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  • cowboyup3371
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    • Apr 2010
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    #1231
    I don’t understand your issue here Norm. I asked him when Stator first arrived here after I spoke to Roger about it and both he and Bonita said they cleaned up for the remodeling they were doing and don’t remember where they put it. They also said they looked and couldn’t find it. I asked several more times over the year I had Stator and the answer was the same. Finally, I asked Steve to send the book directly to Chuck if he ever found it the same night I dropped Stator off at the post office.

    None of us are in a position to demand anything from anyone. I cannot force Steve to produce something he cannot locate. As much as I wanted to read some of the stories from his travels, I resigned myself to the posts on this thread. The physical book was definitely nice to have but the real log should be here anyway.
    Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace

    1981 GS550T - My First
    1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
    2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike

    Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
    Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
    and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride - Chris Ledoux, "The Ride"

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    • storm 64
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      #1232
      Cowboy doesn't understand what my issue is? I'm done, good luck fellows.
      My Motorcycles:
      22 Kawasaki Z900 RS (Candy Tone Blue)
      22 BMW K1600GT (Probably been to a town near you)
      82 1100e Drag Bike (needs race engine)
      81 1100e Street Bike (with race engine)
      79 1000e (all original)
      82 850g (all original)
      80 KZ 650F (needs restored)

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      • argonsagas
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        #1233
        Originally posted by storm 64
        Cowboy doesn't understand what my issue is? I'm done, good luck fellows.
        A reality that happens to all of us is that mishaps occur, such as losing something we value,and we cannot reverse the loss.

        From years ago I recall having a brand new pair of Raybans in my jacket pocket as I was riding on a highway.
        Somehow the backdraft behind the windshield picked the case out of my pocket and for a fraction of a second I saw it hang in the air.....and then it was gone.

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        • salty_monk
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          #1234
          I think it comes under the "sh**" happens bracket. In hindsight we should have scanned the book along the way in case of loss but it's easy to say now!
          1980 GS1000G - Sold
          1978 GS1000E - Finished!
          1980 GS550E - Fixed & given to a friend
          1983 GS750ES Special - Sold
          2009 KLR 650 - Sold - gone to TX!
          1982 GS1100G - Rebuilt and finished. - Sold
          2009 TE610 - Dual Sporting around dreaming of Dakar..... - FOR SALE!

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          • storm 64
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            #1235
            Hopefully 2022 is the year Stator finds his Journal... Hello Steve!!!!
            My Motorcycles:
            22 Kawasaki Z900 RS (Candy Tone Blue)
            22 BMW K1600GT (Probably been to a town near you)
            82 1100e Drag Bike (needs race engine)
            81 1100e Street Bike (with race engine)
            79 1000e (all original)
            82 850g (all original)
            80 KZ 650F (needs restored)

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            • dpep
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              • Aug 2002
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              • Jacksonville, FL

              #1236
              We do still have the 1266 (and counting) posts in this thread dating from the beginning of his travels as a level of documentation fortunately.
              .
              Believe in truth. To abandon fact is to abandon freedom.

              Nature bats last.

              80 GS850G / 2010 Yamaha Majesty / 81 GS850G

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                #1237
                Well, I guess Stator has died a silent death?

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                • ddaniels
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                  • Aug 2009
                  • 5590
                  • Dayton, OH

                  #1238
                  I think most people who know Steve or have crossed paths with him know his character and SHOULD be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and believe that he actually lost it and can't find it. What possible gain is there for him or Bonita to purposely hold onto it and deceive all the people he's gotten to know over the years and shared so much of his experience and knowledge? I am questioning the character of some of you people.
                  Current Bikes:
                  2001 Yamaha FZ1 (bought same one back)

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                  • chuck hahn
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                    • May 2009
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                    • Norman, Oklahoma

                    #1239
                    he isnt dead. in fact i was thinking now that winters here and shop lifes slowing down i should post that its about time he visit someone else. First taker to PM me an address is his next stop
                    MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                    1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                    NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                    I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                    • Nessism
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                      #1240
                      Maybe Stator's journal is with keso151's carbs?
                      Ed

                      To measure is to know.

                      Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

                      Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

                      Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

                      KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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                      • uk gs nut
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                        • Feb 2011
                        • 691
                        • Co durham uk

                        #1241
                        Will we ever get to see this little guy on his travels and adventures again ?. The picture is of Stator on my bike when here in UK.

                        20150913_134848 by Dennis Harland, on Flickr
                        My bikes 79 GS1000 1085 checked and approved by stator the GSR mascot :eagerness: and 77 GS750 with 850 top end, GS850g, and my eldest sons 78 GS550, youngest sons GS125. Project bike 79 GS1000N

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                        • chuck hahn
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                          • Norman, Oklahoma

                          #1242
                          as i posted earlier... if anyone wants a turn just pm me your info.
                          MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                          1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                          NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                          I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                          • storm 64
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                            #1243
                            Send him to Steve. He has everything else of his, might as well have the bear to go with it....
                            My Motorcycles:
                            22 Kawasaki Z900 RS (Candy Tone Blue)
                            22 BMW K1600GT (Probably been to a town near you)
                            82 1100e Drag Bike (needs race engine)
                            81 1100e Street Bike (with race engine)
                            79 1000e (all original)
                            82 850g (all original)
                            80 KZ 650F (needs restored)

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                            • chuck hahn
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                              • May 2009
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                              • Norman, Oklahoma

                              #1244
                              WOW!!! You guys just dont know when to stop chewing on the bone do you.
                              MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                              1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                              NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                              I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                              • Rich82GS750TZ
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                                #1245
                                Chuck, you can send him to me. Don’t know how much riding we’ll do over the winter, but I normally get out a day here and there through the cold months. Maybe I’ll start a new journal/photo album to go with him. Maybe he can help me do some wrenching. I’ll PM you my address.
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