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09/07/07 - Re: Iron Butt Rally 2007
I'm optimistic that this is the start of a resolution to the final drive issue. At least one of the bikes (Rob Nye's R1200RT-P) had the recommended final drive fluid change at the 600 mile service. I'm encouraged that BMW is acknowledging the problem and is taking steps to address it.
09/06/07 - Re: Iron Butt Rally 2007
The model years aren't available, but here are the riders and models:
Glenn Pancoast - R1200GS Adv
Chris Sakala - R1150GS Adv
Rob Nye - R1200RT
Gerhard Memmen-Krueger - R1200GS Adv
Chris Sakala's failure was reported variously as the final drive or the transmission, but the consensus seems to be that it was the final drive.
09/05/07 - Xplor at Bonneville
My compliments to BMW and particularly Lawrence Kuykendall for putting on an outstanding and very enjoyable event for the 250 or so of us who were able to attend.
It was tremendous fun. I would probably not have gone had it not been for the Xplor opportunity, but from the first minute I was there, I walked around grinning like an idiot at the bikes, the competition and the people. I ran into some old friends that I hadn't seen for a while, made a bunch of new ...
09/05/07 - Re: Buy Tires Online?
I've also had excellent results buying from SWMoto - their prices are excellent, free shipping if you buy two tires and they ship fast. If I order early in the day on Wednesday, I frequently have the tires Friday. They are in Arizona, I'm in Northern California, just to provide some frame of reference for distance.
I usually have tires mounted and balanced by a small, mostly dirt-bike oriented shop in my small town. Despite the fact that most of their ...
