Recent content by Eville Rich

I think they both generally fine. As noted above, the S10 will give you reliability and simplicity, the BMW more performance and features at the expense of reliability and simplicity. I've n very experienced the whole "elitism" thing from bmw owners. Seems about like everyone and they geek out...

I'll briefly share my experience. I started riding in 2015. No reason other than that I felt the calling. At the tender age of 44. It didn't hurt that my wife was also into it. We did the safety class. It was tremendously beneficial. Our first bikes were dual sport 250s. I got a WR250R. I...

Rhino USA makes a set that seem pretty good. I have that plus one other brand I can't remember. I only used the Rhino once so far, but did the same thing with the U-Haul trailer. They have a soft loop to protect the various bits. I tend to be OCD about tying down so used four plus regular...

I finally got around to doing the PV3 tuning. I got the tuner late last fall. I dug into the instructions and various software last night and today did the pairing to bike + tuning with the map that Mr. Hulkss provided at the top of this thread. Doing this overwrote the Anthony tune I'd...

Sounds like something a bot would say. But welcome. If a bot rides a S10, I say welcome the bots! Congratulations in the upcoming new S10. Eville Rich 2016 S10

Thanks for the offer, but I don't think it was a bolt or thread issue. I think it's either an issue with how the plastics are sitting, or an issue between my ears. I may return to do battle and get the OE bolt to work, but I may just monitor things or see what I can find in a slightly longer...

I threw in the towel on the last OE bolt. Ended up using a M5 20mm bolt on the last one. The last one to give me trouble was the bolt hole closest to the seat - upper right if looking at the cowl from the side. The 20mm was a bit longer than I'd have liked, but with a couple of washers wasn't...

I'll try a screwdriver for back-pressure. My initial problem one was the front bolt, above the lowest bolt. I couldn't find a way to get around to the back side, other than on the black plastic piece - it's a barrier to the actual threaded clip. Weather is getting good and last night's rain...

I feel like the biggest idiot, but I'm having a devil of a time getting the bolts that hold the radiator cowl. These are the 4mm allen head bolts that you can see from the side (plus one at the top). Last fall I needed to remove the cowl and was able to get all but one reinserted and happy...

Welcome! I'm in South-central WI. About 25 minutes to the border w/ IL. Happy to discuss/assist with care and feeding or just going for a ride. Eville Rich 2016 S10

Here you go. Maybe you can find a nice property in northern WI that's getting auctioned for tax delinquency. Or a bulldozer. https://wisconsinsurplus.com/ Eville Rich

Not sure if this helps, but we have a "surplus auction" company in WI. They get all sorts of random stuff from tech schools, municipalities, school distircts, closing businesses, and such ( hey, want to buy a lot of 100 school chairs?). I didn't see a lathe in the current offers, but there may...

Ditto, here in WI. Waiting for salt to get washed off the road. Eville Rich 2016 S10

Can we bring horses back? Can you imagine the freakout when the first fossil fuel fires happened in ICE cars? For the record, I don't want a horse or want to clean up after the emissions of a horse.

This is a great discussion and I'm interested in learning more. I'm all about navigation improvements, especially for off-road or customizing routes. I started to look into Gaia as a result of this thread and am intrigued. Something I'm wondering about - given a tablet-based approach, how are...