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

[Adam N.]

LOL.  Midway is New York, there must be some restaurants there.

On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 10:33 PM, Milt Rudy via Tanx <tanx at lists.micapeak.com
> wrote:

> It would be over 5 or 6 hours each way for me from Lewisville, PA, so I
> don't think so.  We have many great hilly, twisty rural roads around here
> and I'll be thinking of you while exploring them on my NC700X.
> Milt
>
> On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 10:19 PM, Tracy Cerrato via Tanx <
> tanx at lists.micapeak.com> wrote:
>
>> Who all can make it to Northampton on a Saturday in October?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Oct 3, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Don Evans via Tanx <tanx at lists.micapeak.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> A grand idea.  I'm off to my Florida home in a few days so cannot
>> attend.  Let's keep the TA rally alive though.  I'll be back in the spring.
>>
>> Enjoy and take photos,
>>
>>
>> Don
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tracy Cerrato via Tanx <tanx at lists.micapeak.com>
>> To: Transalp and NX discussion list <tanx at lists.micapeak.com>
>> Cc: Tracy Cerrato <tcrrto at comcast.net>
>> Sent: Tue, Oct 3, 2017 8:04 am
>> Subject: Re: [Tanx] [External] Re: New Transalp owner!
>>
>> I think if we can figure out who’s interested, and find a restaurant
>> somewhere toward the middle, we could all ride to it and have lunch
>> together, take a rally photo and ride home; it would fulfill the minimum
>> requirement to get us through this year.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>> On Oct 2, 2017, at 11:58 PM, Jason via Tanx <tanx at lists.micapeak.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I've been looking for a good priced low miles one. Nice score Adam!
>> Jason
>>
>>
>> On Oct 2, 2017, at 23:44, Milt Rudy via Tanx <tanx at lists.micapeak.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Where are you located?
>> Milt
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 8:13 PM, Adam N. via Tanx <tanx at lists.micapeak.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>> 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:
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>> 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?
>>
>>
>> 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 [ <tanx-bounces at lists.micapeak.com>
>> mailto:tanx-bounces at lists.mic <tanx-bounces at lists.mic?>apeak.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>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>tcrrto at comcast.net
>>
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