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Last Sunday, a colleague and I startet a 5-day-tour along the so called "German Alps Road". This road goes in E/W direction along the German side of the Alps from the Lake of Constance to Berchtesgaden (close to the Austrian border).
It is hard for me to describe the 5 days in detail as English is not my mother language and writing a detailed report in English would just cost too much effort for my clumsy fingers.

So here is the compressed version with some pics.
DAY 1
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We started on last Sunday morning 9 am at Mannheim and headed to Berchtesgaden (as we planned to ride the tour from East to West). The weather was fine but riding on the German Autobahn for approx 5 hours with 140-150 km/h speed is not so comfortable. I packed all my belongings in a simple rubber role (from the manufacturer Ortlieb) which was totally waterproof (unfortunately, we tested this during our ride). When we arrived at our first hotel ("Götschenalm" in Bischofswiesen close to Berchtesgaden),

we unmounted all the baggage and immediately started to ride along the "Roßfeldpanoramastraße". Nice curvy road and sometimes great panoramic view.

After riding the road 3 times (you have to pay 4 EUR toll fee), we headed for lake "Königssee"

before we went back to our hotel. By the way: in Bavaria all the cattles have "free passway" which means they are allowed to cross roads wherever they want. So you have to take care of them and especially their slippery digestion remnants on the roads.

Any CB'S going to Americade ?

Hey Guys,

Does anyone know where this fairing is from. It kind of looks like the chic designs one, but it certainly has some differences. Notice the shape of the windshield. Any help would be much appreciated.

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Deft

This Sunday 8 AM on FS1 ch 219

Guess who was fastest in FP-1 (hint..should be no surprise)

Rossi's 300th GP so he will be trying extra hard.....

How good is Rossi?

On Sunday Rossi is scheduled to become just the second rider in the 65-year history of Grand Prix racing to reach the milestone of 300 GP race starts, the other being fellow Italian Loris Capirossi.

Below are a collection of statistics relating to Rossi’s long career in Grand Prix racing:

- He has taken part in 299 of the 837 Grand Prix events staged since the start of the World Championship series back in 1949. This means that he has taken part in 35.7% of all Grand Prix events

- Rossi has won GP races on seven different motorcycles: 125cc Aprilia, 250cc Aprilia, 500cc Honda, 990cc Honda, 990cc Yamaha, 800cc Yamaha and 1000cc Yamaha

- He is the only rider to have won on 500cc two-stroke, 990cc four-stroke and 800cc four-stroke and 1000cc four-stroke machines

- During his career Rossi has competed at 36 different Grand Prix circuits

- Of these 36 circuits, he has taken at least one GP win at 27 of them. No other rider in the history of motorcycle Grand Prix racing has won at as many different circuits as Rossi

- The circuits at which Rossi has had most GP wins are Catalunya and Mugello, where he has won nine times at each of them

- The circuit at which Rossi has made most Grand Prix appearances is Jerez, where he has made 19 GP starts across the three classes

- Rossi’s victory at the Dutch TT last year, 16 years and 315 days after his first GP win in the 125 class at Brno in 1996, made him the rider with the second-longest winning career across all classes, after Capirossi. If Rossi wins another Grand Prix, he will take this record away from Capirossi

A guy in the UK has a brand new 0 mile bike he is selling part by part. He wants around $2,200 for motor which is a good price. Someone with a 13 model could drop that motor in and have a new 6 speed. With what you would lose on the sale of a 13 and then the price of a 14 $2,200 is good. It's a white bike but not a deluxe. Anyone with a 13 or 14 that's a standard could buy tank and side covers and have a new white bike! Says he will ship world wide!!

I recently did a few mods I haven't seen on here, so I thought I would put up some pics. First off, lower footpegs for more legroom. I've seen posts with the Buell pegs but didn't really like how they looked, the adjustable pegs are nice but very pricey, so I kept looking and found some by knight design. 1 3/8 inches lower, but since they don't have curb feelers(?), I actually gained around an inch of clearance underneath them. The site said to contact them to make sure they fit, but when I did they had no idea but assured me I could send them back no questions. I looked at the pictures, got out the tape measure and tried to guess on the fit. I thought it would be close, especially on the kickstand assist thing, but it turns out they fit with no problems. Very easy, uses the stock pin and spring and moves out of the way just like stock. 4 out of 5 stars, they don't look the best but are functional and appear well made.

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Lunch time ..double steakburger with cheese pickle and catsup and shoestring fries MMmmmmm

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A stop at Stonelick Lake to drink some water under the shade of a big ol tree

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couple profile shots

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a stop at East Fork Lake atop the William Harsha Dam. I used to quail and deer hunt all the land that is under the water you see when I was a young man

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some detail shots

Best name in the business IMO . Been seeing this on the back of bikes since 1964....Glad it's on mine

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symmetry baby... twice pipes
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Back home ..what a great motorcycle

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Today I had a short (350 km) ride in the north of Germany. Starting in Hamburg I went to Buxtehude, to the Elbe river, after a short break to the North Sea near Bremerhaven and then back.

Shortly after starting in Hamburg I arived close to Buxtehude


and continued in the so called "Altes Land", It's an agricultural region focused on fruits, mainly apples and cherries.


Typical for the northern region are the traditional wind mills



Short break at on of the meeting places for bikers near the Elbe river. During the afternoon and the weekends it's full of bikers. But even on a Friday before lunch time there are some bikes...including my CB...



and I continued using the smaler streets. I like small, nearly romantic streets..


Stop in Bremerhaven: from here most German cars are going to the US. There are hughe places full of Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Porsche, etc. But even some "special purpose vehicles"

I know that this a rather "subjective" subject, but I was hoping for some comments on what you feel is the quietest helmet. I have a new Street Shield EX (yet uninstalled), but I would rather keep the naked look of the CB1100 intact as long as possible.

I'm considering the new Scorpion EXO-900, but don't want to spend the money if it won't be any quieter than my HJC-IS33.

I cannot get my head into any full-face helmets that I have tried, and most 2XL are still pretty tight, but at least the EXO-900 didn't seem too oppressive or claustrophobic.

So, please throw your comments into the ring for the quietest Modular Helmet, riding without and with a windscreen.

Thanks in advance!

I just ordered from samurider the white deluxe gas tank and side covers. He has them in stock. Should have by end of next week. I will post pics when I get them in. .