Stuck in Toronto

[Bengt_Phorqs]

Actually the Anonymous Book came to my rescue in South Haven, MS just this past July on the way to the rally when Theresa's back tire had a defective valve stem.  The first guy I called was a local and put me in touch with a Honda shop that saved us from spending the night in a Wally world parking lot.  The incident Monte mentions, what Theresa and I lovingly refer to as "BrokeBike Mountain" was an issue with the BMW MOA roadside assistance program.  That both sucked and blew at the same time.  It's a six pack discussion but suffice to say that sub-continent Indians do not fully appreciate the potential severity when combining defective Hall sensors and impending tornadoes.

[nhmaf]

The road service policy is one thing - with insurance companies - you get whatever they've outsourced the service to.  But with a book for fellow BMW-philes, one can get better quality help, quite often.

What insurance policy do the airheads offer ?   I am an airhead member, but don't recall what coverage they offer?

[montmil]

No insurance policies for sale that I'm aware of but they do have a membership "I'll help ya" list... and they all ride Airhead BMWs.   Monte

[Ed Miller]

If you are in the Airheads you should get the Dairectory.  I'm in it.

[nhmaf]

I've never received a printed copy of the Dairectory - and their online one is kaput at the moment....

Maybe I need to use the coffee can and string telephone...

They sure do like their coffee, and go through alot of it.    I don't know how Sue and her buddies could stand being next to that 3 KW generator they fired up every morning to start brewing their gallons of coffee at the BMWMOA rally.  The generator only seemed to be not running between midnight- 5 AM ?

[invincibleone]

Sorry for the delayed response..............

My PC was acting up fierce so I took it to Geek Squad figuring it was just a virus issue but it turned out to be a bad motherboard. So today I finally got around to shelling out $754.96 for a new computer. Some luck I am having with electronics this month huh?

Anyway, the voltage regulator arrived a week ago today and I installed it last Thursday. The design is a bit different from the original but it works swell. My charging system is finally A-OK. At idle I am just under 12 volts but by 1500 I am in the mid 12's and anything over 3000 shows 13.98 where it stays. After an easy 50 mile ride voltage at the battery was a healthy 12.98 volts. So first it was the "Gen" bulb, then the Diode Board & Regulator at once? Hopefully my charging system takes better care of me for a while.

[Barry]

Sounds ok now. The real test of a fully charged battery though is to wait until the surface charge has  dissipated say overnight and you should then see around 12.6 volts depending on the type of battery chemistry.

You know we might have been able to help diagnose the computer problem.  A few of work in IT.

[montmil]

I've never received a printed copy of the Dairectory - and their online one is kaput at the moment...

Online back up. I emailed with the Airhead member fixing the on-line dAirectory just as he was getting it tweaked.   Monte ABC 12411

[invincibleone]

You know we might have been able to help diagnose the computer problem.  A few of work in IT.

Good to know. I am far from computer savvy but it was really time for a new PC anyway. My last unit was nearing 6 years old. What I bought amounts to one of the more basic Dell towers and it is better in every aspect than what it replaced, which was top notch 6 years ago.

Though I appreciate the benefits of technology, I wouldn't mind if it didn't have to move soo fast.