Recent content by dm_gsxr

2002, none, regular gas. It's more of a touring bike so the mods are mainly around the bike vs the engine. I do have a PCIII on it I believe (not sure if a II or III is all; it's been quite a few years since I had that done). I'd have to check. It was full when I brought it home. I dumped...

The bike had interrupted the ride with an FI displayed. Just a stutter and it would catch and continue on. I dropped some FI cleaner into the tank but no change, it would stutter on a ride and then get going again. Then it stopped at a light and refused to start with a FI displayed. With some...

That's actually one of the reasons I'm here poking around again. I was searching the 'net for some ideas and one of the threads here popped up. I thought I'd drop in and check the site out, see what's going on, post a few posts again and then I'd like to clean up the bike a bit; steering head...

14,000 miles on a Metzler Z6 is my best so far. Carl

22 degrees here and excellent riding weather. Lowest riding temp is 3 degrees, commuting of course (so 35 minutes). For trips, the lowest was 29 degrees for several hours. And that was pretty cold. Carl

Oh I suck on chains. I get into riding and forget to clean and grease it. On the ride home from Labrador I wasn't sure I was going to make it home. The chain was almost touching the belly plate. Generally on my normal running around (commuting and hitting the hills), I get 18,000 to 20,000...

I had Avons on my Harley but after a couple of tries, I locked on to the Z6 and have been hooked. I'm using the 195/50. I put the tire on a week before the start of the trip to Labrador. 9,600 miles later and it was still in reasonable shape. I ran it for two more months and replaced it at about...

I'd heard a few things too so I wanted to try it out. The main things I got from it are that it sheds water so my seat doesn't get as wet, it lets more air circulate between me and the seat (less monkey butt), it's a bit warmer in the winter (I ride all year), and the main thing is that the seat...

I was actually heading back to have my wife help me get it back up because it kept sliding in the sand. She basically stood on the front wheel while I lifted it up. Pictures are important though. Without pics, it doesn't exist :D 57 in a 55 in Arizona. Got a warning though :D Carl

It's an '02. I bought it in August of '04 with 3,900 miles on it. The guy lived in downtown Denver and was within walking distance of work (Microsoft). He rode it a few times in the canyons but was moving to Texas and wanted to go as light as possible. So it's 80,000 in four years, averaging...

All my pics are on my website. Schelin Motorcycle Touring Pages Make sure you have a little time before you get started though :D Carl

I was heading up to the Arctic Circle and made a wrong turn (no sign pointing the way). So I was on my way back and had transitioned from the loose gravel road to the hard packed dirt road. I started to speed up a little and then *thup* the rear tire was punctured. I had a kit but the hole was...

Actually I did too. :D The bike in the road is on the road to Northwest Territories. The little cloud bank on the horizon is the warm water from the river in contact with the colder air :) The most interesting part was that picture with the bikes in the parking lot. That was the first time I...

I prefer the Z6 over any other tire so far. I got 14,000 miles from the trip to Labrador. Unfortunately I got a flat north of Fairbanks and the Power Sports guys only had a sport tire to put on it which lasted less than two days. I had to take a detour up to Kamloops to get it replaced with a Z6...

The Alaska trip was done in two weeks and Labrador was done in three but a week was visiting friends and family up the east coast. I planned it pretty well although the flat tire 120 miles from civilization was a slight detour. I had a plug kit but it was for the old Harley I used to have and...