life at 45

[trolle]

Thank you, I wonder if the r65 could follow in the bends?

For Rob:

What are the little one-lane slalom course's in the middle of the road?I guess to slow down traffic coming into town?

Correct, and in most towns there are road bumps as well. The trick is to drive as directly as possible through the slalom courses and give a little more power just as you are on top of a bump. This way you have a smooth ride at the highest allowed speed.

The second part can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xge8OwvhvI

greetings from a precipitating north

[darrylri]

Thank you, I wonder if the r65 could follow in the bends?

An R65 would have little trouble following.  It's such a wonderfully maneuverable bike that the turns are the least of its troubles.  It is following in the straights, where the power (and braking) of the bigger, more modern bikes, gives them a big advantage, that the R65 would have a hard time keeping up.  

I had some friends visiting last weekend for the MotoGP at Laguna Seca.  On Saturday we went riding in the local mountains.  I chose to ride the R65 even though I could have ridden my R1200ST, which would have evened things out with the guys on a Kawasaki and a couple Ducatis.  However, I had no problem staying out in front of them all day long.  (Knowing the roads better helps too.)  On tight roads, beyond a fairly low number, raw horsepower is useless.  

[trolle]

To spare you the boredom of watching two separate clips, I've edited them together, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHamFJ7cq8c

greetings from a sunny north

[nhmaf]

I am still wondering how trolle's voltmeter stays so incredibly steady - on my R100 it would definitely wiggle alot more than that with changing RPMs?!

[Melena]

Nice video Trolle.  I really enjoyed seeing the countryside there.  Very green.  But it's so flat!!!  But then you've actually seen some of the roads I ride.  

The thing that struck me while watching was the complete absence of billboards and commercial neon signs that pepper the road on both sides on most highways and byways in the US.Most refreshing!  

John,
You would like Northern California then.  There are billboards in the cities, but the side roads that I like to ride don't have many signs at all.  Unless I just don't see them anymore.  

[trolle]

I am still wondering how trolle's voltmeter stays so incredibly steady - on my R100 it would definitely wiggle alot more than that with changing RPMs?!

Probably because I changed both the rectifier and the voltage regulator with a modern unit where rectifier and regulator are built together. My guess is that the power from the generator is used more effeciently, at least the loading lamp cuts out at 1100 rpm and that the reulator really works.

To Melena: Yes I could recognize some of your route, and yes, Denmark is flat with a highest point of 176 m. I really would like to climb some mountains on the r65 but the nearest are in Norway 150 miles away over the Skagerak strait.  Well maybe next year.

greetings from a showery north

[Semper Gumby]

Yee Haw Trolle!  Looks like fun.  I may have to borrow some video equipment for a ride up in North Georgia.

How did you have the camera mounted??

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

How did you have the camera mounted??

I started a thread on this subject, Bill.

http://www.bmwr65.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1280540193