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Very very nice work...
How much did the rebuilt cost to you?? +/-
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Well, unfortunately due to some asshattery after I questioned something I ended up being permanently banned over on ADVrider where I had also posted this buildup I had to pull my photos. This unfortunately results in them being toasted here too as they were linked. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know.

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Very very nice work...
How much did the rebuilt cost to you?? +/-
Too much...stopped keeping track after about $1200. I'm thinking $2500.
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...slidehammers are neat

But,... there is noting on the beemer that requires one, or is possible to use one for...

You will need a couple of special pullers for the gearbox and final drive /bevel. These can be made fairly easilly.


Snowmobil - could be fun
I drove to Falun this thursday (on my R80/7-RT), ca 200km north of me. About -5'C going up north doing about 100km/h. Weather forcast predicted down to -8'C. Drove back home via Sandviken, and dropped in on www.midland.se to say hello. All in all about 500km trip. Leaving Sandviken it was late at night and temprature was x2 the prediction... -15'C... Schubert C1 can not cope with -15'C... the visor ice-up at once... my BMW II with heated visor was not operational... and I was dressed for down to -10'C... (BIG misstake!), forcing me to drive at the horrendous speed of no faster than 80km/h all the way home from Sandviken (about 180km) due to the chillfactor effect on the visibility and insulation defecit due to the under-dressing ... Oh,... and no front-brakes either... couldn't get the ... brembos to funtion so I changed them and lost all front-wheel braking instead... (LOL).

Hello DC. I am fascinated by your RT. I also have an 80RT in the uk and it does snow here sometimes.
Do you have any more pictures/info on this machine,what are the fixtures on the sides?
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This reply is off topic of this string... my appologies.

Sorry. Unable to post pics on the HUBB. Not figured-out the cause - simply given up.
This is a very good clip on how it is to drive a Beemer with skiis. It is made by a member of the Swedish BMW MC Club.
http://privat.infocenter.org/bro131/...C_20100207.wmv

My bike is a R80/7 converted to RT with parts supplied by www.motorworks.co.uk and panniers by SJM (Stefan Julsgård Mekaniska AB in Forserum, Sweden. The best panniers in the world)
http://www.lantbruksnet.se/lantbruks...r.php?fid=1855
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Hey Everyone,
Just an update. I've been conversing with Grant and in the interest of the fine folks here I've opened up my photos again. In the next month I will be going ahead and moving these photos to a different source as right now they are showing over on ADVrider as I have a sister thread to this one. Quite frankly as I am banned there, they have no right to these photos. For the time being, enjoy the thread, it was a lot of work.

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moving these photos to a different source as right now they are showing over on ADVrider as I have a sister thread to this one. Quite frankly as I am banned there....
Hi Adam,

been wondering where you got to...
Banned on ADV? Must take some doing

Hows the project coming?

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John,
Project...well after riding the bike all summer I found I hated the R100GS mods with the exception of the front end. I ended up pulling the subframe, tank, seat, exhaust, shields and splashguard.
One of the reasons I actually wanted this bike was because of the size. The R100 mods made it feel like my old R1100gs that I absolutely hated to no end. The added weight made it uncomfortable, the wind shields made it even more so as it blocked needed air flow over me and the bike.
I tossed the corbin as it was very uncomfortable. I would have kept the subframe...but the diference in size had me always worried about tweaking the frame.
I want to pick up a PD tank or an HPN for trips. Until then I will keep it with the little tank.

I was a bit worried for no reason on riding it this summer. All the tweaking and ADV naysaying had me a bit freaked to ride it anywhere. I ended up taking the KLR for a northeast trip and.....it was fun but in hindsight wish I had the g/s. My wife is doing a writeup on our blog in the sig if you are interested.

Regarding ADV....never piss off a well liked member. I'm quite persnickety, and when that rubs the ADV mods the wrong way and I don't fit into their little "club" I got booted. I however was not the only one booted. My father who allowed me to use his account to contact the mods ended up also being booted for allowing me to use his username. ADV is scum in my book. Any rider who openly supports them should reconsider their position as an ADV sticker is a mark of shame for real riders.

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Adam

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Project...well after riding the bike all summer I found I hated the R100GS mods with the exception of the front end.... All the tweaking and ADV naysaying had me a bit freaked to ride it anywhere.
For a slightly more balanced approach, the UKGSER.com forum is better. More people with not so deep pockets and working in garden sheds rather than machine shops hang out there.

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Regarding ADV....never piss off a well liked member.
That seems to be the problem with a lot of forums. They become the domain of a knot of people that know each other post all the time and take exception to interlopers having the timemitory to open their mouths in "their" forums. They either ignore you or beat you up. Ideally I think they belong on Facebook and twatter
It happens on UKGSER sometimes but not usually in the airhead section.

I cant recall seeing it here. The occasional knob, but mostly a good bunch of people. People are not trying to impress each other... though some ARE impressive.

I have some WP Extremes to put on the front of my GS. Just money and the inability of local machine shops to make what I ask for, holding me back
Let us know when the blogs up!

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Hey John,
It's down below my sig, the nomapnomads.com. I'll check out the UKGSer. I want to reshim my FD this winter as the play is a bit much and I noticed a bit more heat than I would like, even on a cooler day with no weight. I imagine I will find what information I need either here of there.

I will miss some on ADV, but in all I've washed my hands of it. HU is my primary as Grant although busy is always willing to actually respond to my emails.....I cannot say that about Chris MacAskill, or Baldy; the admin on ADV. For that reason alone I just upped my membership to Gold from Supporting, and praise HU for all it's worth.
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Regarding ADV....never piss off a well liked member. I'm quite persnickety, and when that rubs the ADV mods the wrong way and I don't fit into their little "club" I got booted. I however was not the only one booted. My father who allowed me to use his account to contact the mods ended up also being booted for allowing me to use his username. ADV is scum in my book. Any rider who openly supports them should reconsider their position as an ADV sticker is a mark of shame for real riders.

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from what I've seen it takes a LOT to perm banned on ADV.

NICE writeup by the way...
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fairly new to Adv and Hubb but not new to forums.
from what I've seen it takes a LOT to perm banned on ADV.

NICE writeup by the way...
Do a google search, its not that uncommon.....their loss. I'll gladly donate my money to Grant to keep a quality site like this going.
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Gretchen looks ready for the Ball

Nice job you've done with your g/s. I suspect the Albany Performance repair was a complete hack job. They took forever and then were out of business within three months of finishing with your g/s.

If I had known then what I know now. . . .
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Very nice build-up. Keep us posted on continuing progress. Oh, BTW, scraped my ADV sticker off long ago
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Nice job you've done with your g/s. I suspect the Albany Performance repair was a complete hack job. They took forever and then were out of business within three months of finishing with your g/s.

If I had known then what I know now. . . .
Cordless...buddy, long time no hear!!! For those who dont know this is the fine gentleman who actually sold me Gretchen. Wonderful guy if you even meet him. One of the very few respectable ADVriders.
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