No, not that kind of footwear. It has admittedly been a while between posts, but not a lot has been happening with the Coupe. This […]
A Hard Hundred
It begins with 40 miles of 80mph+ highway on a warm day. In addition, it was into a fierce headwind with gusts. The windshield was […]
New Old Light
A session spent tracing the wires used with the fairing, finally yields working lights and turn signals. Ignition lights mean that this is getting close […]
Out and About Spring
Here was an opportunity to dust off the cobwebs from winter with a quick ride to clear the carbs and circulate the oil. The competence […]
Spring Exercise
A nice day allowed for a few miles to get the oil up to temperature and to remember what still needs attention on the bike. […]
Normal Duties
One way to restore faith in the clutch is to take a 100 mile ride. In this case, a mixed ride of highway and city […]
Progress of a sort
The excuse is that the /6 was in a variety of places in the garage and elsewhere where work was inconvenient at best, impossible at […]
Clutch Capers
After a really long cold spell, I went to free the 1190R for a short ride to circulate oil. Although it started without issue, I […]
Awaking From Slumber
After spending an extended period of time up on jack stands, the machine needed to move locations. Initially, it would not start and showed no […]
The Little Things
Sometimes, when the arctic tundra has covered the landscape, and temperatures struggle to rise into the double digits, you need a mental victory. The garage […]
Of Clearwaters and Chain Cleaning
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, I won a $100 gift certificate for Clearwater lights. It was not enough to buy […]
The Power Problem
So there I was in a gas station parking lot with darkness descending, and the bike would not start. It first just seemed like it […]
Out and About
An opportunity to log more miles on the RT turned into a nice jaunt to the northwest. About 100 miles of perfect running for the […]
Secure Forward Storage
The bike came with a locking storage compartment on the right side keyed to the seat, but the lock was not correct for the bike […]
TKC70 First Impressions
I added a quick 75 miles in order to scrub in the tires. It was a mix of mostly back curvy roads, with 10 miles […]
70s Follow 80s
4000 miles, of close to 60/40 road/dirt, and the rear TKC80 was done. Squared off with a few blocks cracked and threatening to come off […]
Luggage Rescue
I have always liked the BMW cases from this generation. They were a big improvement over Krausers in function and durability, and they looked good. […]
Stock Seating
Despite coming with a very good aftermarket seat by Corbin, the bike just did not look right to us, and the hunt for a stock […]
Conforming To Concentric Circles
In true Classic Velocity style, the brief ride since getting the RT back on the road, was followed by about a 50 mile circle. This […]
Reliability Trials
In keeping with the Classic Velocity Law of Concentric Circles, it was off to get in a few miles and find out about running condition. […]