The best Ducati Superleggera story ever
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Joined Mar 2014
499 Posts | 185+
Carlsbad, CA
Thank you for sharing... Very sad, but glad he is going what he loves till then end....
Definitely puts things into perspective.
Do what makes you happy people.... Life is too short, not too.
Joined Jun 2012
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Wilton
Joined May 2012
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South Florida
i guess the question is would you want to know when it is your time? if you know would you live differently? would you change when that time came closer? its a tough call but all hypothetical cause we will never know, however this brave man kind of knows just not exactly and he is taking full advantage
god bless him
god bless him
Joined Jun 2012
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PNW
Crap! I wanted to be there that day but had to flight out of town for work. I haven't ridden that track yet but it looks awesome.
Joined May 2012
925 Posts | 441+
WA
I had the honor of watching him ride the bike at the 100% Ducati track day, story kinda hits home. I'm a cancer survivor and the chance of recurrence is extremely high, pretty much if it comes back enjoy every minute. Seeing him ride the bike and the smile he had coming into the pits should remind us all to enjoy life and take nothing for granted.
Thanks for sharing! I had wondered why we hadn't heard more from him over the last year; had figured it was commercial/sponsorship reasons, but now I know the real story.
Definite echoes of John Britten here; a brilliant, creative guy with so much to bring to our two-wheeled world, only to have his arc interrupted by cancer. Have an old friend fighting a similar battle who is also getting some "throttle therapy", so a very familiar ring to it all Enjoy every mile...
Definite echoes of John Britten here; a brilliant, creative guy with so much to bring to our two-wheeled world, only to have his arc interrupted by cancer. Have an old friend fighting a similar battle who is also getting some "throttle therapy", so a very familiar ring to it all Enjoy every mile...
Joined Dec 2012
230 Posts | 134+
Oregon
Definitely. I was there the last day, and he was working through setup on the bike like a pro. I think he may have run his personal best ever lap at PIR as well that day as he got the SL dialed in closer to being effective. It is a very good bike out of the box, but even more so than regular 1199's, very sensitive to setup and riding style.
He taught me a couple things that helped me to drop a full second off my best too, and I am grateful. It was a privilege to ride with him.
Joined Feb 2015
38 Posts | 13+
Manchester UK
A great story tbh, even if it has some sadness to it. The MC electric bikes that run at the IOM TT these days have become legendary in my opinion. Great bikes which are turned out impeccably well. Just goes to show how you should enjoy life and live for today, as you may never know what tomorrow brings.
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