2022 Brown County Indiana GS Thang, 6/9-6/12, 2022 - SAVE THE DATE!

[Redman]

My thanks to Brian for making arrangements for us all staying at the motel, keeping this rally going all these years.

and thanks to Jay for his hospitality and the dinner.

And bonita for arranging the pizza dinner, and multiple big coolers of drinks on ice, and the grilled chicken.

And Steve for his help. (Story of that covered in other posts)

and all those that welcomed Justin(Redmanson) and Jay (RedmanSIL). Was Jay’s first time of about anything of the sort. Justin has been on “every other year”. Jay has now stated also joining the every other year routine.

pics later.

[twr1776]

As always a great group of people and good to see everyone again.

As Brian mentioned we got hit pretty good with rain on I-465, we waved goodbye to Brian and continued through some fairly hard rain. Stopped in Lebanon for fuel and it started to rain harder and some fairly close lightning. We were already soaked so once it looked a little lighter we got going again. On and off rain to hard rain with a couple slow downs until Rensselaer when it quit raining and the sun came out.

Needless to say by the time I got home I had a "swamp in my pants" so a beeline to the shower was in order. I can say the Shinko's 230 Tourmaster were very good in the rain. I did not hydro plane once.

[gtem]

A day late and a dollar short, my parts came in Friday and I spent saturday night until 1am buttoning her all up. I'll be there next year for sure. Looking forward to seeing some photos from the meetup and rides!

[Redman]

.......... I'll be there next year for sure. .........!

Good.

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...... Looking forward to seeing some photos from the meetup and rides!

Okay, will post more. (is some already, starting at post 96) . . . . . .
Keep in mind, most riders there say "am here to ride, not stop and take pictures..."

[Redman]

Cowboy Scott presented the clock/picture display he made (that looks like the front of the motel) to Jay saturday evening. And I presented a photo album of pics that include Jay and/or variuous rally goings-on with the motel in background. Pics from most years since 2013.

(anybody have pics of Jay and or motel, there is room for more, can sent them to Jay) (4x6 will fit)

[Dogma]

I'm exhausted and fried, which is the state of mind I was going for. The full Saturday route is some of my better wayfinding work, if I do say so myself... a positively diabolical, nearly nonstop tight technical twisty road full bore assault on every sense. One of those rare times when Dale and I got to the hotel and said, "yeah, that's... that's enough riding for one day."

I hadn't known that was possible. I would have only conceded the possibility.

Ah, it was good seeing everyone again and meeting new people.

I hope Mary makes it back again. Happy for, you, Rodney.

So many interesting conversations. I haven't processed them all yet. Someday, I WILL get Brett to watch some anime. He'd love Girls und Panzer.

[Redman]

. . . . . .
..... Looking forward to seeing some photos from the meetup and rides!

Here are some of the bikes.

[ddaniels]

Who road Bonita's 850 I see in those pics? I sure missed being there. Of course NOW I feel well enough.

[Redman]

Who road Bonita's 850 I see in those pics? I sure missed being there. Of course NOW I feel well enough.

Thier friend John (who was there) bought the bike. THe Spyder (in same pic) is Bonita ride now.

Did miss chatting with you. Hey, so you are better now, just in time for the hottest most humid days of summer (as was some of the recent years rally).

[Redman]

Some of the folks. I didnt get all of the 20 some that were there.


Bob baatfam, Scott Cowboy, Steve Steve, Dave Dave850G.
Dave stopped in on multi week crisscross country trip with the goldwing there.




Dale Dogma, Tim twr1776, Greg Wazz



Tim twr1776, Greg Wazz, Ron GS750E, Greg gbw, Norm Storm


Stephan (i forgot login name) and his friend Alex


Brett Griffin walking past. Dave Dave850G (back). Brian bwringer. Name escapes me at the moment (back).
Jay RedmanSIL. Justin Redmanson. Steve Steve.


Sitting around under the canopys during late afternoon rain.
Jay motel manager, Bonita, John (steve bonitia frind that bought the 850), Norm Storm, Greg gbw, Bob baatfam, scott cowboy, name excapes me at the moment (guitar).
Burnt stator hung to scare off other electrical gremlins.

(Feel free to PM me any corrections.)

[Redman]

Other pic of some bikes

[Redman]

Some other misc goings on at the motel


Greg gbw working on repairing shift linkage.


Working on taking down one of the 2 canopys. THose were really great at rainy times and sunny times, and made a gathering place.


Greg gbw, Justin Redmanson, Jay RedmanSIL, ALex.
Jay serving up the desert after the main meal. Good stuff.

[Redman]

Stephan & Steve Steve working in dark to swap out tach cable and a tach.


Me and Steve investigating source of horrible clatter that developed about 10 miles after changing out the stator. (may post more of story about that elsewhere). So stator cover off again.

[Redman]

My Ride pics.
Thurday, ready for 745am departure. Trunk and side bags stuffed.


Rode about 25 miles to Meet up with Justin Redmanson (Tiger 1050) and Jay RedmanSIL (FJR1300ES). We live only 25 & 35 & 40 miles apart.
I am really glad and thankfull that we could do this. Justin had to take a couple vacation days. Jay had to rearrange his Navy Reserve duty and work schedule. I had to just annoy wife by being gone.

Justin is a weird kinda guy that wanted us to line up for a photo.


Then for the 300 miles to Bedford (5+ hours)
Mr Justin is a GPS route planning fanatic, and had route planned to "stop by" some Tour Of Honor sites, an online riding/photo contest (more weirdness, eh).
After about 7 hours, and still 2 hours away, we had a discussion, and said "lets just get there".

[Redman]

Some of my ride photo Friday.
Headed out 450. then gonna go around to 58 and tulip trstle, ScottCowboy gonna then head north to some waterfall, and we gonna go around and over to 45 and 135 and not sure what all else Justin had routed out.

Stopped at Williams bridge.





Jay RedmanSIL getting a different view of the river.


I requested a pic "to send to family back home" and for myself.

At the end of 450 near Shoals, Jay exclaiming about the ride so far. The curves, the up and down elevation, the blind curves, the old barns, the scenery, the water right next to the road, the railroad trestles, the road following the lay of the land, the water over the road. Maybe he was just mocking me, but I think he was truly excited.
Headed north (northwest?) from there.
I noticed onboard voltmeter in fairing showing lower voltage. Then later not charging at all.
Got them to pull over, told then I wasnt charging, and was heading back to motel, they could go on.
I headed back on 50, gps said 27 miles to motel. Was thinking of stopping to pull headlight fuse, but it started to charge some, , so kept going, then Scott catches up to me to escort or be available if needed. SOmetimes was 12.2 sometimes 11.8, mostly about 12.0 so did make it back to motel.

Did some troubleshooting, meter giving strange readings. 9v battery was about dead (the ol' tongue test), so walked to store for a a new 9v battery and some lunch to keep in room refirdg. Walked back and continued the testing, stator open circuit voltage test 50-40-0 vac. Bad.
I had a spare stator and some small wire nuts.
Am thinking I have some wrenches but the stator mounting screws usally need an impact driver.
Hey, Steve shows up, with multiple tool kits, including impact driver and spare bullet connectors and crimper.

GOt the stator cover loose without much difficulty using Steves socket set and impact driver. Gasket was pretty much staying on the engine, and was able to work it off the cover without any ripps.




A little crispy. (That stator is the one provided by Brett and installed by Brett and Brian at Brian's garage in Indy on my way home from BC 2016. I then got a stator to replenish Bretts supply, and a other stator as a spare for me to have. ANd I got a SH775 R/R but never got a wiring harness and never installed it. So I am embarrassed that this failure is kinda my fault (no punn intended) from my lack of maintenance/upgrades.)
(but at least I have been bringing the spare stator to rallys each year since, including last year when I rode the BMW RT. Was one of the things that dumped out on the interstate that I did find.)

Went out for late lunch with Steve and Bonita and John and Brett.
and got some gasket nonhardening sealant on way back.

GOt it back together. Fired it up, good charging volts. Was confident that problem solved, and was raining, and I was still tired from long ride yesterday, so didnt go for test ride.

Pizza Slaughter for dinner was good. Six pizzas and three big bowls of salad went quick, all for only $5 per person since Jay Motel Manager worked some group discount with pizza place that remembered us from previous years.

Stayed up way too late that night (again) chatting in parking lot.