Got a Cee Bailey's +8.5 inch Windshield over the Holiday. This shield is large, but makes the ride more comfortable. Found this on Beemer BoneYard, the holes were drilled a bit larger than OEM shield, so a quick ride over the ACE hardware to get some metric screws, washers, and neoprene backs to hook this puppy on.

Website reference

http://www.ceebaileys.com/bmw/bmws1100rs.htm

A run for the border

Today, Ron, Doug and I met up in Decatur for a leisure ride to the Oklahoma border. We wound our way north from Decatur up through some small Texas towns. It was a sunny hot day around 91 degrees, and over 50% humidity, so we stopped to hydrate along the way.

These guys are great to ride with and did not mind having an oilhead along for the ride. It was cool to see an older airhead, a GS, and a oilhead along for the ride in the Texas heat.

The destination is never as important as the ride, but this is a cool shot of the Texas/Oklahoma border/Red River

New Gear arrived

Got my Shark Helmet and my new Summer vented Fieldsheer jacket in the mail today, both fit great, red, white hopefully is not too crazy, but it stands out.

Shark Week

I broke down and ordered a full face helmet today.

After seeing my brothers Shark Helmet and reading more online

http://www.shark-helmetsus.com/
http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motorcycle-helmet/shark-rsi/

and watching the youtube videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JewCdbjczXQ

I decided to give one a try. I ordered a RED Shark RSI Hologram helmet, size large. I measured my head to be 58 cm, which they say is a medium, I went with a large first. I got this helmet at a steal for $149.00 plus shipping. This helmet is a mere three pounds and built to German safety standards, ECE 22. These things are listed at retail @ $389.00

Spark Plugs Renewed

Miles 50,852

Today after reading more about surging and plugs

http://www.ibmwr.org/r-tech/oilheads/non_oem_spark_plug_options.shtml

http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1002&highlight=autolite+3923+gap

I decided to try out the Autolite 3923 spark plugs gapped @ .032, they are available at Wally World for $3.00, but need to be gapped to BMW spec, so I figured what the heck. I saved the Bosch plugs that were in there just in case.

I used the onboard toolkit with the spark plug adapter, the spark plug puller tool was not in the kit, but I carefully used my fingers to pull the plug caps off each side. Another item missing from my toolkit is the drift that fits with the spark plug puller tool.

Missing spark plug cap puller, and drift for sparkplug puller tool.

I installed the Autolites, screwed them in, then 1/2 turn to seat them. 1/4 turn from now on.

We will see on the next test drive if there is any improvement.

Condition of the spark plugs in the bike looked ok.

Oil Change, Filter and Sight Glass

Changed the engine oil, filter, crush washer, and sight glass today. I had the sight glass for a while, but waited for the oil change to do this procedure.

May 24th, 2009, 50577 miles, 24K major service done July 2008 at 48K miles so this oil was less than 3K miles old, but I had run a chevron techron service through it and a seafoam treatment, so I figured I would change it.

Used 3.5 liters of Spectro Golden 4 (mymcgear.com)
New Bosch Oil Filter (Beemerbone yard)
New Crush washer (Beemerbone yard)
New Oil Sight Glass (A&S Cycles)

Slide Show of Colorado Beemer Trip May 2009