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  1. dpep

    Friday afternoon safety meeting.

    I love the Honda CB750f in your Sept 17th set of pictures. Many fond memories and I wish I still had mine. But it was the bike I traded in to buy my first GS, a 1980 850 I kept for 37 years.
  2. dpep

    Pic of the week game

    This handsome dollar store camera mount also serves as an excellent drink holder.
  3. dpep

    The Contribution Thread

    This is Frank's website. He has done all of the technical and administrative work to keep it going for over two decades now. And he does so without remuneration. The money you donate is used to pay for the server space, licenses, etc. It keeps Frank from having to go out of pocket to provide us...
  4. dpep

    Getting more interested in 2-up riding

    I have in the past done many a fun mile two up on my 850s. I always had a box with a backrest on the back. Any of the G models provide a good passenger perch with a broad, flat seat. I had a BMW RT for a while and found I preferred the G model Suzukis on just about every measure except looks...
  5. dpep

    Pic of the week game

    Cool. That would put you pretty much in Clear Lake. would it not?
  6. dpep

    Pic of the week game

    This one will take some explanation. This dusty intersection is a few short miles north of Clear Lake,Iowa. Those two white polls you see are part of the trailhead marker for the path between two corn fields that will take you to the spot where in the wee morning hours of February 3rd, 1959 the...
  7. dpep

    Technical questions are not to be posted here.

    Note that this sentence is posted in bold at the top of this forum channel (GS Motorcycle Discussion Area). It is easy to miss but Frank set up the structure of the site as it is for a reason. The idea is to keep all the Q&A tech info for each particular area of in one easy to find place rather...
  8. dpep

    Still alive

    Grimly is a member from Ireland.
  9. dpep

    Offered a (mostly)complete 1980 GS1000G for my 78 550E, what to do?

    That seat appears to have been modified. It looks like the rider portion may have had some foam removed to lower seat height? The stock one (also on the 850) is almost completely flat and may be the most comfortable stock motorcycle seat ever.
  10. dpep

    Worth buying Airbox boots?

    New boots are always best if you can still locate a full set. Earlier this year I was only able to find right side ones for some reason and it was my left side ones that were in the worst shape. You may want to try soaking your boots for a few days in a wintergreen oil and alcohol mixture. It...
  11. dpep

    "Report Post" button disappeared.

    I am not sure what the deal was with the flag button. I came upon the post randomly and deleted it not noticing if anything was missing. You did the right thing by starting a thread to get a moderator's attention.. Or you could shoot one of us a PM. Also PM if you see anything similar in the...
  12. dpep

    GS650G weight shed

    It might help if you post a picture of the bike as it is now. I agree that practical weight reduction options are limited with the 850. One thing I can suggest is a wide handlebar. I recently switched to one (33") after decades of putting low narrow ones on all my bikes. The difference in...
  13. dpep

    Is this the end? Possible transmission failure

    Been there, done that. The bad splines started with the '82 models. The mean time between failure has seemed to be around 30,000. 17,500 is early but it would depend upon how it was ridden (and if the speedo is the original). .
  14. dpep

    Hello to everybody

    Lou was not as it represented itself to be and has been banned. The same is true for a recent member account named Armm. I do not want to go through how these are vetted because it can feed the AI learning loop. But a critical examination of past posts can always be educational. .
  15. dpep

    Hello to everybody

    So prior to only recently becoming a motorcycle rider you frequented swap meets, motorcycle stores, and online motorcycle stores for non motorcycle items such as used shoes and TV's? What can you tell us about bikemakeover.com?
  16. dpep

    Hello to everybody

    Hey Lou, I noticed that on your very first post made back in January in Forum > Classifieds (GS Parts, Misc} > Gear, Clothing, Misc. You said this: "I'm new here and new to riding as well." Then on June 2nd in Forum > Featured-Forums > Polls > Motorcycle Shopping Preferences you said this...
  17. dpep

    Hello to everybody

    The Brea? The CA?
  18. dpep

    The GSR: The last of the great forums?

    I have long been impressed by the longevity and the consistency of the GSR. It has to start with Frank, our administrator, who from the beginning without pay has performed all of the tedious and time consuming technical functions required to keep a site of this size and activity level working...
  19. dpep

    Did I do this right?

    Still working on my carb issues but I need to start tending to the electrical ones. I think I may be misunderstanding how I should be doing this check. With the switch turned on, engine not running, starter not touched the voltage across the battery terminals is 12.7. The voltage across the...
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