There were two objectives for this garage session. The first was to clean things up since the area of the garage where the R90S sat […]
Pannier Permutations
The BMW GS is an amazing bike in more ways than one. Yes, it is the swiss army knife of motorcycles, but it is also […]
Deeper Into The 02 Cult
A friend of mine bought a 1976 2002 and joined the cult. Let’s get something straight right away, this is not his first BMW 2002. […]
Patented Dent Removal
Progress continues on the remantling of the R90S. The holiday period allowed for some time in the garage and with the aid of a heater […]
The Oil filter vs Der Olfilter
After a season of very few actual miles compared to plan, it was time to put the tii to bed for the winter. I usually […]
Some Goodies Arrive
A few parts necessary for sprucing things up arrive and get applied. The speedometer and tachometer both had trim rings that were split or damaged. […]
A Visit to Van Sant
The Sunday after Thanksgiving was a clear sunny unusually warm day. I decided to take a run out to Van Sant airport to give the […]
More mantling
The gradual re-assembly proceeds in small spurts. Here, the components along the spine get returned to their rightful place after repair and repaint. In particular, […]
Breakfast in Belvedere
For weeks I had been playing tag with a friend planning to go for a ride before winter had the region in full grip. Today […]
Rain ruins run
The Targa was charged and the wheel bearing issue on the passenger side had potentially resolved the vibration experienced on the last outing. A visit […]
Something about the fall
There is something about the fall. The first smell of crisp cold air, the palette of colors, the falling of leaves. It is probably the […]
Just like in the commercials
Today was one of those glorious fall days in the northeast when the sky is blue and the air is the right blend of crisp […]
Cleanup and a little mantling
Once you dismantle something and then do the fixup/cleanup routine, you must mantle it. At this point in the project, you have conceptually turned the […]
Dismantling begets dismantling
Both the back end and the front come apart and get cleaned, examined, replaced in some cases and generally made spiffy. There is an interesting […]
Let the dismantling commence
Cleaning, refurbishing, replacing, can only be done well once things are taken apart IMHO. It also continues the discovery process. Best to know exactly what […]
A new era of progress
The car is in running order once I set the timing is set to the correct advance. It now runs and stops. The engine bay […]
As Arrived
Once the bike arrived home, a chance for more pics and the beginning of the discovery process. At some point, the bike seems to have […]
MOA Rally – The swiss army knife test
The trip to the MOA Rally in Johnson City, TN was a true test of GS versatility. It was chronicled in the main blog so […]
As Advertised
Here are some pics of the bike as it was advertised… As usual, it was a bit rougher in person than in the pics.