Forum: GS Boxers
02-22-2013, 09:45 AM
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Update: Post Repair; SUCCESS!
Well I tore into the FD, and the crown gears are fine. I swapped out the little and big bearings plus the new rear seal. I ended up leaving the final drive on, which was much easier to work with...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-22-2013, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 61
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-22-2013, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 61
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Update: Post-Post, Found Shop, About to Start
We had a successful trip up to Puerto Montt from Puerto Natales. Zero waves--like being on a lake. I would strongly recommend this trip to other motorcyclists heading north to Santiago from...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 61
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Thanks, rdwalker. Given that Horatio is a bad...
Thanks, rdwalker. Given that Horatio is a bad ass and gave me a handfull of parts, I'm going to try and slap them in and get to Santiago, where I will be shipping the bike back to the US. I have 3...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
KemoSabe1943, I have quite a bit to say about...
KemoSabe1943, I have quite a bit to say about these FDs, but I just don't have time right now to go into that. Please check back in, as I think I have several thoughts that may help allay your...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 61
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
Future Post: Anatomy of a FD Failure
All--
I just flat don't have time now, but I will update this thread later with photos and hopefully video of how this all came to be. Oil streaming out of the FD with keys being blown off the...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
The crown gear price was the first thing I...
The crown gear price was the first thing I checked once I had internet (actually the tab is still open in my browser). Still cheaper than a truck from Ushuaia, though--plus the missed ferry ($380),...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
It was exactly this image that awoke me quite...
It was exactly this image that awoke me quite early this AM. I know that when I tear into this thing, that I very well may find the crown gear set gone. There is no question that this is a huge...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
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Forum: Latin America
02-18-2013, 04:12 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 439
Update
So I road the bike from Ushuaia and I made it nearly 650 km before I think the gears started shearing in Villa Tehuelche 145 km before Puerto Natales. I think I can find a truck to get me to Puerto...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2013, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
Quick Update
I made it out of Ushuaia in a snow storm, then to Rio Grande, then to the border at San Sebastian, then across 120 km of gravel, then across the ferry, then past the intersection with Punta Arenas,...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-17-2013, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
Update #1
So here is the plan:
1. Get the bike from Ushuaia to Puerto Natales by 8p on Monday, February 18th to load my bike on the Navimag ferry to Puerto Montt. Given that my bike still operates, albeit...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-16-2013, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
Believe me, my head is on a swivel for every...
Believe me, my head is on a swivel for every motorcycle I hear--and surprisingly, I have only seen one 1200 GS down here 2 days ago. I was expecting to see quite a bit more big bikes down here...
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Forum: Latin America
02-16-2013, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 439
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-16-2013, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
Is this idea possible...
Okay, I know that I may get laughed out of the site for this, but is there anyway that I can ride this damn bike to Punta Arenas from Ushuaia? I'd be looking at something like 300 km to the border,...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-16-2013, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
I fine catch LPOL. Thanks a ton!
Now if I...
I fine catch LPOL. Thanks a ton!
Now if I can just: a) find one, b) get it here, and c) find someone in Ushuaia that has the big ass allen socket that is needed plus the big ass socket to break...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-16-2013, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 1,286
Views: 147,205
Ushuaia and FD Failure
I just road from Ushuaia to the end of the road in Tierra Del Fuego National Park--the culmination of 23,420 km from the US. And on the way back into Ushuaia, my final drive failed. So I'm about to...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-16-2013, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 61
Views: 4,558
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Forum: Americas
02-13-2013, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 397
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Forum: Americas
02-13-2013, 02:36 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 397
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-13-2013, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,151
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-13-2013, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,151
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-08-2013, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,151
Okay, so I went to Moto Adventura, and the...
Okay, so I went to Moto Adventura, and the consensus was just to run the damn thing, as they don't think it will out and out fail.
Therefore, I'm typing this from a small restaurant in Chaitan,...
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Forum: Ride reports
02-06-2013, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 1,679
Views: 270,434
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Forum: Ride reports
02-06-2013, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 1,679
Views: 270,434
Honda in Santiago, plus tires, chains, sprockets, filters, sparkplugs
Yo. The Honda shop in Santiago is located here:
lat/long: -33.399137,-70.552271
address: 8063 Las Condes, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
I'm not sure what your plans are,...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-06-2013, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,151
Update #3
I just watched JVB's DVD (for something like the 83rd time, good value, go and get ya one), and I flat don't know how I can do this without a proper TB sync tool (ie, CarbMax, manometer, etc). ...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-06-2013, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,151
Another Update
So after coffee this AM, I walked up to the bike to have a closer look at what's going on. Here is what I found:
1. The throttle cables are both seated properly.
2. I noticed a knocking come...
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Forum: Americas
02-06-2013, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 397
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-06-2013, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,151
Update (kinda)
So I made it down to Villarrica yesterday (450 miles in 8 hours, whoa). Again, get down here folks...Chile is amazing. Even if you just fly into Santiago and then rent a bike, it's amazing. It's...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-05-2013, 03:49 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,151
The Bike is, um, a bit dirty
So on the mechanical front, I do have quite a bit of goodness on the bike that I have so far elected to leave in its natural state, as I strongly believe that I GS should remain unwashed, which...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-05-2013, 03:32 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,151
In Santiago, CHILE: '02 1150 GSA Idle Question
Howdy--
I'm currently in Santiago, Chile about to throw my leg over the saddle for a long day to Pucon (top of the Lakes District). I rode through SW Bolivia (Laguna's Route), and when I got out...
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Forum: Ride reports
02-05-2013, 03:18 AM
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Replies: 1,679
Views: 270,434
Great Riding With You
Dude, it was great riding with you! We had some epic days. Let's try and hook back up for a beer on my way back north--or at a minimum when I get back to B'ham and you get back to the Herm.
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Forum: Americas
02-05-2013, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 397
South American to US Shipping Thread
Howdy--
I'm currently in Santiago about to head south (to ride the Carretera Austral and Routa 40 en route to Ushuaia), and I need to find a good way to get my bike back to the US. My plan is...
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