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It should only take me another 17 years to catch up with 'Ol Smoky (RIP), because the first 200K took me 19 years, four months. I've never had anything in my possession as long as this K75.

I sold my '74 R90/6 a few weeks ago and I just couldn't tolerate that empty spot in my garage. So I'm flying to Chicago in a few days to purchase a '99 R1100S sight unseen and then I'm going to ride it 1000 miles back to TX. I can still hardly believe I'm doing this and the reality of it all probably won't sink in until I'm dodging cars as I exit the Windy City. Even though the 'S is almost 10 ...

I asked this over at R1150R.net but in the interest of a more broad audience I will cross post this here... I am going to follow up this post with a thorough search, but I wanted to get this out there ASAP for any insight, as I am supposed to be going to the BMW Performance Center this weekend. I have a 2002 R 1150 R ABS with 14,500 miles that I use as my commuter. This morning I was ...

This idea is blatantly stolen from a number of photo forums, including dgrin.com. It's a lot of fun. Someone will post a picture. The next forum member should post another picture that reminds him or her of the first in some way: the subject matter, location, color, shape, theme, or other association. The idea is similar to free association in Freudian psychology: "I will say a word, then you say...

Anyone have a good source for wave washers or a wave washer kit of assorted metric sizes?

I recently posted some pictures of my '98 Ural sidecar outfit in the Airheads Forum. The only comment that was posted in response was a serious "put-down" of my posting. I have been posting here off and on since the Forum was first created. Am I being overly sensitive in taking offense, or is there a certain "snootishness" on the forums that I just had not recognized before? I do ...

Due to circumstances beyond my control my new job/ career is that of a home remodeler (or house flipper if you prefer). My son in law is employed by a local bank who was foreclosing on a home. Because he was employed by the bank, said son in law could not purchase the home. So my daughter asked dear old dad to buy the house for them and advance them a few bucks toward rehabing the house. After ...

I dont know how to attach the image 1985 BMW R80 rt. a while back I fixed an oil leak on a r80 rt final drive. new seal and brake pipe owner had for a while adn brought it to me the other day for other tinkering and he asked me about the wobble in the back wheel. it was ther before we started fixing the oil leak. he knew that so he is not blaming me for anything so at this forum I ...

Does anyone know for certain (no guessing and no "well I think" deals please), if the beads on tubeless tires are the same as beads on tires with tubes? I would really like to switch my R80 over to Metzler ME 880s because of the great performance and longevity I have gotten on my oil-heads with them. But I don't want to do anything unsafe. The R80 has cast snowflake rims. Again, I would ...

I was running the dunlaps 491's with the 120 rear for a number of years, on my 78 R100/7, they had good wear, but it is a tight fit at the swingarm on the driveshaft side (1/16 or less clearance between tire and swingarm) and a real PITA to get on and off as there is a clearance problem of the tire at the rear drive unit when removing. This last go around I went back to stock sizes front and ...

Quote: Originally Posted by GlobalRider I can't figure out the high price of accomodations in North America considering that operating costs here are practically nothing in comparison. It's called GREED. Your utopian European friends apparently haven't discovered it.

With Profound Regret I learned last night that Tim and Taylor Lambert died in an accident. Tim was a new friend and a fine photographer. Tim was very active on the forum. Taylor was full of life and energy. The three of us spent the better part of Saturday morning try to get the perfect motorcycle picture at Kaatskill Falls. Below are pictures of Tim and Taylor and two links to stories in their ...

For those that still care about what happens on Wall Street - Tonight, the Wall Street Journel ran an article on how tomorrow's NYSE opening is slated to be the "Mother of All Mondays." Poised for a 3% drop, per futures trading, the lack of a Lehman Deal is weighing heavy on investors looking to cut their losses. Specifically, http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2008...f-all-...

I use the term redneck because I like it. I love hunting and fishing and camo curtains (in my shop my wife would kill me if I tried that in the house) I do have three deer heads in our family room. I should own stock in Bass Pro Shops, and Realtree. If you know what those two things are you probably should post. If you also consider yourself a BMW redneck lets hear why you think that way. Oh ...

BMW Motorrad at the INTERMOT 2008. Contents. 1. The new BMW K 1300 S. 1.1 Overall Concept and Features 1.2 Drive train 1.3 Suspension and Running Gear 1.4 Electrics and Electronics 1.5 Body and Design 1.6 Range of Equipment 1.7 Engine Output and Torque 1.8 Specifications 1.9 The K 1300 S Color Range 2. The new BMW K 1300 R. 2.1 Features and Technical ...