So I went for a ride the other night with some people from TriStar Motorcycle, which was very interesting to say the least. But I will be posting about that later. I had a previous post about the Ducati RR, which is the Ducati Moto GP bike for sale. Well TriStar motorcycles are the dealers of Ducati, KTM, BMW, and maybe a few other names Im not sure of. But since we Jafar Behbehani was there for the meet I decided to ask him how much he would sell the Ducati RR for. Since I was thinking “maybe” I could get it if its coming out next year. If I save up a lot (which probably I wont do). I know ducatis are expensive, and I know it would be a very limited bike. I was thinking in the 10’000KD or 12’000KD. I know I was dreaming, but a man can dream. Then he told it is going for 20’000KD! I was in shock, I almost choked on the food. I was like what! Then he asked if I wanted him to get me one. I was like nooo thank you, but if you have any left over I dont mind you letting me ride it for a day hehehe. Now thats way out there! But like I said piece of art!
There is a motorcycle meet at TriStar motorcycle in the city at 8:45pm tonight. And there is going to be ride to somebody’s house or something for an invitation. Im going and I hope whoever wants to go can go. At least take a look at motorcycles. I bet there will be a number of BMW motorcycles and a lot of Ducatis! Look for me if your going to be there. Im going to take my camera and take a lot of pictures. TriStar Motorcycles is opposite Khaleejeya complex (Qnet) you cant miss it, it will be coming up on your left if you come down fahaheel expressway. My first meet since I never had a chance to go before!
I love modifying whatever I have. Be it bikes, cars, computers, and anything that can be modified! Even lego! I changed the look of my bike to have have the more aggressive look with the carbon fiber and matt black pieces. And Im think about getting an exhaust system to give it the grumbling sound that Robo deserves!
While I was surfing around I stumbled upon AC Shnitzers modifications and exhaust system. They completely change the bike from what it look like. This bike looks like the Decepticon version of my Robo! This bike looks dangerously appealing with the bright colors and all the modifications! But coming from AC I could imagine the cost being about the same as the cost of the bike! It still looks very appealing in my opinion in a different kind of way! They did a good job spicing it up.
I dub thee “Nightrate” , that sounds like a good Decepticon name!
Link: AC Shnitzer
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It is a piece of art if I have ever seen one. I love motorcycles, but this one made me drool on my keyboard.
This is the Ducati Desmosedici RR to be sold starting July of 2007. But orders for this bike start from June 2nd of 2006, and priority going to owners of the 999R! I think Ducatis are amazing pieces of Art! You can ride it on the track, or you can just sit there and admire it! A real piece of art and technology!
Ducati built this one differently this time. I think they built a no holds barred motorcycle with every idea they had. The main difference I saw was that its not a V-Twin Engine like the rest of their motorycles. They went with a new V-4 Engine design but still utilizing all their knowledge from their V-Twin engines. There is only going to be 400 of these motorcycles made so good luck trying to get one.
More pictures can be found at the source.
Link: webBikeWorld
Link: Ducati MotoGPÂ
Thursday
On thursday morning the weather was so nice, and I left work early! I knew I had to get out! The weather was too nice to stay inside! And for once it wasnt scorching hot or sand storms like the past couple of days! For once it was slightly cool! 29.5C! So I finished up work, got the cost estimations done, check on the equipment.. I knew I could sneak out and hopefully nobody would call me!! Home free! TIME TO RIDE! hehehe
I got home got my phone, wallet, mp3 player, and went to the basement to gear up! I was so pumped up because I havent had a chance like this to ride for a while! And because it was the first weekend to have decent weather it seemed like half the streets were empty! Thank god! I can enjoy myself!
I went to the gas station and here is me in my gear! So those who see can find me! The indian guys were cool enough to take two pics of me on the bike! And I gave him a tip! 1.200KD for gas.. tip 0.500 KD .. pictures priceless! hehehe
They guy has skillz taken pics! hehe!
Gear: Arai Edwards helmet, Dainese Jacket, Alpine star gloves, jeans with Dainese shorts underneath, and Reebok sneakers! hehe
There is a lot more to read, and a lot pictures! And special prize at the bottom! hehe
I dont think a lot of people havent heard of him on this side of the world. He is an unknown character who seems like a nut case on a motorcycle, but he has amazing skills as a motorcycle rider. He flips the bike back and forth. He rides a Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K5, which is one of the nimblest motorcycles out at this point in time, and also one of the fastest.
From what I know he rides around in Europe doing crazy stunts, high speed drives, and police chases. The Laws in some of the countries are that he has to be speeding to be caught. So if the police see him parked at a Deli after a failed police chase from the day before they cant arrest him. And its so funny seeing him get away from the police all the time.
He wears a matte black helmet, and a full black suit. And the Suzuki is all matte black. It has an amazing finish! Here are some of his videos:
Video1 – Ghost Rider Flying down the highways and basically causing havoc: Google Video (5min6sec)
Video 2 – Ghost Rider on the Nurburgring, an amazing track in German: Google Video (10min 29sec)
Video 3 – Ghost Rider Taunting the Law, in sweden they have to have volvos for police cars! lol: Google Video (3min 22sec)
So I came back after work and decided to wash my bike and clean it up a bit! I went for a little joy ride before going to work and it got a little dusty! lol! So Im pretty happy the way it is.. and I just parked in the sun for about 10 mins and its dry. So Im posting some before and after pictures! And if you continue at the bottom there are some more pics. I ordered these parts from Wunderlich in Germany. They are quality Carbon Fiber products and they are solid. They look very nice, and feel nice. They arent like cheap carbon fiber and I think it looks good on the bike! The funny part is I was ordering from a Germen catalogue so I had a possibility of ordering the wrong part! And I only ordered one wrong part! lol! Thank you TriStar Service Department for the clean install! Here are the pics!
The reason I name my bike Robo is because if RoboCop would ever ride a bike it would be this bike!! Sometimes when Im looking at it I think Robo is going to talk to me, and transform into human form! Just like a Transformer!
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I just picked up my bike from TriStar motorcycle in Shuweikh. When I got there it was still dirty, but they washed it while I paid for the installation of the parts I got! It looks so nice with all the new parts I got for my bike! Im going to call my bike Robo from now on! I will explain why I call him Robo at later point! When I got back on Robo it felt like I got back a member of my family! There is a deep connection between a Bike and his Rider! You and the Bike are one! Well enough riding psychology! lol
They litterally washed the bike in fifteen minutes with a high pressure washer and then they dried it with a air dry pump. It was cool! Robo looked brand spanking new. The hard part is riding in the heat in the middle of the freaking afternoon! Number one thing I learned from my first (and hopefully last) accident on a motorcycle is always to wear gear! So I had a textile Dainese Jacket, Arai Helmet, and Alpine Gloves on. I also wear jeans whenever I ride. But I knew it was going to get hot so my goal was to keep moving, as long as I could get a breeze then I would be ok. They dried the bike to the best of their abilites so I got on the bike and switched my mp3 player on. And off I went!
For the first little while of riding it was ok! The heat didnt get to me yet, and my helmet was cool since I had it in an airconditioned room! A little water was dripping on me from the parts that werent reachable.. but I saw the water dry withing seconds! God Damn its hot! I kept thinking better get home quick! I was on the 3rd ring road trying to get to Malik Fahad to start heading home, but I hit some traffic on the 3rd ring road and when I had to come to a complete stop for more then 30seconds I started to feel the heat! I tried slowly weaving through traffic going no faster the 5 kph! It was almost physically impossible! But I slowly made it through and I was cruising down the highway and so many kids would keep saying HHIIIIII!!! Thats why I love kids! They are so much fun! I kept waving to any kid that was waving or looking at me with interest! They suddenly become a huge amount energy and stick their faces to the windows! Which I find to be the funniest part! But I made it home and I will be posting pictures later on of the bike with the new carbon fiber pieces! But damn it was hot! 37.5C!
After a hectic week a visit to the shalaih was exactly what I needed! I had a bright idea to take my bike with me so I can enjoy it there too! So I towed my bike with my landcruiser! I love my landcruiser! Its like my own little tank! When I was towing the bike I know that I cant pass 100Km/h, and I felt like I was driving slower then the water tanks! Everyone was passing me, but I didnt care. I just made a new music cd which was extremely enjoyable, and so I didnt care. I had lots of time to make there for dinner! I left on thursday around 4pm and reached AlZoor around 5:10pm.
I havent been to the shalaih for a couple of months and seemed like the guys have redone a lot of the place. And I have a room with my cousin to redo which a pretty cool project. Its a nice thing the guys are doing. Its a friend’s shalaih, but the guys have been going for years, I used to go a lot before college. And now im going to start going again. And its nice to sleep on a bed now! hehehehe.. not on the floor like back in the day! hahahaha!
The water was really nice, it was hot outside and the water was cool. And we were eating like pigs! I came to the realization that I need to cut back on food! Im going to start hitting the gym like a I did before my travels! hehe! My swim shorts didnt fit me like they used, but I still jumped in the water! And damn it felt goooood!
And while we were visiting Khairan’s Marina I was taking pics of some boats and these maintenence guys working on the boats. Everyone is having their boats prepared for these coming hot days!
I never thought that I would be jumping in the water in April! I forgot how hot Kuwait gets! lol! But it was a nice relaxing weekend!
So I have put some thought into this, but I want to help people out who drive quick. Sometimes you know the road is empty and you just want to go quicker, but you dont know where the damn cameras are. So I am going to try to do is get a digital map of quick and plot out every camera that I know of. And everyone of them at every intersection and highway, and side streets. Any info that you people can provide will be helpful. And I will try taking pictures of every camera. This is a big project that will take a little while, but at least it will be useful for people. And I will also mention if these cameras can be rotated back or forth.
The one problem I have is I do now know where to get a good map of Kuwait. Does anyone know where I can get a good digital map of Kuwait. I really dont mind paying for the map since people will get useful information out this! And I will keep people updated on this project! I hate cameras and this is what I am doing to thwart the camera system!