Author Topic: How to Wash a Cat (Read 6268 times)

TopDOG · « **Reply #52 on:** 01 Jun 2020, 06:14 PM »

This is so clever and simple!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #51 on:** 01 Apr 2020, 02:08 AM »

Now its been read 20 times without reply have you all been out riding with Yahahondazuki riders who have mistaken your fingers for the noodles they fuel their bikes on? its mid week now so even your hangover (hanging over the side of your Ducati mid corner making you excited yet dazed by the power and handling) should have worn off by now!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #50 on:** 26 Mar 2020, 11:37 PM »

Now I know that at least 7 people have read my post but you cant tell me that nobody went riding at all?

Please reply so i know someones out having Ducatisti type fun on your amazing rides

TopDOG · « **Reply #49 on:** 25 Mar 2020, 01:27 AM »

I dont think im wrong about it being ideal conditions and I would love to read about it as well as love to see any pictures you took of your bike after the ride or the new bike yet to be ridden until its not raining again even though it wont hurt the farmers or our large needed water supply dams to help you all keep your beautiful italian stallion clean and to wash you Ducati clothing attire clean

Now im not talking about writing a novel like im sure you have seen my good mate Vince write just a short or long story its up to you on where you have been and how the conditions were and your favourite part of the ride (being on it would be mine alas no more)
So please share us anything im sure my mate Richards probably been too busy with work and driving 1 of his amazing italian car collection instead of riding his new Ducati that i wish i could see with its tri coloured fairings 1098 (he told me he bought after seeing and hearing my old 916 outside his business before i changed job leaving him on my back wheel out of sight inspiring him to have one too)

TopDOG · « **Reply #48 on:** 18 Dec 2019, 08:35 AM »

People think I'm crazy because I talk to my dog, What am I supposed to do? just ignore him when he asks me a question?

TopDOG · « **Reply #47 on:** 17 Nov 2019, 03:02 PM »

let's hope Ducati brings a model of 1 of these for you all to keep riding!!

https://youtu.be/yQLeqIrpaLA

TopDOG · « **Reply #46 on:** 19 Oct 2019, 02:25 PM »

I just got home from going on a holiday cruise to Noumea and while on the cruise I met and have become good friends with my new mate Keith Patten aka "The Preacher" who gave me a hat and his business card to his own company that's bike related for any brand and this is it

[size=78%]https://thefinalride.com.au[/size]

So I thought I should share it with all of you my mates and I hope we never need to use it but if we do this is a great way to take "The Final Ride"

TopDOG · « **Reply #45 on:** 19 Sep 2019, 09:37 AM »

And now its gone!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #44 on:** 18 Aug 2019, 04:35 PM »

http://bit.ly/2G14vGr

TopDOG · « **Reply #43 on:** 07 Aug 2019, 04:35 PM »

Who agrees?

TopDOG · « **Reply #42 on:** 04 Aug 2019, 06:11 PM »

Feel free to look around you can move between rooms and look up, look down or whever way you turn your mouse!!

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=hEAwv2x1mgQ

I went here on my way home from Port Macquarie and took lots of pics but i wont waste anymore web space

TopDOG · « **Reply #41 on:** 29 Jul 2019, 01:06 PM »

I can only assume that you're all either still out riding your bikes or busy photoshopping your pics to load up to show me or busy mowing the lawn doing your gardens while the suns out or cleaning your Ducati's or knitting some winter socks in red, black & green colours or replacing your old tyres or taking a holy communion to frasers to look a the new and upcoming Ducati's to not have replied?

TopDOG · « **Reply #40 on:** 12 Jul 2019, 12:23 PM »

I thought I should give you all 2 days notice to wash, fuel and service your Ducati's to take them out of your garage to ride them but even if you cant ride. them please take a photo of yourself with you Ducati outside of your garage or if you can ask your significant other to take 1 for you so you can be in it withmyour helmet on even if you dont ride it!!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #39 on:** 10 Jul 2019, 01:09 PM »

I can only guess you parked next to or used Suzuki, hondazuki, yamazuki, motorbike over the weekend or used its oil in your Ducati to make it unridable to write stories or take pics of you with it or maybe you downgraded to one of those?

TopDOG · « **Reply #38 on:** 06 Jul 2019, 01:14 PM »

Now I know you've had enough time to clean and maintain your Ducati's tomorrows your day!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #37 on:** 02 Jul 2019, 08:57 PM »

Wow guys this has been read 91 times but nobody was out riding so it seems

never mind im guessing you have been busy cleaning your bike and downloading all of your pics to put up for us to see?

TopDOG · « **Reply #36 on:** 29 Jun 2019, 02:02 PM »

As long as the weathers fine and you have plenty of fuel and a portable digital camera i would love to see you out riding your beautiful Ducati motorcycle safely on a twisty road and can post a reply of where you went, road conditions and your high points because i know your low points having to get of your bike to eat and to go to bed!!!
So please post your story and some pics of you with your bike!!

VinceS · « **Reply #35 on:** 21 Jun 2019, 05:31 PM »

To save slogging through the video, just check this site and make your own decision: www.icemergency.com.au

TopDOG · « **Reply #34 on:** 21 Jun 2019, 03:57 PM »

I thought this might interest the club and its riders for an Emergency!!
https://www.icemergency.com.au/products/the-icemergency-medallion
Call 0478 786 449

m.me/I.C.EmergencyAustralia

email [email protected]

website https://www.icemergency.com.au/?fbclid=IwAR1CTdzXJf5bZHq0Di_myfXcBwuFlLhIEQ6l63lSNaLYWBvJTuqtwGtyHRU

Love from ye old TO[/font]PD[/font]OG[/color]

TopDOG · « **Reply #33 on:** 09 Jun 2019, 01:18 PM »

This will teach him to not be on a Ducati

TopDOG · « **Reply #32 on:** 03 Jun 2019, 12:25 PM »

Ducati is currently the fastest bike in the world, Long live Ducati's!!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #31 on:** 29 May 2019, 03:39 PM »

I can only put down that everyones far too busy riding or admiring or out trying out the latest models or at least just looking at them in Frasers and thats why youre not replying or posting the pics of you doing all of the above ^^^^^^ to everyone else whos as interested as i am

TopDOG · « **Reply #30 on:** 24 May 2019, 07:59 PM »

Please tell me where you're riding your beautiful, reliable, powerful Ducati this weekend my old DOGs? share me some pics too of where ya have been out off the lead too!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #29 on:** 16 May 2019, 01:02 PM »

Here is a road I wish I had ridden if I havent already with no memory of it https://youtu.be/QsxhJK629xk but either way im sure it looks like a road you might all like to ride or have already ridden on too

TopDOG · « **Reply #28 on:** 28 Apr 2019, 05:27 PM »

Please tell me it wasn't here amongst these broken down bikes

TopDOG · « **Reply #27 on:** 26 Apr 2019, 10:13 AM »

I hope youre all out busy riding and taking photos to share with me Aaaaaarrroooooaaaahh (poor excuse dog howling noise) because nobody but me and occassionaly vince has posted in months except for our new possum and not even our club presidents been on here in months

TopDOG · « **Reply #26 on:** 18 Apr 2019, 05:01 PM »

I hope you all have a safe, fun Easter break prefferably out on your Ducati's!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #25 on:** 29 Mar 2019, 03:44 PM »

Sorry mate but if I was ever getting back on to a bike I'm never going to ride a motorbike that when serviced they check the petrol and replace the bike and it needs to have enough power to crack 300+ to make it worthwhile to race it competetively and my physio has been going well however my left hip that i went down on years ago at cardiff has been giving me some pain and it may need to be operated on and this has reduced my ability to walk comfortably, but im also walking along my back deck handrail for as many times as my body can take it. Back to the bike like a car do i want a mitsuibishi sigma or a ferrari / lamborghini or even Audi that owns 1 of them and Ducati as well now!!

VinceS · « **Reply #24 on:** 29 Mar 2019, 03:05 PM »

You know Scottie, as long as you're talking about something sensible, not twin 1098's and the like, making it one-arm rideable would be something I could knock up in my shed. Heck NDIS may even pay for parts / RMS certification?

Anyway, if you do get in the head-space that you could seriously tackle this thing without any bs stuff, just grit and determination, then I would be fine to 'make it a project' and see if we can get something that passes through all the hoops to make it legit.

I always thought when you get solidly out of the chair we may have a crack at this, but you seem to be increasingly stuck in the thing instead of just relying on it for long haul / big tasks, or some other kind of weaning off. I wouldn't tackle a chair to trike set-up - you can buy those. But if you are mobile enough to throw a leg over and get onto a bike, and could hold it up, then making the controls one-sided / easier for foot operation should be doable.

Very likely, one of the Hondas / whatever with linked brakes would be a good start. We can paint the tank to get rid of the badges and poke holes in the exhaust to get a bit of note. Heck, get an old Ducati seat so that justifies sticking a Ducati sticker on it!

If you could do some research on what other people have done that solves the sorts of problems you have and .pdf / link that would be handy. I will be out riding my Ducati this w/e (to Bendemeer via Oxley

) so don't have time for it!

Regardless, there are many steps to get you back on a bike. The correct attitude, a happening plan for fitness / capacity, and getting something that is a suitable base bike to work with are the first three main bits. Over to you on these ones as they're all yours!

But do check about the base bike - I am suspecting a 250cc is about right for an initial attempt, like a 250 Virago might be a great starter - we can lose the tuning forks.... If it works out, we take the lessons learned to something bigger, or not if it is already a big win. Those little V's are not slouches; one rode with us in 2003 and had no trouble mixing it with the big Dukes, quite surprising really...

You need to be deadly serious and REALLY put in the work - to the point of results, not just 'try harder'. It wasn't easy for Bethany (in your video link) but she got there - it's a fair fight (you against you), are you up for it?

TopDOG · « **Reply #23 on:** 29 Mar 2019, 01:09 PM »

I should have said this earlier

However I would like to thank you Vince and you all for the support you have given me since my accident, and i am truly sorry for any of the times i have not been like the Topdog of old and with your help i want to get our club back to the way it was operating before 07/11/2006 because i know it can and i want you to share my passion for what needs to be done here and thats riding our bikes together on twisty roads (safely) and admiring what we each bring to the club in ourselves and our machinery and just like Bethany Hamilton https://youtu.be/MWeOjBCi3c4 I too would love to get back out doing what i loved to do even with only 1 arm working!!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #22 on:** 25 Mar 2019, 11:58 AM »

Wow that's pretty cheap too, if only I used post mail anymore although im sure a lot of people would prefer to get hand written mail only from me instead of forwarding on the stuff i get sent every day!!!

VinceS · « **Reply #21 on:** 25 Mar 2019, 10:52 AM »

Quote from: TopDOG on 22 Mar 2019, 03:27 PM

...reply anything to stop me digging up my neighbours yard and pissing on his plants, in his pool or rubbing my butt vigorously against the poles on my deck to ease my boredom...

Eeek, maybe motorcycle stamp collecting would be beneficial for your neighborly relations, to spare them the sight of so much calloused dark-siding flesh! Here's a great starter pack: https://www.ebay.com/itm/COLLECTION-OF-50-DIFFERENT-MOTORCYCLES-MOTORCYCLE-POSTAGE-STAMPS-/390594789150

TopDOG · « **Reply #20 on:** 24 Mar 2019, 01:08 PM »

from me to you all!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #19 on:** 22 Mar 2019, 03:27 PM »

Other than the original dogs are any of you other paying members of what could become a great club again reading any of our posts? I dont even mind if its to just rip me off for not being able to do much anymore except to type messages on here trying to inspire you to become involved in this tragically disabled club to help us rehabilitate her

So if youre reading this and rember how to type please just reply anything to stop me digging up my neighbours yard and pissing on his plants, in his pool or rubbing my butt vigorously against the poles on my deck to ease my boredom

Feel free to drop in to see me anytime just check 1st im home and not out sailing or walking or shopping or, or, or, or anything else!!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #18 on:** 19 Mar 2019, 05:32 PM »

I know it has been awhile since I last wrote a blog and for that I apologise.
It is with great sorrow that I must inform all our followers of the death of a young girl that touched the hearts of thousands with her beaming smile, happy disposition & a huge love for life & Bundy.
Mickayla passed away on Saturday 16/3/19 aged 15 and 5 months after suffering all her life with PPH (Primary Pulmonary Hypertension). Mickayla was on Oxygen most if not all her life but this didn't stop her from being a normal kid.
Kerrie, Mickayla's mum was as a single mum living in Cobar & struggling to come to grips with the mounting medical bills etc ( Gov't doesn't pay for bottled Oxygen etc) so Tex & Bundy put the word out to various motorcycle groups to see what we could do. We had heard that Mickayla was coming down to Westmead Children's Hospital on an Angel flight. This was the perfect place to meet. The kindness & generosity of the motorcycle world never ceases to astound me. Many gifts were showered upon young Mickayla that day, I did hear the pilot of the Angel flight say that; "He was glad he was flying a twin engine plane so he would be able to lift off with all those gifts onboard"!
Most importantly, we were able to give Kerrie a cheque of a substantial amount to see her through the mountains of bills.
Quite sometime down the track we were doing a ride to Darwin with the Rumble riders and we were passing through the town of Cobar, an inpromptu meeting with the local Police Sergeant and very quickly had organised a Parade ride through Cobar with Mickayla sitting on the back of a Harley complete with her oxygen, T & B beside her on our bike so she could be near Bundy & a police escort leading around 20 bikes. The happiness and huge beaming smile Mickayla showed that day will be forever etched in my mind.
We also raised funds that night at a raffle and one of the bikers organised a company to pay for Mickayla's oxygen for the rest of her life, one less major bill Kerrie didn't have to worry about.
Over the years we followed Mickayla and watched her bloom into a teenager. T & B rode to Cobar to see Mickayla and to give a presentation to Mickayla's school. Later Kerrie and her family moved to Mareeba in FNQ so she could be with her ailing dad. We didn't see Mickayla after they moved, however T & B are driving to Cairns tomorrow to be able to pay our last respects. I would have taken the bike but Bundy is now too old to handle a long trip in one hit. So car it is.
Mickayla, you were a bright, bubbly, brave little girl that surpassed the odds for far longer than thought possible, you had the sweetest smile, you will be sorely missed by Tex & Bundy & the Motorcycle community that knew you and by the thousands of hearts you touched on your short journey through life. May you now Rest in Peace. God bless.💖
There will be a Service for Mickayla held at Mareeba Memorial Chapel at 10am Fri22/3/19

This proves that the motorcycling community always does beautiful things like this for me and others only "I'm still lucky to be here" !!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 Mar 2019, 06:15 PM »

Oops I just realised I put this in the wrong section of our forum!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #16 on:** 16 Mar 2019, 02:01 PM »

[size=78%]https://youtu.be/cJa23qVMVEQ[/size][/size][size=78%] [/size]
Those lower graded manufacturers ie Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha etc would all be complaining about Ducati having a better design for function when they keep getting beaten by one or just need a typical jap bike service "check the petrol and replace everything"

TopDOG · « **Reply #15 on:** 16 Mar 2019, 01:51 PM »

If the weathers anything like it is today and you take your beautiful italian stallion out in it risking it damage like i did to mine and me "were not friends anymore!!!" :-(

TopDOG · « **Reply #14 on:** 09 Mar 2019, 11:17 AM »

Its owned by Astrid Melssen from the Sunshine Coast Ducati Owners Club and i loved its colour!!!

TopDOG · « **Reply #13 on:** 10 Feb 2019, 11:53 AM »

A cyclist is one of these Vtwinless wannabees

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Author Topic: How to Wash a Cat (Read 6268 times)