20 years later - GPZ After Thoughts

Sun Jun 18 08:24:15 PDT 2017

Justified a fav too.
Have idea of shipping the GPz to Europe for tour next year and then leaving it there. Just cracked 40,000kms. Lots of use left.

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> On Jun 18, 2017, at 8:50 AM, masonjs at nrtco.net wrote:
> 
> My GPz is 9 years gone.  It was a hell of a lot of fun and I got to go a lot of places and meet a lot of nice people that I wouldn't have without it.
> This wet cold spring has been a non motorcycle one so far.
> I did manage to replace the ignition system in my 1970 Triumph.  Its still the  "Get home before dark Lucas" .    I put in new coils, condensers (capacitors), points, plug wires & plugs.  Replaced the worn out Amal carburetor with a new Mikuni.  Might have gotten a couple more horse power.   I don't get to massage the "tickler" any more.  But also don't have the throttle slide stick open . Its a 20' rider not a concourse bike.  I put in a new speedo drive.  I notice it is made by Royal Enfield in India.  Most British bikes seemed to run the same 400-18 rear wheels so they used the same drive and Smith instruments.
> A minute or so after opening the petcock, I gave it a couple of pushes through with the kick start, set the choke, turned on the ignition switch, and was amazed when it fired up 1/2 way through the first kick.  It came down to a 900 rpm idle with both cylinders still firing when I took the choke off.
> I donned a helmet, jacket & gloves and took off up the driveway.  I got it out on Rapid Road and twisted the throttle.  I missed the shift to 2nd as I tried using my left foot .  I should not have worn sneakers as the bottom of the brake pedal was not kind to the top of my big toe.  I made several 7 km runs to the end of the road & back.  I had a large bug eating grin by the time I'd got a smooth shift to 3rd.
> Is Longmire still on.  I miss it and Justified.
> 
> 
> 
>> On Saturday 17/06/2017 at 9:00 pm, Art Johnson  wrote:
>> Another dream/myth shattered...
>> 
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>>> 
>>> On Jun 17, 2017, at 7:25 AM, Steven Bixby <steven at bixbys.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Heh.... Longmire fan here too. But.... the TV series was actually shot in New Mexico and Nevada.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On June 15, 2017 8:26:18 PM PDT, art johnson <arthjohnson270 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Chuck, one day, I'll get there on two wheels. The wife went to college in Alamosa. Gotta ride the Beartooth Range (Longmire territory).
>>>> A former coworker told me of Independence Pass, so that's on the bucket list too.
>>>> Can bring more H-D shirts for your buds.
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPad
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>>>>> 
>>>>>   On Jun 15, 2017, at 8:45 PM, dominatr37 <dominatr37 at optonline.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>   <<It's
>>>>>   biggest drawback is the vertical twin engine vibrations that come through
>>>>>   the bars which can make my hands tingle, so I will have to invest in some
>>>>>   foam grips before I head on any long trips.>>
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Look into 'ManicSalamander.com' bar ends. I put a set on the FJR for the heck of it and they work really nicely. They are 1 lb each.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Ralph L. Angelo, Jr.
>>>>>   Author of cool stuff.
>>>>>  http://RLAngeloJr.com
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