LowRyter

My little 937cc Ducati makes 113HP. Funny how a water pump has given bikes more horsepower than all those turbos from the early '80s.

I'll eat crow, it's pretty nice, not over the moon but pretty nice. If they'd come out with it 5 years ago, I might not have purchased my Ducati. I suppose I'm glad they didn't because I love my Duc. I'd still like to ride this one.

Docc is a great host. I hope to be back someday. Stay safe y'all.

I rode the first one at the introduction, maybe 10 years ago? Straight up riding position and did not see any parts of the bike. Just the road ahead. That was a strange feeling. Same as Kane.

No MT01 imported to US. I saw one on a trip to Europe. I took a photo of it since I was tourist with a camera.

I rode the R1100S at Sturgis test ride. Just like all the other RT, GS (pre-liquid cooled) Beemers, meh.

So many movies with chases through Paris

for sure, I think that's the lesson here. OTOH, when it's a 100 degrees, tired, frustrated and a little panicked, that's the result. The next day, after I ordered a new switch, it occurred to me what I had done. So I went to the garage and the bike started. Sometimes we get into a loop by committing the same error, over and over again. I recently took my car to get a tire pressure sensor replaced and the tech couldn't reprogram it. He blamed my key fob. And when I brought him the 2nd key fob it, it failed too. He called one of the local dealership service shops and talked to them but still couldn't get it work, gave up and told me I needed new key fobs. It was obvious to me the error was his. I went to the car dealer a couple miles away, I asked the service writer to program it, he agreed. I went to the showroom but saw no new Corvettes, so I went right back. My car was ready and fixed, I gave the tech a $5 tip since there was no charge. Took him two minutes. Same happened to me when my employer gave me a Blackberry phone. The only drawback was 12 place password with each type of character and case. But the bugaboo, the p/w had to be changed every three months. The only way to work it was with muscle memory with your thumbs. Invariable, every time the password needed to be changed was when I was on a business trip. No matter how many times, I would successfully change my p/w (usually after several fails), I could never repeat it when I tried to use the phone, fail on three attempts and my phone was locked. No IT dept on the road to fix it.

Why clutch it? I don't know the purpose but it does put less stress on the starter and battery.

OK I can say about 20 years ago, at a "bike meetup", I saw a rider on a pretty clapped out late '70's Kaw Z-1000. The header pipes were jet coated and looked fantastic and little out of place on the old bike. I chatted with the rider and he told me that he worked at Jet Hot and had the work done there. That's all my personal knowledge but I was impressed with it. What I can read is that they're the industry leader.

And?

https://www.jet-hot.com/ Okla City

well I hate to broadcast even more of my stupidity and embarrassment but I have to confess that I actually fixed the offending microswitch but forgot to take up the sidestand during my testing. So the bike freakin' bike works now. Of course on my Greenie, it wouldn't be a problem since the sidestand switch no longer provides safety and is no longer procurable. So there's that.

I've had the best luck getting knock off mirrors on eBay for $20.

I had to look up TSE lenses. Didn't know about them. Apparently the lens can be angled on the camera body which creates different focal lengths from widest to the narrowest angle to the sensor? So, that can accentuate or control the depth of field in the photo. I'm not sure I got that right but that's my rudimentary understanding. Are you a professional taking photos for ads?

It's best to post photos in a motorcycle forum for complements but don't expect complements in photography forums.

The guy singing was Johnny Depp. The little camera is small and versatile. But for the racing shots the APS-C with a big lens is the way to go. Makes a 300mm tele think it's 450.

Thanks Marty. That was my thinking.

I don't carry big cameras to concerts. I like to watch the show and not lug around a big camera. Also don't want to bother other concertgoers. But, I have a Lumix ZS100. It's a little bigger than a cigarette pack. With that little one inch sensor, the reach is full frame equivalent of 250mm. It's got 20 odd megapixels but is a little hit and miss in the results. It works OK in automode, not so much in the others (although I found some tweak settings on forum that helps). The key is to have a ready exposure compensation control which I've programmed to the lens ring. It's usually best to under expose those shots because the background is dark and subject is brightly lit, sometimes in the spot light. Not only so you get the right exposure, it also shortens the shutter speed and reduces blur. You're Fuji is a fixed lens APS-C? Much bigger sensor for higher quality photos suited for more close up and portrait stuff. It might be a challenge unless you have great seats. The little Lumix is a good travel camera that I took for a month long trip to Europe. OK, I'll look for any excuse to post photos and talk photography

I'm quite embarrassed to ask and to explain the circumstances for this inquiry but here goes. I had my Ducati on the rearstand and tried to push it a foot or so to get the stand off the cellar doors built in my garage floor. Well, the sidestand folded, the bike fell over, chaos ensued. Luckily (or not) the rear stand protected all the under bits and the only obvious damage was a severely bent clutch lever and functionally, the clutch safety microswitch. I was able to pick up a new lever from the dealer but the microswitch is being ordered (too bad there's no Harper's Ducati). Anyway, here's the rub. The dang switch doesn't have connect to the microswitch, it's hard wired in one piece with the connector at the end of the pigtail, where it connects buried somewhere into the bike. On my Ducati board, I was informed that the connection is under the headlight and requires removing the mirrors, windshield brackets and front cowl body work to gain access. My idea is just to cut the wires and splice them together from the new microswitch to the existing wiring. I'd guess these are two 20-22 gauge wires connecting the switch. Would it be best to splice them with crimps and sleeves or install snap automotive connectors to both sides? Or don't do either and spend hours taking the front of the bike apart and hope I don't ham-handedly break something else? Obviously I need to make sure the connection is durable and weather proof. The whole idea that Ducati would make a one piece switch and pigtail is so infuriating to me that my language would likely make Lucky Phil blush and Pete Roper join the clergy! I'm glad I got all of this out of my system.

roll another one, don't bogart that.....

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Phil, I knew you were a kind soul. (but I had to read between the lines to think that)

You're right about the camera. COTA has restrictions too. Luckily my Tamron 70-300 (450 APS-c equiv), sneaks through when it folds down. I suppose they think it's a portrait or short focal lens? OTOH, the best vantage is the south bridge where the goons will run you out on Friday morning. So I got about 5 minutes for the entire weekend to get my photos. I have to confess, I really don't like the management team at COTA.

Phil needs an electric bike. But by all means, keep laying into Pete. He can take it.