Guess what????????????????

[jason70360]

Check out what I'm getting at the beginning of the month?

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=245946

I will be so happy once school is over on July 25th and this is my treat to myself!

[minig0d]

congrats!

[Juice]

Congrats Jay. That is a nice looking bike. Looking forward to making some rides with you soon.

[Shaq Diesel]

Very nice find indeed.

[Ritten]

Way to go man!!! So she gave you the green light to go get it?

[scootertrash]

Jason finally got the green light from the commander and chief! Hell Yes..... Another Yeller one to boot!

[Flying Low]

fantastic bike! congratulations. i know you will enjoy it.

[jason70360]

Way to go man!!! So she gave you the green light to go get it?

Well with your input about the shipping company she said go for it! She was just nervous about me riding back 1,800 alone but the shipping helped out. However, they have gone up their pricing b/c of fuel costs. Maine to Houma - $835!


Jason finally got the green light from the commander and chief! Hell Yes..... Another Yeller one to boot!

Maybe not for long though Kev. I would like to swap colors with a Grey/Silver GS' if I come across one without any scratches who wants to switch. I might talk to Hebert's in case they sell one who really wanted Yellow and couldn't find one.

For this price I wasn't complaining.

[Ritten]

Well, when you take into consideration the flight, gas, food, lodging, and all the headaches of going and coming, that's still a damn good deal!! But I gotta give credit where it's due. Stuntman's the one who recommended Eagle One and has used them before. Congrats again man!!

[Shaq Diesel]

Hebert's had a silver one on the floor as of earlier this week. My guess is you won't have much luck with a direct swap though.

Other options are to just repaint them yourself (two pieces of plastic can't be that much) or find a local who want's to swap out with you.

[JayD]

Congrats J, nice ride

[Ritten]

Don't even THINK about painting that yellow beak!!!!! If you're going to do a custom paint job then I'll give you a nice blue one to customize and I'll take the "banana" off your hands!

[scootertrash]

I like Yellow, but thats just me.

[jason70360]

Hebert's had a silver one on the floor as of earlier this week. My guess is you won't have much luck with a direct swap though.

Other options are to just repaint them yourself (two pieces of plastic can't be that much) or find a local who want's to swap out with you.

I didn't think Hebert's would swap me the parts. I thought if they recently had or do sell a grey soon but they couldn't get a yellow for THAT buyer then I might be able to switch with the buyer.


Don't even THINK about painting that yellow beak!!!!! If you're going to do a custom paint job then I'll give you a nice blue one to customize and I'll take the "banana" off your hands!

No way in hell will I paint a brand new bike! If I can't swap with a grey owner then Yellow it is. I LOVE the grey, I think it compliments the GS extremely well. Yellow is my second favorite, so its not so bad.

[Shaq Diesel]

From what I have seen, the two yellow fairing pieces are pretty small in size (i.e. wouldn't require much paint to re-do them). On advrider I've seen a few posts about peoepl "repainting" their GS's (which amounts to taking the two pieces off, prep and paint).

[jason70360]

From what I have seen, the two yellow fairing pieces are pretty small in size (i.e. wouldn't require much paint to re-do them). On advrider I've seen a few posts about peoepl "repainting" their GS's (which amounts to taking the two pieces off, prep and paint).

Its not about how hard it would be to repaint. BMW uses some kickass type of paint which is extremely tough and chip resistant. I wouldn't want to f+@k it up by replacing it with some lesser quality paint.

Besides like I said, Yellow is my second favorite color GS!

[Shaq Diesel]

Ahh, I see, you are after the BMW paint moreso than just the color. Gotcha...

[jason70360]

Ahh, I see, you are after the BMW paint moreso than just the color. Gotcha...

Roger Roger

[Juice]

So whats the word? When you going to pick her up?

[jason70360]

Check out what I'm getting at the beginning of the month?

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=245946

I will be so happy once school is over on July 25th and this is my treat to myself!


Well I'm home, finally.

First thoughts.......DAMN it was hot!

We got there on Tuesday afternoon, ate some lobster and went to sleep.

On Wednesday morning we meet the seller, Mike, at his home around 8am. He gave me the keys and said he had to drop his boy off at daycare and that he would return in an hour.

So after my dad and I check the tires/pressure and gave the wheels a spin to check the barrings and wheels, I took it for a spin.

After a few miles my dad pulled up next to me and said "Your not talking your foot completely off the brake pedal." Well, I hadn't even used the brake pedal, only the front brake! After pulling over to check it out, I realized the rear brake light was staying on constantly.

So we turned around and went back to Mike's house, he was already back. I informed him about the brake light and he was confused and suggested to bring it to the local BMW dealer, Street Cycles, who he didn't trust or deal with anymore.

They were able to pull it in and check it out right away. After an hour they said they think its a shorted wire somewhere in the rear section but not sure where. They then said they needed to finish up a bike that needs to go out by noon and won't be able to finish mine until after 3pm.

I asked them put it back together and I would go down to MAX BMW where it was purchased and serviced. Street Cycles was able to get it to properly work by unscrewing the bulb slightly but now there was an error code on the dash.

Once we drove 60 minutes south, to New Hampshire, I explained what it was doing to the tech at MAX and he pulled it in and said he would call once they know whats wrong.

We then drove north 2 hours to Augusta, Maine to sign the papers at Mike's credit union. Before we arrived the service guy at MAX called and said he talked to the tech who transferred all the parts from Mike's '05 GS to this '07. He informed us that Mike refused to listen to them about the BRAKE led not fitting on the '07 and said "make it work" so they did by "enlarging" the socket. He then said the Mike must of pulled it out once he had problems with it and re-installed the stock bulbs.

Good news, its just the socket and nothing in the electronics.

Bad news, the part won't be in until the morning.

Once we arrived at the credit union I informed Mike about the problem and that MAX said it wouldn't be a warranty issue. He called and tried but eventually just paid for the repair.

We signed all the papers, I gave them my check and they gave me the title.

As we were leaving Mike said he got us a hotel for the night b/c we had to wait on the bike. I thought this was a nice gesture until we arrived, think Sugarbowl Motel. Ted and anyone else from Houma will get the reference.

So on Thursday morning we drove to MAX and they received the part at 9am and had me out of there by 10am. Great shop with extremely friendly people, I recommend them for any service if you're on the road in New York or New Hampshire.

We hit the road after some food and drove the super-slab to Wilkes-Barre, PA. I had lined up the 600 mile service with a dealer there, Two Jack's BMW. These guys were great to squeeze me in on a day's notice. We dropped it off on Friday morning at 7am and went back at 9am when they opened so the bike would be cooled by the time they work on it. They changed the oil, final drive, torqued the heads, etc. etc. etc. and charged me $246 including tax, which from what I've heard is very reasonable.

So we hit the road again at mid-day going south. Because of all the extra time lost we decided to slab it again to Roanoke, where my sister lives. We got there around 8pm Friday night. As I was oulling into their driveway I could tell it was limestone, however, I couldn't tell that it was about 4 inches thick b/c of night fall and lack of street lights.

Next thing you know, after turning a little too sharp, I'm trying to hold up the pig that I can barely tip toe one foot while riding after the front washed out. Well we hit the ground after she flexed her muscle and showed me who was stronger. Since I was only going a few miles an hour it was just like dropping her from a few inches into the limestone. Thankfully it was on the right side so the Remus didn't suffer any damage.

I looked it over after I got it back up and the crash guard was scratched and there is a tiny chip in the paint of the right cylinder cover. I got worried at first b/c if was leaking "something" once I looked closer I realized it was fuel from the overflow tubing. I just filled her up less then 5 miles down the road.

We stayed at my sister's Friday night and we decided it was more important to visit with her, since we only see each other once a year, than hit the BRP. So she took us around Roanoke on Saturday instead.

On Sunday morning we hit the road at 8am and road some more slab all the way to Meridian. We got there around 8:30pm after a long day.

On Sunday we hit the road at 8:45am and rode into Houma around 2pm. Why so long you ask? Because after riding about 1860 miles from Cumberland, Maine to Luling, Louisiana without any major issues I got a damn flat tire.

As I was coming down the bridge at 90+ my rear end was all over the place. I pulled over and ,sure enough, the rear was flat.

After pulling the Jessies off and getting her onto the center stand we found the hole. It looked like I had picked up a screw with a large head somewhere along the way and once I hit 120 on the raised area before the Luling bridge I threw it. You could see the impression of the head into the tire along with the hole.

I pulled out my tiny air compressor, thanks Nick, and my yellow case tire plug kit, once again thanks Nick, and got to work. One problem, I could NOT get the plug tool to leave the plug in the tire. I think the plugs got so damn hot in the left Jessie they they were EXTRA sticky. After a half an hour trying different things, I finally put the plug only about a 1/4" onto the tool and pushed that into the tire. I held onto the other end with some pliers and continued to push the tool into the tire so it would pull off the plug and then pull the tool out the hole. It worked!

We aired up the tire to 40 psi and it held. I drove at 50mph for while a pulled over and cheched the pressure, still 40. So I picked it up to 60mph, still 40psi. Then I drove the normal 80 mph to Houma and finally got home.

You would know it though, all those miles without any tire issues, get to good old "clean" roaded Louisiana and get a damn flat.

Well I will get some pictures up on here in a few days once I'm caught up with things here.

Looking forward to riding soon, once it cools off. I've had enough heat for a while.

I will be planning a trip out that way to hit the roads I missed some time in the spring.

I was thinking here to Athens, TN and pick up the Cherohala and stay the night in Robbinville. Then go up 129 in the morning and get some lunch around Pigeon Forge/Gattlinburg. Find our way to the southern point of BRP and ride up to Roanoke for the evening. Then continue the BRP up to Skyline drive and sleep in Front Royal or Winchester VA. Some slab and others back home in two days. Six days total.

[Ritten]

Cool deal man. As far as your cylinder head leaking anything, it'll take a hell of a lot more than a chip. I rotated my bike on the head when I was trying to turn it on the pass in CO. As far as the Rhemus, it won't even touch when the bike lays on the side.......believe me, I know. And to answer your question about the plugged tire......I rode 2600 miles loaded down from Canada on a rear tire with two plugs in two different spots. I wouldn't go dragging any knees on it, but sporting a plugged tire is no big deal if it holds air.

In my experience, the GS with the proper guards will take one hell of a beating and say "Please Sir, may I have another?"

[minig0d]

congrats man! sounds like you have joined the adventure riding club already with your adventures!

[Juice]

STFU




Well I'm home, finally.

First thoughts.......DAMN it was hot!

We got there on Tuesday afternoon, ate some lobster and went to sleep.

On Wednesday morning we meet the seller, Mike, at his home around 8am. He gave me the keys and said he had to drop his boy off at daycare and that he would return in an hour.

So after my dad and I check the tires/pressure and gave the wheels a spin to check the barrings and wheels, I took it for a spin.

After a few miles my dad pulled up next to me and said "Your not talking your foot completely off the brake pedal." Well, I hadn't even used the brake pedal, only the front brake! After pulling over to check it out, I realized the rear brake light was staying on constantly.

So we turned around and went back to Mike's house, he was already back. I informed him about the brake light and he was confused and suggested to bring it to the local BMW dealer, Street Cycles, who he didn't trust or deal with anymore.

They were able to pull it in and check it out right away. After an hour they said they think its a shorted wire somewhere in the rear section but not sure where. They then said they needed to finish up a bike that needs to go out by noon and won't be able to finish mine until after 3pm.

I asked them put it back together and I would go down to MAX BMW where it was purchased and serviced. Street Cycles was able to get it to properly work by unscrewing the bulb slightly but now there was an error code on the dash.

Once we drove 60 minutes south, to New Hampshire, I explained what it was doing to the tech at MAX and he pulled it in and said he would call once they know whats wrong.

We then drove north 2 hours to Augusta, Maine to sign the papers at Mike's credit union. Before we arrived the service guy at MAX called and said he talked to the tech who transferred all the parts from Mike's '05 GS to this '07. He informed us that Mike refused to listen to them about the BRAKE led not fitting on the '07 and said "make it work" so they did by "enlarging" the socket. He then said the Mike must of pulled it out once he had problems with it and re-installed the stock bulbs.

Good news, its just the socket and nothing in the electronics.

Bad news, the part won't be in until the morning.

Once we arrived at the credit union I informed Mike about the problem and that MAX said it wouldn't be a warranty issue. He called and tried but eventually just paid for the repair.

We signed all the papers, I gave them my check and they gave me the title.

As we were leaving Mike said he got us a hotel for the night b/c we had to wait on the bike. I thought this was a nice gesture until we arrived, think Sugarbowl Motel. Ted and anyone else from Houma will get the reference.

So on Thursday morning we drove to MAX and they received the part at 9am and had me out of there by 10am. Great shop with extremely friendly people, I recommend them for any service if you're on the road in New York or New Hampshire.

We hit the road after some food and drove the super-slab to Wilkes-Barre, PA. I had lined up the 600 mile service with a dealer there, Two Jack's BMW. These guys were great to squeeze me in on a day's notice. We dropped it off on Friday morning at 7am and went back at 9am when they opened so the bike would be cooled by the time they work on it. They changed the oil, final drive, torqued the heads, etc. etc. etc. and charged me $246 including tax, which from what I've heard is very reasonable.

So we hit the road again at mid-day going south. Because of all the extra time lost we decided to slab it again to Roanoke, where my sister lives. We got there around 8pm Friday night. As I was oulling into their driveway I could tell it was limestone, however, I couldn't tell that it was about 4 inches thick b/c of night fall and lack of street lights.

Next thing you know, after turning a little too sharp, I'm trying to hold up the pig that I can barely tip toe one foot while riding after the front washed out. Well we hit the ground after she flexed her muscle and showed me who was stronger. Since I was only going a few miles an hour it was just like dropping her from a few inches into the limestone. Thankfully it was on the right side so the Remus didn't suffer any damage.

I looked it over after I got it back up and the crash guard was scratched and there is a tiny chip in the paint of the right cylinder cover. I got worried at first b/c if was leaking "something" once I looked closer I realized it was fuel from the overflow tubing. I just filled her up less then 5 miles down the road.

We stayed at my sister's Friday night and we decided it was more important to visit with her, since we only see each other once a year, than hit the BRP. So she took us around Roanoke on Saturday instead.

On Sunday morning we hit the road at 8am and road some more slab all the way to Meridian. We got there around 8:30pm after a long day.

On Sunday we hit the road at 8:45am and rode into Houma around 2pm. Why so long you ask? Because after riding about 1860 miles from Cumberland, Maine to Luling, Louisiana without any major issues I got a damn flat tire.

As I was coming down the bridge at 90+ my rear end was all over the place. I pulled over and ,sure enough, the rear was flat.

After pulling the Jessies off and getting her onto the center stand we found the hole. It looked like I had picked up a screw with a large head somewhere along the way and once I hit 120 on the raised area before the Luling bridge I threw it. You could see the impression of the head into the tire along with the hole.

I pulled out my tiny air compressor, thanks Nick, and my yellow case tire plug kit, once again thanks Nick, and got to work. One problem, I could NOT get the plug tool to leave the plug in the tire. I think the plugs got so damn hot in the left Jessie they they were EXTRA sticky. After a half an hour trying different things, I finally put the plug only about a 1/4" onto the tool and pushed that into the tire. I held onto the other end with some pliers and continued to push the tool into the tire so it would pull off the plug and then pull the tool out the hole. It worked!

We aired up the tire to 40 psi and it held. I drove at 50mph for while a pulled over and cheched the pressure, still 40. So I picked it up to 60mph, still 40psi. Then I drove the normal 80 mph to Houma and finally got home.

You would know it though, all those miles without any tire issues, get to good old "clean" roaded Louisiana and get a damn flat.

Well I will get some pictures up on here in a few days once I'm caught up with things here.

Looking forward to riding soon, once it cools off. I've had enough heat for a while.

I will be planning a trip out that way to hit the roads I missed some time in the spring.

I was thinking here to Athens, TN and pick up the Cherohala and stay the night in Robbinville. Then go up 129 in the morning and get some lunch around Pigeon Forge/Gattlinburg. Find our way to the southern point of BRP and ride up to Roanoke for the evening. Then continue the BRP up to Skyline drive and sleep in Front Royal or Winchester VA. Some slab and others back home in two days. Six days total.