way to check out his bike with his friends.

Awesome!

Tommy, thanks for relaying the good news that he's ok!  That's the best news this week!

I can help wrench and get the bike back on the road if need be.  I know a little about the 848

It's great to hear he's okay.

Andy, Google scares you? Heck like Arizona said I'm just glad I don't owe you guys money! But hey we live in an info age it's been said. It's a good thing and sometimes can be bad. I see a splinter faction forming here...uh...Slueths M.C., INC.? You know you might make some reward money on the "Stolen Bikes" side of the Forum.

Tommy, dude YOU ROCK! I've heard of going above and beyond but dang man you are over the top a real go-to guy. Seriously! Your efforts this weekend deserve a reward all of it's own. I'm offering up a pool party complete with BBQ brisket for you and Marquez!!

As far as I could tell when we picked up the bike what I saw was this: missing left side mirror/turn signal, top half of fairing on left side a chunk taken out fairing probably needs replacing, kick stand gone, gear shifter gone, tail lights? don't know, right handle bar bent slightly. Bike was stearing kinda sideways as I was holding the handle bars. Don't remember any dents though. Now that Dan refreshed my memory I do remember the bike going end-o after hitting the berm near the fence. That would explain the handle bar but I don't remember what the right side of the bike looked like, didn't get a good view. Also various scratches on the left side will need paint. I remember smelling gas is why we picked it up so I don't know about the guts.

Great news 

  WhiteCat - glad you are ok !  Sorry you burned one of your nine over the weekend ! WOW 

LSD'ers - I appreciate the friendship of people who will go to such lengths to look out for everyone! Best crew rollin' ! 

Quote from: pipeliner1978 on October 06, 2008, 01:23:42 PM
talked to Marquess, he's fine, nothing broken.  Says his shoulder is pretty sore, and he is on his way to check out his bike with his friends.  He asked me what had happened, b/c he can't remember.  I told him the story I heard from everybody.  I told him everybody was concerned and we would love to help him out in any way. 

Woo Hoo! GREAT news! Thanks Tommy   

Quote from: Cyclone on October 06, 2008, 02:34:06 PM
LSD'ers - I appreciate the friendship of people who will go to such lengths to look out for everyone! Best crew rollin' ! 

I've always said we're an amazing bunch of DMFers

Thats great to hear!!! Good work guys on tracking him down.

Really nice work Tommy and a big "way to go" for Andy with the phone number. About all that was left that I could do would be to run a criminal background check on him. Decided to pass on that, what good would it do. Just damn glad he's OK and someone actually talked to him. Thanks again Tommy and Andy! If you talk to him again please let him know there is plenty of help available for getting the bike. This group has a fleet of vehicles and trailers and enough tie downs to prevent the space shuttle from getting airborn!

He is very lucky, even more so that there was a nice big run off area outside of that high speed sweeper with no trees or paved/brick driveway entrances. I paid more attention to those things on the return run. The are about a thousand worse places on that ride to straighten out a turn out... he fortunately picked a "good one". Now I hope the bike isn't any worse than what we saw. Hopefully it will be just like him, beat up and bruised but with no broken bones or internal injuries.

Quote from: fastwin on October 06, 2008, 03:02:22 PM
Really nice work Tommy and a big "way to go" for Andy with the phone number. About all that was left that I could do would be to run a criminal background check on him. Decided to pass on that, what good would it do. Just damn glad he's OK and someone actually talked to him. Thanks again tommy and Andy! If you talk to him again please let him know there is plenty of help available for getting the bike. This group has a fleet of vehicles and trailers and enough tie downs to prevent the space shuttle from getting airborn!

+11tybillion

Although this week/weekend is busy for me, I can help pick up and/or deliver the bike back down to GP if needed or store it

Very good news!  Hope you're feeling better soon, Marquez.

Just to give everybody a heads up, I told him that he had a ton of DFWMers looking out for him and wishing him the best.  Told him that Brian and I both PM'd him about transporting his bike.  That we had trucks trailers tie downs etc...... all waiting to help out.  Pretty much begged him to call on all of us if he needs anything at all from transport to wrenching to spare parts.  He seemed confused and pleased all at the same time.......  I think he was unsure of what the hell happened, I don't think he remembered crashing......... 

The brain does some crazy stuff when the body is about to suffer trauma.  Blacking out to impeding pain or stress is not an uncommon thing.  I'm sure he'll appreciate all the thoughts and concerns everybody has for him once he gets his bearing straight again.