Tree vs. Ducati 848

[jbmass]

Went and visited my friend Bobby in NH this weekend to check out his bike, he hit a tree straight-on, now he's paralyzed from the chest down. Needless to say he cant remember the accident. This is just a few pics of the front wheel, he's either going to sell it whole or I'm going to part it out for him. Anyone interested in parts let me know, the engine is fine, so is the rear of the bike, it had 4,400 miles on it.

[DesmoTull]

eeeesh....

Obviously I don't know the whole story, but you tell enough that makes you think about hanging it up...

[jbmass]

Yeah, parts were flung everywhere, most came back with the bike. Someone from the clean-up crew made off with the gauge cluster though, those are very expensive we've found out.

[Boosh]

OOHHH DAMN!

Really sorry about you friend I hate hearing when that stuff happend

[Pigman]

Very sorry for your bud and you and I think that they are key coded into the ECU so I think they are SOL and should burn in hell for stealing shit off a bike and a crash victim...people are so slimy

[Falko]

Is his paralysis permanent? Very sorry to hear...

[Cheese]

Sorry to hear about your friend.

[jbmass]

Is his paralysis permanent? Very sorry to hear...

He's in therapy and he's optimistic that he'll gain back some movement. If not he says he's gonna have some killer biceps!

[Kurlon]

I *think* you can defeat the immobiliser on 5.9 ECUs now with Tuneboy, but you may need a working dash/key to do so... :/

How bad did the frame get waffled?

[scubasteveRR]

He's in therapy and he's optimistic that he'll gain back some movement. If not he says he's gonna have some killer biceps!

Sorry to hear about your friend... at least it seems he's in good spirits.

All the best to him for a full recovery.

[Qfactor]

I had already emailed him from his craigslist ad.

I'd like to know how much for the entire bike or how much for the entire engine + ECU.

thanks

Q