Sorry about time but i had to get past the fail on social securities end. They got it sorted and it was direct deposited last night at midnight. Hopefully from here out there arent any issues
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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.
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Well, look who showed up on my front stoop this morning via Chuck Hahn and the USPS.
looks like Chuck packed just enough nuts for Stator to snack on in transit. Had one acorn nut left. Thanks, Chuck!
Since our boy has been traveling without papers, first order of business was to book him into the studio for a new passport photo.
I have appealed to the NZ consulate for a replacement but I don’t have much hope for a reply. No worries. I know a guy.
I will do my best to make a record of his journey thus far in a new journal: Members/locations and dates.
Stay tuned for the New Adventures of Stator, the GSR Traveling Mascot.Last edited by Rich82GS750TZ; 10-04-2025, 02:02 PM.Links
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Dang, Rich. I never even asked him his last name. Dude was here for a couple of weeks at least. We had some beers and he helped me change out my stator, then he just high tailed it to Ohio.
Thanks for doing all that for the little guy.
Roger
'83 GS850G Daily rider
'82 GS1100GK Work in (slow) progress
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No problem. I've been having fun with it. I’ve cleaned up the text and even added the accents over the correct letters in the Māori words.
So, if no objections, Surname will just be “Bear”.
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Haha, I love 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)
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I thought maybe his last name could be bear in Maori, but that is simply translated to Pea. Maybe another word that represents his free spirited life, but in Maori?Roger
'83 GS850G Daily rider
'82 GS1100GK Work in (slow) progress
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English to Māori
bear= pea
beer = pia
lager = toka
drop bear = maturuturu pea
motorcycle = motopaika
biker = pahikara
motorcyclist = kaieke motopaika
rider = kaieke- Meaning: In Māori, "kaieke" is a common noun that means "rider" or "passenger".
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Passport is laminated and all put together in a combination passport/journal. Been working on summarizing his travels into a simple format and not get bogged down in the (now)1284 posts of this thread. He’s had quite the journey.
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Very nice!
Roger
'83 GS850G Daily rider
'82 GS1100GK Work in (slow) progress
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Well done Rich... Are you retired by any chance??
If not I'm even more impressed! 
Chuck - If you let me know how much it was I will paypal you the money for shipping - happy to do so.
I have a trip to the UK coming up next Summer, if we're looking for a way for him to cross the atlantic I can stick him in my case... just a thought.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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Not retired. I wish. Envious of all you guys with all this time on your hands. I’m fortunate to have tools at home and at my office and the skills to do some light graphic design as needed. The actual NZ passport book was found on Amazon for @$6. I found a sample NZ passport template on line. I was previously a pro photographer and still have some of my studio strobes, etc. that I sometimes use a work to photograph cabinet doors and other small objects.
I hadn’t thought much about where to send him off to next. We haven’t ridden together yet. Been a busy week. I was thinking to ride to meet either Glen (dorkburger) in NJ or Lyle (Eli69) in upstate NY or maybe even Justin (jedz123) in Vermont, or even Rob S. In NY City. Now, none of them, to my knowledge, has expressed any interest in hosting, so those conversations would have to take place. Anything is possible, those were just off the top of my head. Lots of places he’s never seen.
In other current events, I’m told that Stator’s “stuff” that had been missing has now been located and will be sent to me shortly. Stator will be happy to have his journal, and I’m happy to hopefully not have to try to recreate his history.
Stay tuned!Last edited by Rich82GS750TZ; 10-09-2025, 06:05 PM.Links
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Had 850G for 14 years. Now have GK since 2005.
GK at IndyMotoGP Suzuki Display... ... GK on GSResources Page ... ... Euro Trash Ego Machine .. ..3 mo'cykls.... update 2 mocykl
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Had time for a ride today. Decided to head to the mountains to search for any cousins. Didn’t find any, but we packed snacks and coffee and took a break at a campsite.
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Look what the postman brought today. The rest of Stator’s stuff. Thank you Steve! Looks like I will need to update the journal since August 2018. Glad to have it all together again.
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