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Started by Grampa, July 30, 2015, 02:44:02 PM

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Grampa

July 30, 2015, 02:44:02 PM


happened the other day not to far from where I crashed in the canyon.

rider was airlifted out but is in pretty good condition.

question is...what kind of bike was it?
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

Speeddog

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July 30, 2015, 02:48:11 PM
One of the big KTMs, 950 or 990 or the like.
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Grampa

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July 30, 2015, 02:48:21 PM


Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

Grampa

#3
July 30, 2015, 02:54:25 PM
What is that frame-like looking piece at the front of the engine? My first thought was that it was an old RC51 since the exhaust appears to mimic that of the low mounts.
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

Dirty Duc

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July 30, 2015, 03:06:48 PM
Quote from: Speeddog on July 30, 2015, 02:48:11 PM
One of the big KTMs, 950 or 990 or the like.
I think they are all steel trellis frames.  This bike would have been aluminum framed.

I think the flat at the front of the engine is a piece of fairing that miraculously survived.

krolik

#5
July 30, 2015, 06:48:30 PM
Soon to be seen on craigslist as a salvage bike with "minor frame damage."
'03 M800 "not so dark" Dark, Remus high pipes, Cycle Cat clipons & frame sliders, CRG lanesplitter mirrors, Sargent seat, tail chop, Nichols flywheel, modified & powdercoated rearsets, 15/44 gearing, 520 chain & sprockets, TPO Beast pod filters, Power Comander III. 72.95 Rear Wheel HP & 54.29 ft-lbs!

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Speeddog

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July 30, 2015, 08:47:48 PM Last Edit: July 31, 2015, 12:17:41 PM by Speeddog
Good catch, DD.
The steel frame woulda survived.

Hot Tuna.
I think the flattish piece just in front of the alternator cover is the oil tank.
And from the fragment of the swingarm left on the axle, and the 5-bolt sprocket carrier.

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Cloner

#7
July 31, 2015, 10:44:00 AM
Judging by the oil tank on the left side of the engine I'm thinking Aprilia RSV Mille or Tuono.  There are single and dual exhaust models out there, but the engine and a few other queues look right.
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Dirty Duc

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July 31, 2015, 10:54:46 AM Last Edit: July 31, 2015, 12:54:36 PM by Dirty Duc
I think Cloner and Speeddog are right.


*edited because I just realized Speeddog was using an obscure colloquialism to identify said model of motorcycle.

Grampa

#9
July 31, 2015, 12:44:03 PM
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

mdgore

#10
August 01, 2015, 10:37:07 PM
I name thee TOAST.
I'm all out of clever.

GK

#11
October 19, 2015, 10:53:02 AM
Terrible accident.

Just found out a few days ago that an ex student of mine was in two pieces when he crashed his Ducati.

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