[s-cars] diary of a bmw driver

Sun Jun 29 20:53:47 PDT 2008

While not in the market for a vintage sportbike, I must say that bike is a beauty, and in stunning condition.

Good luck,
Dave

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From: Young, Steve <sryoung at trane.com>
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Sent: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 1:32 pm
Subject: RE: [s-cars] diary of a bmw driver

With all this bike talk going on, I feel I should chime in.  I have
pulled my 1983 KZ1000R2 Eddie Lawson Replica out of mothballs, and given
it a thorough clean up.  Fresh fluids, fuel lines, adjustments,
lubrication, and the like.  Dyno'ed at 70.4 RWHP last week, not earth
shattering, but the bike is completely stock, and 25 years old.  ~9800
miles on the bike, and it is in solid 9+ condition.  Owned it since
1984-1985.  A true collectors item, 1 of about 2100 built worldwide in
'82 and '83.  I don't use it anymore, so it needs to go to someone who
will appreciate it for what it is.  Will be asking $12k ($8K-$12K is the
going rate for an '83 right now) in my ad when I get it pulled together.
If anyone knows of someone who would be interested, have them contact me
off list.  Enjoy.

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Regards,

Steven Young
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Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:01 AM
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Subject: Re: [s-cars] diary of a bmw driver

I love the smell of napalm in the morning...

WTF that has to do with anything - I dunno.  Hmmm.

Very cool guys - great to see yours all further nutballismodomicy in all
its varying iterations.  I love a good bike.  Doubt will ever have one,
they terrify me.  But really dig them regardless.  If I did ever finagle
one, I'd ride it like a poo_say - that much I know.  Life's too
valuable, or something.

Now...  SEE!  The List _DOES_ have a pulse left in it still.
Encouraging.  Thanks for the wake up, love what it shakes out of the
bush.  Just look at the characters here?  NOIRCE.

To these shenanigans, I can only add...

My good friend Mark Besso dropped by last night on his '96 Blackbird
1100.  What a neat bike, stealthy black - think he said something like
140 to the wheel, but at a hefty 500lb.  He's an Iron Butt Association
member now - *MADMAN* (1000mi / 24h), and it's got 55k on it now.  Gotta
love it.

When it was time for his departure I insisted on escorting him down the
highway 2 exits in the 930.  Guys' gotta do what a guys' gotta do you
see.  He's got some neat dual muffler set up that sounds real good.
Kept with him surprisingly well, enough that he called me upon his
arrival home chuckling "my GAWD that thing is FAST".

All I know, my blowby filled his helmet with something akin to
bwWOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTttttt>>>>>>>>>POPPITY
POPopOPopOPopOPopOPopOPopOPopppp>>>>>>>>>>>bWOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
TTTTTTTTtttt...

I exited, as I was on my way to go visit something even faster, sillier,
stoooopidererer.

Of all ^^^this^^^ sound and stooopidity... no comment - I know
nuthing...  nuthhhhhhhhhhhhing...

Stay looneytooned...

-Sgt Schultz
CT, allegedly

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From: djdawson2 at aol.com [mailto:djdawson2 at aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 11:42 PM
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davekase at pdqlocks.com
Cc: Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK); s-car-list at audifans.com; wmahoney at disk.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] diary of a bmw driver

I too am afflicted.  I've owned a bunch of sportbikes through the years.
I have only kept one to this day, a '98 ZX-9.  I keep it because it's so
fast, turns and stops so well, and most importantly, has a riding
position that I can tolerate for 6 or 7 hundred miles in a day.  It has
also been reliable as heck.  I really like the bike, and it is mint.

It has a few tweaks, making a respectable 142 at the rear wheel.  All in
all, a great little weapon I pull out of the garage for a couple of long
runs each summer through the roads of the wild west... ah....

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Sent: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 9:13 pm
Subject: Re: [s-cars] diary of a bmw driver

 A little competition for the mistress we call quattro?? Mark, I
remember many a discussion regarding you using your s-wagon for trailer
duty.? Glad to hear you figured out a bit of 'merican iron is better
suited to the task.? Unlike you boys with the exotics, I went the basic
Hapersize route 15 years ago and dropped a detuned Kenny Black prepped
1387cc big block into a 500lb 85 FJ...? With 40mm RS Mikunis and MSD
wasted spark coils all stuffed into the narrow stock bodywork, she cuts
corners with brute torque and wheel in the air post-apex antics just not
found finessing the newer road course bikes....? At the quarter mile (my
personal best 10.05 at 143) she looks like a bucket of antique bolts,
but launches from the lights with very little drama.?

Good to see others enjoy the speed of the 2 wheel variety as well. Fast
in a car is relative to what you also drive...

Cheers and finger point salute...

Scott J
85 FJ1387

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Turczyn <mkturczyn at verizon.net<mailto:mkturczyn at verizon.net>>
To: Rich Beebe <rich at beebecomm.com<mailto:rich at beebecomm.com>>;
davekase at pdqlocks.com<mailto:davekase at pdqlocks.com>
Cc: pkrasusky at ups.com<mailto:pkrasusky at ups.com>;
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Sent: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:04 pm
Subject: Re: [s-cars] diary of a bmw driver

PK, Dave, and Rich

I could not help myself- when I saw that someone else on this list likes
888's   I have a real big Passion for them.--- along with my other
passions
that Mr. Paul knows about---

I have been tracking two 888  Corse's for over 10 years--kind of fun to
buzz along with the young guys on the new bikes-- good thing corners
take skill and not just HP because even the new street bikes outgun my
factory race bikes built in the early '90's.

Not sure many on this list remember but I used my Avant to tow my bikes
to tracks in the Midwest, Canada, and up and down the East coast until I
got smart and finally bought an old Astro after 8 years of turning my
turbo red going through the mountains in PA.

I have now have Four Corse's-  a '90 Corse I built up from factory
parts, Doug Polans' Ferracci 91 AMA bike, a Ferracci built '94 955 AMA
bike, and a
'94 Corse I built up from factory parts.   I love rebuilding the
heads/motors during the winter since the factory Corse heads and motor
internals are all chrome like polished jewelry .  I have crashed over
the years but it after I get over the mental pain I just rebuild them
over the winter.  Ferracci acted like my mainline supplier of parts(drug
of choice)--I bought most of them after the 916 Corse's came out so I
got them before they dried up.  I will keep them on the track until I
run out of parts.

My street bike used to be a '90 SP2 I bought as salvage and restored in
my basement but I would get stupid on the street after coming back from
the track.  So to counter that stupidity as I approach 60 I built a
BMW/2 conversion bike. It is an Earles fork 1969 BMW frame with a 1978
R80 motor, a four leading shoe front brake I pulled off a wrecked 1972
Yamaha TD-2 GP bike, big tank, solo seat, and police bags.  This
conversion looks funky and yet it keeps up with traffic and actually
stops.  It just does not corner so I do not try too hard-- I keep that
stuff at the track.

Probably way more info then anyone wanted to read-- back to lurking.

On 6/25/08 10:32 AM, "Rich Beebe"
<rich at beebecomm.com<mailto:rich at beebecomm.com>> wrote:

>
> aaah, another duc owner.
>
> nice, nice 888. amazed you sold that one, dave. looked like a very 
> nice example. so, it that a real 'foggy' this time?
>
> i have 6 bikes here - 3 of them ducs. an '06 PS1000LE (a 'paul smart'
> for the rest of you), an '03 ST4s (my tourer) and a '95 900ss (a real 
> beauty. loads of carbon. bought from a friend's 30 bike collection).
> would take too long to run down all the upgrades on all 3 - farkling 
> is fun!! <g>
>
> rich
>
> On Jun 25, 2008, at 9:14 AM,
davekase at pdqlocks.com<mailto:davekase at pdqlocks.com> wrote:
>
>> Hold on just a darn second here!  Ducati?
>>
>> I skip one off-topic thread and it turns into something about 
>> Ducati's????!!!!
>>
>> O.K. - first Paulie boy, its DUCK not DUKE. sheesh...  Monster?
>> Gots one
>> right now.
>>
>> Who's getting one anyway?  Old Man Baloney?
>>
>> I have owned several Ducks and the Monster is my favorite to ride.
>> MUST
>> get carbon pipes.  I also have waaaaaay cool carbon fiber timing belt

>> covers with stainless mesh so's you can watch stuff whirl.
>>
>> Also MUST have a vented clutch cover.  My current clutch cover is cut

>> right in half so you not only hear the rattle but you can get pant 
>> legs and curious small children caught in there.
>>
>> Sorry for snoozing guys.

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