Does anyone recognize this Monster?

[cdc]

Black Monster, foreground, second bike from the right with an Italian flag sticker on the broken headlight fairing? 



cdc

[bryant8]

was that yours in the Duc Dominoes?
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=11358.0
i read that they were blown over 2x actually... at least the Tricolore 1098 was

btw no pic is showing

[newslacker]

Ouch. I suppose you signed something waiving any liability.

[fastwin]

Holy crap! Who in the heck do you point a finger at when something like that happens? The first bike that tipped over? The track? Mother Nature? Jeez. That's just ugly.

My brother did that to three of my bikes that I had in a large storage bldg. when we worked together years ago. His response, if I remember correctly, was "F@#k you little brother!" Reason number 2,347 why we don't work together any more.

[Cyclone]

Holy crap! Who in the heck do you point a finger at when something like that happens? 

The Multistrada? with the super baloony cover on the right hand side !!  Guess this is where "no fault" insurance comes in !!  Don't worry Mr. C you can still say it was "Never dropped" although it was knocked over !!   Sorry this happened    was Indy fun anyway ?

[bryant8]

Story has it that it was a white S4RS that started the dominoes.  But the parking lot is on a grade and the IMS workers were instructing people to park across the grade w/ the stands on the uphills side... /shrug

Read the thread that I linked it has some FH accounts

[Duc L'Smart]

d@mn... 

[caffeinejunkee]

Sorry to see this Charles.... 

[ThelmaLou]

Awww... that's not the souvenir you wanted 

[calscrazy]

sorry charlie!!!

however if it makes you feel better i am pretty positive that your reaction was nowhere near as violent as mine would have been. i have insurance but i still would have been pissed!!

[cdc]

was that yours in the Duc Dominoes?
btw no pic is showing

thanks for posting the pic B8. 

I was in the stands after the race going back to the Ducati Island and returned late to the parking lot.  There is a long list of minor broken pieces but the one that counted the most was a broken front brake master cylinder clamp which made the front brake useless unless jimmy rigged for slow short distance travel back to the hotel.

I was going to visit a good firiend in Marion, IN which got scrubbed because it was an hour and a half ride and the bike could not be ridden that long safely.  I later discovered that the left side exhaust pipe was pushed into the swingarm and the rear brake footpeg was bent and binding the brake lever.  Things could have gotten really hot if I did the long ride to Marion.

Ouch. I suppose you signed something waiving any liability.

No.  I exchanged info with the Safety officer of IMS.  I have the payment for the second ticket.  Check's in the mail.

sorry charlie!!!

however if it makes you feel better i am pretty positive that your reaction was nowhere near as violent as mine would have been. i have insurance but i still would have been pissed!!

Chris, you know me more than you know.  I guess you get to my age and it ain't worth it sometimes to go ballistic.  Actually what bugged me more was not being able to visit my friend.  He had recently been diagnosed with cancer and was recovering from therapy.  He wanted to drive down to Indy instead and I didn't want him to exert himself so I'll try again maybe next year.

was Indy fun anyway ?

It was an experience.  Althought the track was not that great from a racers point of view, any bowl track for NASCAR with an infield course isn't impressive, the fan experience however was very good.  There are many good vantage points with stands.  The Ducati Island was very convenient to the stands reserved for Ducatii owners who signed up for the "Project Mugello".  I'm told that NBC showed the crowd in that stands with people lifting signs reading DUCATI.  The race was called wet because the track was wet but it had stopped raining at the beginning of the race.  During the 18th lap or so, it started raining until it got to big rain and strong winds which was when they called the race off.  10 minutes later, the sun came out.  Rossi was perfect I'm sad to say.  But you have to give the man his due.  Spies was impressive and Nicky rode very well.

If IMS kicks in repair money then I guess I chalk it up to "another daay above ground ..." as Brian would say.

cdc

[fastwin]

As Brian would say ... bad trouble but yet another good day above ground!

[LYD]

Sorry to hear that charles! 

[bryant8]

Sorry to hear Charles, your exhaust probably fell victim to the ST3's panniers.

What parts do you need to get it back to 100%?  I'll keep an eye out for them

[newslacker]

Looking at those bikes on the ground makes me ill. You know it's a good thing you trailered up there due to the amount of damage. Which scooter are you taking to AR this weekend? Still going right?