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[ST] Brain Fade
- Subject: [ST] Brain Fade
- From: "Denis Liakos" <denoose@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 14:22:13 -0400
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My ST is parked parallel to the back wall in my garage, with my brand =
new 04 Maxima backed up to it on "my side" of the garage. The SP3 is =
parked nose in, with it's front wheel just behind the ST's rear wheel. =
When the Maxima is properly positioned, I can still open the rear =
passenger door on the driver's side, should I need to retrieve something =
from the back seat. The Triple is very close to the rear quarter panel =
of my new cage. I hate starting the car just to move the Triple out- if =
you don't let the car warm up, it's not happy on the next startup, etc. =
I decided that I could carefully extract the Triple if I proceeded so l =
o w l y. Keep in mind, the bike is on a Pit Bull stand at the rear =
wheel. I raised the handle on the Pit Bull stand, lowered the bike =
slowly onto the rear wheel, pulled the stand free of the rear hub, and =
realized to my horror, that the sidestand was retracted, and the bike =
was being drawn at a rapid rate towards the pristine paint of my new =
car. The following events are somewhat hazy, but I will attempt to =
reconstruct them: The adrenaline surge kicking in as I contemplated the =
destruction of two prized possessions (silly rabbit) led me to grabbing =
the tail section of the bike, and VERY forcefully yanking it back =
upright, which in turn (every action having an equal but opposite =
reaction, physics 101), sent the bike rapidly past full upright, and =
quickly headed for a right side mondo destructo gravity storm, with my =
new 450.00 Triumph Carbon Fibre Bling Bling Exhaust Can being featured =
as The Sacrificial Lamb. At that exact moment, my 10 year son appeared =
next to me and watched in amusement and wonderment as I somehow caught =
the bike before it reached the Dreaded Point of No Return, forcing the =
bitch back to vertical, and he then casually re- inserted the Pit Bull =
stand and asked me with the guile only a 10 year old can muster, "Dad, =
what the fuck were you thinking about?"- a phrase he's heard more times =
than we both care to admit.....
If it's any consolation, Zoltan, you're not alone.....
Denis Liakos
'01 BRG ST
'01 Neon Blue SP3- still unscathed
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Zoltan Pavlakovich=20
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 1:25 PM
Subject: [ST] sooner or later
AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yesterday I was showing my 01 ST to a friend who has no idea about =
motorcycles (hint!?). I was sitting in a parking lot just getting on the =
bike, retracting the side stand, showing where the gear lever and clutch =
is...leaning the bike to one side, expecting to stop leaning =
because...wait...it doesn't stop leaning...oh no...the side stand is =
still up. Unfortunately the weight was too much to hold...so I laid it =
DOWN. Fortunately it was a slow laydown, nothing broke, but I have now a =
nice gauge on the left fairing and a scraped black portion on the hard =
bags. The edge of the mirror is scraped and the gear shift lever is =
slightly bent, but was able to pull it back out. I'm just soooo bummed. =
What a freaking brain fade! Are there any touch up paint bottles out =
there? It's pretty minimal, it doesn't warrant a repaint. Anybody else =
with brain fade stories out there?
Zoltan
01 ST red
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">My ST is parked parallel to the =
back wall in=20
my garage, with my brand new 04 Maxima backed up to it on "my side" of =
the=20
garage. The SP3 is parked nose in, with it's front wheel just =
behind the=20
ST's rear wheel. When the Maxima is properly positioned, I =
can still=20
open the rear passenger door on the driver's side, should I need to =
retrieve=20
something from the back seat. The Triple is very close to the rear =
quarter=20
panel of my new cage. I hate starting the car just to move the =
Triple out-=20
if you don't let the car warm up, it's not happy on the next startup, =
etc. =20
I decided that I could carefully extract the Triple if<EM> =
</EM>I=20
proceeded so l o w l y. Keep in mind, the bike is on a Pit Bull =
stand at=20
the rear wheel. I raised the handle on the Pit Bull stand, lowered =
the=20
bike slowly onto the rear wheel, pulled the stand free of the rear hub, =
and=20
realized to my horror, that the sidestand was retracted, and the bike =
was being=20
drawn at a rapid rate towards the pristine paint of my new car. =
The=20
following events are somewhat hazy, but I will attempt to reconstruct=20
them: The adrenaline surge kicking in as I contemplated the =
destruction of=20
two prized possessions (silly rabbit) led me to grabbing the tail =
section of the=20
bike, and VERY forcefully yanking it back upright, which in turn (every =
action=20
having an equal but opposite reaction, physics 101), sent the bike =
rapidly past=20
full upright, and quickly headed for a right side mondo destructo =
gravity storm,=20
with my new 450.00 Triumph Carbon Fibre Bling Bling Exhaust Can being =
featured=20
as The Sacrificial Lamb. At that exact moment, my 10 year son =
appeared=20
next to me and watched in amusement and wonderment as I somehow caught =
the bike=20
before it reached the Dreaded Point of No Return, forcing the bitch back =
to=20
vertical, and he then casually re- inserted the Pit Bull stand and asked =
me with=20
the guile only a 10 year old can muster, "Dad, what the fuck were =
you=20
thinking about?"- a phrase he's heard more times than we both care to=20
admit.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">If it's any consolation, Zoltan, =
you're not=20
alone.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">Denis Liakos</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">'01 BRG ST</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style">'01 Neon Blue SP3- still=20
unscathed</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dzpavlakovich@xxxxxxxxxxx=20
href=3D"mailto:zpavlakovich@xxxxxxxxxxx";>Zoltan Pavlakovich</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3DST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
href=3D"mailto:ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 23, =
2004 1:25=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [ST] sooner or =
later</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yesterday I was showing my 01 ST to a =
friend who=20
has no idea about motorcycles (hint!?). I was sitting in a parking lot =
just=20
getting on the bike, retracting the side stand, showing where the gear =
lever=20
and clutch is...leaning the bike to one side, expecting to stop =
leaning=20
because...wait...it doesn't stop leaning...oh no...the side stand is =
still up.=20
Unfortunately the weight was too much to hold...so I laid it DOWN. =
Fortunately=20
it was a slow laydown, nothing broke, but I have now a nice gauge on =
the left=20
fairing and a scraped black portion on the hard bags. The edge of the =
mirror=20
is scraped and the gear shift lever is slightly bent, but was able to =
pull it=20
back out. I'm just soooo bummed. What a freaking brain fade! Are there =
any=20
touch up paint bottles out there? It's pretty minimal, it doesn't =
warrant a=20
repaint. Anybody else with brain fade stories out there?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Zoltan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>01 ST =
red</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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