Patrick ??

mnnden · Post by **mnnden** » Wed May 16, 2007 9:20 pm

Anyone have an update or whereabouts of Patrick? Den

Post by **r1150rider** » Wed May 16, 2007 10:40 pm

He and I email each other on an irregular basis, last I heard he's doin' just fine and enjoying his Yamaha (an FZ1, I think). If I recall, he still has a Triumph or two as well...

Ed

Post by **owldaddy** » Wed May 16, 2007 11:06 pm

Pat and I were with a group of riders a couple months ago. We did the Mt Hamilton ride from Livermore to Lick Observatory. Then back down the mountain to Patterson. Thank goodness he was there, I dumped my R in some sand on the road at the top of the mountain, he helped me pick the beast back up. I went down on a right hand turn doing maybe 20 mph, I was not hurt, however I now have a set of Hepco-Becker bars on the bike, as I almost wore through the valve cover sliding down the road that day. If I had been going any faster, I would have had to get a tow home. Pat gave me some duct tape to help keep the oil inside the engine. The valve cover was paper thin, and oil was seeping through it. Yes he is doing well, and yes, he was riding his Yamaha that day. Thanks for the help that day Pat, I know because of the camber of the road, I would never have been able to right the bike by myself.
Don

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Wed May 16, 2007 11:31 pm

I miss Pat.

DJ

MartyWadd · Post by **MartyWadd** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:36 pm

Shout outs to Pat, YO!

WhoZat · Post by **WhoZat** » Fri May 25, 2007 8:02 am

Whoa, talk 'bout synchronicity. I haven't cruised over here in a while, and I'm itching for another Beemer..... an R1200R. Dammit, I miss you guys.
Don,
I attached a little peak at some of those roads we were riding that day, but not the uphill decreasing radius sand in the road narrow two laner that bit us. Gave me a little chill to pick your Roadster up and be reminded of the 60,000 miles I lived with mine; I loved that Black Roadster of mine.....

Here also are some pic's of what I've been up since departing with my Beemer. The only picture not included (I have to go to my disc library to get an image some day) is that of the Triumph Sprint RS triple.... GREAT engine, GREAT fuel injection, GREAT for getting tickets on.

I built this in the comfort of my living room. It was fun, a great bike, but ended up being just tooooo red for my taste. I sold it recently and paid down my Camry:

130 hp to the rear wheel, boring, no drama, handles well, stops well, valve adjustment intervals every 26,000 miles, and used FZ1's are sooooo readily available AND inexpensive! These things have absolutely NO CHARACTER. Danm good bike though:

I loved this Bonnie. Put a quick 22,000 miles on it and had ZERO problems driving it like it was a Japanese four cylinder crotch rocket. LOVED the retro look I created, and it was NEVER easy to simply put my helmet on and ride off. There was ALWAYS somebody who wanted to talk 'bout "dem hill climbers", "my first bike was a Bonnie", etc. I sold to a young lady as her first bike.

My much loved Roadster. 60,000 miles, no problems, ABS gave me no grief (save for the expen$ive maintenance), and it held my attention longer than ANY bike I've ever owned:

Mounted a little Nikon camera on my handelbars. It's amazing the hard drive is still working, but the images are simply amazing for a camera that fits in an Ipod case in my back pocket. That's a restored airhead Beemer up ahead..... Remember these roads Don?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htJdM0ewZ0s

Did I mention how much I loves y'all?

Post by **sjbmw** » Fri May 25, 2007 8:18 am

PAT!!!!!! Yo man!!!!
My man shows up slingin' eye candy!!!!!
IN-DA-HOUSE!

Did you test ride the R1200R yet?
I highly recommend you get a test ride in, you must get some due diligence done to see if the bike is right for you. You don't have to buy one, after all, it might not be what you are looking for, but it's only a test ride and you can walk away.....

tee hee...

Post by **owldaddy** » Fri May 25, 2007 8:22 am

Nice footage Pat! That was a good day to ride. The weather was awesome.
Don

WhoZat · Post by **WhoZat** » Fri May 25, 2007 8:31 am

yo, Yo, YO! Whasss up SJ!?!

Oh, I see how it is...... instigator.

Teas'n me to throw a leg over the new lighter, more powerful, sexy Roadster with it's choice of headers, finish of can, cool color schemes, larger system cases, narrower saddle for the vertically challenged, on board computer (waste of money IMO), non-servo ABS, smoother engine, whew...... oh yeah babieee, I've ridden one..... a couple times.

I'm thinking full Remus exhaust system with the long Power Cone can......, heated grips, center-stand, hand guards, System Cases, and some kind of little bikini fairing. All I need is a local bank with affirmative action/cheaply paid illegal immigrant/ill-trained 'Rent-a-Cop' security, and a ski mask......... I could be on one in a week! What color to choose. I know, BLACK, of course!

Post by **yjleesvrr** » Fri May 25, 2007 10:01 am

Yo Pat! Good to know you're alive. Man, get your butt back on a Beemer and come on back to this board! Or regardless come on back and post some. Pat's Playhouse is somewhat meaningless without its namesake.

Post by **Boxer** » Fri May 25, 2007 10:35 am

Pat's Playhouse is somewhat meaningless without its namesake.

Oh man...Now you've done it Yong. He won't be back for another 6 months.

How's it going Patrick? I just read another post over where Rob had his link to the little movie from the Bash. I said to meself, "That's gotta be OUR Pat!"
Then lo and behold you're 'up in here' posting pics of bikes. I was wondering if you were still on the Bonnie. May wife sat on one at the cycle show and really liked it. However we came to a unanimous decision to get her a little F650GS with the factory lowered package.
Good to see you.

Post by **wncbmw** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:05 am

I just saw a post by WhoZat and wondered . . .could it be? It is!

Hey Pat! Glad to have you back! You can hang with us, regardless of what you are riding!

Post by **DSKYZD** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:38 am

Greetings Pat. I see you're still doing the youtube thing. Your vids are still some of my favorites.

There are a lot of fresh faces on the board, it's a good place, stick around brother.

DSKYZD

WhoZat · Post by **WhoZat** » Fri May 25, 2007 4:26 pm

Jeez guys...... y'all are bringing a tear to my eye.
Wait, no, that's that little blood blister I got on my scrotum during that 700 mile ride to Lassen last month.

Yeah, the Bonnies were good bikes albeit a bit on the cheap side. The wheel design sucks and spokes break. Hell, I bought Excel alloys and Buchanan heavy duty spokes and they STILL broke! It's being said that the design at the hub is reeeeally lacking. But I really have a soft spot in my heart for the newBonnevilles...... I loved 'em.

I'm riding a pretty danm boring Yamaha 988cc 124 hp (to the wheel) FZ1 right now (mine puts out 130+). A guy can get 50 mpg if he doesn't rejet the OVERLY lean condition up top, and the first generation Fizzy's will go over 200 miles on a tank of gas. But they soooo totally lack character. Believe me, a "perfect bike" is attainable out there, but if you find it you'll be left for lacking. Ironic ain't it?

What I've learned is that torque, Torque, TORQUE with complimentary horsepower (as can be had from Beemer's twins) is the BEST marriage of power possible. I've also learned that suspension, Suspension, SUSPENSION set up correctly, used appropriately, and with NO COMPROMISES makes a bike a BETTER bike! (As a side note though, if the rider is smooooth and skilled, he can make a SUCKY suspension work well too! How do they do that?!?!?!) And tire pressure? Jeez, I just found out that I've been running about three to four too much psi in my Fizzy's tires with my reworked & lowered suspension..... ohmyGod, psi can make a difference as well!

So a guy gets an R1200R (say maybe THIS guy), slips some designer name shocks on front & rear (so as not to telegraph my bad habits to the tarmac), runs Mich' Pilot Roads (LOVE 'EM!), and take a CLASS, or an instructional Track Day, add some PIAA's for that "triangle of light" up front, system cases for all my Jenny Craig dinners and Weight Watcher candy bars & biscuits, a full Remus system so I can have over 100 hp to the rear wheel, and hang with my Beemer Brethren again.

Hmm, kinda feels warm & fuzzy here like it used to. Anybody wanna hear what the doctor said about the mole/blood blister/blue mole/varicose on my scrotum (left testi') yesterday?

Post by **iowabeakster** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:09 pm

i believe we all just did. I was reading old posts for giggles and thought boy this place is dull without Pat.

did you get rob's video yet?

click the link
near the top right side, there is a three letter code to enter
"enter code thing"
wait a bit
download
wati a bit longer....

Post by **mcooperstein** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:13 pm

Pat...what can I say....You da man!!!

Mark

ps - have you heard from Rivi66? (rich)

Post by **Biff's R** » Fri May 25, 2007 6:20 pm

WhoZat wrote:Jeez guys...... y'all are bringing a tear to my eye.
Wait, no, that's that little blood blister I got on my scrotum during that 700 mile ride to Lassen last month.

Hmm, kinda feels warm & fuzzy here like it used to. Anybody wanna hear what the doctor said about the mole/blood blister/blue mole/varicose on my scrotum (left testi') yesterday?

NO.

But it is good to hear from you. It looks like you have gone through a whole stable of bikes, but still have a special place in your heart for the roadster.

Post by **NoRRmad** » Fri May 25, 2007 6:40 pm

Yeah, what did the doctor say, and...

We need pictures!

mnnden · Post by **mnnden** » Fri May 25, 2007 6:58 pm

Pat, it is good to hear you are doing well, I hope you stick around, Den

WhoZat · Post by **WhoZat** » Fri May 25, 2007 7:49 pm

Okaaaaay,
this is how the story goes with regard to my trip to Kaiser yesterday. Yeah, it might be a hijaking worthy of -Pat's Playhouse-, but I found this whole affair rather amusing. Sit back, read, take it all in, this is a true story:

So I had an appointment with the Dermatologist to get this 'thing' looked at. I musta sat on my stuff during a 700 mile ride to Lassen a few weeks ago, pinching it and causing a (possible) blood blister. I attributed it to some newer (not quite worn in) Kevlar lined jeans.....

A rather NICE looking red head gal escorts me into the examination room and tells me to "...strip from the waist down and put this on. I'll tell the Doctor you're here; she'll see you in a minute."
Okaaaay, I'm a mature guy.... I can handle a lady Doctor handling my stuff; or can I?
Jeeez, it's awfully hot in here. I guess having the latex side of this apron 'round me ain't helping any, think I should flip it around. And in she walks, about mid flip with all my stuff out there for her to see.

The Doctor was an attractive big boned Island Girl, a very attractive raven headed Island girl..... We shook hands and exchanged pleasantries, she was professional but none too *rigid (which was becoming increasingly more a fear of mine....). With the (warm) lamp adjusted juuuuust right, a little tug here and lift there, she completes her examination and declares that it's NOT a mole as feared, but may actually be a vein ("vericose").

I ask her some questions, and then have her examine my shoulders, back, chest, etc. for sun damage that may need to be examined/watched. She finds a couple things of potential interest and suggests another appointment in 30 days. I agree to it.
"But may I first take some pictures of that vericose on your scrotum, that we might watch and compare it at your appointment next month?"
(Oh my GOD, now she wants to aim a camera at my stuff, I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE!)

She goes to get the camera, it's getting hotter in there, blood is flowing freely to all of my extremities. I relax, laugh at it all, take a couple deep breaths. When she returns, she returns with that rather nice looking red headed gal in tow, holding a digital Nikon! Remember? the gal who initially escorted me in....

The doctor pulls on her gloves again, rips off a pad some kind of ruler/scale thing, tugs, pulls, and arranges my stuff, my item, and well.... I'm kinda like'n it at this point. It's the most action I've gotten in a LONG time. While the doctor holds my 'stuff'....., now with the scale parallel to my 'item'..... the really nice looking red head is busy watching on, looking, and finding just the right angle, the doctor is still holding, I'm getting increasingly more... comfortable, the red head takes a picture.
"Another one please,
now closer."
"Alright, and at this angle too,
another one at little wider angle."
"Good."

I apologize that it's not the 'stuff' of Internet, but she assures me it won't go on the Internet..... however she continues, it will be seen on Kaiser's Intranet.......
Lovely.

I get dressed, return to the lobby, and wait to make an appointment for the following month. And the red head is passing the camera around!?! This is too funny...... and to think that my item will now be seen on the Intranet with a ruler parallel to it, giving up my 'stuff' to the world! I'm sure the ladies in the Dermatology office had a good laugh yesterday. Unfortunately the images won't have 'staying power', I'm sure they've bored of it shortly after I left. But HEY, you asked to hear the story......
And no.... no pictures. She likely had to put the camera in macro mode first though...... and use the zoom to view the final image.....

(Hmmm, I wonder if I shoulda shaved first. I hear that's 'in' these days.......)

Naaaaah.....