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Sure wish I didn't have to stock so much stuff in anticipation of OE part failures. But my bike's like an old pickup truck that will stay in the family, problems fixed as they occur or proactively solved, leaving a basic & functional machine. And like an old pickup, I don't mind kicking the cra...

Sorry to go slightly off topic again, but if you like adventure stories, you should be following the Iron Butt Rally at this website: http://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBR/2009.cfm RE: Final Drives - Here's an excerpt from the Day 8 Report Summary published earlier today: Dave Biasotti is Still In the Ra...

BMW has been slow to fix their problems. Even worse, and the source of much of the frustration is that BMW has been slow (unwilling) to admit their problems, let alone fix them. The boys who ride AMF Knucklehead Harleys expect their bikes to leak and they are proud that their bikes leak. Those of u...

duckdave wrote:Too much like a H-D for my taste.

Make fun if you like, but my 2 H-D's didn't leak a drop. I can't say the same for my 2 BMW's

You will find that most of those that experienced the misfortune, have moved on to other models/brands. You got that right. The bi-annual Iron Butt Rally is underway right now (11000 miles in 11 days). They are about halfway through. Of the 100 or so bikes, about 35% are BMW's, down from 43% in 200...

no detrimental mixing of the high octane fuel being delivered with a lower octane fuel from the outer hose 3 occurs to an extent sufficient to cause a detriment to the customer receiving the high octane fuel. Well hells bells, ShinySide. What ever will we talk about now? We've now recently establis...

If I did this - wearing my RoadCrafter - at some of the stations I stopped at during my recent little ride through the souf' US - I would have gotten (a) laughed outta the place (b) run over by a good-old-boy who was tired of waiting for an open pump. Then they'd say "He ain't from around here...

Plus there is nothing at all you can do about it Sure there is :D You can shop from pump to pump and look at the dollars and the gallons dispensed by the previous customer. Divide the dollars by the gallons to get the price per gallon, then you'll know what grade the last guy pumped. Find a pump th...

Trout, does your collection include an Aeroflow screen? If so, what do you think? I can live with it altering the naked bike look if it offers better wind protection and noise reduction. I do have an Aeroflow in my collection, although they do not currently make a shield for the R1200R. The Aeroflo...

Same stuff, different day :? Windshields have been discussed second only to oil, and maybe tires. I've been in the middle of it for years, looking for the solution..... You can try to compensate with laminar lips,.... I have 5 screens right now and continually swap them on and off the bike. It's al...

Same stuff, different day :? Windshields have been discussed second only to oil, and maybe tires. I've been in the middle of it for years, looking for the solution. A very short shield, causing the airstream to hit you in the chest, will put your helmet in clean air. A very tall shield, causing the ...

When he brought it back out to me, it had two 30g weights on it. I looked at it, and just couldn't believe it! I wanted to ask him if I could see it put on the spin machine, but I didn't have the guts. This can be a risk and a challenge... finding a competent tech who gives a damn. They don't pay t...

I know I'll get a little debate with this information, so I have donned my flame suit. Flame on! After having balanced about a jillion tires in my lifetime, I've made an observation. This observation is accurate for modern, expensive, finely engineered, name brand, high speed rated tires. This does ...

Between these two, for me, it comes down to price and tread life. I like them both and I'll get another set based on mileage results and current price. You won't go wrong with either. I don't know. I realize that MC tires have more insurance costs built in by the manufacturer, and that they have su...

What does a windshield do to gas mileage? It can change it... either way. There's nothing less aerodynamic than a big dude with a touring jacket flapping in the wind. The wind sees every single feature of your profile... all those cargo pockets, snap flaps, velcro tabs, etc. On the other hand, a ba...

I just removed a set of RoadSmarts a couple months ago and spooned on a set of PR2's. I liked the Smarts just fine. I have about 2500 on the PR2's so far, and based on current measurements I expect them to last a little longer than the Dunlops. I honestly can't really tell a difference in feel and h...

Any thoughts on the necessity of having openings to allow air in on hot days? Does the Cee-Bailey and the Parabellum have them? Those openings are not "to allow air in on hot days." Well designed shields try to account for the pressure difference between the front of the shield and the re...

Regarding Pirsig and Zen: A couple years ago, my friend and I were in the sleepy town of Unity, Oregon, on our way home to Boise. Unity is a one-pump town in the middle of the eastern Oregon dez. We were sipping our cold beverages in the shade of the building when up to the pump pulls a 60's Honda 3...

IMHO Persig was vastly overrated (Melissa gets it much more than Persig ever did) I agree. The first part of his book was good, but the latter part was hard to get through. I wish Melissa would write more motorcycle related material. Ghost Rider - jury is still out, I haven't managed to finish it -...

Best practice says to disconnect the negative cable while doing anything electrical. If the negative is disconnected, then when you are attaching a wire to the positive side, and when your combo wrench touches something on the frame, then you won't arc weld the combo wrench to the frame! Those of us...