Almost spring!

[Christopher Bowen]

She looks so tiny next to your truck!

-Chris

> On Feb 27, 2018, at 10:22 AM, Charles Scappaticci <scapco at ecentral.com> wrote:
> 
> We had a super nice weekend in Colorado weekend before last, so I took
> advantage of the weather to get the street bikes out for a little work and
> a short ride to blow the cobwebs out.
> 
> Saturday I pulled my BMW F800GT out to put a new battery in, as the
> expensive Lithium one died in less than 8 months.  I also wanted to try out
> the new adjustable windscreen I put on it a month ago. Very happy with the
> lesser amount of wind which will be nice in the spring and fall.
> 
> I got the GPZ out Sunday to put the new registration on and take it for a
> short spin. Even after nearly 21 years of ownership, it still manages to
> put a smile on my face when I crank the throttle back and let it go. Now
> that I have decided to keep it, I’ve got to do some work on it starting
> with a valve adjustment, cam chain tensioner adjustment, new plugs, an oil
> change and a carb sync. I will also start saving for a valve job as it’s
> burning a little oil these days.
> 
> Interestingly, I found a set of Givi bag mounts for my BMW that will allow
> me to put the GPZ’s bigger hard bags on it. The BMW’s bags are nice and
> very well integrated, but only hold 55 liters and aren't really big enough
> for a long trip. The European GPZ bags I got via Bob Sims many years ago,
> are 72 liters and I can also use my small 21 liter Givi’s on the same
> mounts. It will be interesting to see how it all works once I get them
> mounted.
> 
> Here’s a picture on the big red rocket taken last Sunday.  Glad to see
> quite a few listers still have their GPZ's.
> 
> Jim, I look forward to dinner with you and your better half a week from
> this Saturday on the 10th in Daytona Beach.
> 
> Regards,
> Charles S.
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