VJMC Death Valley weekend-Fall 2021

 Weds Oct 20.  Spent getting the truck and bike packed, Lucy to the spa.  Leaving tomorrow for Beatty, weather forecast looks good (of course, since we are in the pickup…had we been going on a bike, we would have expected gusts of 45 mph).  

Thursday and we made it to Beatty without winds, rain or meteors ;)   Photos along the way.

Last of the Caponord

 After valiant efforts to sell the spare parts that were accumulated over many years, four boxes of treasures are leaving tomorrow for AF1 in Texas!    

BMW gets new suspension!

After years of living with the “not very good” OEM rear shock and spring setup, Stu ordered a new set from Wilbers.   Given the value of the bike, it was a crazy expense but this bike has turned into our daily ride, so best we get it set up well.

Update:  installation complete and last photo posted below!

End of an Era, Thurs, 5/21, 10 pm

Since 2003, this magnificent bike has been our main long distance bike, over hill and dale, through rain, wind and many mechanical adventures.   We picked it up with 650 miles on it, and ended with 86,024.   Today it moved on to its new owner.   (We still have boxes and boxes of spare parts waiting for their new owners in our dining room😎).

Happy trails and many thanks to our Aprilia Caponord.

Dec 10th inaugural two up ride for Mexican food

It lives

The bike starts and runs really well.  So the 15 day project is over and the BMW sounds great.  It is still on the lift but has a license plate and is ready to take a spin tomorrow!

Dec 4th...tank is on and hooked up

Big day here, last bit of bike going back together.   The tank is polished, attached and fuel petcocks installed.

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And the seat is reinstalled.