Friday, March 31, 2006
The Yellow boots arrived
They feel great and comfortable. Now the only problem is shifting gears! The boots are very thick at the toes and I have to change the position of the gear lever in my 650GS to make some room for the boot.
They feel great and comfortable. Now the only problem is shifting gears! The boots are very thick at the toes and I have to change the position of the gear lever in my 650GS to make some room for the boot.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Installing the yellow aluminum boxes and a custom seat with yellow trim
Ok, here are the pictures of my aluminum boxes while I'm installing them. The installation was straight forward, needing only a few minutes to read the instructions, gather the tools, and install the boxes. After the installation, I decided to use clear silicone to seal all the screws. Let's hope the slicone seals the wholes and keeps the nuts and volts in place. Remember that parts of the road to Prudhoe Bay are like washboards, and from what I've heard, everything in your bike could become lose quickly. I also installed a custom Sargent seat. Feels good so far.
Ok, here are the pictures of my aluminum boxes while I'm installing them. The installation was straight forward, needing only a few minutes to read the instructions, gather the tools, and install the boxes. After the installation, I decided to use clear silicone to seal all the screws. Let's hope the slicone seals the wholes and keeps the nuts and volts in place. Remember that parts of the road to Prudhoe Bay are like washboards, and from what I've heard, everything in your bike could become lose quickly. I also installed a custom Sargent seat. Feels good so far.
Below: The custom Sargent seat. after a few short rides it already feels comfortable. See the yellow trim :-)
Monday, March 13, 2006
Where the heck are the yellow accessories?
Because my bike is yellow, I decided to get some yellow accessories. But I guess I went a little overboard... Oops!
To start, BMW is not making yellow bikes this year (2006). So, I guess I'm lucky that I got my yellow 650GS on 2005. The same day I got my yellow bike I got a full-face yellow helmet. A few days ago, I got a custom seat from Sargent Seats. Not that I have a big ass, but it's a lot more comfortable than the stock seat. It is black with matching yellow trimmings.
And last but not least, yellow aluminum panniers! I called Jesse Luggage Systems and they agreed to paint the panniers with yellow powder coating for a small fee. After a few weeks of waiting, I finally got my yellow panniers. I felt like a baby with a new toy, bright yellow and all :-) I even intalled the panniers at my garage, which does not have heating and temperatures fell to 20F that day. I was so exited about installing them that I didn't even feel the cold.
Later, I also got my tent, a 3lb tent from Black Diamond, guess what color?
What's next? Yellow boots. Yeaaaah! and a yellow personal beacon, yellow hand protectors, yellow wet bag, and any other yellow accessory I can find.
Why yellow? At first I thought about visivility and safety, but later it just bacame a fun thing. My friends are calling my bike the Iron Bumble-bee.
Because my bike is yellow, I decided to get some yellow accessories. But I guess I went a little overboard... Oops!
To start, BMW is not making yellow bikes this year (2006). So, I guess I'm lucky that I got my yellow 650GS on 2005. The same day I got my yellow bike I got a full-face yellow helmet. A few days ago, I got a custom seat from Sargent Seats. Not that I have a big ass, but it's a lot more comfortable than the stock seat. It is black with matching yellow trimmings.
And last but not least, yellow aluminum panniers! I called Jesse Luggage Systems and they agreed to paint the panniers with yellow powder coating for a small fee. After a few weeks of waiting, I finally got my yellow panniers. I felt like a baby with a new toy, bright yellow and all :-) I even intalled the panniers at my garage, which does not have heating and temperatures fell to 20F that day. I was so exited about installing them that I didn't even feel the cold.
Later, I also got my tent, a 3lb tent from Black Diamond, guess what color?
What's next? Yellow boots. Yeaaaah! and a yellow personal beacon, yellow hand protectors, yellow wet bag, and any other yellow accessory I can find.
Why yellow? At first I thought about visivility and safety, but later it just bacame a fun thing. My friends are calling my bike the Iron Bumble-bee.
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