Let's see your 1200GS/A

[birdie_xx]

Might wanna tighten that screw on the beak extension, homey. That sucker will probably set you back $80 at the dealer

... you know, I noticed that screw right after I posted the photo and went to the bike to see if it was still there ! It was and I tightened it.....

Thanks,

[jolly green giant]

Last Sunday on Mt Etna, on the Mediterranean island of Sicily:





The other two bikes are Varaderos, an elusive type of bike in the US but not in Canada.

[flabre]

Originally Posted by birdie_xx

It looks like the Wunderlich ...

I went with the AltRider. It's a quick release and you can change from the wire to lexan in seconds

Great product and made in the US

Cheers

Yup, it's definitly the wunderlich.

http://www.wunderlichamerica.com/mot...66212-215.html

[bracky72]

A fun day. :)

[tallguy-09]

Everything looks great but that aweful jacket, you can't ride with that

Originally Posted by bracky72

A fun day. :)

[bracky72]

My wife thinks it looks great.

[viz]

Originally Posted by bracky72

A fun day. :)

Got the bike; that is one plane that I have NOT flown and always wanted to. A real hot rod - in its last (production) iteration 350 HP aside, presurised 6 seater. 230 knots at 25,000 feet? Maybe...

viz

[bracky72]

You know your light aircraft. :)

It is indeed a hotrod with all the upgrades from aerostar and just completed 2 weeks ago all new avionics. This very plane was the one used on the cover of the original brochure.

[CrazyD2.0]

My 05 GS. Major changes done, one day I'll get the gps and some extra lighting.

Created my own decal design out of reflective black, red and white material. Some design to make it my own.

[BenFongTorres]

Cool...I like it!

Originally Posted by CrazyD2.0

My 05 GS. Major changes done, one day I'll get the gps and some extra lighting.

Created my own decal design out of reflective black, red and white material. Some design to make it my own.

[ollka]

10 points for individuality and reflective showing

[kwaka42]

2008 gs

[viz]

Originally Posted by bracky72

You know your light aircraft. :)

It is indeed a hotrod with all the upgrades from aerostar and just completed 2 weeks ago all new avionics. This very plane was the one used on the cover of the original brochure.

There was a mob in the US that did performance mods and full refurbisment. I think they managed to get 238 knots max cruise out of it, maybe more. Saw a write up in Pilot Magazine (again from memory) some years ago.

In Oz they were required to have an additional rudder extension UNDER the fuselage to counter engine-out forces on take-off. Local authorities reckoned that if an early engine failure occurred there was not enough rudder without that extension to maintain direction without rolling (some other Pipers e.g. PA30/39 had this issue as well). Now I am talking some hot air here but without having flown the PA60 I think that this extension would have reduced the "dead man's curve" - the gap between red line and blue line after rotation that was so potentially nasty in the PA30/39.

Ummm - motorcycle content.... How did the GSA get into the picture???

viz

[tank slappa]

On the way back back from Phillip Island Moto GP.

[downunderanddirty]

Yarra Yalley just outside Melbourne Australia 2008 GSA