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General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: VaSteve on December 27, 2006, 02:06:22 PM

Title: Only took 26 years...
Post by: VaSteve on December 27, 2006, 02:06:22 PM: 30K. Last 1000 are mine. :)

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Title: Re: Only took 26 years...
Post by: Ed Miller on December 27, 2006, 04:11:17 PM: Great! Doesn't look a mile over 29,000. Keep it rolling and hope your odometer keeps working. Mine went screwy (technical term) at 43,000, so I'm making hash marks in my maintainance book until I can get the speedometer fixed.
Title: Re: Only took 26 years...
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on December 27, 2006, 07:20:13 PM: That is one beautiful motorcycle! ::) (mine is Bronco Brown, also!)

You might want to reconsider those header shields, though. I have heard they can contribute to retaining heat.

We won't get started on the "engine protection bars"...
Title: Re: Only took 26 years...
Post by: VaSteve on December 27, 2006, 07:26:41 PM: The PO put all that on.
I have thought about taking off the header shields, along with the mud flap on the back of the front fender (rear one came off a couple of weeks ago). The "engine guards" are staying. That's what I tie my cover to to keep it from blowing away.

I got my new rear rack, so I will be doing some beatification soon.
Title: Re: Only took 26 years...
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on December 27, 2006, 07:31:47 PM: If you want the lowdown on engine protection bars, go to Boxerworks and do a search on crashbars(?). Or just cut to the chase, and read Duane Ausherman's page: http://w6rec.com/duane/bmw/crashbars/index.htm
Title: Re: Only took 26 years...
Post by: milkman on December 27, 2006, 07:36:50 PM: I think the Airheads are one of the few bikes that look god with the crash potection bars.
Maybe I need some header sheilds on mine. Sometimes when I rest my feet out on the "highway pegs" crash bars, I melt a bit of my sole on the headers. I know I could just put my feet down, but thats beside the point.
Title: Re: Only took 26 years...
Post by: milkman on December 27, 2006, 07:48:22 PM: PS I know its dangerous and the issue crash bars can present, but I only do it rarely on the long straight stretches . And I like my crash bars......
Title: Re: Only took 26 years...
Post by: NC Steve on December 27, 2006, 08:44:44 PM: And, crash bars make it easier to pick your bike up if it falls over in the grass, kinda like "rockers" ::)

Hard luggage is good for that too... ;)
Title: Re: Only took 26 years...
Post by: msbuck on December 28, 2006, 04:58:26 PM: Think twice before removing your front mudflap. I get all the flat rear tires (five in one year :o ), my hubby's had none... he has the front mudflap! :-/