Lessons learned

[JohnnyDucati]

Some take away lessons from the Big World Out There:

1.  Riding alone for short distances is OK.  Long distances, go with a buddy/buddies.  No buddies available?  Save the trip for another day. 

2.  Make sure your cell phone is FULLY CHARGED before embarking on any trip (1 bar isn't fully charged, dipshit). 

3.  Always carry a tire pressure gauge underseat. 

4.  Tire plug kit under the seat isn't a bad idea actually.  I've got one in there now. 

5.  Avoid remote roads with lumber mills and nasty-looking 19th century railroad track crossings over the road.  This is the natural habitat for nails and sharp pokey things which are very bad for your Pirellis, Michellins, Bridgey's, Dunlops, etc.


6.  AAA towing service IS all that it's cracked up to be.  Better to have it and not need it than not have it and need it.  Hindsight is a nasty, vindictive pregnant dog. 

7.  Friends with pickups and/or bike trailers are one life's greatest treasures and should be cherished and lavished with gifts and beers and bike parts and things. 

8.  Orygun has vast expanses and empty spaces with no humans and no metric tools, either. 

9.  People wiff no teef are some of the nicest people.

10.  Last but not least:  pushing a bike uphill in 85 degree humid weather with a pancake flat 180/55-17 in leathers and track boots is enormously sucky.

Oh, and one "honorable mention":

11.  Pirelli Dragon Super Corsa III's only get punctured within the initial 750 miles or so.  Don't expect it to happen when it has 3 or 4 K miles on . . .

Made it home safe and OK, so it's all good.

[JBubble]

Glad you got home safe.

If you're ever in need again, feel free to give Mother or I a call.

[desmosome]

that is the suck...

glad u r ok

i got a good story for you about breaking a chain on the Oregon cost

around the same time a few years back

[JohnnyDucati]

Glad you got home safe.

If you're ever in need again, feel free to give Mother or I a call.

Thanks.  Hope I don't have to, but if i do, I will (esp. if I'm in parts east).

Since I was on the west side today, I started calling the west side folks.

Turns out it was only the 2nd or 3rd call that got a human voice.

So the roll call was prioritized by geography - no other heirarchy to it.

It's nice to have a big long list of peeps to work through (assuming one's cell phone isn't dying).

that is the suck...

glad u r ok

i got a good story for you about breaking a chain on the Oregon cost

around the same time a few years back

Oof - that would rate equally high on the Suckage-meter.

[ryandalling]

Next time it happens... I will bring a trailer and hot girls to massage your worries away.

[JohnnyDucati]

Next time it happens... I will bring a trailer and hot girls to massage your worries away.

In that case, I anticipate loooots of flat tires.   

[Visolara]

Glad you made it home ok.

Just to note, you need AAA Plus for motorcycle roadside assistance.  Its worth every penny IMO.  Ive used AAA for years, and feel I get my moneys worth most years.  For instance, when my black truck blew a motor, I bought a green parts truck, AAA towed it from my grandmothers house (NoPo near Adidas) to Brightwood on your way to mount hood, about an hour away because that's where my mechanic was.

[ryandalling]

Anybody know how well the Ducati roadside assistance works?

[Jenny Talia]

Pretty good.  Limited "suppliers" in the PDX area though so you have to wait for their designated towing company.

They guy I got had never picked up a MC before but was open to my input and was good to deal with.

The customer service on the phone is exceptional and they go out of the way to take care of you.  I used them . . . 4 times and was super satisfied every time - with the exception of waiting 1/5 hours on the side of the road for the tow company to show up.  But maybe that's normal?

[scott_araujo]

Progressive ins includes free towing now.  Also, towing through AMA is not much above the membership.

Scott

[Tailgunner]

Here's another option I keep in my dead cell phone...
971-570-3622
Thunder Mountain Motorcyle Resue, 24/7 service from Seattle to Salem, Cascades to the coast.

Enclosed transport.

Johnny Johnny Johnny 

[JohnnyDucati]

Here's another option I keep in my dead cell phone...
971-570-3622
Thunder Mountain Motorcyle Resue, 24/7 service from Seattle to Salem, Cascades to the coast.

Enclosed transport.

Johnny Johnny Johnny 

Thanks, Billy!  I'm gonna check those guys out!