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    #6076
    Originally posted by gordinho80 View Post
    Nice ride, Dave. I'd love to have a bike with a sidecar in next couple of years so I can take my daughter out on rides. She's a little young yet, she'll only be 2 in August. But in a couple of years...

    I went out for a quick ride yesterday to see how she's running after valve adjustment and carb sync. Pulled well throughout the RPM range. Previously, she had a flat spot in the higher RPMs. Pay no mind to the temporary seat. Still waiting on the completion of the new cover.

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    I can verify that Triumph was NOT happy hauling around my 2XX pounds last year when Dave picked me up at the ferry. The frame on the sidecar may have bent....

    It was a great experience. Everyone should do it once. I said that before I jumped out of a plane at 2500 feet too....
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    09 Kaw C14 Rocket powered Barcalounger
    1983 GS1100e
    82\83 1100e Frankenbike
    1980 GS1260
    Previous 65 Suzuki 80 Scrambler, 76 KZ900, 02 GSF1200S, 81 GS1100e, 80 GS850G

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      #6077
      A brief period of 55 and sunny today, rode the 850 in traffic to a job to verify the new clutch plates fixed the slip at 6k. They did. Also noticed it only runs on 3 cylinders below 4k so digging the Ethanol corrosion deposits out of the pilot jets is in my near future. Have a double dose of Sta-Bil blue in the tank, ran OK a month ago. Ethanol sucks....
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      09 Kaw C14 Rocket powered Barcalounger
      1983 GS1100e
      82\83 1100e Frankenbike
      1980 GS1260
      Previous 65 Suzuki 80 Scrambler, 76 KZ900, 02 GSF1200S, 81 GS1100e, 80 GS850G

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        #6078
        Originally posted by bobgroger View Post
        Have a double dose of Sta-Bil blue in the tank, ran OK a month ago. Ethanol sucks....
        Have any faith in Seafoam ?
        82 1100 EZ (red)

        "You co-opting words of KV only thickens the scent of your BS. A thief and a putter-on of airs most foul. " JEEPRUSTY

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          #6079
          Originally posted by bobgroger View Post
          I can verify that Triumph was NOT happy hauling around my 2XX pounds last year when Dave picked me up at the ferry. The frame on the sidecar may have bent....

          It was a great experience. Everyone should do it once. I said that before I jumped out of a plane at 2500 feet too....
          LOL! I think the Indian steel held up pretty good considering!
          2005 Suzuki Hayabusa
          2010 Suzuki GSX1250FA
          2015 BMW RnineT

          Dave

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            #6080
            Originally posted by gordinho80 View Post
            Thanks... would need the proper starting point, though. The GS is not really configured for something like this. Maybe the CX?
            Anything with tubular framerails is a breeze to mount a chair on. A GS1100E was my first thought when I was in the planning stages but then I decided I wanted something more classically elegant in styling, and more modern for reliability. The 2013 Bonneville ticked both of those boxes and makes for an incredibly pretty and functional hack.

            And now that I've been riding the thing for well over three years, I can say that the 100+hp of the GS1100 would have been serious overkill. The 65hp Triumph is scary enough!
            2005 Suzuki Hayabusa
            2010 Suzuki GSX1250FA
            2015 BMW RnineT

            Dave

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              #6081
              Dave you ever go on long hauls with the side car? I've always thought about it... I bet a GS650G would make a good tug.
              Jedz Moto
              1988 Honda GL1500-6
              2002 Honda Reflex 250
              2018 Triumph Bonneville T120
              2023 Triumph Scrambler 1200XE
              Cages: '18 Subaru OB wagon 3.6R and '16 Mazda 3
              Originally posted by Hayabuser
              Cool is defined differently by different people... I'm sure the new rider down the block thinks his Ninja 250 is cool and why shouldn't he? Bikes are just cool.

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                #6082
                Originally posted by Jedz123 View Post
                Dave you ever go on long hauls with the side car? I've always thought about it... I bet a GS650G would make a good tug.
                Not yet but then I don't really do long hauls with anything, including my truck! My life seems to dictate that I stay close to home... might be the having a young child thing.
                2005 Suzuki Hayabusa
                2010 Suzuki GSX1250FA
                2015 BMW RnineT

                Dave

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                  #6083
                  Ahh... Well at least you still get out and ride Dave!!!

                  I did ride today... Upper 30's by the time I got home but managed to get my first 1K miles on the TUX. Brisk but dang was it fun!!! Really needed it these last couple of days! 30 miles just a quick one...


                  Jedz Moto
                  1988 Honda GL1500-6
                  2002 Honda Reflex 250
                  2018 Triumph Bonneville T120
                  2023 Triumph Scrambler 1200XE
                  Cages: '18 Subaru OB wagon 3.6R and '16 Mazda 3
                  Originally posted by Hayabuser
                  Cool is defined differently by different people... I'm sure the new rider down the block thinks his Ninja 250 is cool and why shouldn't he? Bikes are just cool.

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                    #6084
                    Went to Indian Falls

                    Still snow on the ground,but it got up to 49 today so I was able to get the 850 out for a spin! Stopped at a popular place known as Indian falls for lunch. Could not get the falls in the pic ,but got a little of the stream up above. Calling for 20's tomorrow! Put the bike back to bed for now. BUMMER!
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                    83 gs850
                    07 vtx1300c

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                      #6085
                      Pretty good food there. And reasonable price beer. I think a kid fell over the falls last year and got himself killed there.
                      2002 bmw r1150gs 1978 gs1000E skunk les pew 1979 gs1000L dragbike
                      82 gs1100L probably the next project
                      1980 gs1000G the ugly 1978 gs750E need any parts?
                      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_m2oYJkx1A
                      1978 gs1000E skunk #2 RLAP
                      https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2f1debec_t.jpg

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                        #6086
                        Got the fairing back from the painter today...he wants it back to tidy it up some more...went for a quick spin...Loving this bike!





                        Old and new....like mine better.

                        No signature :(

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                          #6087
                          Originally posted by trevor View Post





                          Old and new....like mine better.

                          The old BMW dealer looks better somehow... classier... sportier... Suzukier!
                          2005 Suzuki Hayabusa
                          2010 Suzuki GSX1250FA
                          2015 BMW RnineT

                          Dave

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                            #6088
                            I went out today for my birthday...






                            ... I'm not handicapped so I guess I'm just... old.

                            2005 Suzuki Hayabusa
                            2010 Suzuki GSX1250FA
                            2015 BMW RnineT

                            Dave

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                              #6089
                              Dave, happy birthday!
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                              Glen
                              -85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
                              -Rusty old scooter.
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                                #6090
                                Originally posted by Hayabuser View Post
                                The old BMW dealer looks better somehow... classier... sportier... Suzukier!
                                I agree Dave
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