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nday, October 29 6:00 PM
Cookout,
Party and
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Treats and Games
for Kids of all ages!
Becky’s famous scrambled hot dogs
with her magnificent chili, Norm’s grilled
burgers, Judy’s goolish tea and Becky’s
spooky sweets
BurGers, HoT DoGs & cHips proviDeD
please bring your own beverages
iNDoor/ouTDoor eveNT - cosTumes opTioNal
(weather allowing)
RSVP Becky George email rebgeorge7@aol.com
PHONe 864-233-1765
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UPStatE SoUth Carolina - Fall 2008
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MotorcycleLifestyle Fall, 2007 11
Bike of the month
Street Bike of the Month
1929IndianFour
Yes, that’s right, this is a running street bike. A local resident has
owned this beauty for almost thirty years. Ed Johnson of Johnson
Vintage Engineering has been elected as the “caretaker” and rides it
every now and then to keep it mechanically “fluid.”
Ed is a one-man shop who creates and restores some of the most
interesting two wheeled marvels you’re likely to see. Don’t let the
“vintage” name mislead you. Ed also does a lot of race specials like
upgrading TZ750s and putting modern “X” brand motors into light-
weight “Y” brand road racing chassis.
But Ed has resisted the impulse to restore this wonderful machine.
All mechanical workings and chassis items are factory original from
1929. However, a former owner had repainted it around 1970 in an
unauthentic shade. When purchased, the bike had been on blocks for
a few years and the motor was tight from surface rust but not seized.
Ed disassembled, cleaned and polished the original components back
to serviceable life.
“It takes a little special ritual to start,” Ed says, “but once
going she purrs nicely. I’m pretty easy on her, I don’t wind
her tight and I give myself plenty of stopping room. But
she’s still a very satisfying ride which pleases me in ways
a late model American V-twin or a modern muscle-bound
four just can’t manage.”
“The seat’s comfortable, the handlebars give plenty of lever-
age and the shifter eventually finds its way into the next
gear, albeit with a looong throw. The floorboards vibrate a
bit more than the handlebars, but the seat is isolated quite
well. I wouldn’t try a hundred-mile-day on her. She’s a bit
stubborn, but she’s a keeper.
Norm Blore
MotorcycleLifestyle Early Spring 2008 21
Howbadlydoyouwantamotorcycle? $72,000worth?
Desmosedici
Ducati
MotoGP, the top class of motorcycle roadracing, replaced the 500cc two-stroke era with brand new
technology-rich 990cc four-strokes in 2002*. These wonderful new machines immediately dominated the
older bikes. Although they were a few pounds heavier, they were easier to ride, had more tire gripping
torque characteristics, made wonderful sounds and promised a new class of streetbike...the MotoGP
derivative. This is the first bike of that class. Over 200 hp from 377 pounds of rolling sculptural elegance
made from exotic steel, carbon fiber, titanium, proprietary tires and gp spec electronics. An initial offering
of only 400 at $65,000 were gone in a single day off the Ducati website. A decision was quickly made
to increase the number to 1500 total and to increase the price to $72,500. They all sold. The first delivery
took almost two years from date of deposit. This is the pinnacle of street-legal motorcycle development to date.
fastrnu
Here’s a few words from the anonymous owner of this incredible motorcycle.
Ihave always been an avid MOTOGP enthusiast glued to the technology
as well as to the competition. When the series opened up to 4-stroke
machines and Ducati entered the picture with the Desmosedici I became
even more of a fan. (I have always been a Ducati enthusiast and have owned
10 different models over the past 12 years, starting with the 916 right after
it was unveiled; and most recently a Ducati-powered NCR Millona R). When
Frank told me a D16RR version was going to be built for the public, I gave
him the verbal commitment on the spot without even thinking about it.
The $5000 deposit came a few days later. Was it refundable? I’m sure Frank
would have given it back if needed, but I go along with the rules of the
game. I don’t have a lot of money, I just don’t spend it on much other than
motorcycles and endurance roadracing.
At the time I was single so the purchase commitment didn’t have to be
cleared by anyone but myself. I had almost 2 years to figure out how to pay
for it, so it seemed like no big deal...I’m a little crazy like that.
When the day came in March for delivery, Touring Sport Ducati put
on an after-hours unveiling with 50 of their closest customers and friends.
By the time the party began to wind down and everyone had gone over the
bike looking at the details and trick bits, I finally was able to take it for a
quick ride. To tell you the truth, just the sound of it was worth it. I was not
really able to get a feel for anything else. It was getting dark and I didn’t
want to go out and “rail” on the thing as the tires were new, cold and
unscuffed.
Iplan to bring the bike to a track day at Roebling Road in Savannah later
this year to ride it like it was meant to be ridden-–all the way on it’s side,
suspension compressed, then rolling-on of the loud handle and steering with
the rear as I come off turn 12 onto that long front straight. I can’t wait to
hear the 14,000 rpm howl bouncing off the pit walls. You really can’t get a
bike like this to do what it was designed to do on the street and be smart
about it. I suspect though that it won’t get ridden much, but that is what I
always say...and then temptation makes me forget all those promises and
away I go.
Will Ducati ever build more of these? I hope not for selfish reasons, but
history shows that there is always something better out there yet to be built.
When Ducati built the MH900e I bought one to collect because it was such
a “design exercise” but Ducati later built the whole line of Sport Classics
with a more rideable Paul Smart 1000LE. All of a sudden the MH was not so
unusual...so I sold it. Vicious cycle, isn’t it (no pun intended).
* MotoGp reduced displacement to 800cc 4-strokes in 2007.
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