Ducati Down

[willytheekid]

Sorry sight on the way home last night.

Young lady with her (I think) 400 Ducati monster standing on the side of main north road with the bike up on the footpath.
Saw alot of petrol on the ground and thought "Shit"!, whats happened.
Due to busy traffic I had to go right down the road and turn around to get back to the scene.
Pulled up and asked if everything was ok and could I offer any help (as ALL KBers would for a fellow biker).
The lady advised me she was ok and unhurt...but the little ducati wasn't...smashed in rear/tank & broken clutch handle :no:
She went on to explain that she was sitting at the give way on Styx mill Rd and a car had failed to stop for the same give way :facepalm: ..smashing into the back of the little ducati :shit:.....and then promptly drove off! :facepalm:
The Lady was very calm and had done a great job getting the bike picked up (petrol everywhere!) got the road cleared and had checked herself for injuries etc.
What got me :angry: was that during some of the busiest traffic I had ridden in all week...not one person had bothered to stop...not friggin ONE!, this poor lady could have been seriously hurt and in need of assistance, yet all the cagers where just driving by googling at the scence, what...to Busy to help?
I felt so sorry for this lady having her bike smashed up by a hit & run dickhead and then having to watch all that traffic tootle past with not one offer of help.
As I was talking with her, guess who turned up....the gutless prick who rear ended her....was it his concience that made him turn back..NO!, it was his GIRLFRIEND! (thankyou!) sitting in the seat beside him that changed his mind...and his GIRLFRIEND! that got out of the car and ran over to appologise for him, while he sat there and tried to look tough as I glared at him like he was a peice of *$&%!!!.
Once the idiot had driven off in his death machine (wheel spining as he left:facepalm:) The biker lady assured me that she was really ok and her boyfriend was on the way with a pick up vehicle, I cruised off home feeling sad for the fellow biker & her little ducati...and really pissed off with the rest of society.

If you know this brave lady, please send her my best:love:...I was truly impressed by her calm demeanor and tough resilience, it was an honor to stop and offer assistance, I hope the Little "Ducati Down" is repairable....it looked like it was a much loved ride.

Kia Kaha!...from WillyTheeKid & PhatGirl....We stop for ALL bikers in need! (unlike the rest of society)
:niceone:

[Toaster]

I suggest she make a complaint to police. Shame no-one got them there and dealt with him at the time. Makes for a better case in Court. I hope a 40 tonne truck rears him in the arse next time he is at a give way.

[unstuck]

Same as i would of done. Think i would of been facing yet another assault charge though, sad to say.Hope she is ok and gets her ride fixed soon.:yes:

[Crasherfromwayback]

Hope you wrote down the reg number of the dorks car!?

[oneofsix]

well done that man. Got a daughter doing her BHS this weekend, god forbid she ever finds herself in a similar situation but if she does it would be nice to think there will be someone like you near by.

[Paul in NZ]

Well done and well done that losers (soon to be EX I suspect) girlfriend...

[willytheekid]

Same as i would of done. Think i would of been facing yet another assault charge though, sad to say.Hope she is ok and gets her ride fixed soon.:yes:
Thought crossed my mind as well, just a shame im gettin old an soft lol

Hope you wrote down the reg number of the dorks car!?
The Biker lady had it fully covered, she was bloody well organised considering

well done that man. Got a daughter doing her BHS this weekend, god forbid she ever finds herself in a similar situation but if she does it would be nice to think there will be someone like you near by.
Me an "PhatGirl" ALWAYS! stop for two wheels in trouble, don't care if its a scooter or harley, I always have the tools & Time to help a fellow rider :)

Well done and well done that losers (soon to be EX I suspect) girlfriend...
LOL, yeah she was pissed with him, couldn't belive he didn't even get out of the car!....Im not that scary lookin lol

[Crasherfromwayback]

I always have the tools

You'd have to riding a Guzzi! :innocent:

But seriously, nice work!

[willytheekid]

You'd have to riding a Guzzi! :innocent:

But seriously, nice work!

:laugh:...don't I know it!, she just blew the head gasket this week(My Right boot is well oiled!)....just after I lovingly stripped her down over the weekend to put in a new clutch input bearing & to ensure her rear end was all greased up and ready for winter...figures lol, but I love the PhatGirl, she always get me home.:scooter:

[Crasherfromwayback]

I've got a soft spot for Guzzis too mate.

[Paul in NZ]

I've got a soft spot for Guzzis too mate.

Technically you just have a soft spot Pete...

[Crasherfromwayback]

Technically you just have a soft spot Pete...

It's a public forum mate!:crybaby:

[White trash]

I've got a soft spot for Guzzis too mate.

Whatever. <tenchars/>

[Crasherfromwayback]

Whatever. <tenchars/>

I've liked them ever since I rode Simon Turners 1100 Sport Race bike Noddy! When you were still sucking ya mummies tits. Last year.

[sondela]

A gentleman on a Guzzi, good stuff Willy, hope she passes on the good deed, sorry to hear about a Duc down..

[White trash]

I've liked them ever since I rode Simon Turners 1100 Sport Race bike Noddy! When you were still sucking ya mummies tits. Last year.

You've got a soft pecker ya silly old prick.

[Crasherfromwayback]

You've got a soft pecker ya silly old prick.

Round you, yes.

[Blinkwing]

Wtf, who the hell drives off from a hit and run? It's just despicable.

Hope it's not a write off, but given that the tank was smashed it might be. :facepalm:

[willytheekid]

Wtf, who the hell drives off from a hit and run? It's just despicable.

Hope it's not a write off, but given that the tank was smashed it might be. :facepalm:

Yeah it is bloody despicable, but so is everyone driving past a crash scene and leaving the "possibly" hurt rider to clean up the mess.....I was so angry on both counts, and sad for the little ducati...it was in mint condition.
The damage was repairable, tank just banged up and scratched and rear end could be sorted.
Gotta say, I was damn impressed with how well she handled everything....If it was my PhatGirl that got rear ended like that....:crybaby:...then I would possibly go on "safari" for a certain driver lol

If anyone knows the rider - send my regards & respect

[Paul in NZ]

A gentleman on a Guzzi, good stuff Willy, hope she passes on the good deed, sorry to hear about a Duc down..

Mind you - duc down makes a good warm jacket...... maybe not as good as goose down...

[nudemetalz]

Well done, Willy.
You are the man !!!!!!!!!!! :yes:

See, us Guzzi riders are not that strange.....oh hang on,..we are...


(not that I'm a Guzzi rider...4 weeks without the ole' girl so far)...

[willytheekid]

See, us Guzzi riders are not that strange.....oh hang on,..we are...

(not that I'm a Guzzi rider...4 weeks without the ole' girl so far)...

Gidday Nude :wavey: and....Yeah..,:facepalm:.....we are! :wacko: :D

[sondela]

Mind you - duc down makes a good warm jacket...... maybe not as good as goose down...

Tell you what.. forget your faggy heated grips and thermals, give me a toasty warm Duc to ride through the traffic on a frosty Christchurch morning, mmm mmmm!
Your own personal heat pump.. (the Italians are good that way.. )

[Paul in NZ]

Tell you what.. forget your faggy heated grips and thermals, give me a toasty warm Duc to ride through the traffic on a frosty Christchurch morning, mmm mmmm!
Your own personal heat pump.. (the Italians are good that way.. )

I think you should try a Guzzi with those big ole knee warmers sticking out... Its a calmer ride than the Duc, you wont need to keep your left hand poised over the clutch incase it explodes

[Paul in NZ]

Well done, Willy.
You are the man !!!!!!!!!!! :yes:

See, us Guzzi riders are not that strange.....oh hang on,..we are...


(not that I'm a Guzzi rider...4 weeks without the ole' girl so far)...

Oh FFS whats wrong with it now man? Still the electrical thing? You want me to take a look see?

[Blinkwing]

Yeah it is bloody despicable, but so is everyone driving past a crash scene and leaving the "possibly" hurt rider to clean up the mess.....I was so angry on both counts, and sad for the little ducati...it was in mint condition.

My bike broke down on the Harbour Bridge last month. I had to push it all the way to Takapuna which took me just under three hours. Not once did anyone stop and ask if I needed help. :angry:

[unstuck]

My bike broke down on the Harbour Bridge last month. I had to push it all the way to Takapuna which took me just under three hours. Not once did anyone stop and ask if I needed help. :angry:

They used to have harbour bridge police there,do they not anymore? Thats damn rude.:facepalm:

[willytheekid]

My bike broke down on the Harbour Bridge last month. I had to push it all the way to Takapuna which took me just under three hours. Not once did anyone stop and ask if I needed help. :angry:

Sorry to hear (bet that was a long & painful walk)
Been on two wheels for nearly 30yrs, and was always taught to stop for two wheelers in trouble.
I always carry a good array of tools and spare bolts etc (lol...yeah I know...guzzi!...but we call it "character"!:laugh:)
I don't care if its a scooter, harley or sport bike, if its in trouble I WILL stop!.
Being stranded on the side of the road, or left to push a bike on your own is no bloody fun at all, but having a fellow rider stop, yak and lend a hand is...in my eyes...a big part of belonging to the NZ biker community, We look out for each other! :niceone:

[imdying]

My bike broke down on the Harbour Bridge last month. I had to push it all the way to Takapuna which took me just under three hours. Not once did anyone stop and ask if I needed help. :angry:They were probably thinking why doesn't that idiot use his cellphone to call a tow truck.

[Crasherfromwayback]

They were probably thinking why doesn't that idiot use his cellphone to call a tow truck.

I'd be fucked. I've never in my life owned one.