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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: Steve on June 05, 2005, 06:14:06 AM
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When the guys here in the Pacific Northwest went out for a ride a couple of week ago, I flew to Des Moines IA and picked up a R100rs and rode it back home.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/st85eve/P1010168.jpg)
Had great weather for almost all of the trip, here is a shot taken in the Badlands of South Dakota.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/st85eve/P1010045.jpg)
Yellowstone was the only problem weather wise, it snowed and hailed and was in general a very beautiful piece of hell.
The bike was not all that I had hoped, I had a few problems on the way home. Fuel leaking from the left carb onto my boot and the header caused delays and later I realized that my starting problems were due to a stripped out spark plug...
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/st85eve/IMG_0086.jpg)
That has just provided me with a chance to clean things up a bit.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/st85eve/IMG_0080.jpg)
Anyway, the bike displayed tremendous spirit getting me home although running so poorly, I traveled 892 miles the last day, from Ennis Montana to home, Edmonds WA. Now I have a fun project that will result in a nice addition to my garage. I have to credit discussion on this board for getting me interested about getting a boxer again, they hold a special charm for those that appreciate them..."bleeding tractors" as one of ours once said.
Steve
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Had great weather for almost all of the trip, here is a shot taken in the Badlands of South Dakota.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/st85eve/P1010045.jpg)
I see you managed to catch some squid in jeans and a T-shirt in that pic. :wink:
Nice classic Boxer... that's gotta be my all-time favorite BMW - before their styling got quirky and reliabilty started to suffer.