What Have YOU Been Up to?
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:45 am
The R1150R in its naked form is the perfect all-around bike for many riding pleasures. However, with just a few changes or upgrades it can be converted to a great touring machine, able sport bike, or even a sexy cruising machine.
It’s very interesting to me to see how people have changed the bike up or added things on to make it their own unique ride for their own special purposes while maintaining the basic look of the Roadster with the cool tank and oil cooler lines flowing back along the side panels.
What I’d like to start with this thread is an album of bikes. Let’s see your steed (with you if possible) and a brief list of things you’ve done to make it “differentâ€Â, especially this past winter season.
There are a lot of new people here and I have no idea who most of you are or how your bike looks, so get the dust blown off that trusty camera and let’s see a piccie and an explanation of what you’ve been up to this winter to get ready for a great 2006 riding season!
To start it off, in addition to routine 48K maintenance I have been busy adding some new driving lights, fuse block under the seat and reflectors to the bags. Plus I finally cleaned my windshield!
I just recently pulled off the starter (a work in progress) and have cleaned that out to try to rid it off the dreaded screeching at cold start-up. Other than that, my baby will be running with fresh fluids and some Seafoam in the tank. A new rear tire will soon be needed but I’m not one to get a new tire unless I see the threads bare on the current one.:-)
Here I am with my bike last week in San Angelo Texas, sans the bags and the new lights.
Not much to tell. Your basic black beast….Not me, the bike.
It’s very interesting to me to see how people have changed the bike up or added things on to make it their own unique ride for their own special purposes while maintaining the basic look of the Roadster with the cool tank and oil cooler lines flowing back along the side panels.
What I’d like to start with this thread is an album of bikes. Let’s see your steed (with you if possible) and a brief list of things you’ve done to make it “differentâ€Â, especially this past winter season.
There are a lot of new people here and I have no idea who most of you are or how your bike looks, so get the dust blown off that trusty camera and let’s see a piccie and an explanation of what you’ve been up to this winter to get ready for a great 2006 riding season!
To start it off, in addition to routine 48K maintenance I have been busy adding some new driving lights, fuse block under the seat and reflectors to the bags. Plus I finally cleaned my windshield!
I just recently pulled off the starter (a work in progress) and have cleaned that out to try to rid it off the dreaded screeching at cold start-up. Other than that, my baby will be running with fresh fluids and some Seafoam in the tank. A new rear tire will soon be needed but I’m not one to get a new tire unless I see the threads bare on the current one.:-)Here I am with my bike last week in San Angelo Texas, sans the bags and the new lights.
Not much to tell. Your basic black beast….Not me, the bike.
...and yes as always BLACK is the fastest 
