[Tanx] [External] Re: New Transalp owner!

Mon Oct 2 17:13:32 PDT 2017

I think I am fairly centrally located.  I could host.  Maybe we could just
do a one day thing, or people could stay over my house.  We have three
guest beds plus a couch.. It's not palatial but it would do. I could cobble
together some roads.

On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 7:48 PM, Tracy Cerrato via Tanx <
tanx at lists.micapeak.com> wrote:

> So guys… I think this year was supposed to be the 19th Annual NETAR - next
> year would be 20. Can anyone confirm?
> Is anyone able to do a short-notice october mini-rally to keep this thing
> going so we can make year 20? Maybe by then some of the DNR’s can ride
> again.
>
> p.s. Adam, there are two styles of CDI holder for the TA. One squishes the
> box the long way, possibly causing premature CDI failure (usually around
> the 20k mark). The second one lays them in sideways to reduce the squish.
> I’ll post pics of both so you can see what I’m talking about. But most of
> us had CDI failure near 20k or so. We learned a lot of the quirks, and all
> the good stuff together over these last 20 years.
> Tracy
>
>
> On Oct 2, 2017, at 4:48 PM, Adam N. via Tanx <tanx at lists.micapeak.com>
> wrote:
>
> will there every be another Transalp rally?
>
> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 4:47 PM, Adam N. <taxonomy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Maybe.  This is the bike you crashed?
>>
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>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 4:41 PM, Jay via Tanx <tanx at lists.micapeak.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> How nice to see a new TA owner!  Get the crash bars installed soon. Mine
>>> enabled me to ride over 50 miles home after my 60 mph deer impact. Not even
>>> a coolant leak. The entire front cowl/headlight assy. and every piece of
>>> plastic is trashed, but no mechanical issues. Amazing bikes. Glad you got
>>> that beauty, Adam. Need a white parts bike?
>>>
>>>    Jay
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Don via Tanx <tanx at lists.micapeak.com>
>>> *Sent:* Monday, October 02, 2017 4:13 PM
>>> *To:* Transalp and NX discussion list <tanx at lists.micapeak.com>
>>> *Cc:* Don <evansmsf at aol.com>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Tanx] [External] Re: New Transalp owner!
>>>
>>> Good bike, good price. I have Givi's side and top and good plastic and
>>> would market at $3200.00 and expect it would sell quickly to those that
>>> know theTA. I have Shinko 705 trail masters. 80/20. D606 for the level 3+
>>> (which I don't do any more).  Advice from me and many others. "Get a spare
>>> CDI module" and the retro holder if possible.
>>>
>>> You'll enjoy it.
>>>
>>> Don Evans
>>>
>>> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone
>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Original message --------
>>> From: "Adam N. via Tanx" <tanx at lists.micapeak.com>
>>> Date: 10/2/17 3:44 PM (GMT-05:00)
>>> To: Transalp and NX discussion list <tanx at lists.micapeak.com>
>>> Cc: "Adam N." <taxonomy at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Tanx] [External] Re: New Transalp owner!
>>>
>>> I was pretty pleased as it had the GIVI luggage stuff.  I LOVE hard
>>> bags, and I think that setup would have been pretty impossible to get in
>>> any other way.   I like being able to lock up my Aerostich and helmet when
>>> I get someplace. I may even take it camping. It had some other odds and
>>> ends, like newer heated grips and a power charger etc.
>>>
>>> Bike looks good, well maintained.
>>>
>>> Cant wait to get it plated.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Burr, John H UTAS via Tanx <
>>> tanx at lists.micapeak.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Can’t argue with that.  I think I could get ~$3,200 for my white one.
>>>> Think you did well Adam for the Moonstone.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Tanx [mailto:tanx-bounces at lists.micapeak.com] *On Behalf Of *Milt
>>>> Rudy via Tanx
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, October 02, 2017 3:31 PM
>>>> *To:* Transalp and NX discussion list
>>>> *Cc:* Milt Rudy
>>>>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Tanx] [External] Re: New Transalp owner!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> $3200 is about what I sold my '90 moonstone for in 2004.  Except for
>>>> vintage classics, I don't think any bikes held their value as well.
>>>>
>>>> Milt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 3:26 PM, Tracy Cerrato via Tanx <
>>>> tanx at lists.micapeak.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Beautiful moonstone! The red is second best, then the white.
>>>>
>>>> Nah, tires aren’t that hard to find… you can use bridgestone trail
>>>> wings, dunlop D606’s, Metzeler saharas, pirelli scorpion rallies, etc, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Tracy Cerrato
>>>>
>>>> tcrrto at comcast.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> On Oct 2, 2017, at 3:08 PM, Terry Haskins via Tanx <
>>>> tanx at lists.micapeak.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Looks  good….when  I put  new  rubber  on there  was  not  a lot  of
>>>> options due to  the  tire  sizes.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Tanx [mailto:tanx-bounces at lists.micapeak.com
>>>> <tanx-bounces at lists.micapeak.com>] *On Behalf Of *Adam N. via Tanx
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, October 02, 2017 3:04 PM
>>>> *To:* Transalp and NX discussion list
>>>> *Cc:* Adam N.
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Tanx] [External] Re: New Transalp owner!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am very excited to have it. I don't have much in the way of pictures
>>>> but here are some snaps from the way home yesterday.  I think it's going to
>>>> need tires.  Any suggestions?  I paid $3200 for it with 17K and change on
>>>> it for miles. It came with a full set if Givi luggage side cases and rack
>>>> are in the truck bed. I just scored a new GIVI set of crash bars.  Body
>>>> looks good aside from some scratches and a crack on one place.  It matches
>>>> my truck!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The bike is on the truck which is on the Hadleyme ferry in CT.  I
>>>> bought it, at least in part, to poke around back roads with my wife on it.
>>>>
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>>>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Tracy Cerrato via Tanx <
>>>> tanx at lists.micapeak.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Adam! That’s great!
>>>>
>>>> The group has been getting smaller and smaller due to aging riders,
>>>> mechanical mishaps, etc. The old TA’s are definitely moving slowly toward
>>>> extinction - which is too bad because, after all these years, these bikes
>>>> still ROCK!!! Just ask J. Braun and anyone who has followed him with their
>>>> own Transalp. They can go anywhere and do anything.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tracy Cerrato
>>>>
>>>> tcrrto at comcast.net
>>>>
>>>>
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