Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
05-31-2010, 04:24 PM
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Nice grab Cecil
Hope you had a chance to play on some of those roads back there. I had a great time getting to that point.
:clap
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
05-29-2010, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 5,407
Views: 236,044
Tried to be creative
But apparantly the camera wasn't up to the task. The mailbox has the address on it. Link is the street. Lots of Bumps and Mills not quite Tracing the edge of the playing field.
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
05-28-2010, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 5,407
Views: 236,044
Well here it is:
http://macamoose.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Bikes/Bikes/CIMG1991/882048139_eexe8-L.jpg
There are some awesome roads through here, and one that ends in dirt that I had no business being on. It's the...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
05-28-2010, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 5,407
Views: 236,044
Well I suppose
I just have to take matters into my own hands :D
http://macamoose.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Bikes/Bikes/CIMG1989Edit/881528495_geXWy-M.jpg
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-27-2010, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,302
Stuck to the bowl
Floats shellacked to the bottom of the bowls. The PO of my R90 drained the carb bowls almost all the way, the dollop of gas left glued the floats down causing the gas to vent as fast as it was...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
05-27-2010, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 5,407
Views: 236,044
Standing by!
Waiting for the magical next tag. Got to get this back to the north side of the playing field!
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
05-27-2010, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 3,554
Enjoy the weekend
I'm headed to LBL for the weekend. I'd be interested in riding next weekend, just have to make sure the work gets done before I head out to play.
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-27-2010, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,530
Wow
Wish I could get to WI!
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
05-24-2010, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 98
Views: 3,554
Hey WP
If you're doing any light off road stuff that a R100GS with an unskilled off road rider or something mostly road I'm always up for a ride. Off on Wednesday and early Friday, prolly running up to...
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Forum: Airheads
05-24-2010, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 898
Not positive
But the fiche on Max BMW indicates it is, might try calling them.
http://www.maxbmwmotorcycles.com/fiche/DiagramsMain.aspx?vid=51885
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-19-2010, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,647
Very nice!
I really like the windscreen relocation and the mounting bar. Very nice bit of fabrication.
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-07-2010, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,142
Here's a
Pic of my points system which I believe to be bone stock, also a '76 R90/6
http://macamoose.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Bikes/Bikes/advance/857431832_sLfwS-M.jpg
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Forum: Airheads
05-06-2010, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 628
Views: 77,710
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Forum: Airheads
05-06-2010, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 628
Views: 77,710
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-04-2010, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 6,826
Back to the 90
So after some quality cleaning up the garage and receiving the last bits, finally had some time to wrap up the carbs and take a look at a few other bits.
Pretty sure this is not supposed to look...
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Forum: Airheads
05-04-2010, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,138
Overdog
You may want to take a close look at the headlight on the fairing. Not sure about the Windjammers but the headlight assembly and even the complete blinker assemblies on my Luftmeister were the...
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Forum: Airheads
05-03-2010, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,138
Mine
When I picked up my R90 it had this foolish thing on it, complete with lower leg shields. If anyone is looking for one it is here, free for local pick up. Taking up way too much space in my garage!...
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-03-2010, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,708
Wow
Those are some beautiful bikes. I was contemplating the bar end turn signals, I may go with those. Not the hugest fan of the headlight bolt mirrors.
The solo saddle is not the stocker, that is...
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-03-2010, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,708
How about
Saturday, Hopefully it'll be a bit dryer this weekend. If it's going to keep raining I would appreciate if they'd schedule some during the week instead of continually crushing my weekend!
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-03-2010, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,708
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-02-2010, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,708
Rider for now, then
I'll start cleaning her up. She runs good and pulls strong. Little issue with blowing a 10A fuse when you turn her on, have to work on that one.
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-02-2010, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,708
I figured I'd
Cafe it .....:hide
OK, not really, the plan right now is to ride it. I have an R90 on the lift and don't want two projects running at once. Overall she's in pretty good shape. Relatively recent...
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-02-2010, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,708
New baby in the garage. '62 R27
Needed another bike to ride and one less boat to sail. A gentleman responding to my boat for sale ad offered up a bike (actually a choice of 4) and this baby was the winner. I think I won on the...
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-02-2010, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 2,226
Views: 454,744
Looking for a headlight lens, 91 R100GS
Looking to replace my mysteriously shattered headlight lens and reflector http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=12829615#post12829615
Thanks,
Thad
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-27-2010, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,389
Yah
Jon's garage was about 100 yards from my apartment. He talked to my roommate one day at our garage 'cause he noticed my RT. When I got back he said, some guy stopped by on one of those BMW...
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-26-2010, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,389
Thanks
when the road bends, I did use the smaller pannier on the left to try and keep the bike width even.
Hi Blaine, the racks on the GS are the same diameter as the ones I had on my R90 for the Krauser...
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-25-2010, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,389
Finally
Managed to get the right side on today.
http://macamoose.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Stuff-for-sale/Motorcycle-Stuff/DSC0099/847767794_5cLP8-M.jpg
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-25-2010, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,389
Holan Pannier install on stock rack '91 GS
Well, not wanting to abandon the stock bags all together I bought a set of the Holan panniers and endeavored to install them on my '91 GS
I started here tracing the box profile onto a piece of...
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-24-2010, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 545
Views: 31,959
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-23-2010, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,334
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Forum: Airheads
04-14-2010, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 628
Views: 77,710
Ow dammit
I don't think I have walked away from the bike yet without bleeding first. Perhaps that is more of an indictment of my mechanical skills than BMW motorcycles though :D
Thad
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
04-10-2010, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 5,407
Views: 236,044
Nicely done
Can't say I'd have wanted to be riding in or out of there after dark for the first time.:eek1 Quite the hill climb on the way out!
Pretty cool spot though and if you head just a bit further north...
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-10-2010, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 6,826
Slow day on the bikes
Managed to finally get everything ready to go around three, I may or may not have been riding all over creation looking for a good tag for the Mid TN pixle hunt. Here's the beginning though:...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
04-10-2010, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 5,407
Views: 236,044
Yup
It was pretty busy down there today. There are some awesome roads in that neck of the woods, especially a bit further along the main road as you head towards B.
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
04-10-2010, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 5,407
Views: 236,044
Well after putting 175 miles on the bike
Here it is:http://macamoose.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Bikes/Bikes/DSC0035/832735107_rpVTE-L.jpg
Don't worry Troy, I didn't go fAr, I just got lost A lot As I was running the AnAlog GPS todAy:D...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
04-09-2010, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 5,407
Views: 236,044
Thanks, I did spend some time on 49 there are...
Thanks, I did spend some time on 49 there are some real nice roads through that area.
Big challenge now is finding a good tag. I've only lived here 3 1/2 months. I have a couple of ideas though,...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
04-09-2010, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 5,407
Views: 236,044
Got it!
http://macamoose.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Bikes/Bikes/DSC0034e/832151036_7MTnH-M.jpg
And no it is NOT 3 miles from Jarmans!
Beginners luck I guess!
Thad
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Forum: Airheads
04-08-2010, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 628
Views: 77,710
Mothers
I had a couple of spots that were at the "waterline" and used some Mother's AL polish to clean them up. I caution you though, you may end up polishing the whole damn thing, which is where I'm...
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