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owrstrich

i been watching FS sites...

the folks report the cedar river is within 100 feet of the homestead... the highest in their lifetime... and they are old... really old...

gonna be there... waverly ia... june 27th... gotta ride... if you know of anything... even a k100... please do tell...

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Off the grid · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject:

Johnny I have no idea what that post said or is about.

Am I alone in feeling that way?

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BlackHoof · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject:

JO's heading East with a bad case of new bike fever...

Johnny, keep yer feets dry...
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owrstrich · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject:

yes thats right skinny... 3 weeks...

ok otg... ill break it down for you... here you go...

"i been watching FS sites..."

this means i have been looking at for sale internet sites such as bmwmoa and ibmwr and craigslist...

"the folks report the cedar river is within 100 feet of the homestead... the highest in their lifetime... and they are old... really old..."

this means that crazy wenches kin folk live by the cedar river in iowa and the flood water is very close to their house and closer to their house than in the memory of her eldery kin...

"gonna be there... waverly ia... june 27th... gotta ride... if you know of anything... even a k100... please do tell..."

this means i need to get a beater brick somewhere close to her kins place on or about june 27th because im stupid...

there you are...

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Scott_Anderson · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject:

J.O. when your in the area get ahold of me. I'd like to meet you and the mrs. If you need some help I'd be glad to pitch in.
I'm going to post some pics I just took this afternoon of the Iowa River out of it's banks. 3 ways into the north side of town are under water now.
Let me know.
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Flying Duck · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:03 pm Post subject:

Johnny:

If the water's down when you get there, Im sure there will be some "slightly moist" bikes on the market in the near future. Wink

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owrstrich · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject:

scott_anderson...

the report from waverly ia as of 10 minutes ago is... 1/2 my ch1t is in the barn... 1/2 my ch1t is in the basement... even with the pump running... looks like everything is the basement is a total loss...

however... all the folks are accounted for... all the cows and cats and dogs are accounted for... the water is receding... came within 50 feet of the house which sits on a hill... all the corn is lost... the hay will come around...

could be a lot worse...

we get in fri june 27th... you are only an hour away... we should meet up... im not married... but she is...

airborne man fowl...

whats that wet spot on her seat... well it aint coke a cola... ha ha ha... slightly moist... ha ha ha... im cracking myself up... ha ha ha... im not married... she is... ha ha ha... ha ha ha... ha ha ha...

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BlackHoof · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:55 am Post subject:

Hey JO,

Easy big fella, you're crackin' up...

Too bad you aren't there this weekend, big doin's in
the Twin Chitties'...

Antigue MC gathering in St. Paul, Blind Lizard Rally in
Mpls., & last but not least Nick's B-Day party in River Falls, Wi...

Them gatherings would take your mind off the old flooded bsmt.
stuff you lost...

If you decide to come north to the "Temple of AeroStich" to replace
any lost items, do stop by & I will give you the tour...

XOXO...
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owrstrich · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject:

i aint going nowheres close to aerostich...

i needs a $2000 beater k... and im gonna have to stick up some gas stations to get that together...

i bet i could get this for 2k since the abs is fed up... 6 hours from waverly ia...

http://www.bmwmoa.org/flea/detail.php?siteid=9776&catid=1

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owrstrich · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:09 am Post subject:

do you geezers think a k75rt has the poop to haul us 2 up around the flat lands of the midwest...

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Jim · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:15 am Post subject: K75

yep - it'll haul you both. Won't be as quick as the K11, but it'll do if the price is right. The 75's are sweet bikes - wish I still had mine. Unlike some people, I can only ride one....
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Rider · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:41 am Post subject: K 75 works

Johnny,

If you can't score a K1100 a K 75 will haul you both just fine. It'll feel about like your RS but won't have all the beans when you widen on the throttle.

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owrstrich · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject:

ok geezers...

what you think... 3 grand...

91k75rt...

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Phil Marvin · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:56 pm Post subject:

Hi, Johnny,
I prefer a '94 or '95 K75 because of the 700 watt alternator, but the earlier ones with the 460 watt are fine; just you can't hook up all the electrics you can with the later bikes. Also, the front suspension changed in '92. Prior was, I believe, Marzocchi and later was Showa. The '95 came from the factory with the electric windshield; it can be added to the earlier bikes if you want it.

The bike in the picture doesn't look bad. If the ABS works and if the maintenance is up-to-date, $3k is reasonable, although I'd try for a bit lower. It all depends on the bike itself - if it's been down, if maintenance has been done, etc. BTW, I have 2 sets of valve adjusting tools (NOT OEM BMW, but they work well). I only need one set for my K75 bikes.

Good Luck! The K75, while not as fast nor as quick as the K1100, can get you a ticket in any state. Also, it runs fine on regular unleaded. It is the smoothest engine BMW ever put in a motorcycle. It does NOT get the fuel mileage of the K1100. I regularly got in the mid to high 40's with my K1100LT's. The K75 and K75RT, on a trip, average in the low 40's. Riding East on the K75A/3 a few weeks ago, I got 36 through West Texas at a bit over the 80mph speed limit. I didn't get in the 40's until I was well into Arkansas. YMMV!

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mnb · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:15 am Post subject:

FWIW, I get 40-44mpg on my 96 K1100LT, usually closer to 44. It's very rare I get over 44mpg. Generally only when a large part of that tank involves descending 6000 feet or so.
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owrstrich · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:43 am Post subject:

thanks folks...

i would rather get a 94 and newer for the reasons mentioned...

this one is an easy deal... i was thinking 2k to 2.5k tops... still looking... we shall see...

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chopper_harris · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject:

Now that the US has woken up to the gas prices that we have been paying in Europe for many years, the issue of mpg is becoming critical.

I did some simple experiments a couple of months back, riding the same stretch of highway at 60mph with the K11 screen fully raised (barn-door) and fully lowered (smooooth).
There was a 4.5 mpg difference, and as speeds increase, that difference will be magnified.
That represents a minimum 10% fuel saving by lowering the screen when not absolutely required.

I fitted a +5" screen, and I now ride all day at the lowest setting - I calculate that in 7,500 miles the screen will have paid for itself Cool

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Off the grid · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject:

^^ Excellent point.

With the stock screen I used to ride with it 3/4 to full upright.

Not with my 3" Cee Bailey I ride with it at the lowest setting.

I think folks minimize the effect that aerodynamics has on MPG.
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Scott_Anderson · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:42 am Post subject:

Johnny, not sure how 'close' to w-loo you would like to be, or how much $ your overburdened with, but here's one I found this morning for a '95 1100RS.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/717414396.html
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owrstrich · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:41 am Post subject:

i saw that too... 3 k topps for this project... and i will have a hard time getting that together... unless i sell the jeep or strip out some new construction copper wiring form a sub division...

jo
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