Watched it ride away.

[Redman]

GS Story:

I watched it ride away.
End of story. Well, End of my story.



Maybe DPEP will post the begining of his story.
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[marvinsc]

Well, at Least You Know She is Going to a Good Home with Several other Bikes to Play With!

[Jethro]

Are you kidding me? How many 850's has Don bought this year??

[Tom MLC]

Are you kidding me? How many 850's has Don bought this year??

Don is hooked on 850's like Bruce is addicted to skunks!

[jimcor]

Just noticed it's missing the chrome 'beauty cover' and reflectors on the bottom tree. 8O

That bike really looks good with that style luggage. =D>

[Jethro]

Just noticed it's missing the chrome 'beauty cover' and reflectors on the bottom tree. 8O

Wow, way to rain on the parade Debby Downer!

[Pharkmeh]

Wow, way to rain on the parade Debby Downer!

lmfao


thats funneh


Debby fkn Downer.....

hahahha


I gotta use that - lol....

[jimcor]

Wow, way to rain on the parade Debby Downer!

I saw that bike in person when Dave rode it at Brown County, Indiana. The machine is beautiful. I hadn't noticed it was missing that piece, that's all. However some folks take that cover off because they don't like the looks of it.

BTW to repalace it new, it's still available, will cost you $30, and, get this, $11 each for reflectors.

[Redman]

Tom,

Nope, not kidding. Don sent me a check, then flew up to Grand Rapids from Florida, I picked him up at airport and brought him here, he packed up the bike, backed it out of garage, hit the starter, and off he went.

I understand he got Wingnuts 850G earlier this year in a similar manner (Connecticut?). And last year he got a GK in Buffallo NY also in a similar manner. And he has his original 850G he got new in 1980.

Jim,

I had never noticed that. Bike did have a Windjammer fairing on it, maybe lost those items then.
Original owner did pass on the original items taken off for the Samsonite luggage, but not those items . . hum....

Maybe see you at BC2007. (PS Still dont think that I have seen a cleaner engine than your 550, well, at least not on a bike that is actaully being used).

DAVE

[KGB]

Are you kidding me? How many 850's has Don bought this year??

Maybe he's buying one in each color?

He has a yellow one, a black one, maroon, and not sure of the other color.
Or 7 days in a a weeek, 7 bikes to ride?

Way to go Don, at least we know they'll be ridden.

[Desolation Angel]

Don, you have too much money in your pockets!

[Planecrazy]

Had the pleasure of watching Redman ride her at Brown County and last weekend Don carved up the twisties at the Galena/Slimey Crud weekend! Before he left my house (stayed over the night he left Redman's) we cranked the OEM springs up to full stiffness (made a huge difference for Don, I'm told), and away we went!

This GS will continue to be well used and well cared for!

Regards,

[mark]

Geez, I'll have to chain mine up.........probably doesn't want VM carbs or solid rotors though.

[Redman]

No further comment from Don DPEP? I see the comment about making it home and "850 didnt miss a beat". Any other adventure?

[dpep]

No further comment from Don DPEP? I see the comment about making it home and "850 didnt miss a beat". Any other adventure?

I just now noticed this thread. I got back from Mich/Galena/West Virginia to Jacksonville late on 10/3, caught some things up on 10/4, and headed out on 10/5 for Texas. On that trip I drove my truck and after attending a reunion of my Vietnam outfit in Houston went up to Dallas where I picked up another.........you guessed it....850. This one had a wrecked front end and became the parts bike in my signature line. It is/was maroon like Redman's.

I really don't NEED that many motorcycles of the same model, but I just couldn't help myself when I saw such great looking bikes as Wingnut's and Redman's become available. I really tried to talk myself out of Redman's, but I couldn't and I am glad I couldn't as it may be the best ride of the lot right now. Runs great and 40 mpg or better all the way back.

What made these buys work was dealing with someone on GSR and being able to time my pickups. From Wingnut's place in Conn I was able to head up to Canada and go on this summer's great Cabot Trail Run. And from Redman's I was able to swing over and do the Galena Run with the Chicago gang.

If I can scratch out the time later I will try to put together a few words on the Michigan to Illinois to Wisconsin to West Virgina to Florida adventure.