Re: [ST] Another low speed fall...

[Dave Bardell <dbardell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don,

That is on my list to do both of those things this week. 

Dave

dkamest110@xxxxxxx wrote:

>Dave,
> Did you send them a reward? Or write up a nice letter to the AMA about them for inclusion in the AMA Magazine. Everybody likes to see their name in print.
> 
>  Don Kames
> 03 SI in ILL 
> 
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dbardell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 18:19:28 +0000
>Subject: Re: [ST] Another low speed fall...
>
>
>Al,
>Hope the flight back was good.  Wish the plastics were 
>made indestructable or cheap or just removable to make a 
>clean naked.  But it is hard to beat the ST for comfort 
>and all around use.
>
>
>Uneventfull trip home through Kentucky, VA and West Va. 
> Roads were great and no rain, but not as great as the 
>ones on the way down.  Hard to beat Rt 33 in WV and an 
>awesome ride on Rt 16 in Va from Tazewell south.
>   
>Compared to the hail storm on the Cherohala Skyway in TN 
>where the Tiger of the group went for an unplanned off 
>road adventure tour due to 1 1/2" of hail all over the 
>road for about 200 yards and the thunder and lightening 
>storm on top of the mountains, the ride home was pretty 
>good - except for the wallet I lost.  
>
>Laid it on the seat after filling up at a gas station in 
>TN and we started to look at some maps, after folding the 
>map and stuffing it in my tank bag, I jumped on the bike 
>and took off - forgetting all about the wallet.  When we 
>checked into a motel that night, my buddy used his credit 
>card, so I still didn't know I had lost my wallet.  When 
>we got in the room, I saw I had a message on my cell phone 
>and called to retrieve it.  It was my wife telling me I 
>had lost my wallet and a couple in Kingston, TN found it 
>and I should call them.  Gave them a call and found out 
>they were Harley riders, saw my wallet on the entrance 
>ramp to I-40, stopped, picked it up and saw my AMA card, 
>and knew a motorcyclist had lost it.  They walked up and 
>down the ramp gathering my cards and money and then went 
>home, looked me up on the internet and called my house. 
> All cards were accounted for and as far as I knew all the 
>$$ as well.  They mailed my wallet to me.  AND I TAKE BACK 
>ALL THE BAD THINGS I EVER SAID ABOUT HARLEY RIDERS -- 
> WHAT A GREAT PAIR OF MOTORCYCLISTS!!.
>
>If anyone on the list gets a chance to see a World 
>Championship Observed Trials, do not miss it.  Also, if 
>you are ever near Birmingham, the Barber Motorsports 
>Museum is a MUST!!
>
>2203 miles and back home
>Dave Bardell
>01 ST
>
>On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:56:52 -0700
>  Al Garvin <agarvin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  
>
>>Dave,
>>  I dropped mine in a Home Depot parking lot onto one of 
>>those cement 
>>parking blocks. Exploded the RH fairing to the tune of 
>>$1K. So while 
>>waiting for parts to arrive, I test rode a Speed Triple, 
>>thinking these 
>>damn fairing just cost too much. I really liked that 
>>bike, A real 
>>wheelie monster, but after words when I sat on my ST I 
>>just said Ahh.
>>Now I remember how much I like my ST so much. Seems that 
>>way whenever I 
>>try some new bike. I don't know why Triumph doesn't use 
>>plastics like 
>>the plastics on my Sherco Trials bike. Those take a real 
>>beating and 
>>just bend back into place.
>>  It was great to see you at the WTC. Did you have a 
>>good trip home?
>>Al Garvin
>>
>>dbardell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Michael,
>>>
>>>I know the feeling.  Have dropped my ST twice on the 
>>>right 
>>>side - both times on a gravel parking lot and the engine 
>>>stopped.  Just a little too tall or my legs are too 
>>>short 
>>>and the Corbin seat and new rear shock only made it 
>>>higher.  Naked is looking better and better.
>>>
>>>Dave Bardell
>>>01 ST 
>>>
>>>On Fri,  2 Jun 2006 16:28:36 +1000
>>>  triumph1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>...and the same f'in faring bits get scratched or broken 
>>>>yet again.  I think my
>>>>next bike will be sans faring, or maybe I'll just leave 
>>>>the faring in the shed
>>>>and ride without it... or maybe I should stop falling 
>>>>off!!
>>>>
>>>>-- 
>>>>Michael Browne
>>>>BRG ST
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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