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Pat Williams, 57, passed away August 23 unexpectedly due to an initial motorcycle related injury. Pat was born in Albuquerque, NM and was raised in the Sacramento area and attended Consumnes River College. Pat was employed by the State of California as a correctional officer and retired honorably fr...

Cross posted from Advrider.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memorial Services will be held for Patrick "Rhys" Williams on Sept 2, 2pm at Fry Memorial Chapel in Tracy, CA. Any questions email me at William.Hansen@carriageservices.com and I wi...

I just received this from Pat's sister, Joy. For those of you who new Pat, I am very pleased to report that Pat and his parents had made big strides in there relationships together over the past couple of years. From Joy: "To all of you who knew and loved Pat as I did. Your condolences have hel...

It is with great sadness that I have to announce that we lost a fellow member, good friend and former riding buddy Patrick Rhys Williams this past weekend. Pat was the very man behind 'Pats Playhouse', so I am sure Doug and many of you here will know him fairly well. Patrick was out riding on a grou...

This is amazing! ....and it puts advrider to shame... Jeebus crikey this a WEBSITE! IMHO Doug does a great job on what is undoubtedly one of the best (if not THE best) motorcycle sites on the WWW, esp. if you ride an R1150R. Doug is right when he mentiones the silent majority. I have recieved a shed...

Doug wrote: Dear Lance,

Blah blah blah...

Love,
Doug

A perfect response Doug - and whilst I am at it well done for keeping your head straight with all the BS goin' on.

Lance - you are (oooh...can I say this..) an [edit! thats not nice! -Doug]. Get a freakin' life man!


Bob

This has been a fantastic place for people to come with questions about their Rock or Roadster. It's FULL OF insightful folk who can address virtually ANY question a newbie can possibly think to ask..... and they have. It has also been a rather low-key place for people to exchange ideas, seek an op...

Bob, Great to see you are still around. Boy am I jealous, I so want to be away from here right now and off on the road. We still have 6 1/2 months before we check out of Illinois and are off to Florida.:( With all the stinking work we've had to do on my house, this past year has been my worst for b...

scottybooj wrote:The Madd Brit!!!!!! he IS alive!

Hi Scott!

Been away on a 5,600 (s)mile road trip no less, Nevada, Utah, Colorado (camped at 12,000 feet), Arizona (Monument Valley), New Mexico (got attacked by a Tarantula), Texas, Oaklahoma, and Arkansas.

Did I say I love my GS?

Hang on a minute......



Do we actually allow RT riders to post in here??

Sorry Rootin' - couldnt resist it! Hows it goin' in TX?

Bob

Aaaah - the great conspiracy theories........

Very entertaining stuff this wet and windy morning...

I hardly ever post on this site since signing up for advrider, but hey its down this AM... :D What a load of old bollocks! Like a bunch of old ladies getting yer knickers in a spin. :smt022 ITS JUST A FREAKIN' WEBSITE! Get and swing a leg over your ride and get some air in yer lungs - youll feel soo...

WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!

Thanks for the heads up Dean - looking forward to seeing the new GS Adventure in the flesh....

You know its funny but your right the advriders are all moanin' amd groanin' its gunna be waaay too heavy (compared to the new 06 KTM 950 with fuel injection et al). I must be kinda strange - but I LIKE the fact they have put the massive tank on and increased the weight! I didnt like the standard 12...

Hey Bob, long time no see any posts. Over on the Advrider board there is a rumor the new GS Adventure may have a completely new brake system, still ABS but by a new suppplier to answer the questions about failures. The theory is BMW will be keeping it quiet so as to not admit problems, and to relea...

Cost in the US not released yet. Dealer expects it to retail at around $17K, with ABS, heated grips, cases etc extra. Best guess is a 'tad' over $20K loaded + tax. If your interested get a deposit down soon as they are sure to in demand (my local dealer has 5 deposits already )

Cheers,


Bob

Hi Jonothon, I also have a 1200 Adventure on order and havent been asked the question on ABS yet. I also currently ride an 04 twin spark 1150 Adventure - which has ABS as standard with those %$$#^ servo assisted brakes. You can switch the ABS off for off road use which is helpful. I also occasionall...

socalrob wrote:Were I to put a bike on display as art it would be a MV Agusta F4 or a Ducati 999R. And it would be red. Nothing else really compares from a beaty standpoint, IMHO.

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Yup agree 110%.

Hi Toner, I had to can Mehico due to work $hite, but recently got back from a 5,600 mile ride to AR and back. Did the CO Rockies, Monument Valley and Grand Canyon 'en route'. Did I say I LOVE beemer twins? (I rode with some Jap bikes - believe me they dont come close). I hope all is well with you Cl...