Category Archives: F650GS

Why I changed those front forks out…

Posted on January 19, 2009 by carolyn

Here's Rashmi's story, in SuperBike magazine.   Click here for an enlarged version. This, boys and girls, is why I swapped out my forks.   BMW claims that they've never heard of this before, but ADVrider.com came up with at least … Continue reading →

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New forks for the Beemer

Posted on December 5, 2008 by carolyn

Here's the write-up for replacing forks on a F650GS. Why'd I do it?  From the write-up: "As of this writing (November 2008), there have been multiple reports of catastrophic fork failures on the 2001-2002 model F650GS. BMW refuses to officially … Continue reading →

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B4TheSnowFlies ride report

Posted on November 5, 2008 by carolyn

It still counts towards my "blog every day" goal, since I wrote the ride report in November. 😉 Clicky clicky for the B4TheSnowFlies ride report 

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F650GS: Replacing the headlight bulb

Posted on October 28, 2008 by carolyn

In its eternal quest to make me replace every one of its parts, the Beemer killed its low beam the other night. Thus, you get a write-up.  

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Puck Ewes vs Red Menace: 1-1

Posted on October 19, 2008 by carolyn

We had a great, if short-handed, game against Christine's team "Red Menace" tonight.  It was 1-1 going into OT, but no one scored then either, so we ended the game a tie. I played center with Chris W and Sheila, … Continue reading →

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