Don't crash your Desmosedici...

[BC999S]

You may recall a few months ago I posted something about a local individual who has crashed every bike he's ever owned (at low speed). The list goes something like this:

748 - Twice
996 - Once
998 Bayliss Replica - Twice
Hypermotard - Once
GSX-R1000 - Multiple

When he bought the Desmo we put together a pool on how many kilometers he would go before he crashed it. I pulled the ticket for 500 or under. Apparently I won - 474 km or less than 300 miles. Total damage - $45,000.

Just to give you an idea of the exorbitant parts prices Ducati is charging, a front brake lever is $1,000.00.

Doofus...

[wibbly]

the best part about that brake lever is that it's attached to an absolute crapheap master cylinder. he'd be better off buying a brembo rcs

[BC999S]

Originally Posted by wibbly

...he'd be better off buying a brembo rcs

Nah, he's be better off buying a Chrysler Neon.

[Justin]

Originally Posted by BC999S

Nah, he's be better off buying a Chrysler Neon.

+1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least when he finds a way to drop that it won't cost as much, and he won't get hurt! Good lord, in the words of the immortal one, "know when to walk away, know when to run"
Seriously though, I presume he's ok, and hope he gets safer!

[BC999S]

[quote=Justin;542486Seriously though, I presume he's ok, and hope he gets safer![/quote]

He never gets hurt 'cause he's going no faster than he would were he on a bicycle!

[thorsten]

Notta big of a Prob to crash a Desmo.
A good starting Point to make it right.

[sps]

NO YOU DI INT! I know a guy who has taken his Desmo apart and replaced the radiators and swingarm with Febur, the forks with FGR800, the wheels with PVMs and is working on the motor. It should be pretty fantastic when done.

[wibbly]

Originally Posted by sps

NO YOU DI INT! I know a guy who has taken his Desmo apart and replaced the radiators and swingarm with Febur, the forks with FGR800, the wheels with PVMs and is working on the motor. It should be pretty fantastic when done.

now he needs to get rid of the base 1098 calipers and dodgy masters! haha

[hawkdriver]

What's wrong with this guy that's a lot of crashing, lack of skill or care.

[BC999S]

Originally Posted by hawkdriver

What's wrong with this guy that's a lot of crashing, lack of skill or care.

Lack of skill. Never any speed involved 'cause he's scared to ride quickly. Chicken strips an inch wide on all bikes. Has taken multiple riding courses (i.e. Spencer's in LV) but needs fundamentals.

Biggest problem is he reads all the "go faster" stuff and figures he needs it, buys it, and then crashes.

Example: Came into the shop where he bought the bikes and said that his bike wasn't counter steering. The service guy asked him to explain what the bike was doing. "Its not counter steering properly" was the answer. Difficult to get past that.

I hope for his sake that he doesn't get hurt 'cause to talk to him, he's not a bad guy.

[Justin]

Example: Came into the shop where he bought the bikes and said that his bike wasn't counter steering. The service guy asked him to explain what the bike was doing. "Its not counter steering properly" was the answer. Difficult to get past that.

WOW!!!!!!!

[tye1138]

Ya don't have to be smart or a good rider, to afford a desmosedici.

[BC999S]

Originally Posted by tye1138

Ya don't have to be smart or a good rider, to afford a desmosedici.

Nope. In this case you just have to have well-off parents.

[Vince]

Mate get him on a dirt bike before he does more damage to irreplaceable machines,there was a track day rider like this in OZ,although some of his dramas were not his fault,like writing off his MV at Eastern Creek when the oil filter came adrift at speed dumping its content in front of the rear tyre and I think 2 other bikes going in similar ways,no insurance on the track either

[Ducati23]

ROFLMAO

[Turbo329]

Sounds like he's buying bikes that are too much for him. He needs to check the ego at the door and pick up a dirtbike as previously mentioned or an EX500 for a season.

Dude doesn't have much common sense. If I bought a Desmo and I didn't have riding experience, I'd buy a beater to tool around on just to get my skills up and leave the Desmo in the living room until I got comfortable.

[GMV 121]

Originally Posted by Vince

Mate get him on a dirt bike before he does more damage to irreplaceable machines,there was a track day rider like this in OZ,although some of his dramas were not his fault,like writing off his MV at Eastern Creek when the oil filter came adrift at speed dumping its content in front of the rear tyre and I think 2 other bikes going in similar ways,no insurance on the track either

I know about this oil filter incident at Eastern Creek the guy went to court over it, everyone was blaming someone else, in the end I think only the owner knew that really happened

[Vince]

Yes thats the one,I cannot remember the full sp I
heard but there was a couple of bikes after the MV,it cost the bloke a fortune,its an expensive habit
muiltipal right offs
bit like muiltipal marages

[rodericb]

IIRC, the front brake lever comes attached to a master cylinder too. Apparantly you can't buy the lever on its own.

[DucatiStu]

can someone find some pictures of these crashes or the damage he's done...? stories to go with each photos would be good too!