Forum: GS Boxers
05-08-2013, 08:09 PM
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Forum: Canada
01-30-2013, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 936
arctic chalet
really nice people, went out of their way to get us a room...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-12-2013, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,819
Tourances
Two of us did the same ride last June and both were on 1200 gs's and had no problems on the tourances, even in soup up the dempster during a rain storm and then into the N.W. territories where we...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-16-2012, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 810
thats it
:clapthe switch and housing look exactly the same and I can get the servo to set and break light working if I take the switch out and manually operate it, unfortinately it has come apart so I am...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-16-2012, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 810
thanks mudcat
I think you have hit on my problem, the break light is on when the switch goes on and no click, now to find how to free or replace the switch on the handbrake. :clap
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-15-2012, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 810
last service
45k , the bike has been taken care of, all services plus have been done...ooops ( as a texan once said )
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-15-2012, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 810
other threads....
have said this might be due to a faulty brake switch, and in fact my rear brake light has been sticking on and I am pretty sure it is from the front brake lever, so...how do I check that switch?
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-15-2012, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 810
at 54k
had all fluids and new pads put on for the trip to Inuvik, I turned off the ABS everytime I rode gravel ( about 1500 miles this past summer ) and wonder if ABS might be an issue, I know.....I am...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-15-2012, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 810
Is my servo going.....going.....gone
2006 GS with 51 thousand miles, my brake warning light comes on sometimes flashing fast, sometimes flashing normal , when flashing normal I can hear the servo if I pull the brake lever, flashing fast...
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Forum: Equipment
10-17-2012, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,066
+111 for Moto
I also have had accidents with and without helmets, both of them serious
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-02-2012, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,029
tire pressure
for the ride to Inuvik, both bikes tire pressure was lowered by 5 pounds, when his wheel bent both were at full pressure.
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Forum: GS Boxers
07-30-2012, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,029
answer
same tires, Tourances, same pressure...42 rear 36 front
and we weigh about the same.
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Forum: GS Boxers
07-30-2012, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,029
Cast Break????
:nortonI just rode to Inuvik, N.W. Territories and back and also rode to McCarthy Alaska on my cast wheels, and have ridden uncounted forest roads and have had no problems and the cast are lighter I...
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Forum: GS Boxers
07-04-2012, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,459
were back
:clapWe finished our ride yesterday, Ira today as he gets home to Ca. We rode to Inuvik, TOW, Denali, Valdez, and the road to McCarthy ( a bitch of a road ) and just to tempt the gods re-road the...
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Forum: GS Boxers
06-16-2012, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,459
Fixed in Dease
This is Ira, the owner of the dog-mauled bike. Wayne doesn't want to admit to the following: We found the mouse, and, for future reference, there's not much dark meat on those little suckers.
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Forum: GS Boxers
06-15-2012, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,459
crossed fingers
we have the bike running with the help of a local mechanic, troy at trolls trax and a copper sleeve and a bunch of super glue....hopefully we are back on the ride, the mouse wasnt seen but the dog...
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Forum: GS Boxers
06-15-2012, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,459
a mess on the cassier, help needed
My riding buddy and I are , or were on the way to ride the dempster, stopped in Iskut at the motel and the resident dog chased a mouse into his bike and while we were eating he ate the left side of...
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Forum: Alaska
06-07-2012, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,170
two of us
Shatford, there will be 2 of us on grey 1200 gs's leaving around the same time and you are welcome to join us, we will be (hopefully) going to Inivik and then tow and then Dead horse and then...
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Forum: Americas
06-02-2012, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 802
Inuvik or Deadhorse??
:1drinkIf you had the time to do only one of these roads, would you ride to Inuvik, Yukon Territory, or Deadhorse Alaska?:norton
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
05-22-2012, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,831
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Forum: GS Boxers
05-21-2012, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 3,862
why
why would vibrations "kill" a fuse box area?..I have the same wiring and just ran it from the battery under the tank panels to the GPS mount and have had no problems. Am I living on borrowed...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
05-09-2012, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 677
It might be me
but I really really like the ride from Winemucca to Lakeview, it is wide opnen and beautiful!!
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Forum: Americas
05-01-2012, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,178
the old system
In 2003 we, my self, my son and my riding buddy came out of Mexico after the copper canyon and also neglected to clear our papers, the TVIP
from then is linked to our passports, to make a long sad...
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-21-2012, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,097
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Forum: Alaska
04-20-2012, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 514
Views: 38,946
going but not signed up
ROGLSA, there are two of us riding up to deadhorse and we will leave Lincoln City on June 10, we are not signed up for d2d, didn't even know about it..we just want to ride to Deadhorse...and...
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-07-2012, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,804
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Forum: Americas
03-29-2012, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 782
maybe June?
If you change your plans, I am leaving the coast of Oregon on June 10th to go to Prudho Bay and do a little touring in Alaska and the Yukon fo about 30 days. As of now I am going alone since my...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-19-2012, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,482
I got it, all answers helped
:clapOk, thanks to all, especially you panhandlechuck, the links proved invaluable, the folks here are the best!
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2012, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,482
serendipity
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An old riding buddie just came over with his BRAND NEW 1200GS adv, 297 miles on it picked up today, I can see the harness on his bike and the plug, I don't have that on my bike (2006 1200GS), so...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2012, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,482
Maybe I am an idiot
but I dont see the OEM harness, my bike is an 06 1200GS, non adv. and I dont see anything like you describe....
A pic would be greatly appreciated:y0!
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-18-2012, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,482
removing tank panels
:nortonI am going to run power from my battery to a GPS unit mounted on my bars and wonder if there is anything to worry about when I remove the side panels on a 1200gs and also, will I have to...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-15-2012, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,667
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-06-2012, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 490
Views: 46,998
no shit!!!
:clapHey Harrington, I'm with you..servo stops me like I hit a wall, fuel gauge works, and I have no play in the rear wheel, bike starts right awayl.....I love my GS!!:rofl
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Forum: Americas
01-11-2012, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,239
what tires, Tourances or TKC, or ???
:earI am planning to go to pruhhoe bay, leaving on/around June 10th on a 1200GS to be there for the summer solstice, I plan to have a new set of Tourances put on in the bay area and ride from there...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-06-2012, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 556
Fwiw
The rear brake on my 06 is also near to worthless, I replace the pads about 7 k ago and only the rear needed to be replaced, the ABS uses both and I almost never touched the rear brake....so it is...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-05-2012, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,233
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-05-2012, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,233
shit
:DI hate putting my name in gods ear but here goes, 06, 42000 miles, almost all long distance touring, original battery. What can I say..always garaged and on a BMW charger.:freaky
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-26-2011, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 171
Views: 15,028
64
64 and been riding over 40 years...started on an r60 that belonged to a buddy, bought my first new bike in 1973, a 750/5 short frame, been on Beemers ever since, 06GS is probably my last bike, and...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
11-16-2011, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 5,383
nothing but good service and prices
I have had nothing but good service and good prices from PMC, Dave and Jeff always treated me well and went to bat for me on an out of warranty seal issue on my 06 GS, I bought the bike new from them...
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Forum: GS Boxers
10-20-2011, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 3,588
thanks
thanks to all who responded, I will more than likely go with the Wilbers as the price is better and the differences mentioned are minimal:freaky
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