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Mid-South ride, eat, and meet
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Shake Rag Tennessee
Just local guys riding to the Rag on the weekend. Shake Rag is the local ride to bar and grill about 15/20 miles north of Memphis. It’s been a favorite of mine for over 30 years. Seems every where has their own version. Kinda like Jay Leo riding to the Rock Store out in LA. So if your stuck in Memphis, Tn, and need a place to ride to and see some bikes; Shake Rag is it. I hang out there a lot and like Jay; I’m always ready to sign autographs to my many, uh make that few/no fans.
Just teasin Jay.
Just local guys riding to the Rag on the weekend. Shake Rag is the local ride to bar and grill about 15/20 miles north of Memphis. It’s been a favorite of mine for over 30 years. Seems every where has their own version. Kinda like Jay Leo riding to the Rock Store out in LA. So if your stuck in Memphis, Tn, and need a place to ride to and see some bikes; Shake Rag is it. I hang out there a lot and like Jay; I’m always ready to sign autographs to my many, uh make that few/no fans.
Just teasin Jay.
Motorcyclist November 1993
Really enjoyed Jimvonbaden’s article on bringing a R1100RS back to life from it’s deep sleep. He did a hellof a job. Hard to believe that the Oilhead RS came to America in ‘93. I believe it was released in’92 in Europe. Motorcyclist I know followed it’s development. One of the first rider comparisons was in Nov. ‘93. Boxer Rebellion R1100RS & R100RS
Really enjoyed Jimvonbaden’s article on bringing a R1100RS back to life from it’s deep sleep. He did a hellof a job. Hard to believe that the Oilhead RS came to America in ‘93. I believe it was released in’92 in Europe. Motorcyclist I know followed it’s development. One of the first rider comparisons was in Nov. ‘93. Boxer Rebellion R1100RS & R100RS
Head on view of the RS’s. The R100 fairing was famous for being wind tunnel tested back in the 70’s. The 1100RS is more minimalist. The windshield is small and adjustable. I have a ‘94 RS. I’m tall so about 6 month into ownership I added a large windshield. Big mistake on my part. It overpowered the the small headlight bucket assembly. I reattached the original shield and adjusted it all the way back and that worked. It was just a learning curve. The addition of GS hand guards made the bike a nice touring package.
Sitting around the campfire, he’d complain about no fuel economy, no tire life, rough suspension, etc.. Dude, let me see your notebook on history of bike maintenance. What are U talking about? We did all that work on your bike about a year ago. I said keep a record of service and maintenance. You know a history of oil and tire changes with dates and OD readings. I ain’t got one. Shcech , some people U just can’t help. My last ride with him was a day ride, maybe 100 miles max. We took off, he pulled over a couple of times and checked something on his bike. Finally when he pulled over for the whatever time, I got off to see what was going on. He was looking at his rear tire. It probably had 3 layers of tire cross hatching showing and the rest of the tire was slick and no thread. Dude, U left the house knowing this. He starting going off about it was a worthless tire. I told him adios, heading home. No the rider/operator was worthless. Never rode with him again. Basically learned to be a solo act.
R100rs
Been hiliten the 100RS in recent posts. The first RS in ‘77 in post #4097, maybe the best RS of all time. Did a little follow up on the end of the 100RS in the Boxer Rebellion article. Ran across another RS article in The July ‘88 Cycle mag. The resurrection of the RS. BMW was telling it’s fans the K-bike was the future of the brand and airheads were passe’. Not quite. The BMW cognoscenti clamored for R100’s. BMW consented so the return of the R100, now detuned and Much updated with some features from the R80. Basically the were R80’s with 1000cc displacement. Kind of a mixed bag, but the airhead guys took what they could get.
Been hiliten the 100RS in recent posts. The first RS in ‘77 in post #4097, maybe the best RS of all time. Did a little follow up on the end of the 100RS in the Boxer Rebellion article. Ran across another RS article in The July ‘88 Cycle mag. The resurrection of the RS. BMW was telling it’s fans the K-bike was the future of the brand and airheads were passe’. Not quite. The BMW cognoscenti clamored for R100’s. BMW consented so the return of the R100, now detuned and Much updated with some features from the R80. Basically the were R80’s with 1000cc displacement. Kind of a mixed bag, but the airhead guys took what they could get.
1988 r100rs
Beautiful bike and it had quite a few upgrades. A lot came from the K bike line. Mono lever, k bike style wheels, mono lever. If I remember correctly it was faster than the old twin shock RS up to 100mph, then the old RS ran off and left it behind. Pretty good as was. The small valves, 32mm Bings, low compression we’re so so. Get the credit card out, add some big valve heads, 40mm Bings, more compression, dual plugs, etc.. I know I’m an old hot rodder.
ps I like the pearl white paint and the blue accents. Blacked out wheels and valve covers look good.
Beautiful bike and it had quite a few upgrades. A lot came from the K bike line. Mono lever, k bike style wheels, mono lever. If I remember correctly it was faster than the old twin shock RS up to 100mph, then the old RS ran off and left it behind. Pretty good as was. The small valves, 32mm Bings, low compression we’re so so. Get the credit card out, add some big valve heads, 40mm Bings, more compression, dual plugs, etc.. I know I’m an old hot rodder.
ps I like the pearl white paint and the blue accents. Blacked out wheels and valve covers look good.
Back in the mid-eighties I was pretty much a motorcyclist neophyte motorcyclist. Was riding a really nice R50/5, even back then there were scooters that could outrun me. But I was in the wind and even though I could look down at the sidewalk commandos, but that was about it. I was dropping by all the motorcycle and biker shops, looking, snooping, checking out all thing on motorized 2 wheelers. I was on a learning curve, finding my way in the motorcycle world.
I was up at the local BMW shop, checking out the latest greatest. Brand new K100's, K75's, R65's, R80's. RT's, RS's, S's. My little R50 looked antiquated. There was a '87 K100RS in motorsport color scheme, WOW. 90HP Whoa. Intragal cases, heated grips, swoopy fairings, disc brakes etc. .
