If I could limp the crippled Nightowl to to Charlottesville, I’d have four days attending the Haystack conference to fix its dead fuel pump before I had to continue to the Fontana Getaway.
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The Nightowl is a 2015 BMW K1600GTL. Six cylinders of smooth effortless power coupled with all the electronic safety and comfort features you could want on a mile-devouring sport-tourer. Yeah, baby!
2019 Haystack Conference and Fuel Pump Saga – Day 1
This year I rode the Nightowl down to the 2019 Haystack conference on search relevance. I rode the entire way there with a dead fuel pump. Strange, but true.
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Nightowl 18k Service (early 2019)
I ended last year’s riding season just short of the mileage due for the 18k miles service interval. Consequently, I needed to get this most demanding of the scheduled service tasks out of the way before the start of the busy 2019 riding season. Continue reading Nightowl 18k Service (early 2019)
Cleaning the K1600 Fuel Sender
During the trip home from the west coast last year, I noticed some strange behavior in the fuel gauge on the Nightowl. It would suddenly show empty and then gradually return to its previous position. This post describes how to fix this problem.
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Wandering Home from the ParTay – Part Two
By diverting into Canada for the ride home, I was able to revisit some of the roads from the old Run to the Sun rides we did in the late 1990s. Continue reading Wandering Home from the ParTay – Part Two
Wandering Home from the ParTay – Part One
With another righteous (and likely last) ParTay gathering in the books, it was time to point the Nightowl east towards home. Just how to get there, however, is a more complicated matter. Continue reading Wandering Home from the ParTay – Part One
Riding the West Coast (Day 3)
My third (and last) day to riding north along the west coast, retracing a route I took in the opposite direction almost 20 years ago. Continue reading Riding the West Coast (Day 3)
Riding the West Coast (Day 2)
My second day (and first full day) of riding north along the west coast, something I hadn’t done in 20 years. Continue reading Riding the West Coast (Day 2)
Riding the West Coast (Day 1)
For the first time in 20 years, I found time to ride as much of the west coast as possible. This post covers the first day (actually the last half of that day). Continue reading Riding the West Coast (Day 1)
Picking Your Battles (When to Ride Hard)
When planning your motorcycle tours, it can be wise to choose to ride harder on some days more than others. Continue reading Picking Your Battles (When to Ride Hard)