RE: First ride of the year. - 2

I have a BMW tinted screen on mine, they are certainly available in the UK.

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Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #14

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In the dry season it's just a road with culverts, and in the wet season its a ford?

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Today at Castell Texas on 152 west of Llano.
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Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #15

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Where'd you get those tinted screens?...they look like OEM, but my dealer says he couldn't find any tinted BMW screens for the RS.

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Looked out the motel window and saw a helicopter in the parking lot..
The Pilot said they're shooting coyotes tomorrow for a rancher near here.
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #18

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Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #21

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #18

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Do the other bulls take the mickey

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Every day's a school day

We stopped at the Hatefull Hussy in Talihina, Oklahoma for ice tea before riding over Skyline Drive. $1 for a large ice tea. We sat outside and had quite a few locals stop and visit.
70F in Talihina then it dropped to 61 on the Skyline Drive. It was sunny, clear and had the road to ourself again.

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Another good small town cafe. Skyline Cafe in Mena Arkansa.
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Wish we could have ordered heated seats on our 2022 bike :)
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What a neat travelogue, Lee!

125 between Yellville Arkansas and Chadwick Missouri is a fun road with a ferry ride near the south end.
55 and partly cloudy today. At Clinton Miissouri tonight and home tomorrow.
Hot tub felt good after a cool ride.
Forecast is calling for 33 F in the AM so we won't be in a hurry to hit the road. Heated jacket liners sure help.
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250 miles on main roads to get home. We'll wait for late morning to leave.
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Lee: This is really cool, watching your adventure unfold. So...I have some questions:

1. How tall are you? What windscreen setting are you using (mounting holes, top or bottom)? Windscreen position (up or down)? It looks like the lowest position, but I'm curious as I've found whenever I lower it to the lowest position combination, noise drops.
2. What gear are you wearing (jacket, pants, boots, helmet)?
3. Your bike(s) look clean...how's that possible on a multi-day ride?
4. How did you find such a cool wife, who rides?
5. When staying overnight at hotel/motel/whatever, what steps (if any) do you take to safeguard your bikes? Covers, protection from curious people who might want to get too close to your bikes?

Now that I've got an RS, I'm contemplating trips like yours and seeking information about "tried and true" strategies.

Thanks, Lee.