SOCAL: anyone see the mulholland hwy. ducati crash sunday?

diablo250 · April 20th, 2010, 06:03 PM

So about a mile up after the rock store, before the snake and when the twisties get going I got the po-po tap from passing riders, saw a group of nice cars pulled off and bam!-there's the ducati sitting up to my right side on the embankment-and I mean high up the embankment. It must have been a bail-off and the bike drove itself up the hill. Would have snapped pictures, but I didn't want to cause another wreck. Anyone else up there on Sunday?

ninja250 · April 20th, 2010, 06:12 PM

Missed it but hit me up next time you head out.

00v_Lucky · April 20th, 2010, 06:59 PM

yikes, that must have been a scare.
Stay safe mike, I hope you're going in a group most/all of the time.

diablo250 · April 20th, 2010, 07:11 PM

Only once in a while. I did my first big trip to the bay area by myself-450 miles in one day.
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Haider87 · April 21st, 2010, 12:46 AM

Cheez! I consider ducatis a novelty bike. Just hearing them idle, i can tell that they have waaay more power than I need to be sending to a tiny patch of rubber on my rear tire. I hope the rider was ok, but it's hard to empathize with a person who'd even hop on a bike like that on a mountain road.

CC Cowboy · April 21st, 2010, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Haider87

Cheez! I consider ducatis a novelty bike. Just hearing them idle, i can tell that they have waaay more power than I need to be sending to a tiny patch of rubber on my rear tire. I hope the rider was ok, but it's hard to empathize with a person who'd even hop on a bike like that on a mountain road.

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ScraitT · April 21st, 2010, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haider87

Cheez! I consider ducatis a novelty bike. Just hearing them idle, i can tell that they have waaay more power than I need to be sending to a tiny patch of rubber on my rear tire. I hope the rider was ok, but it's hard to empathize with a person who'd even hop on a bike like that on a mountain road.

How is a ducati any different then people riding 600s or 1000s up there, which is what 99% of the sport bikes are? In fact, Ducatis usually make LESS horsepower then their Japanese equivalent (though usually more torque). A Ducati 1098 makes 160hp (r model make 180), while a zx10r makes 200hp.
Ducatis just usually have an extremely usable power band and are balanced perfectly, making them incredible track machines, but power wise, they are down.
Just pointing it out

Compared to our 250s, huge power, but compared to everything else, average.

Haider87 · April 21st, 2010, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScraitT

How is a ducati any different then people riding 600s or 1000s up there, which is what 99% of the sport bikes are? In fact, Ducatis usually make LESS horsepower then their Japanese equivalent (though usually more torque). A Ducati 1098 makes 160hp (r model make 180), while a zx10r makes 200hp.
Ducatis just usually have an extremely usable power band and are balanced perfectly, making them incredible track machines, but power wise, they are down.
Just pointing it out

Compared to our 250s, huge power, but compared to everything else, average.

I hear ya. That torquey note just seems too nuts for a bike, to me. I still have a long way to go before I hit a ceiling with this ninja. But that's insane, about the zx-10r. wow.

April 20th, 2010, 06:03 PM	#1
diablo250 Crafty Salesman.... Name: Mike Location: Las Anjules(L.A.) Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 250r, 06 sv650sf Posts: 170	SOCAL: anyone see the mulholland hwy. ducati crash sunday? So about a mile up after the rock store, before the snake and when the twisties get going I got the po-po tap from passing riders, saw a group of nice cars pulled off and bam!-there's the ducati sitting up to my right side on the embankment-and I mean high up the embankment. It must have been a bail-off and the bike drove itself up the hill. Would have snapped pictures, but I didn't want to cause another wreck. Anyone else up there on Sunday? __________________________________________________ With -"IST" endings adding a negative connotation: Racist, Sexist, Polygamist, wouldn't a person who hates bikes be a cyclist? I am no longer part of the order of bike haters. I am a cycler.

April 20th, 2010, 06:12 PM	#2
ninja250 You are sleeping Name: Casey Location: LMFAO!!! Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2 Posts: A lot.	Missed it but hit me up next time you head out. __________________________________________________ <Yeah, it's a 250. LMFAO! Weaksauce

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00v_Lucky ninjette.org sage Name: Howard Location: Cypress, So. Cal. Join Date: Feb 2009 Motorcycle(s): '09 Candy Thunder Blue Ninja 250R Posts: 618	yikes, that must have been a scare. Stay safe mike, I hope you're going in a group most/all of the time.

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diablo250 Crafty Salesman.... Name: Mike Location: Las Anjules(L.A.) Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 09 250r, 06 sv650sf Posts: 170	Only once in a while. I did my first big trip to the bay area by myself-450 miles in one day. Posted via Mobile Device

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Haider87 Learning by doing Name: Haider Location: Berkeley, Ca Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 67	Cheez! I consider ducatis a novelty bike. Just hearing them idle, i can tell that they have waaay more power than I need to be sending to a tiny patch of rubber on my rear tire. I hope the rider was ok, but it's hard to empathize with a person who'd even hop on a bike like that on a mountain road.