This is for discussion of Motorcycing...Riding, Riders issues, tips, theory and general motorcycle rants occur here.http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/list.php?6Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:52:07 -0500 Phorum 5.2.15a http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,73166,73166#msg-73166 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,73166,73166#msg-73166

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[thevintagent.blogspot.com]]]> Boertjie MotorcyclingMon, 26 Jul 2010 13:45:14 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,73037,73037#msg-73037 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,73037,73037#msg-73037

This was my third or forth National Rally but Redmond was the best one I've attended so far. Yes, the weather was a little hot during the day but the location was very accessible and there were several places to get cool (I just hung out with the Airheads!), so all was well.

I departed Santa Rosa, CA for the rally on the morningof Monday the twelfth , with the intentions of riding up Rt 101 North to Eurica and then heading East but for some reason I started worrying about the bike and the time going by and panicked, so I turned West on Rt 20, cut around Clearlake and headed up through California's Central Valley to Shasta in 105 degree weather but thats what I get for deviating from my well laid plan!



Heres a shot of Mt Shasta. I just love this place!!





Tuesday was a better day all around. I made Medford OR by lunch time and then hit the blue highways that led me through a series of small towns, before passing through the National Forest, past Crater Lake and out onto RT 97 into Redmond. Interestingly enough, the residents of Oregon tend to keep to the speed limits whether a cop is around or not. That resulted in my having many, many opportunities to brush up on my passing skills!

I arrived in Redmond at about 6 PM. Just in time to help Oregon Air-marshal Garry Newby set up the Airhead's living room and tables and renew my acquaintances with the Florida contingent, led by Kevin and Stretch. Stretch rode from Florida on his R65/2 conversion that had a 9 gallon auxiliary tank on the back, while Kevin, who had masterminded saving my ass last year in Tennessee, rode across the country on a 50s era BMW 250 single!


Stretches R65/2 conversion in living color:





Heres a shot of Kevin servicing his little 250/2. The little bike had been converted to 12 volts using a /6 altenator and points unit and he said that it was faster in third gear than it was in forth and that he had to set the points 27 times before he reaches Colorado!









I can't move on without posting a shot of Garry Newby. Not only was he a great guy to hang out with but he was tireless in his efforts to make sure that the visiting Airhead contingent was well taken care of. Cajun Barry flew in to Portland and cooked two evening meals for us, while Gary made sure that we had plenty of (Very!) good beer, fresh water and in general kept the party under control. Thanks Garry!







As usual, the rally seemed to drag along, while it went by really quickly. I took the Adv Riders Course on Friday morning and then went to a few seminars in the afternoon. I learned more about Airhead mechanics, practiced basic Qui Gong, learned how to pick up a motorcycle without screwing up my back, ate $5 worth of vanilla ice cream and ended up back at Air Central holding down an overstuffed chair until dinner time.

Saturday was Bike Show Day and I got up early to get Crazy Horse cleaned up and polished.and then delivered it to the show with minutes to spare, hoping for a Blue Ribbon. Unfortunately, the organizer of the show was bereft of judges,so he had drafted one female senior Citizen who knew nothing about bikes, plus one 13 yo boy who knew even less. In the end they picked the bike with the shiniest paint.















When the smoke cleared a guy from Las Vegas who showed up at the last minute beat me with his unrestored, near mint, stock and original R90S. I was gutted, despondent, depressed and unhappy. I thought about selling my bike and starting over, I also considered suicide and I thought about finding that bike, so I could scratch the paint with my Boy Scout knife but in the end I realized that I had already won the Peoples Choice Award! All week people had been coming up to me and complementing me on the bike, giving me a thumbs-up or yelling “Nice Bike!” as I rode by or pestering me with questions about how I built it and exactly what it was built from, and that wasn't just at the rally either. The same thing happened at almost every gas station, restaurant or rest stop. People just love that little bike and I have come to accept the fact that I've successfully created a BMW that really touches people. As an artist, that's as great an accomplishment as any.


Here are a few random shots from the rally:



This is Mat Parkhouse's electric Beemer. Matt is the Airhead tech writer for the BMWMOA magazine:

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As always, the rally ended sooner than I wanted it to and Sunday morning I pack up early, said me goodbyes and hit the road, taking RT 5 West through the National Forest to Eugene. I had been warned that the road was treacherous but AI wasnt ready for the sight wen I came upon a police cruiser parked on my left, directly in front of a totaled Honda VFR that had become part of a tree. That was a bit sobering....



Anyway, next were the lava fields:






The mountains:






And the observatory:





Some Japanese kids took a picture of me in the parking lot and then took photos of each other standing next to my bike. Heres me!:





And in Eugene I ran into Reinhard Funck on his GS:

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Reinhard and I rode south together for a couple of days and had a great time together. We "stealth camped" the forest at Diamond Lake:







and ran part of Crater Lake:
















Before heading up into the mountains where we ran out of pavement at about 5K feet!







This was one of those situations where going down was a lot more challenging than going up and going backwards was notan option , so there I was riding me newly-finished cafe racer, down 10 miles of steep gravel road to get my a** off the mountain.











Lucky me... Not a scratch on the new bike!



We finally split up a Shasta, where I camped out for the night, while Rein headed for home. Reinhards a good guy to ride with and I know that we'll get together some time in the future.


That night I camped out at the Shasta KOA and in the morning I set out to cross the Trinity mountains on RT 17. It's a one lane road, mostly paved, that takes you all the way to the snow-line before running parallel to the trinity Ruver and falling back down to hook up with RT 99 west.













Yep! Thats the snow line!!









From there I rode 299 West to RT 101 and several hours later hit HWY-1 at the Pacific ocean:







Well, Thats all of the photos, so you're t going to have to take my word for the fact that two after that picture was taken, I was home again and in the shower. I rode 1680 miles total, the bike ran flawlessly, the camaraderie was first rate and I had a great time.

Now it's your turn!!!]]> kenwhitehawk MotorcyclingSun, 25 Jul 2010 03:08:57 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,73014,73014#msg-73014 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,73014,73014#msg-73014
Whole buncha FJRs

I had some continuing ed for work at a local hotel, and when I pulled up there were 80 of these blue grey metallic ICBMs parked out front. Many had "Iron Butt" license plate frames, and most of those looked to be equipped (electronics, fuel, rider comfort adaptations) for Iron Butt. Unfortunately, I had to go in and didn't get to do much more than say "Hi" and ask "What's all this?"

Couple interlopers in a Hexhead RT and a Harley bagger but otherwise all FJR.]]> melville MotorcyclingFri, 23 Jul 2010 20:28:29 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72966,72966#msg-72966 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72966,72966#msg-72966this slide show gallery somewhere on the web. There's some cool gear/luggage shots, along with bike, scenery, etc.]]> Randy /7 RS MotorcyclingSat, 24 Jul 2010 12:33:07 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72927,72927#msg-72927 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72927,72927#msg-72927
My bike is on page six of the photos!

Click this for the story: [www.katu.com]

Try this to see my bike: [www.katu.com]]]> kenwhitehawk MotorcyclingFri, 23 Jul 2010 06:32:10 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72923,72923#msg-72923 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72923,72923#msg-72923Down the Coast from British Columbia





Over to Crater Lake




On to the BMW Rally

I attended as many seminars as I could fit in. Must have gone to a dozen. Subjects ranged from advanced riding techniques to oil formulations. Folks were friendly and no England bashing!

Boxerworks inmates! Though I watched carefully, I never noticed any knuckles making ground contact! Beer was processed!:)-D

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An insurance company even had my first motorcycle on display.


Riders competed.


No sign of a failing economy here!




Heading out I noticed this rider. He was the original owner.


Rich farmlands in Oregon


Incredible riding around Mount Rainier in Washington State.

]]> Zombie Master MotorcyclingSat, 24 Jul 2010 10:42:20 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72887,72887#msg-72887 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72887,72887#msg-72887 michael MotorcyclingThu, 22 Jul 2010 23:36:52 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72854,72854#msg-72854 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72854,72854#msg-72854Thought I would throw up a few pics of the ride.

Lassen Volcanic Park Summit Lake (California) 7000 foot elevation

Crater Lake (Oregon) Wizard Island is at 6173 elevation and it is WAY Down in there!

Zoomed in on Wizard Island west side

Rally parking. Chris "teach" McNeil parking a 1000 RR in the parking lot at the rally

East of Redmond is the Deschutes area of volcanic activity lava fields

Look out post made out of lava rocks and is probably 200 feet up from the parking lot

Giant Redwoods (California) Dwarfing the GSA
]]> 00weel MotorcyclingSat, 24 Jul 2010 18:43:07 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72840,72840#msg-72840 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72840,72840#msg-72840www.ecomotors.com]]]> Ron Moss MotorcyclingThu, 22 Jul 2010 22:22:21 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72726,72726#msg-72726 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72726,72726#msg-72726penforhire.wordpress.com]


edit: I KNEW it was a /5 when I posted this, but my fingers typed 6, anyway! :X]]> rob valdez '79 r65 MotorcyclingWed, 21 Jul 2010 10:58:17 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72702,72702#msg-72702 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72702,72702#msg-72702
Thanks to you all!.....Enjoy ya day]]> grant81rs MotorcyclingWed, 21 Jul 2010 11:46:11 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72691,72691#msg-72691 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72691,72691#msg-72691n.
Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends; comradeship.
[French, from camarade, comrade, from Old French, roommate; see comrade.]

See Airheads for practical application.
Case in point. This past weekend my R100 had a catastrophic failure 100 miles (in the middle of nowhere) from the BMW rally in Redmond. Throughout the long weekend, many airheads assisted me to not only attend the event but fix the bike to ride home back to San Francisco. Awesome group and wonderful fellowship.]]> ridercam MotorcyclingWed, 21 Jul 2010 13:06:44 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72661,72661#msg-72661 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72661,72661#msg-72661We were going North to briefly escape the southern winter.
The plan was to go north, maybe as far as Queensland.
Actually the only plan was to see Mal in Dubbo. Other than that there was no real plan except to hit the coast and follow it back down south.

We stayed at Mal's on night 2 and had a most enjoyable evening. Thank you Mal, Jo and kids for your hospitality.
We covered 3,544 kilometers in 11 days of riding, riding every day. The biggest day was about 550 k's bypassing Sydney. (sorry Ross)
What is concreted in my mind is just how beautiful my country is. The eastern coast of Australia is nothing less than spectacular with superb beaches, headlands, bays, estuarys and inlets and mountains that in many places extend right down to the coast.
There were a few nights spent camping at the beach just behind the coastal scrub which offered good protection from any wind.
The stars at night were extraordinary with a massive filthy smudge of cream made up of millions of far away stars.
The new moon was something to behold as it sat near the horizon. Just a sliver of white light at the bottom of the moon while the rest of the darkened moon was I presume, illuminated to a very dull reddish colour by the light reflecting of the earth.

Daniel and I were blessed with the weather in that we experienced almost no rain and mostly clear blue skies, although there had been plenty of rain up north in the days/weeks prior to our trip.
My old RS did me proud and required nothing more than fuel. A fair bit of it actually.
The only other bike I would have is another 507 RS in very good condition. One day.

Daniel has become an excellent pillion and no longer feels like a sack of potatoes on my back.
Perhaps the luggage formed armchair had something to do with it.

Here are a few of many photos taken to give you an idea of the trip,

Here we go again


A sub?? 400k's from the coast??


First night camping out


Evans Head




A closer look at Evans Head beach.
The beach is called 'air force beach' Couldn't get the 'ol ME 109 up to take off speed.
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Salt water Kangaroos are more dangerous than freshwater ones.




I usually take one of these critters to do the dishes.


I set up the camera in the middle of the road for a shot. Bloody cars kept coming!!










The last day, about three hours from home
]]> ME 109 MotorcyclingSat, 24 Jul 2010 04:42:02 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72649,72649#msg-72649 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72649,72649#msg-72649
I disclaim any sports fan tendencies. But Rossi is the most engaging sports figure I've seen. Add to that that he looks so right on the bike at any given moment........well, I think he's fun to watch. It will be interesting to see if he can pull it off.

Chuey]]> chuey MotorcyclingWed, 21 Jul 2010 11:01:13 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72609,72609#msg-72609 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72609,72609#msg-72609 michael MotorcyclingMon, 19 Jul 2010 21:44:52 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72551,72551#msg-72551 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72551,72551#msg-72551 Joe Pain MotorcyclingMon, 19 Jul 2010 09:12:14 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72427,72427#msg-72427 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72427,72427#msg-72427
Mum yesterday said "you have it son, do something good with it"......So its coming over into my signshop across town in the next few weeks where I have a nice little corner all made up for it and I can sit in it at lunch times and enjoy my cuppa coffee while picturing myself and Lisa in years to come with our hats, goggles and gloves on fang'in around the country roads with the picnic basket pouncing around on the backseat looking for a groovy spot to pull over and boil the billy...

Dad always wanted to "Keep it looking old and used, but have it running good"........I am going to give it a go and learn a bit along the way so being a 1928 model, that gives me 18years to restore it for the 100th birthday and I'll be 60....Wish me well and I name him "Monty The Chev"


This pix was about 9 years ago with 3 generation of "Fowlers" in "Monty The Chev"


This is is him now, taken a few months back, resting in dads factory
]]> grant81rs MotorcyclingMon, 26 Jul 2010 01:58:32 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72382,72382#msg-72382 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72382,72382#msg-72382www.youtube.com]

Cheers fellas and have a great weekend......]]> grant81rs MotorcyclingFri, 16 Jul 2010 10:20:26 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72302,72302#msg-72302 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72302,72302#msg-72302thevintagent.blogspot.com]
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[humboldt.craigslist.org]]]> melville MotorcyclingMon, 12 Jul 2010 17:49:06 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72030,72030#msg-72030 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72030,72030#msg-72030
The "peace" allows me to get another view of many of the posters. I like it.]]> Duane Ausherman MotorcyclingSat, 24 Jul 2010 00:18:53 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72000,72000#msg-72000 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,72000,72000#msg-72000
[vancouver.en.craigslist.ca]]]> Garnet MotorcyclingSat, 10 Jul 2010 01:42:32 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71949,71949#msg-71949 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71949,71949#msg-71949
Now I don't want to sound like a sad sack of shit or something similar, but I just don't know what the fuck is going on with me and or is this normal grieving behavior 3-4 weeks after ones father/mother passes away, and with me saying that I was very close to dad, I seen him nearly every day for the best past of 40 odd years, we didn't have one of these "Best friend" type relationships where you sit around, drink beers together and chat about women and stuff, dad was just a great father figure, a real gentleman and by Christ I miss his smiley face and cuppa's around the workshop wood fire at 10am everyday, dad was a man of few words but we didn't have to talk all the time to enjoy each others company......I know you have to keep going with life, think about the good times together and just get on with it and look after my own little family etc, etc...I get all of that but I just cannot get settled again like I was which must sound really silly, my wife is right beside me and is a tower of strength and is fantastic, so are my kids.......

But there is one thing that is really pissing me off lately and that is that I have lost all interest in my lovely old RS sitting out in the shed, I have absolutely no interest in it lately, I have going out to the shed and sorting thru all of dads lovely old hand tools that mum gave me, all his sidchrome stuff and this and that, boxes of precious little knickknacks, I have them all in order now and cleaned all up looking a treat, my little shed is well and truly bulging at the seems, I only wish I could use them correctly as I am not a mechanics asshole but willing to learn and have a go always.......Ya gotta have a go!!!
I know that my motorcycle riding passion will return one day soon, but just lately I am not missing it at all.......I hope to get it out and up to the Oz boxerworks gathering in September which I red about on the other thread, that will be something to aim for..................l'll wait and see the let ya all know when the fire within returns

have a great day and stay safe]]> grant81rs MotorcyclingMon, 19 Jul 2010 03:45:21 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71907,71907#msg-71907 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71907,71907#msg-71907
R90S is compared to the HP2 (Ithink that's the right bike).

Also a Triumph triple, Harley, Kawasaki Z1000, Ducati GT750.

The concept was more appealing than the actual execution.

But still interesting ideal. Wondering about anyone's opinion of if this new BMW is really a decendent of the R90S.]]> pkboxer MotorcyclingWed, 14 Jul 2010 23:29:05 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71845,71845#msg-71845 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71845,71845#msg-71845 vanzen MotorcyclingMon, 12 Jul 2010 13:04:43 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71724,71724#msg-71724 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71724,71724#msg-71724in the dying days of this forum.
When and where will we get together again?

We talked about Yarrongobilly in September or October?
Somewhere, in any case, within reach of the Northern clans.

Sometime when the weather is better.
Which is about any time of the year but now.

What are your thoughts?

Mal]]> Mal S7 MotorcyclingMon, 26 Jul 2010 06:58:35 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71708,71708#msg-71708 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71708,71708#msg-71708
One of the highlights was bike night in Poole. Thousands of bikes every Tuesday night, eveything you could imagine is there.


[picasaweb.google.com]]]> Garnet MotorcyclingSun, 11 Jul 2010 03:57:26 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71684,71684#msg-71684 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71684,71684#msg-71684 CVA-42 MotorcyclingFri, 09 Jul 2010 21:24:46 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71624,71624#msg-71624 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71624,71624#msg-71624 chasgrips45 MotorcyclingMon, 05 Jul 2010 20:02:09 -0500 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71588,71588#msg-71588 http://boxerworks.com/phorum5/read.php?6,71588,71588#msg-71588
DAY 1:

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DAY 2:

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DAY3:

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And just for fun....a series of photos with my speedo in view...

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This is me....should you be wondering:

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