[EXTERNAL] 2019 Maintenance and Riding

[Papenfuss, Steven R.]

My girl is still going. At 90,000 miles I have an oil leak to chase down. Probably the valve cover gasket. I need to check the valves anyway. I installed an in-line gas shut off valve as my petcock is wonky. I did put a K&L rebuild kit in it but, I still don't trust it. I still keep overloading my Ventura luggage rack so I have to repair that from time to time. I had to fix my ignition switch to fix a charging problem. I installed magnets in the gas tank as well as a fuel filter to help with rust in the gas tank. I'm planning on retirement this year so I won't be traveling to work in Cheyenne WY. Loveland CO is not that far a ride. So, I might not be using it much.

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From: GPZList [mailto:gpzlist-bounces at lists.micapeak.com] On Behalf Of Charles Scappaticci
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2019 10:59 PM
To: Papenfuss, Steven R. <Steven.Papenfuss2 at va.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] 2019 Maintenance and Riding

I thought I'd post to see if anyone was still out there as I haven't seen a post in a while.

After a two year experiment with my BMW F800GT, I've decided to sell it this spring and find something different.  It's a blast in the corners with fresh rubber and really not a bad bike, but it just isn't what I really wanted.  Wish I could keep it for the local canyons, but alas I can't do that right now.  I will either look for a Concours 14 or possibly a mid 2000's BMW 1200GT.  I'd prefer the Connie of the two.  I will also look at a classic Kawasaki as I really miss the restoration work I used to do.

Since I've apparently decided to keep to keep the Geeper until I die, I'm going to do some work on it this spring.  I did a lot last spring (valve and cam chain adjustment, spark plugs, rear brakes, all new dash lights and a new shifter shaft seal) and am going to get some more done when it warms up.  I've been stuck in San Francisco for the past two months with another one to go before I go home, working a consulting job, but it's given me time to look for a few things for it.  I bought a nice gas tank from a guy in Spain and will swap it out this spring along with a lot of worn screws, bolts and such.  I am going to pull the swing arm, repack the bearings, rebuild the shock linkage and replace the Race Tech'ed OEM shock with my Koni.  I might replace the chain and sprockets as well while I have it apart and I will go ahead and replace my nearly 6 year old battery with a fresh one.

Most of my money last summer went into performance and suspension mods on my "new to me" Mustang GT, but this is the year to work on the GPZ and find that next one.  I likely won't take any more really long adventure trips on the GPZ due to the difficulty in getting parts if I break down somewhere, but it has never let me down in 21 years of ownership and I will work to keep it that way.

Charles S.
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