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anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

Was excited to finally have both a nice afternoon and some free time occur on the same day, so I was pumped to get out for a ride on the recently refreshed 850L. And made it a total of 2 blocks before it began to sputter and try to die on throttle input. It was at this moment that I remembered the one thing I had forgotten to do before getting out for a ride: replace the 30 year old fuel line. Limped it home and spent the rest of the afternoon cursing my stupidity and pulling the carbs back off the bike. Will be cleaning jets, replacing fuel line, and then going on my first ride of the season this weekend. Here's a pic of the beast before I went on my very short ride.

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Rust_to_Redemption said:
Was excited to finally have both a nice afternoon and some free time occur on the same day, so I was pumped to get out for a ride on the recently refreshed 850L. And made it a total of 2 blocks before it began to sputter and try to die on throttle input. It was at this moment that I remembered the one thing I had forgotten to do before getting out for a ride: replace the 30 year old fuel line. Limped it home and spent the rest of the afternoon cursing my stupidity and pulling the carbs back off the bike. Will be cleaning jets, replacing fuel line, and then going on my first ride of the season this weekend. Here's a pic of the beast before I went on my very short ride.
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You'll dial it in!
I like the Seat!!!
 
Jedz123 said:
You'll dial it in!
I like the Seat!!!
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I'm mostly just frustrated about having to re-clean the jets due to stupidity, it ran great for the first block before particles from the disintegrating fuel line (assuming here) ended up gunking up the carbs.

And thanks! It's the seat cover from this thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?250324-Seat-covers-for-gs850-gs1100-on-ebay
Super cheap cover actually, but the quality seems very good. Ill see how it holds up to a season of riding.
 
Redman meets MI_GS850G_Guy

Redman meets MI_GS850G_Guy

MI_GS850G_Guy was in the area for the day, so he contacted me, and I meet with him to chat over dinner.

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If you are wondering who is who; Redman (me) is the one with the all white hair (not red anymore).

Had good visit.
I said he should make another visit when it is warmer than the 40s .



On my way home, I Went by the beaches there in Muskegon, just to see if the lake is still there.
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Charmayne and I started out on her first, for her, long ride with a plan for a 100 mile loop to the east of town using both of the 550s. As she was ready to go before me, I told her to go ahead and get to the gas station to fill up and I would meet her there. Unfortunately, her bike decided to die about a half mile from the garage. At first she thought it was her tank but by the time I caught up at the light we determined her battery was bad. Although it read 12.3 volts at rest, we were only getting 7.5v while cranking. Instead of killing the ride however, we jumped her bike with mom's non-running car (we were going to have lunch together) and she rode back to the garage where I gave her the battery out of my 550 and I jumped on the Bandit.

Once lunch was done we headed out to Caesar Creek, north to Jamestown and back through Xenia to the house. We didn't quite make the full 100, only about 90, but she had a blast and we finally got her over the 40 mile mark she's been limited to. It seems the chiropractic work she's been undergoing throughout the winter has really paid huge dividends for her. She led pretty much the entire way except for a couple of areas where I felt just giving her directions through the headset wouldn't have been clear enough. Additionally, this was her first ride where I wasn't even close to her for some sections as we are trying to let her start riding on her own. She did superbly and though I'm still very nervous about it, I'll be okay with her riding by herself now.

She stopped to grab this picture at Caesar Creek

Charmayne and I 29 Apr 2018 by Scott Baker, on Flickr

while I had to get her eating Coldstone's at a break

Charmayne Ice Cream 29 Apr by Scott Baker, on Flickr
 
I rode the KLR yesterday and today. No pics just fun riding. It gets sleepy in soft sand though. Need to watch out for that. Good thing is that it's a light sleeper, not too hard to wake up.
 
cowboyup3371 said:
Charmayne and I started out on her first, for her, long ride with a plan for a 100 mile loop to the east of town using both of the 550s. ...............
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Ah...so kept the 550 on the road in addition to the new Bandit.

Good story of you and Charmayne.
 
Soaking rains...
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But Hit 5500 miles so far this season.
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I should be able to really rack now, Last week I did 1100 miles in a week. Winter is refusing to let go. It was spitting snow this Morning on my ride in, Thank god for Heated grips,Traction control and ABS!
 
Back from morning coffee-shop run.

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I should be able to really rack now,..........
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My "season" just started last week, and by then you had already surpassed what my average season total has been. And your weather there is no better than here.
Man, you are not cutting that new bike any slack, eh. Out in rain and sleet and slop.

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Man, you are not cutting that new bike any slack, eh. Out in rain and sleet and slop.

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Hehe
My boss came in this morning and said, You riding that gorgeous bike in that crap! (he's Harley guy)
My response: I didn't buy it to look at it, I bought it to ride it.... but yeah it looks good doesn't it? :rolleyes:
My hope is that it's over... but I've been hoping for that for 3 weeks now. The Truck hasn't been run in a couple weeks now... Live to ride!
 
Jedz123 said:
My boss came in this morning and said, You riding that gorgeous bike in that crap! (he's Harley guy)
My response: I didn't buy it to look at it, I bought it to ride it.... but yeah it looks good doesn't it? :rolleyes:
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That is priceless, all the way.

Visited a church member at the hospital last night.
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Hey jedz, let him take it for a spin. You might end up having two bonnies to look at out the window at work. lol
 
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Another cold Clammy day (low 40's) but slammed down a few more miles...
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Did see the sun in a few spots...
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Came across this Gorgeous all Marble church in Proctor Vermont
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And After such a brisk and balmy ride I rewarded myself!
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