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I use the Cardo Scala Rider...

John

My fuel strip had to be replaced before I took delivery of the bike last July, then it failed again a couple weeks ago at around 11,000 miles. It will be replaced under warranty next week sometime (or whenever the art comes in - bike was in the shop last week for the 12K service and it hadn't come i...

No prize, eh? Oh well 11.6K miles.

Hmmm... I'll have to look at FRS/GMRS again. The only two people I knew that had sets hated them so I never gave them a second glance. As I said I normally only talk to my wife, but our daughter has been coming with us more frequently. Would be handy to loop her in too.

No such thing as squelch on bluetooth (and yeah, been there done that with CBs). Plus, since the bluetooth setup hooks into the cellphone, out of sight, no problem, I can still call her

I'm a big fan of the Scala Rider Q2 system, but no bluetooth system is going to meet your requirements of 5 miles of range and more than 2 people communicating at once. Bluetooth is line of sight and 2 people at a time. For a group, your best bet will be CBs. I tried several different brands includi...

My wife and I rode to the top of Pikes Peak last summer - it's fine. She rode an F650GS and I rode my R12R. One of our friends was on a Harley - if he could make it, you can too ;) Here's a pic of my wife at the top. http://lh4.ggpht.com/_I0tj9JYjJFE/SooNhRSgDOI/AAAAAAAABQc/FZHdBs6w9m4/s640/P8170114...

Ha! Try this and see where it takes you:

http://r1200r.org/

Doug is way ahead of you

Test ride. Then you'll know which you prefer, the super model or the girl next door

websterize wrote:Why does my fuel gauge keep lying to me?

The fuel sensor on mine had to be replaced before I took delivery from the show room floor.

GOTJ wrote:Thanks for the lead but I use aol. IESPELL seems to be just for Internet Explorer.

The AOL browser is based on IE. It should work. Check the last bullet item at the bottom of this page:

http://www.iespell.com/download.php

John

redwing wrote:You must have spent as much time going up as down. Did you have any fade in your brakes going down hill? Seems like you would have to ride the brakes for some time going downhill.

I rarely touch my brakes going downhill in the mountains. Engine braking is more than adequate.

John

ChiTown wrote:

Meatloaf wrote: Glad you had a good experience at Grand Junction BMW.... mine was not so good and I've shunned them for life.

I can't complain at all about my experience. They got me right in, fixed me up and even put the repair through as a warranty item.

John

Oh, and if anyone is curious, it was 27.5 F at the summit of Vail Pass in Colorado yesterday at about 8am when I passed through... and 89 F at 6pm in St George, UT where I stopped for the night.

It's a closed system. Thanks for the replies guys. I stopped at Grand Junction Harley-Davidson who is also the local BMW dealership - very wild. My problem turned out to be a bubble in the line. No idea how it got there, but the tech bled the line, topped it up, tightened the connections and that cu...

I'm on the way to California, in Colorado at the moment. Yesterday was cold and wet - 41 and raining mostly with the last 20 miles being 27 and snowing. I noticed my clutch being reluctant to disengage. Is this a cold weather issue or do I have deeper problems? The bike just came out of it's 6,000 s...

I've got the factory lowered suspension. Yes, it was a bit harsh at first until I fiddled with the adjustment. It's set for the "ideal" BMW rider who weighs 180 pounds... I weigh about 40 more than that (round dwarfish like Don). Once I set the adjustment to something more realistic, it's ...

deilenberger wrote:most bikes are blah in white -the R1200R is HOT in white..

Yes, yes it is

LOL - the luggage was back at our hotel room. Didn't see any need to put the panniers back on just to go over the pass.

Hi folks, My photography skills aren't anywhere near as good as what I've seen in this thread, but here's a few shots from a trip to Colorado last week. The road up to Boreas Pass (on the Como side) http://lh3.ggpht.com/_I0tj9JYjJFE/SpHptgVb5GI/AAAAAAAABeE/-0VZrbvUDl0/s800/P8210311.JPG My lovely wif...