What have you done to your GS or GS Adventure today? - Page 25

TheRoss · 01-10-2013, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macadamia

I completed an iron butt ride, coast to coast in under 50 hours from Jacksonville Beach, FL to San Diego, CA, on an 2012 GS Adventure...

Congrats on a challenging ride!

I am doing the same next week... 50cc inside a SS4000... Starting in San Diego Thursday morning.

Oh, and very nice avatar. I started daydreaming just staring at it. Then my boss walked up behind me (of course).

Rockmuncher · 01-10-2013, 08:43 AM

Powder coated my new headlight protector and luggage racks that were modified to fit my bike.

before

After

Luggage racks from a KLR

Modded for the GSA

Top rack for the Pelican

Done

fuhgawee · 01-10-2013, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viz

New Wlibers, front and rear... viz

Did that on my 07, OMG. Had I known I'd have done much sooner. Enjoy!

rattis · 01-11-2013, 10:06 AM

Used it as a tool tray while I was installing a higher screen on my daughter's Dakar and thought about going for a spin,
but it's 2 below and windy so I just packed up my tools and hit the couch

Ayrshire Bull · 01-11-2013, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TEWSTER2

I cleaned all the grooves in the tread on my tires with Qtips and a pair of tweezers.

I saw some really nice tweezers (titanium I think) in the touratech catalogue - a bit spendy at 65 dollars but they did have a little recess in the handle for the BMW logo. Way I see it - 65 bucks is a solid investment if I can shave off some weight and keep some extra space in the Jesse's for beer runs. TEWSTER - what kind of Qtips are you running on your GS - full synth or natural?

Oldie · 01-11-2013, 10:52 AM

Stuck some very cheap homebrew tank panniers on my 1100. Couldn't afford the Fasma so these will have to do for now.

RichBMW · 01-11-2013, 02:28 PM

We're meant to get snow here over the weekend, so I made sure I got one last ride in

TEWSTER2 · 01-12-2013, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikegc

Is your wife still pissed off or are you allowed back inside, now?

Mike

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, no wife but i do like sleeping with my GS

TEWSTER2 · 01-12-2013, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ayrshire Bull

I saw some really nice tweezers (titanium I think) in the touratech catalogue - a bit spendy at 65 dollars but they did have a little recess in the handle for the BMW logo. Way I see it - 65 bucks is a solid investment if I can shave off some weight and keep some extra space in the Jesse's for beer runs. TEWSTER - what kind of Qtips are you running on your GS - full synth or natural?

HAHAHAHAHAHA, yep Q-Tips from Touratech. Got the diamond tipped ones! Still waiting for my jeweler to engrave the Starbucks logo on the silk case they came in.

joenuclear · 01-12-2013, 06:40 AM

I see TT is out of temporary tattos of mosquito, tse tse flie, and black flie bites.
How are we supposed the have THAT look at Starbucks without them?

yellow 1150GS · 01-12-2013, 08:04 AM

Went to replace front brake pads on my 2003 1150GS with Evo calipers @ 130,000 miles (second time, my first) and found that both pad retaining pins were seized in the calipers. Seems the mechanic did not put never seize on the threads last time. Using penetrating oil and heat, I was finally to get one pin out with the worst squeaking sounds I have ever heard! The other pin would not budge. Broke 2 #30 torx wrenches. Found a 3/8 drive #30 torx socket at Sears, and succeeded in stripping out the recessed torx head. Luckily the pins are fairly soft so I carefully drilled it out to 5/16" diameter which enabled me to use a miniature hack saw (one made by Lennox works really well) to slit the remaining screw threads in three places to remove it. Still was difficult to get it to move. Cleaned out threads and coated the threads on the new pins with never seize before replacing. Whew!

BigDave75 · 01-12-2013, 07:17 PM

Ayrshire Bull · 01-12-2013, 08:34 PM

[QUOTE=BigDave75;20469126]

nice one Dave

- would be interested to hear your reports on how it changes the feel of the bike.

BigDave75 · 01-12-2013, 08:36 PM

[QUOTE=Ayrshire Bull;20469602]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDave75

nice one Dave

- would be interested to hear your reports on how it changes the feel of the bike.

Should have one in the next few weeks, got in about 100 miles of slab today but real mellow due to new tires and 30 degree weather!

Ayrshire Bull · 01-12-2013, 08:38 PM

sounds good mate - look forwards to it

01-10-2013, 08:43 AM	#362
Rockmuncher Studly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2010 Location: Western Canada Oddometer: 568	Powder coat Powder coated my new headlight protector and luggage racks that were modified to fit my bike. before After Luggage racks from a KLR Modded for the GSA Top rack for the Pelican Done

01-11-2013, 10:06 AM	#364
rattis Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2010 Location: East of the seas of Kattegat Oddometer: 494	Tool tray Used it as a tool tray while I was installing a higher screen on my daughter's Dakar and thought about going for a spin, but it's 2 below and windy so I just packed up my tools and hit the couch __________________ I wish I had bought a GSA a long time ago and now I drink Orange Crush as well

01-11-2013, 02:28 PM	#367
RichBMW Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2012 Location: UK Oddometer: 548	We're meant to get snow here over the weekend, so I made sure I got one last ride in __________________ 2013 BMW R1200GS LC TE 2010 BMW HP2 MEGAMOTO

01-12-2013, 06:40 AM	#370
joenuclear Planning..... Joined: Mar 2007 Oddometer: 5,251	I see TT is out of temporary tattos of mosquito, tse tse flie, and black flie bites. How are we supposed the have THAT look at Starbucks without them? __________________ Ride safe enough....

01-12-2013, 08:04 AM	#371
yellow 1150GS Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2003 Location: tennessee Oddometer: 169	don't forget the never seize!! Went to replace front brake pads on my 2003 1150GS with Evo calipers @ 130,000 miles (second time, my first) and found that both pad retaining pins were seized in the calipers. Seems the mechanic did not put never seize on the threads last time. Using penetrating oil and heat, I was finally to get one pin out with the worst squeaking sounds I have ever heard! The other pin would not budge. Broke 2 #30 torx wrenches. Found a 3/8 drive #30 torx socket at Sears, and succeeded in stripping out the recessed torx head. Luckily the pins are fairly soft so I carefully drilled it out to 5/16" diameter which enabled me to use a miniature hack saw (one made by Lennox works really well) to slit the remaining screw threads in three places to remove it. Still was difficult to get it to move. Cleaned out threads and coated the threads on the new pins with never seize before replacing. Whew!

01-11-2013, 10:52 AM	#366
Oldie n00b Joined: Feb 2011 Location: UK Oddometer: 5	Stuck some very cheap homebrew tank panniers on my 1100. Couldn't afford the Fasma so these will have to do for now.

01-12-2013, 07:17 PM	#372
BigDave75 Will Work for Food! Joined: Oct 2009 Location: God's Country Oddometer: 1,455	GPR Steering Damper __________________ Rangers Lead the Way, Hooah!

01-12-2013, 08:34 PM	#373
Ayrshire Bull why the hell not? Joined: Nov 2002 Location: North Vancouver, B.C., CA-NA-DA Oddometer: 1,307	[QUOTE=BigDave75;20469126] nice one Dave - would be interested to hear your reports on how it changes the feel of the bike. __________________ "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." - HDT

01-12-2013, 08:38 PM	#375
Ayrshire Bull why the hell not? Joined: Nov 2002 Location: North Vancouver, B.C., CA-NA-DA Oddometer: 1,307	sounds good mate - look forwards to it __________________ "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." - HDT

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