Quote from: The Bacon Junkie on May 22, 2011, 11:16:25 PM
looks like you were the photographer, though... 

Yeah, yeah! 

BTW..I'm not sure if I ever formally welcomed you to the DMF?! 

Check your PMs

Quote from: IZ on May 22, 2011, 11:32:26 PM
Yeah, yeah! 

BTW..I'm not sure if I ever formally welcomed you to the DMF?! 

Check your PMs

pass the brain bleach please!   

Quote from: The Bacon Junkie on May 22, 2011, 11:59:32 PM


pass the brain bleach please!   

Quote from: awall41 on May 21, 2011, 10:00:20 PM
Prosecco is a new discovery for me. About a month ago I got some from Valencia Wine Co. and haven't turned back. I will bring a bottle. Any other wine requests?

How about a '01 Liugi Einaudi Barolo?  Kidding of course. Prosecco = yummy!






Yay! DIMBY is nearly upon us! Big thanks the Bacon Junkie for working his tail off with me on Sunday. Got a couple of projects done that will keep drunk people from killing themselves on our back hill.

See you soon!

Cheers.   

sac

Teachers have been notified and directions provided...

Yesterday morning I was IN for DIMBY West.

Mr. AJ was cool with me ditching him for the weekend (he and many friends had plans to play guitars, banjos, mandolins, fiddles etc. at a 3 day bluegrass festival, I was not enthused)

I could stay with an SB friend who'd help me imbalance the gender ratio further.

But how to get there? Of the three bikes I could ride down: Mr. AJ's M900 won't start, his fugly SV is still in parts after 3 weekends of wrenching (fix 1 thing, discover 3 more issues), and my itty bitty 250 is too small to make the 600+ mile journey.

Well, yesterday afternoon I picked up a really nice SV650, great condition for an '06 bike, less than 5,000 miles, garaged & babied.  And for an SV, it was easy on the eyes & ears, with Yoshimura pipes, bright red (black frame), rear seat cowl & no grab bar.  Not bad for a non-Ducati. 

The first thing I did was add frame sliders, despite Mr. AJ saying I was being ridiculous and wouldn't need them.

Given that I like to get accustomed to bikes before I throw myself into high speed situations, given Mr. AJ has years more moto experience than I do, and given that we had over an hour drive on the freeway in the dark to get the bike back, he offered to ride it. 

We almost made it to my house.

On the upper deck of the Bay Bridge, where the views of San Francisco below you are spectacular, everyone started braking, and somehow, he has no idea why, Mr. AJ lost the front end. Issue with the bike? Shitty driving? Who knows.

Lucky for him, he only bounced around the road. No flying into vehicles, no getting run over, no concussion, no major damage to anything other than one arm. Unfortunately for him, he did a great job fragmenting his dominant hand and arm.

So this weekend he won't be playing his guitar.  I won't be riding down the PCH and making chocolate covered bacon.  He'll be getting several plates, screws and pins put into his arm, and I'll be taking care of him.  And fixing my bike.



Please have some bacon + peaty scotch for me, and hopefully i'll make it next year!

p.s. SacDuc - i'll email Elizabeth and tell her thanks but I can't make it. I'll spare her the blathering drama.

 

Glad he's still breathingh though! 

We'll post up some pics of the chocolate covered bacon for you.   

BTW..I just rode my bike home from my mechanic's place.  16,000 mi tune up, plus, more bits and pieces added, painted and taken away.      

OK..NOW, I'm getting excited!   

Quote from: SacDuc on May 20, 2011, 08:58:43 PM

Booze shopping for DIMBY tomorrow. Any requests?   


sac

Coors light. Jameson?

Sorry to hear bout the accident AJ DIMBY will still be there but hope MR Aj gets back to one piece.

Bike almost prepped and ready to go, just waiting for the front end to get back from the suspension guy. And that little hole in the water pump cover.

Thanks DTM, he's a trooper, he'll be ok.   Will I get to see your bike at Zeitgeist on Thursday??

Quote from: IZ on May 23, 2011, 08:45:58 PM


Glad he's still breathingh though! 

We'll post up some pics of the chocolate covered bacon for you.   

BTW..I just rode my bike home from my mechanic's place.  16,000 mi tune up, plus, more bits and pieces added, painted and taken away.      

OK..NOW, I'm getting excited!   

Thanks IZ!
Yeah, having a front row seat to Mr. AJ tumbling like a rag doll was far more terrifying than crashing myself.  Seeing him stand up looking pissed off was a huge relief.

Y'all better be posting pics of the festivities...the more incriminating the better!

Quote from: IZ on May 23, 2011, 08:45:58 PM


Glad he's still breathingh though! 

We'll post up some pics of the chocolate covered bacon for you.   

BTW..I just rode my bike home from my mechanic's place.  16,000 mi tune up, plus, more bits and pieces added, painted and taken away.      

OK..NOW, I'm getting excited!   

You ain't covering me with chocolate, IZ...  I don't care how pretty you are!!! ...or how drunk I may get...    

Sorry to hear you won't be able to make it, AJ... Glad the Mr. is okay, though! 

 

Can't slip anything by the BJ!

I'm pretty sharp...

Right up until I finish half a beer...   

Sorry to hear about Mr. AJ, glad he made it and hope he makes a full recovery .

Quote from: The Bacon Junkie on May 23, 2011, 09:39:42 PM
I'm pretty sharp...

Right up until I finish half a beer...   

So i wonder what effect will a weekend of drinking have on you. This is goin to be a very memorable and hilarious weekend

Quote from: DanTheMan on May 23, 2011, 08:56:52 PM
Coors light.

    You are uninivted. 

sac



/you'll have to put up with Pacifico if you want a lighter beer     

Sorry to hear about the accident AJ. I'm glad it wasn't worse.

Sucks that you won't make it DIMBY. But look on the bright side, you still don't have to listen to bluegrass music all weekend. 


sac