BMW K1200LT overlooking the Pacific from Kanan Rd test ride with trunk removed, handles better!

Back to the street, on my new, pre-owned, BMW K1200LT-C!
This bike is really sweet, a real pleasure to drive! From short rides to the grocery store or long days on the interstate, this bike is ready. When I bought it, I rode 2 days home averaging 300+ each day. No monkey butt or hot spots, could have gone the entire ride in one day! - AWESOME!


I almost forgot to share My Fathers Day Gift... a brand new 2006 FJR1300AE with Automatic Clutch and Electronic Shift! (At least its in the AE only color even if they left the clutch lever on by mistake) And at only 8 bucks, a deal at twice the price!

Dashboard with Customized Roll Chart Shafts, Touratech IMO100R300+ Trip Computer & Garmin 76Csx Baja Designs Tecate HID Headlight w/35watt MR16 - Very Intense! this really lights up the road, although EXTREMELY Un-Usable for Street-Legal Operations (WAY TOO bright! this will blind oncoming drivers for the remainder of their useful lives, instantly) The upper lamp, a 35 watt mr16 bulb, worked allot better that I hoped it would by lighting up the area between the front wheel and the bottom of the HID beam, this really helps to provide a well lit path to ride on.
RevLoc Clutch
RevLoc Clutch You'll never want or need another clutch!
read.. Full compression braking, right down to idle. ZERO difference from my conventional clutch.
No stalling, it really helps when you don't have to restart after a spill...
especially if you have a kickstart only dinosaur like mine.
And, since I've found that most (read MOST) electric start owners are pretty smug about themselves and rarely miss the opportunity to point and laugh at someone still using a kickstarter.
So it really helps cut down on the Smug!
Adding a Battery - I needed a reserve power source for my new HID Tecate Headlight because the stock WR stator cant get excited enough to power it at idle. That means that I FINALLY found a use for the stock airbox lid - i used it as my battery mounting plate... I will post pics showing the installed modified lid with the home built, hardware store, purchased, standoffs that I made to keep the battery away from the air filter element and to help keep some air flowing into the airbox! - I used the Yuasa YTZ7-S 12 volt sealed battery based on battery dimensions and what fit in a 2003 WR450FR - I found a good place to buy motorcycle batteries online with competitive prices fast free ground shipping and timely e-mail based customer service, here www.motorcyclebatteriesusa.com
Yamaha factory's Cabròn Fiber Fork Guard Lowers
LightSpeeds' Cabròn Fiber Rear Caliper Guard New Item
A Nice Piece! It took a really HARD hit and lived on the Big Bear Run 2007 - looks like it will survive a bit longer that the stock plastic piece
recent pics of my 2001 WR426FN black anodized rims and black powder coated swingarm... although, not real - just been playin' around in photoshop. Looks Good though!
Navigation & Control mockup shot
Touratech trip confuser: to replace the old Endurance (it didn't endure)

The list of a few of the new additions to my WR since 2006:

Alum.Motorcycle carrier -w/o my trailer I sneak out of the house allot quicker! thanks DiscountRamps.com
IMS 4 gallon tank - RockyMountainMC.com
RevLoc automatic clutch - RevLoc.com
Enduro Engineering GPS Mount Adaptor - Touratech/Cycoactive.com
Garmin 76Csx GPS - GetFeetWet.com
Ram mount & cradle stuff - ExpressMounts.com
Touratech GPS power convertor-adaptor - Touratech/Cycoactive.com
Dunlop 606's front & rear - RockyMountainMC.com
Rear: 18" x 2.5" Excel rim - (to correct the oblong tire profile when using the stock 2.15" wide)
Rollchart (a what?) - CycleGear Las Vegas
Olympia AST riding jacket & AirGlide2 pants, very functional & well worth the cost! call Troy at BMW of Las Vegas parts dept. 702-454-6269
Fender bags, front for spares & tools, rear for tools & jerky - RockyMountainMC.com
New 560 line Sony helmet camera and mount, this setup works way better than my old one. - sharper picture and the tinted lens on the camera housing really helps cut down on the dust from messing up the picture between the Colonels Flyin' Dust Wipes! - www.helmetcamera.com
A fresh & long overdue, Shoei skid lid to replace my old AXO helmet
Lots of new tools, valve shim kit, on and on...
replace the chain slider..
get some fresh brake pads..
service my Scotts damper for once..

UPDATED 7/2007 - (I still need to dial the jetting in, to fix the lean sputter at top speed - 5/2007)
That turned out to be My 5th Gear Failure

5th Gear Failure ~ video

(I cant wait to post the fatal gears' photo's! ~ Soon!)

I still want to perform, professor Redbeards' "AP" or "O-ring" modification. on my keihen carb.
I've read, on many forums, that it helps improve this bikes' throttle response dramatically.
...see the o-ring mod.pdf here - thanks to Professor Redbeard!

Here's my 2001 Yamaha WR426 So long ago...
The "WR" After the Installation of the Dual Sport Kit.
(Street Legal!) everything seemed to work well after an initial warm-up / charging of
the tiny battery provided with the kit..
Front View
Baja Designs seat cover for the taller (softer) seat foam.
Here's the "WR" with the new seat, signals, horn, and street legal garb attached.
The Seat looks more like the stock unit on the 2004 WR450 flat across from front to back Somewhat taller (2") than before - but hell - now I can ride 50 miles without my butt threatening divorce!
Heres the YamaDog - at a solo ride at Gorman, December 2005 -
Hey COOL Licence Plate Huh?