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It was 111 on the porch the other day, so I figured a good way to beat the heat was to give the RS a bath. A good deal for both of us. Getting it prepped for a ride down the Oregon/Cali coast to San Francisco. About 2000 miles round trip.
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@Gary Phillips, we retired Wildland firefighters do love our Beemers, don't we? Great picture, where was it taken?
Cheers!
Amen Bill. Photo was in Yosemite after coming over Tioga heading west.
About as dirty as I can get it.
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Is that a stock front shock on that nice looking RS?
Yes it is. Suspension upgrades are on a long list of items for most of the bikes.
It says Showa B0043 and a set of numbers 2 311 697.
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My RS has been like new since I replaced the stock shocks. Just a suggestion.
Why not just get an S?
Sorry...couldn't help it!
Nope, it's maintain what you have before down scaling to get by. Perhaps, when I'm older...and more able to take advantage of the huge performance improvement an "S" would give me.
Made just a slight change to that...
d I worked for NDF.
What's NDF?
Nevada Division of Forestry.
Signed on as a seasonal Wildland firefighter when attending engineering school. Ended up changing majors, earned two degrees in natural resource management and became a professional forester...at least until a new governor came in and eliminated my position. Went back over to the fire service side and ended my 16 years with the agency as a battalion chief.
NDF is primarily a Wildland fire agency, but also oversees/maintains a number of rural fire protection districts, so we did Wildland, Structural, EMS, etc, etc...
An interesting place to work as one had to wear different hats depending on the situation. Still miss living near the Sierras, lots of nice riding opportunities on days off!
Cheers!
Ever read the Big Burn by Tim Egan?
Yes, well written and brings back memories...
And the hazards today are probably worse then they were 100 years ago...
I'll be interesting to see how fire policy evolves. In many ways, it's analogous to the shift in flood control policy. Back in the day, floods and fire were something we were going to control, today they're acts of God that are beyond us....
By the way, Gifford Pinchot started the forest service and paved the roads in PA....
One of my degrees is in forest hydrology, so totally get the similarities in policy evolution.
The US Forest named in honor of Mr. Pinchot is just a few miles away from us. Didn't know he was a road builder too!
If you enjoyed "The Big Burn", I'd also recommend Norman McLeans "Young Men and Fire".
Cheers, B