2010 BMW 1200 GS' - Wayne & Harry's Excellent Adventure - Part II

Going down to see Kacey? Are they flying or driving?

 

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I think switching to BMW's.

 

Wayne & Harry's Excellent Adventure - Part II

BTW:

I talked with Wayne a little over an hour ago. He and Harry are headed south on 2 BMW motorcycles. They were sitting by the road in the middle of nowhere with a flat tire on his bike. He was trying to contact someone with BMW to help them out.

 

Wayne & Harry's Excellent Adventure - Part II

Wayne and Harry left this morning for a trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains somewhere in the Carolinas. I have photos I will post shortly.

They left a bit after morning drive time, and will be heading down the Delmarva Peninsula toward their first stop near Williamsburg, VA.

They have their GPSs all charged up, the bikes are packed, and they are on their way!

 

Re: Wayne & Harry's Excellent Adventure - Part II

When I go to a motorcycle school again, I've got to ask about flat tires....know just enough to realize it's NOT a snap.

 

Re: Wayne & Harry's Excellent Adventure - Part II

If you can ream-and-plug the tire, its no big deal. A sidewall puncture leaves you with 2 options: repair truck pickup or hoping fix-a-flat from a gas station will keep the tire inflated enough to make it to a dealer.

 

Re: Wayne & Harry's Excellent Adventure - Part II

Wayne called in at 6:15pm. As mentioned above, he's stopped near Dover, DE with a flat tire. He called BMW Assist and they are sending help. The nearest BMW Motorrad service facility is in Pennsylvania, so Wayne will be heading there for the tire repair. Then he will head down to South Carolina. Harry went on to their intended destination in Virginia.

 

Re: Wayne & Harry's Excellent Adventure - Part II

Photos taken this morning, as the bikes were packed -n- prepped for the trip

Wayne's motorcycle: Instrumentation:





Wayne's motorcycle: Rear view showing storage compartments:





Wayne's motorcycle: Closer view of storage available for over the road motorcycle travel. Roomy and secure.





Harry's motorcycle: Instrumentation:





Harry's motorcycle: Rear view showing storage compartments:





Wayne and Harry ready to head down to Virginia on a beautiful sunny June morning.





...And away they go, just after 9am.

 

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Well, Wayne's second leg of this trip ran into technical difficulties. He was on his way to the Great Smoky Mountains on a motorcycle ride with a friend Harry. While passing thru the Dover, Delaware area, Wayne's bike developed a flat tire. The nearest sponsor approved repair facilty is near Philadelphia, PA.

Wayne is presently stuck at a McDonalds in Dover, waiting for the tow truck. He's okay, but complaining about a sore butt sitting in a plastic McDonalds seat for over 5 hours waiting for this fabled tow truck. :eyebrow:

Harry has continued on to Salisbury, MD where he staying in a motel. I assume they will be figuring out what to do after repairs are completed.

Thanks,

Bob Winger

 

Re: Wayne & Harry's Excellent Adventure - Part II

Do you have any details about the bikes? I know they are BMW's. What model? CC? Is Harry riding a press bike?

 

Re: Wayne & Harry's Excellent Adventure - Part II

Wayne and Harry both have press bikes. Harry's is the BMW R1200GSA. Wayne's is the BMW GS - not sure of the displacement.

I wanted to get the photos posted above, but I don't have much more information on them. I know Wayne and Harry will be filling in the technical details when they return. From the viewpoint of someone who is clueless about motorcycles (ie; me), I can say they are extraordinarily quiet and refined, and even the smallest components on each bike are very well engineered.

 

Re: Wayne & Harry's Excellent Adventure - Part II

BMW has always had a great reputation for durability. Their trademark rectangular boxes stand out from the streamlined containers on other manufacturers.

 

Re: Wayne & Harry's Excellent Adventure - Part II

Wayne checked in at 1:15pm EDT
He was at the BMW service center roughly 100 miles north of the flat-tire location from 3:30am to 11:30am this morning. Took six hours to get there, too.

He's back on the road, crossing into Delaware earlier for the second time in as many days, heading down toward the Carolinas. Harry is already in Virginia, heading in the same direction.

 

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Wane arrived here in Irmo, SC (Just outside Columbia) about an hour ago and enjoyed a hot shower and in now resting peacefully in the A/C.

In just under another hour we're going to rudely interrupt his slumber and toss him in the back of an HCHII and take him to Midlands Honda.

 

Re: Wayne & Harry's Excellent Adventure - Part II

Glad to hear that they arrived safely after such an ordeal. I should buy him a new keyboard for the PC because I think he's going to wear out his existing one writing the reviews and all the trip details after two weeks on the road.