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In the back for sure. I don't know if I could stay with you hooligans on my Feej. See you on Thursday for sure.

I will be leaving Union Gap sometime Thurs morning on a semi-circuitous route to Baker City. If there's anyone in that area that wants to ride along, I can always use the company. Just slow down once in a while so I can catch up.

I'm coming and bringing a buddy. No FJR's this trip, a beemer and a VFR if you all don't mind. We'll try not to hold you hooligans up. See you there.

Cardo's use a wired connection to the earphones via a 3.5 mm jack. I have no use for mesh comms so I'm just rocking a Cardo Spirit HD with Etymotic ER2SE in ear phones. This version of Cardo doesn't have voice commands, but I don't need those anyway. If you don't need mesh comms, or voice...

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After almost 3-1/2 months, BMW delivered my new scooter. It was kind of a fun process. Once you get your VIN, you are able to track your bike from manufacture in Berlin to delivery in Seattle. I must say that the local BMW dealer managed to earn back some of the enmity they had acquired...

Also understanding that the bypass pressure probably has as much to do with protecting the filter than it does guaranteeing protection of the engine. There is a pressure differential across the filter and if it gets too big you can have a media or end cap failure (see cheap Fram end caps). The...

The Owner's Manual notes that the oil level light may come on during hard acceleration. Normal operation. No big deal.

Herin lies the controversy of using motor oils intended for diesel engines. If you have an engine that burns a tad bit of oil (all engines burn a bit by design, some more than others), too much zinc (ZDDP) can poison your catalytic converter. I believe when the API SL standard came out, ZDDP...

It's been a tough year and it's time for an update. Right after I started this journey the stock market took a giant **** and my bike money evaporated. But, not all is lost. A surge brought it back and my new bike money reappeared. Had to make a decision. Drum roll please.... The teutonic...

Baker is always a good trip. Fun road and great views. Followed a couple of guys up doing a hooligan run in a corvette one time. I thought we'd never get to the top. They seemed impressed. Go figure.

Probably a R1250RS. A little sportier than the RT with everything else.

Oyster Run Death FJR rider from Blaine taken out by a MT07 rider who ran a red light on SR20 by Burlington. I went to high school with the FJR rider. Hadn't seen him in many moons, but nevertheless, it sucks. It sucks even more to have been taken out by a fellow rider. Be careful out there...

Baxter Black is a loss. Homespun humor that had unusual insight and more sophistication than you'd expect. Never mean spirited. I will miss Baxter's take on our mortal existance.

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A little Google will find used 2021 RS's on the market and maybe a few old stock. It makes exactly zero sense to market something you are not intending to build. A search on Cycle Trader seems to indicate the dealers feel like the 2022 will be built - they're certainly trying to sell them...

An old acquaintance of mine owned a lot of very fast, very expensive race cars. He was fond of saying that owning race cars is all about ego. Knowing that there is no return on your money, you still get your ego massaged by having things that go fast and win occasionally. That's kind of like...

Geez, this is really turning out to be a lot harder deal than I wanted it to be. The decision itself us tough enough, but throw in ********* salespeople and it gets maddening. I'm in Oregon visiting family and for some fun and giggles I decide to visit the local Bavarian outlet to sit on an RS...

I thought the no soul comment would generate a little discussion. In my experience a bike with soul, or character, was sometimes fun to ride, sometimes a pain in the ***, and sometimes flat out scary. I grew up riding dirt bikes in an era where powerbands were 500 RPM wide and riding the pipe...

Boy, if I could get over chains, the Cow and Zook are kind of nifty. There's blue too. I have to say if I was thinking chains, I'd have to throw a Multistrada on the table as well (I know, but who doesn't love a Ducati?). But, and this is a big But, I'm done with chains. Too old, too fat, too...