Sports: Re: [DucatiST] side stands

jack....at least I could raise my left arm in the chalk pictograph!

col. blood 'n I were scouting the marlington area with intent to
setting up the first east coast gathering. I was riding the
multistrada I used to do the Prudhoe bat to key west ride, and had the
side stand switch deactivated. they short out quite easily on dirt
roads and stop the bike cold. didn't want to see that while doing a
record run.I had also built up the "foot print" of the side stand to
make it work on dirt roads.

we had stopped at an overlook, and I took off before the col. and
ignored the stand. I think he tried to catch me but the first left
hand turn happened first. nasty high side followed by week in critical
care in west Virginia. pretty much sucked.

hobatz

Quoting Jack Ward <jaxn51@gmail.com>:

> Found it.
>
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> On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Jack Ward <jaxn51@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ummm.......I seem to remember a Hobatz incident related to that same issue
>> some years ago. Something about chalk outlines on the road and all. Care to
>> elaborate on this Gary?
>>
>> Jack
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Robert McNabb <rockingm_50remuda@yahoo.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> **
>>>
>>>
>>> Hey Y'all, Mark Lee had a mishap on the way home. Side stand got left
>>> down after a map check and sent him into the
>>> ditch. Busted some ribs. I talked to him last night and he seemed in a
>>> good humor despite busted ribs, I think he said
>>> he was in one of those drug induced states. I haven't heard from him
>>> today but hope he is back home and on the mend.
>>> His bike sounded like it was messed up but to the untrained eye (tow
>>> truck driver). I'm hoping it's fixable. So Mark when your
>>> up to it give it a good look and let me know the parts you need and I
>>> know folks on here will be on the look out.
>>>
>>> Don't let the side stand incident get you down, I remember a picture of
>>> Steve McQueen taking off with the side stand
>>> down. It can happen to us any of us.
>>>
>>> Get well soon!
>>>
>>> Robert McNabb
>>> Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia
>>> 99 ST4 Red
>>> 2003 ST4s Red
>>> https://www.facebook.com/BlackHorseLogging
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jack Ward
>> '00 ST4 Ducati (New Street)
>> '92 750ss Ducati (Restoration Project)
>> '63 H-D Panhead (Old Ratbike)
>> Now in Freeport, FLA, USA
>>
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> --
> Jack Ward
> '00 ST4 Ducati (New Street)
> '92 750ss Ducati (Restoration Project)
> '63 H-D Panhead (Old Ratbike)
> Now in Freeport, FLA, USA
>