OaklandF4i
Darwin's exception
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2002
- Location
- San Francisco and Lake County
- Moto(s)
- Husqvarna FE350, TE300, a vintage CR390, and BMW R1200GS
- Name
- CJ
I'm now an official ADV guy, ready to hit Starbucks up and down the coast. 
My winter project was repairing and fixing up a very lightly damaged, neglected, and non running 2007 BMW r1200gs. A friend passed on the bike to me at a very affordable price, so I couldn't say no as it fit into my limited budget. A couple of fellow Barfers helped with technical assistance in getting it running, and tuning it up as I have never owned a BMW before. Once running, I spent a good deal of time repairing and replacing some minor damage...... and a lot of elbo grease derusting nuts and bolts. Then freshening up and servicing everything else. Still haven't mounted the acquired auxiliary lights on the upper crashbars, or aquried a proper GPS mount yet. Will get to that.
But tickled pink with the outcome..... looking forward to hitting Starbucks and a Barf Rally or two on it soon. Even pulled together a complete used Klim gear set and proper modular ADV helmet to look the part.
Wilbers suspension front and rear, along with grey Jesse Bags hard panniers (not pictured) are the major farkles it already came with. As I am not a coffee nut, some one will have to let me know what the proper Starbucks order is and share the special handshake to join the crew. I've memorized all the Motoz adventure tire options and others, so ready to debate pertinent ADV facts and farkles.
My winter project was repairing and fixing up a very lightly damaged, neglected, and non running 2007 BMW r1200gs. A friend passed on the bike to me at a very affordable price, so I couldn't say no as it fit into my limited budget. A couple of fellow Barfers helped with technical assistance in getting it running, and tuning it up as I have never owned a BMW before. Once running, I spent a good deal of time repairing and replacing some minor damage...... and a lot of elbo grease derusting nuts and bolts. Then freshening up and servicing everything else. Still haven't mounted the acquired auxiliary lights on the upper crashbars, or aquried a proper GPS mount yet. Will get to that.But tickled pink with the outcome..... looking forward to hitting Starbucks and a Barf Rally or two on it soon. Even pulled together a complete used Klim gear set and proper modular ADV helmet to look the part.
Wilbers suspension front and rear, along with grey Jesse Bags hard panniers (not pictured) are the major farkles it already came with. As I am not a coffee nut, some one will have to let me know what the proper Starbucks order is and share the special handshake to join the crew. I've memorized all the Motoz adventure tire options and others, so ready to debate pertinent ADV facts and farkles.
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I prefer the old pick a heading, and some geographical feature to dead reckon by. But I am going to get a mount for the Garmin Montana. I have a fancy Go-Pro with the all the moto accessories, my sister bought for me a couple Christmas seasons ago... still on my shelf in the box as I am such a luddite. 
Looks like I've got a book to by for some reading on the first overnight camping trip. 
Scorpion AT960 modular ADV helmet, in the RED WHITE and BLUE Hicks colorway of course. 
Even got Senna 50R. Herman and I aren't f'ing around. 
Thinking it might come out of my shop as a plated two stroke Sheet Iron contender.