One rider’s sporadic thoughts on motorcycling and whatever else life throws at him.
As I await the arrival of my new driveshaft, I comtemplate a possible breakup. Oh gosh! I don’t want to think about not being able to stroke her dark parts…Or straddle her and coax life from her massive jugs. The thought of all the good times we’ve had together makes me almost weep with regret [...]
My mechanic buddy across town is waiting for his new F800ST to arrive from Germany and still has his R1150R sitting in his garage. In the meantime he invited up to 8 individuals to assemble at his home this past Saturday for a day of wrenching and maintenance on their R1150R Roadsters or Rocksters.
Jenny couldn’t [...]
I have to check in here and report my disappointment about not getting up to Fayetteville for the R1150R Bash this year.
Too many unfavorable circumstances came into alignment and I had to bail at the last minute:
1.) I’m already worried about my clutch splines and clutch holding out far away from home. However I was [...]
Tonight I’m packing for the annual Beakster Bash which this year is held in Fayetteville, WV. We tend to favor West Virginia. This is the third Bash held there: Once in Bartow and once in Marlinton. Both were fine gettogethers of a motley group of BMW R1150R owners/riders. I believe this is like the 6th [...]
Okay, I finally got it together. Not the greatest one I’ve ever done, but it’s okay. Enjoy.
Georgia Mountain Rally 2009 Slideshow
This week I’m patching and waterproofing my tent, which leaked water last week at the rally. I found a big spot on the floor that had the waterproof material just eaten away leaving the fabric [...]
I have been remiss in my blogging duties since the weekend. The rally was a great success despite the rains Friday evening and Saturday night…I mean ALL Saturday night too. My tent flooded but I at least slept soundly through it all.
The new venue at the Georgia Mtn Fairgrounds and Anderson Music Hall was perfect!
I’ll [...]
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