Git 'n Go for a 2018 Suzuki Burgman 650 Executive w/Hannigan Classic

Posted by: @brstr

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Yep a burger with the lot.

Slang counts down under.

Okay, Bruce, now I get it. That danged Aussie slang always baffles me.

Therefore, YOU win. 

Now that those of us North of the Equator know that " a burger with the lot" means a Burgman with a Sidecar..... you were the first person to correctly guess what it is that I am bringing home for my wife to use as her Sidecar rig.

Okay, so I only have a half box of Stroopwaffles left, because I ate half of the box, so......do I ship this to Western Australia????

This is going to be a whole lot of fun.  Will look forward to reading about the adventure of bringing the Burg-Hannigan-Man ECO (Executive Classic Officer) Home.  😎 

Two days left...T W O days.....am yes, I am already packed for the trip. One bag, and my helmet takes up most of that bag.

They gonna look at you funny wearing all your bike gear on the plane. 

Reminds me of an airplane trip I took in the 70's.

Put my helmet in the  hold luggage and not carry on.

While seated waiting for take-off the baggage guy drove past wearing said helmet.

Now important business.

Stroopwaffles.

Do I want my 1st experience to be....

A,

Fresh as many as I can eat up to a box FULL?

B,

A box of half eaten Stroopwaffles covered in stale slobber?.....

C, 

I may just look up the local Dutch community to see if there's a better way...

Have an awesome ride...

You are taking your lightning rod???

PS.

Did you ever ask God what his problem was?

Curious.

Posted by: @brstr

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You are taking your lightning rod???

PS.

Did you ever ask God what his problem was?

Curious.

Bruce, there was no need to ask God as to why he struck me with Lightning....he saw my license plate that was on the bike at that time, and in a moment of fit and rage, he made the decision that only HE would be the one that Delivers The Wrath Of God

Well I  suppose if he was squinting down from on an extra high high that day..

Perhaps a misread happened ..

But that was just a minor bit of static.

If there was anger and Wrath involved they would still trying to work out how the massive hole appeared where the road was.

And where Miles disappeared to.

Nah just a love tap to catch your attention. .

I like your picture service.

Safe travels Miles, nice looking rig. I hope your wife likes it. 

Posted by: @brstr

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Well I  suppose if he was squinting down from on an extra high high that day..

Perhaps a misread happened ..

But that was just a minor bit of static.

If there was anger and Wrath involved they would still trying to work out how the massive hole appeared where the road was.

Bruce one of the several definitions of the word WRAITH is that it is a "malevolent spirit that delivers the wrath of God"

As far as a "minor bit of static"....that so-called minor bit of static left eight (8) scars across my brain, where the Lightning skipped from one ear to the other ear, before exiting my brain, and traveling down the audio cord that was attached to my helmet, and therein it caused more than $ 10,000.00 USD damage to the electrical system of my 6 month old 2013 Honda F6B.

One of those eight (8) scars became a tumor, and then became cancerous, and resulted in me having to go through dozens of PRT (proton radiation therapy) treatments to burn out the cancer, and reduce the size of the tumor.

However, in the ranges of Gods' wrath on mankind, I am lucky to still be alive.

So...."minor bit of static"...in Aussie perspective, it shall be known.  

This was me before the Lightning Strike  

And me now, after the Lightning Strike   

At the airport, waiting to start boarding.

Miles

Or a Nasty thing in Stargate Atlantis

7 am on the 5th of the 8th month here.

Awaiting news from our intrepid adventurer....

I would be lying if I said today was easy, or pleasant.

Flight was an hour late taking off, but we were only 30 minutes late in landing.

Got On The Road as quickly as I could, attempting to avoid the traffic of Los Angeles people leaving from work..... but traffic in LA LA Land is always bad.

Temperatures rising....84 when I left the Seller's house....106 as I was climbing up Interstate 5 on the Grapevine.... engine on the bike is at max temperature, with temperature icon flashing at me....I baby it the rest of the way up the Grapevine, take an exit, turn the engine off, but left cooling fans on.

Checked the coolant...Full.

Checked the engine oil.... not full.

Added 2/3rds of a quart....let engine cool down, fill tank with gas, then back on the road 

Air Temperature climbed to 110, and the bike temperature gauge vacillated between 3 and 4 bars...of the 5 bars possible.

Stayed in the slow lane for the next 100 miles, keeping it at 4,000 rpm, and 60 mph.

It will be fine, because tomorrow I am leaving this hotel at 5 am, riding in cooler temps, and very flat roads for the first 400 miles tomorrow. The last 130 miles will be fine, as I know how to get it....and me.... through the heat and the mountains separating California and Oregon.

Tomorrow night in Medford, Oregon.

Edit: this rig drives well, handles better than my last Burgman 650 Sidecar rig, but.....I can already see that it needs to be massaged in the Flying Monkey shop...need to correct wiring to some lights, and do a full service on the bike, so that I am satisfied.

Right now there is only two places in North America where you can get a Sidecar correctly wired up to a motorcycle....so that the job is done right, and failsafe.

Mike Paull's shop at LBS-USA, in Poulsbo, Washington.....and my shop, also in Washington.

All other shops do very poor work when it comes to WIRING.

EDIT: I feel the need to clarify my post above, about the work that Mike Paull does on electrical wiring...and my work on electrical wiring.

I believe that (if I am right) that Mike Paull is a retired Aerospace Engineer, and that is the mindset that he brings to all his sidecar assembly work, more specifically to his electrical wiring work. He is (in my opinion) the Leonardo DaVinci of electrical wiring on motorcycle/sidecars. He is over the top, redundant, relays backing up relays, and to some it may appear to be overkill, but...THE MAN knows what he is doing, and there is a 99.99% probability that his work will NOT fail.

On the other hand, I choose to utilize the KISS system, and despite my previous occupation as a Nuclear Physicist, I believe in keeping things relatively simple, but....as close to 100% failsafe as is humanly possible. I believe in proper routing of all wires, and believe in utilizing Eastern beaver, and Electrical Connection (two companies that supply ready-made wiring harnesses and plug 'n play connectors) for plugging into the OEM wiring harnesses, and NEVER tapping or splicing into an OEM wiring harness. I believe in making every connection able to survive  a fall from the top of Mt. Rainier, so that even though the motorcycle is crushed into the size of a Campbell's soup can, at least the sidecar turn signal will still flash.

Frankly, I am sad/disappointed to see the horrible wiring work done by so many so-called sidecar manufacturers in the USA. These companies do the best they can in making the structural assembly, but when it comes to wiring the motorcycle to their sidecar....they fail miserably. It may "work" when it leaves their facilities, but don't dare remove the seat of the motorcycle and see the work they have done.

Very nice!

Hot stuff....

Posted by: @miles-ladue

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Mike Paull's shop at LBS-USA, in Poulsbo, Washington.....and my shop, also in Washington.

All other shops do very poor work when it comes to WIRING.

awwww.... now you hurt my feelings!