[EXTERNAL] Re: Saying bye to summer..

Tue Sep 10 09:40:06 PDT 2019

Steven,

I'm just going to install a new ZRX1200 petcock.  My existing one works
fine, but is getting older.  The original ones had a defective o-ring that
was corrected in the ZRX petcocks.

Charles S.

On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 9:08 AM Papenfuss, Steven R. <
Steven.Papenfuss2 at va.gov> wrote:

> At 90,000 miles this year I turned into a fair weather rider when it was
> too hot. I tried a K&L petcock repair kit that only sort of worked. So, I
> put an in-line shut-off from Motion Pro on in case the petcock acts up.
> What type of new petcock are you going with? I got a valve cover gasket and
> the other gaskets as I have an oil leak and I need to check my valves. I
> just can't seem to get to it. I'm going to the KTM rally in Breckenridge
> this weekend on the dual-sport. I'll have to do a fall ride in the Rockies
> on the GPZ as I love the cool temperatures and bright colors.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GPZList <gpzlist-bounces at lists.micapeak.com> On Behalf Of Charles
> Scappaticci
> Sent: Monday, September 9, 2019 4:02 PM
> To: Papenfuss, Steven R. <Steven.Papenfuss2 at va.gov>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Saying bye to summer..
>
> Great picture Alex!  I've ridden in snow like that and it wasn't very fun.
>
> I did some freshening up of the GPZ this summer, rebuilt the rear
> suspension, installed a new battery, my Koni shock, and rebuilt the shift
> linkage which was badly need plus some other odds and ends.  Sadly, I was
> working in Flagstaff AZ for much of the summer so my riding season was
> pretty short though I did ride my BMW F800GT to the New Mexico BMW rally in
> Taos this last weekend and rode some great roads.  I plan on a tank swap
> this winter to a better one with a new petcock and will take another look
> at the chain and sprockets as I have a new set waiting.  Though I still
> have good rubber left on my Pilot Road 2's, I may go pick up a set of the
> Pilot Road 4's and put them on my other set of rims as I'm not sure the
> Pilot Road 5's are going to be as good as the 4's or the 2's.
>
> Enjoy the fall riding!
>
> Charles S.
>
> On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 1:20 PM Alexander Finger <af at genevainformation.ch>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello friends, I did not yet bring the GPZ to the mechanic (I think
> > it'll happen in winter..) but took the Africa Twin to the celebration
> > we had with the university (I finished a bachelor in law this
> > february, going for the master now). A fellow student had invited us
> > to stay with her and her family in the alps to celebrate and so I took
> > off this morning at 7°C to go home.
> > I had the choice between going back the way I came (motorway) or take
> > a chance with the Grimselpass. It snowed during the night and the
> > warnings for snow and icy roads were on.
> > I was not very positive but just before the summer I saw a family of
> > three on three bikes from Luxembourg and asked them how the conditions
> > were - snow, they said, but the road is clear.
> > Off I went, just to get into an hour of rain on the north side of the
> alps.
> > Wet, frozen but happy I made it to Murten and went sailing on the
> > afternoon
> > - talk about a full program ;)
> >
> > cheers
> > Alex
> > [image: IMG_20190908_104200.jpg]
> >
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