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LT – Harley Shootout

The squeaky rear brake on the LT has been driving me crazy. Squeaky doesn’t quite describe the noise this thing makes. Screeching is more accurate, and as Barb says, “Fingernails on a chalkboard.” I was riding over an overpass the other day with a concrete wall beside me, as I slowed down the brake started […]

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Z-Tecknik Stream Windscreen for the LT

I mentioned before the wind protection on the LT was not too good, not as good as the Harley.  Saturday I put a Z-Technik Stream extended windscreen on the BMW LT.   Here is their website I got home from Blue Moon Cycle where I bought the windscreen, put it on, and took a quick, very […]

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K1200LT Day Ride

Today (Saturday) Barbara and I got the chance for a pretty good ride on the K1200LT. It was the first time I had an opportunity to ride the bike two up and the first time to get a good long ride on the highway, back roads, and even a little time on the interstate. It […]

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First Impression – BMW K1200LT

I picked up the BMW K1200LT this evening. It is a 2005 and has very low miles on it, just 1027 miles when I picked it up. It is still not through the break-in period. But at nearly three years old it has spent a lot of time sitting in someone’s garage. I’ll get some […]

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The Look!

This has happened twice now….I get a funny look when the subject comes up that I am riding a Kawasaki ZRX1200R. The ZRX is a naked bike, a UJM (Universal Japanese Motorcycle) a throw-back to 1970’s when the bikes were devoid of fairings and low handlebars. The Honda CB 750 was the first of these […]

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