DIM BULB August 2017 Volume 27 Issue 08 The High Beemers M/C of Northern Nevada Chartered Club #337, BMWRA Charter #75

Summer Travels!

Page 2 Dim Bulb August 2017 Presidents Column

High Beemers Let me sum up July riding in one word “HOT” M/C Club Late June and early July did find some of our members on the road. For myself I did a couple small runs before I started my ride to the BMW MOA PO Box 3127 convention in Salt Lake. I traveled I80 to Salt Lake. Checking into the mo- Sparks NV 89432 tel I was joined by Doug and later in the evening was joined by Dave who drove his truck from Reno. The next day I went to the Utah State Fair- grounds and registered for the rally. Being it was Thursday morning the first day many of the vendors were still in the final stages of setting up and President preparing for the weekend. The typical tires, seats and any kind of acces- Fred Barrie sory were on display. I found looking and listening to tour companies from Europe and Australia resulted in a lot of daydreaming. The first morning of 775.745.1936 the rally found Doug giving a presentation on the Garmin Navigator. I was [email protected] able to follow his presentation without getting “lost”. Due to time con- straints, I left on Friday morning. I did not get to attend the presentation by Vice President Dave. Next time any of you see Steve ask him about his new shiny wheels. I am sure he would be more than happy to tell you all them. Russ Ristine Leaving the rally I rode back on I-80 to Winnemucca where I met a friend 775.742.5866 from Sparks. Saturday morning we headed north through Jordan Valley [email protected] and Western Idaho into the Hells Canyon area of Northeastern Oregon. Sunday we rode across Northern Oregon over to Pendleton. From there Treasurer we rode south to Mt. Vernon and continued on to Prineville. Monday we started home via a stop at Crater Lake. Having flown over Crater Lake Ernie Baragar many times, it was my first trip to view the lake at ground level. Leaving 775.219.8881 Crater Lake we continue on to Klamath Falls Oregon. Taking several back roads we stopped in Adin, California for lunch. From there it was on to Su- [email protected] sanville and then the final leg back into Reno. HIghbeemers Website Not returning until late afternoon on Monday, I missed our monthly break- Larie Trippet fast ride led by Doug. I went out to meet Herb who was leading our month- ly GS ride. Herb had a route planned but no one showed up. Herb emailed 775.690.4936 later and told me he had no trouble keeping the “group” together on the ride he led... Www.highbeemers.org I am looking forward to seeing the stories that are members hopefully turn Newsletter Editor in so we can enjoy rides they took in the month of July. We will have to Jim Morrow wait for Doug and Jim who left for their European ride to read about their adventure. 775.501.0778 I especially want to give a shout out to Larie for his commitment to get our [email protected] website up and functioning correctly. I know he has spent many hours on this project. Another area we will be working on is our Facebook page. There seems to be some problems with members using it. Looking at the weather, it appears that August will remain HOT. Stay cool and ride safe. Fred

Volume 27 Issue 08 The High Beemers M/C of Northern Nevada Chartered Club #337, BMWRA Charter #75 Page 3 Dim Bulb August 2017 The July Breakfast Ride by Doug Laird

Four of us showed up the for July Breakfast Ride. Maybe some we’re still traveling back from the rally in Salt Lake City and oth- er might be on trips. Or was it the heat? Ac- tually it was a pretty good day to ride. The overnight winds cleared the air of the smoke we’ve been getting and the tempera- ture at the start was 75 degrees. We rode down to the Red Hut in Carson City for breakfast and then came back to Reno via Incline Village. The temperature was great riding over to Incline but after crossing Mt. Rose Pass it worked up to 92. Still not too bad.

Remember, the August 21st Breakfast Ride will start at 8AM. We’ll go back to the 9AM start with the Septem- ber Breakfast Ride.

Doug

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Larie, Katie (picture taker), Tim Dughi and friend on a ride to Park City via back roads

Larie, Katie, Tim, Ernie and friends at the Red Iguana for dinner

Cocktail party at Larie & Katie’s RV

Volume 27 Issue 08 The High Beemers M/C of Northern Nevada Chartered Club #337, BMWRA Charter #75 Page 6 Dim Bulb August 2017 Club Adventure Ride July 22 by Herb Kirby

Gold Run High Beemers GS Ride I was leading my first ride ever with High Beemers, but no riders showed up. Fred Barrie did show up early to send us off and answer questions about the High Beemers' members and or- ganization. We had a nice chat for about 40 minutes until it was clear no one was committed to riding on a perfect day in the mountains. It was too good a day to waste with blue skies, light breeze, and 70 to 80 deg. F at higher elevations, so I took a poll of the group (me, myself, and I) as to what to do. Not wanting a solo ride over Diamond Mountain on Gold Run Road, I decided to take the long way home via the usual Loyalton, Sierraville, Truckee, Lake Tahoe route. I knew it was a risk with summer Saturday traffic at Kings Beach, but wanted to explore Mt. Wat- son Road, also called Carnelian Bay Ave., running west from the summit between Kings Beach and Northstar. Mt. Watson Road winds west for 10 miles through the forest on an ever- diminishing paved road and then turns to dirt. A quiet and scenic forest on a curvy road was a cool and pleasant diversion for a Sat- urday morning. Sure enough, when I approached the light at Kings Beach, traffic was backed up. It took eight to ten lights to get through; each time the light turned green, traffic could not move forward. After leaving Kings Beach my "group" unanimously agreed that we did not want to eat lunch at home. We decided for the quiet park benches at the parking lot trailhead of Slide Mountain. Keeping with the tradition of prior High Beemers trip reports, we decided this lunch site was a suitable location to photograph all riders and their bikes (see below). We also took a photo of the hang gliders about to launch from the road. The participants on this ride complimented the leader on the ride and noted it was a great day and serene ride with the High Beemers. Next time we'll include Gold Run Road. 130 miles, 4 hours Herb Kirby [email protected]

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Ernie Baragar at the Salmon Glacier, 20 miles NW of Hyder, AK. Most folks ride to Stewart/Hyder and never realize there is this fantastic glacier near by.

Fred Barrie: July 6th: Reno to Sierraville to Lake Tahoe. Return over the top of Mount Rose.

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BMW GS riders take note! As of July 7, 2017 a potential recall was brought to our attention by Larie—you might want to check it out: http://www.motofire.com/2017/07/news/breaking-bmw-to-recall--r-1200-gs--over- major-fork-issue/ Here is the latest I have seen: http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/bmw-recalls-r1200gs-and-r1200gs-adventure-motorcycles Volume 27 Issue 08 The High Beemers M/C of Northern Nevada Chartered Club #337, BMWRA Charter #75 Page 9 Dim Bulb August 2017 Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route July 2, 2017 Dan Myers, Jim McMichael (Mac), Tim Dughi, Jim Morrow

Dan Myers planned an adventure ride covering the Oregon Backcoun- try Discovery Route. Jim Mc, Tim and Jim M accompanied Dan. Our trip report by Tim Dughi: Friday June 30 : Jim Morrow and I left Reno @ noon and traveled to Alturas, Ca. to get a jump on this adventure and be well rested to hit the dirt the next day, Day one: We met Dan and Jim Mc (Mac) mid day for brunch and prep for the trip. The four of us headed north to the ca./ore. border and hit the trail. Jim lost his lid to the right pannier right off the bat. Mac went to re- trieve but could not find it...We secured the load via a rope (clothesline) that I brought and we were on our way. The first hurdle was a fall- en tree blocking the road, so we went around via a mud bog. We all made it and I wondered what interesting conditions were next ?

We traveled on good gravel roads and pavement to Paisley, Ore. for fuel and dinner.

Found a campsite just before dark and bedded down for the night.

Volume 27 Issue 08 The High Beemers M/C of Northern Nevada Chartered Club #337, BMWRA Charter #75 Page 10 Dim Bulb August 2017 Day two: Headed toward Christmas Valley and had good progress until I tipped over going on a side road.. Got back up and continued to hwy. 31. The "rock road from hell" was next and we made it about 5 miles in and decided to turn around and take the pavement to our waypoint. I fell again but got up and continued on...

IT WAS HOT !!! We got to Christmas valley and fueled up and had a much needed lunch. We were starving...

Continued to Riley, Ore. for a fuel/rest stop and decided to camp another 30 miles up a good gravel road to a great campsite featuring a lake and a lot of trees and cooler temps. This was the best camping spot of the trip.

Volume 27 Issue 08 The High Beemers M/C of Northern Nevada Chartered Club #337, BMWRA Charter #75 Page 11 Dim Bulb August 2017 Day three : Continued north on pretty good roads until we hit the "trail of fallen timbers". After clearing several trees we de- cided to turn around and take another route to our next way point: Frazier Peak.

Rested up and headed onward to the first river crossing. It was great ! I hit the water a bit fast (see photo cover page—that is me behind the WAVE) and sailed across that river heading straight for Dan on the far shore! He side stepped out of the way and we all " high fived" and had huge smiles ! Camped in a cow pasture by the river with the bugs and the slow elk. Wine intake and camp meals ended our day.

Volume 27 Issue 08 The High Beemers M/C of Northern Nevada Chartered Club #337, BMWRA Charter #75 Page 12 Dim Bulb August 2017 Day four: This was the last day of adventure for Jim and I but we didn't know it until a rock or rocks put a hole in Jim's engine casing! This was the "rock road of hell # 2" and we made it to the second river crossing...I noticed Jim's engine leaking oil and run- ning really loud so we tipped the bike over and checked the damage...It was bad !! Thank God Mac brought an epoxy stick and I had a little spare oil and so did Jim. I crammed the epoxy on the damaged area and we waited 1 hour for the stuff to

cure... Filled the engine with what oil we had and fired the bike up. The noise ceased but the repair was weeping a bit. Jim decided at that point to head back to Reno once we hit pavement and the next town. We still had to cross the river !! I went down about 70% across the water and twisted my left knee pretty badly… again, Mac had the right stuff and wrapped up my knee and we were off !! On the way to Unity, Ore. I noticed my bike was han- dling weird, so I stopped and checked air pressures and the bike for the cause?? All seemed OK ... We had lunch and fueled up in Unity and Jim and I headed toward Boise while Dan and Mac continued on the adventure..

We ended up in Caldwell, Id. and spent the night at a hotel. Jim had to park his bike and tip it over on the opposite side of the repair to limit oil loss. The front desk called our room and said a guest noticed someone had tipped over one of our bikes in the parking lot !! I said my friend just liked parking his bike that way…

Volume 27 Issue 08 The High Beemers M/C of Northern Nevada Chartered Club #337, BMWRA Charter #75 Page 13 Dim Bulb August 2017 Day Five: Jim and I slabbed it down hwy. 95 to Winnemucca ...Lunch and fuel and a quick oil check ( only one quarter of a quart was need- ed) and we were on our way to Reno.. Made it home safe and in good spirits ! Once home I did my normal bike cleaning and noticed the rear wheel bearing on the left side was just about gone ! I took the wheel down to BMW the next morning and Scott said that it was good I came back early from the trip… bearing shot … “It was not happy”!! his words... A GREAT TRIP !!! Let's do it again but the "rock roads from hell" should be avoided on larger dual sport bikes if possible. Tim Dughi / 2009 bmw f800 gs Jim’s Followup: After speaking to several welders in town and looking at new cases (essentially a new engine) Chester at KTM indicated he had experience with case welding and would try it. Chester said it was the most difficult weld he had done—the alu- minum alloy is special, under 1/16 inch thick, throws sparks and boils upon heating. With patience he was able to weld the cracked piece back in. The original trouble was the skid plate was attached metal-to-metal with mounting bosses on back/bottom of engine. The rock hits punched the mounting boss into the engine case. I now have a BlackDog plate which mounts to the frame in the rear. So—new pannier cover, new skid plate, weld- ing - I am again ready for an adventure! Jim

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Fred Barrie July 9, 2017 : Sunday ride— Reno, Fernley, Silver Springs, Virginia City, Reno

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Fred Barrie: SLC to Reno July 14, 2017

Volume 27 Issue 08 The High Beemers M/C of Northern Nevada Chartered Club #337, BMWRA Charter #75 Page 16 Dim Bulb August 2017 Fred Barrie: Winnemucca to Oregon via Hells Canyon, Prineville and Crater Lake July 15, 2017

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Fred Barrie: Friday July 28th ride:

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Doug Laird and Friends beginning a European adventure …..

The bikes have been checked in with Swissport and will with us Sunday when we fly from Vancouver (YVR) to Paris (CDG).

Another Adventure! Nord Kapp here we come.

Sara and Rosie await us in Paris.

To the Breakfast Ride gang:

Couldn't find a Red Hut type waffle here in B.C. but did find an apple pannekoeken. Getting us ready for Amsterdam.

The bikes safely arrived at CDG and Jim got to experience his first European lane splitting riding into downtown Paris in rush hour. Sara and Rosie have been here since the 20th.

Tomorrow we start North but will stop off for the weekend in northern Denmark to visit a friend before crossing over to Nor- way to head for Nord Kapp.

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Upcoming Rides and Events

Breakfast Rides: 3rd Monday of each month. Meet at Starbuck’s on Mt. Rose Highway at Wedge Parkway for a 9am departure. Back in Reno about noon. NOTE!!! The August Breakfast Ride will begin at 8AM!!! We will go back to 9AM in September.

Street ride : Jim Morrow will lead the street bike ride on Saturday August 19th—backwards! We will head to South Lake Tahoe, out Hwy 50 taking small roads and paved one-lane back- ways to Iowa Hill, Colfax then I80 home. Same ride as last year only in reverse order. We are likely to be in isolated areas for lunch so bring food and water. This makes for a long day so we will meet at Wedge Parkway Starbucks at 8AM August 19th—should be fun!

Note for September! Jim Conley leads the Sept street ride. We will meet at Starbucks on Mt. Rose highway, ride over highway 88 to the Kirkwood Bar and Grill for lunch. We will leave promptly at 9AM. Details to follow in the September Newsletter.

Adv Ride: To Be Determined

Members Rides: Check the club forum site http://highbeemers.org/ regularly for updates and post your own ride!

The BMW Club Of Hampton Roads are having a 40th annual rally this October.

Colonial Virginia Motorcycle Rally October 6-8, 2017  Rockahock Campground (N37° 24.292′ W76° 56.011′) 1428 Outpost Road Lenexa, VA 23089—North of Williamsburg

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 Contact Rally Chair: Carol Beals at 757-287-5594 or [email protected] for more information

Volume 27 Issue 08 The High Beemers M/C of Northern Nevada Chartered Club #337, BMWRA Charter #75 Page 20 Dim Bulb August 2017 Sierra BMW Motorcycle

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Volume 27 Issue 08 The High Beemers M/C of Northern Nevada Chartered Club #337, BMWRA Charter #75 Page 22 Dim Bulb August 2017 A message from our Webmaster—Larie Trippet

Website status. We apologize for the issues with the website, forum and email address. We elect- ed to move to a new, better ISP and the move did not go as smooth as we had hoped. As of 7/30/17: • the “new” website is up and available. The critical information is all there. “Enhancements” (photos, videos, etc.) will be coming soon.

• The email address to all members [email protected] works fine.

• The forum is still not working. We hope to have it fixed soon.

• Please report any problems to [email protected]

Club T-shirts and clothing. We have selected a vendor to provide T-shirts, polos, caps, etc. Big Frog, near Trader Joe’s. We will be developing a screen print picture for the T-shirts. We will be identifying specific items as “club” items for you to buy. You will also be able to shop an online website and select other items (sweatshirts, jackets, etc) to include in your order. We will group together the order so as to get quantity discounts. The idea is for the club to NOT carry inventory. Members order what they want once a year. Be on the look out for the announcement of club items and website for shopping. Proba- bly by mid to late August.

Thanks,

Larie

Volume 27 Issue 08 The High Beemers M/C of Northern Nevada Chartered Club #337, BMWRA Charter #75 Page 23 Dim Bulb August 2017 High Beemers Motorcycle Club Membership Application P.O. Box 3127 Sparks, Nevada 89432-3127 BMWMOA Charter Club #337

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RELEASE: I understand and acknowledge that The High Beemers (motorcycle club) does not assume responsibility for my safety. I par- ticipate in any club event voluntarily; and on my own assessment of my ability, road conditions, and any facilities used for club events. I assume all risk for me and any passengers. I release and hold the High Beemers and its officers not responsible for any injury or loss to my person or property that may result from participation in any club event. I certify that I am at least 21 years of age and I am in compliance with my states financial responsibility laws regarding the carrying of proper insurance.

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