Forum: Vendors
04-23-2012, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 479
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Hello Ernie I´d like to order one skidplate for...
Hello Ernie I´d like to order one skidplate for my ´07 R1200GS in satin black powdercoat. This will be shipped to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I´m in no hurry, as I know you´re a batch-production kind of...
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Forum: Ride reports
03-21-2012, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 365
Views: 144,254
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-09-2012, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 580
Nearly no one mentions the biggest problem with...
Nearly no one mentions the biggest problem with headlight protection: when the thing´s dirty, your headlight reflects up on your windshield etc. And it´s a PIA at night. Take my word for it: I flew...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-04-2012, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 447
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-11-2011, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 485
Battery Tender Question
Hemlockdj,
If you run your hand slowly along the left-hand lip of the front fairing, between the windshield and the handlebars, you´ll find a slightly raised round edge. That´s where they want you...
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Forum: Thumpers
11-18-2010, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Tinted Windscreen
Parx400
The Spanish company Puig makes a taller windscreen that is tinted nearly black. Check them out on www.puigusa.com (http://www.puigusa.com) It´s about two inches taller than stock and far...
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Forum: Vendors
11-15-2010, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 188
Views: 31,237
Underseat Trays
You wouldn´t consider making these for other bikes such as for example BMW F650GS singles and Dakars?
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GusBrazil
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Forum: Thumpers
11-09-2010, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Pyrate´s LED Lamps
Thanks Pyrate I´ve sent an email to Komy. I need one pair, flood pattern. They are not for my Dakar, they´re for my Mitsubishi L-200 pickup truck. For that installation, they must be round, or I´d...
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Forum: Thumpers
11-08-2010, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Pyrate´s LED Lights
Pyrate
Who makes those LED lights? Are they driving-light pattern or fog-light pattern?
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GusBrazil
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Forum: Thumpers
11-08-2010, 04:14 AM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Reply to rudymilano
depends on what you need. Tyres is one place, parts is another, accessories yet another. [ ]s GusBrazil
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Forum: Thumpers
10-14-2010, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Replacement Levers
PHammer
Dennis Kirk has replacement levers, excellent price/performance ratio.
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GusBrazil
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Forum: Thumpers
10-03-2010, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Rudy from Milan
Rudy you can private-email me in Italian if you want. My native language is Portuguese, and I speak decent Spanish, so Italian is close enough.
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Gus
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Forum: Thumpers
10-02-2010, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Rudy from Milan
Hello Rudy and welcome to the thread.
You´ll find several extra goodies in the Touratech catalog. Be careful as most items severely overpriced. I recommend the centerstand, the flexible turn...
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Forum: Latin America
10-02-2010, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 501
Views: 42,218
Adrian Kemmis
Adrian was in Rio de Janeiro about ten days ago. He stayed at a hostel in Ipanema about 6 blocks from my apt and seemed to make instant friends with several other young visitors from Europe and the...
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Forum: Thumpers
09-25-2010, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Dakar weight
177 dry weight. 193 kg curb weight (the Brits would say kerb weight). That, according to wikipedia, would be with all fluids includingf a full tank of gas
If the Dakar takes 17.3 liters of gasoline...
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Forum: Thumpers
09-25-2010, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Idle Speed
I too wondered about the idle speed. It sounded too high at 1500 RPM. It sounds weird, it is weird, but my friends who know the Rotax engine say that people who reduced it had to deal with all manner...
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Forum: Latin America
09-02-2010, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,146
Brazil
Be sure to make contact if you do. Either PM me on augusto@zaitech.com.br or ring my cell-phone 55-21-9333-1331 [ ]s Gus
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Forum: Latin America
09-02-2010, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,133
Brazil
Matt
And in case you come to Rio de Janeiro, PM me on augusto@zaitech.com.br or call my cell 021-9333-1331. [ ]s Gus
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Forum: Thumpers
08-29-2010, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Foot Peg Relocation
Here´s my US$ 0.02:
Relocating foot pegs backward, for small moments (ie less than 7 or 8 cm) will move the center of gravity slightly to the back. What matters is the downward force. It doesn´t...
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Forum: Thumpers
07-14-2010, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Dakar Choice
Ed Teach
If youre over 180 tall you´ll enjoy the Dakar no end. PM me on augusto@zaitech.com.br if you want to discuss his further.
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Augusto
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Forum: Equipment
06-27-2010, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,629
Riding Boots
I sampled three different boots in the upper US$ 300 range: Sidi Crossfires, Alpinestars Tech 3 and BMW Santiago. Final choice was BMW Santiago. They are immensely comfortable, are Gore-tex...
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Forum: Thumpers
06-16-2010, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Difference between F650GS and F650GS Dakar
cdo1uk,
Suspension and a 21" wheel up front (instead of a 19" wheel). So if your dual-sport riding riding is more offroad oriented you´ll prefer the Dakar. Seat height on the Dakar is much higher,...
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Forum: Equipment
06-15-2010, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,565
Boots
Guiri
You think the BMW Santiagos at $ 380 plus tax are "too much pasta". Fair enough. I still think they´ll outlast the $ 100 boots by a three to one ratio so you´ll shell out more but at the end...
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Forum: Equipment
06-09-2010, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,565
Guiri
If you´re willing to go into the $ 500...
Guiri
If you´re willing to go into the $ 500 territory there´s nothing like the BMW Santiago! The buckles work under the memory system so you set them for your thick calves only once. I´m a...
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Forum: Equipment
05-03-2010, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 934
Anakees
HansGruber I put Michelin Anakees front and rear on my ´05 Dakar and swear by them on anything except mud. I mean gooey mud. They´re awesome on wet asphalt! Never tried them on sand...
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Forum: Parallel Universe
04-14-2010, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,466
F650GS vs F800GS
To make life more difficult for those of us trying to decide on which of the two to buy, Touratech just launched an F800 Scrambler by modifying an F800R! Check it out on their website. There´s a...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-24-2010, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,627
Dual Purpose Tires
Northernboy I´m right in the middle of a dilemma similar to yours. People on the Dakar thread (I ride an ´05 Dakar) have recommended MEFO front and rear, Continental TKC80 front and rear and Dunlop...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-24-2010, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,685
Surfgod try going to www.overlandjournal.com...
Surfgod try going to www.overlandjournal.com (http://www.overlandjournal.com) they´ve recently run a soft motorcycle luggage comparison test. And one of their long-term test bikes, a Royal Enfield,...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-09-2010, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Thanx, JDLuke. Bottom line is 1) I´ll find and...
Thanx, JDLuke. Bottom line is 1) I´ll find and fit either Conti TKC80 or Mefo Explorer front and rear (or possibly Dunlop 606 rear) and 2) I´ll save those Anakees for the dry part of the year May...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-08-2010, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Thanks, Bwana. Actually that was the first time...
Thanks, Bwana. Actually that was the first time I´d ever heard of Mefo Tires. Never seen them this far South of the border. I posted to the Brazil BM club and got zylch. But since that post I found...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-08-2010, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
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Forum: Thumpers
03-08-2010, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Thanx, John, and for the kudos on being...
Thanx, John, and for the kudos on being recently-arrived to advrider. I´ll look up Continental TKC and Dunlop 606 around the local dealers as importing tires can get very expensive due to the amount...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-08-2010, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Thanx John Throttlemeister
I assume that when...
Thanx John Throttlemeister
I assume that when you say TKC you mean Continental TKC. I don´t know what kind of tire 606 is. Sounds like Pirelli, though. Pls clarify.
Tell me when you want to come...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-07-2010, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 10,713
Views: 1,201,143
Dakar Tires
All,
I just put in two new Michelin Anakee´s on my ´05 and they´re much better than the Pirelli Scorpions I had on before. But riding on mud they still leave a lot to be desired. I spend part of the...
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