Over due introduction
 

After 50 posts, I guess I'll do what I should have done at the start.
There goes my career as manager in charge of protocol.

I've worked in the automotive/powersports industries all my adult life. Was a motorcycle technician in the 70's, raced AFM in CA then and once worked at AMOL Precision in Dumont, NJ if anyone remembers that BMW shop. Worked for American Honda Motorcycle Division during the 80's, Saturn and Nissan in the 90's and Hyundai Motor America for the last 9 years until I was laid off in February due to the current economic issues affecting the car business.
Bought my R12S from Max in Hampton, NH last year when I realized BMW was pulling the plug in the model in the US. Up until then, I was waiting for 08's. I was lucky to find one at that point.
The bike has Ohlins, ABS, heated grips, BST carbon wheels, SS Akrapovic, Techlusion TFI, tinted BMW windscreen, NGK Iridiums, K&N and Bridgestone BT-002's. Here a shot of the bike and a couple of my shop.

Thanks for all the good info I've already received from the forum.SmileWavy

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Very nice! Welcome!

So....when are you and shreddr getting together? You need new rods and pistons obviously. :D
Welcome. SmileWavy

WS tour in two weeks, come up into NY and VT and play.

We are riding this Sunday!

As he says, we going for scoot this Sunday.
Unfortunately, the Wossner piston and rod setup is not in the budget these days.
But what were the chances there were 2 dudes with an R12S & BST's in the same state, 1 county apart. Small world.:)

holy crap - nice garage...

bike isn't bad either. :)

I've been reading the posts.
Unfortunately, bad timing for me this trip.
Maybe next time & thanks.

I am loving the "Worship my MoMo" wicker chairs...

Required for bench racing bull sessions over a glass of cabernet or a Yuengling Light and fine cigar.:cool:

I don't see any Cabernet on the table but these are the types of bench racers I'm used to...http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1242324263.jpg

[QUOTE=Mad Otter;4663529]I don't see any Cabernet on the table but these are the types of bench racers I'm used to...

It's a good thing he had his leathers on...........:D

Hey Cageyar, what did you do for Hyundai Motor America? I have been working for Toyota Motor Sales (North American part of Toyota Motor Cars) for 19 years now. So far, so good, but you NEVER know with conditions as they are in the car business. So far in 2009 we have lost over 4 billion dollars in the first quarter alone! OUCH!

As mentioned already, sweet ride, sweet shop.


Bob K.
Baltimore

Nice DeCoster poster! "The Man"

Yeah and Ruben on the other wall...

I was the Eastern Region Customer Satisfaction Development Manager. Basically functioned as an in-dealership process consultant to increase revenue & CSI. I'm checking the Toyota listings every day, but nothing in Jersey. Not the best time to be out. More time to ride, though.:D

That ball of fire that says, "Roadracing-it don't come easy" is Mark Brelsford on the Harley at Daytona in 1973. He won the AMA National Championship the year before and Daytona was his 1st big race with the #1 plate.
A privateer, Larry Darr, had his bike quit on the outside of the chicane and like a dope, he tried to push his bike across the track to get to the inside. Brelsford comes honking around and clips Darr and his bike. The bike exploded, which confirmed rumors that HD was using exotic fuels trying to squeeze a few more horse out of those old iron slugs.
Brelsford got a little mangled, particularly one of his hands. Came back the next year but was never the same rider. Became a forest ranger in Alaska. Darr lost a big chunk out of one leg.
Kind of a classic, vintage poster. I've got other cool, old ones in the attic. I've got to get them up.

Very nice intro. I like the NoMar system. I rate your intro a 9.5:D

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Nice looking bike Sir! - a belated welcome to you SmileWavy

Nice intro, great looking bike, and very cool garage! But I'm dying to know, what's that 3 cylinder thingy on the work bench?

That's a 1972 Kawasaki S2 350cc top end ported by the old Kawasaki drag racing specialists, Denco, for 55hp. Denco was doing some wild things with Kawi triples.
I've always been a Kawi triple two stroke fan. That bike, apart in the attic, has a baby Ceriani fork, Magura forged clip-ons, Konis, and fiberglass road racing tank and tail.
Once had every triple displacement: '72 750 H2, '69 500 H1, '75 400 S3, (2) '72 350 S2 and a '75 250 S1. Sold them all on eBay last year except the Denco 350 and the 1969 500 H1 which was the very 1st triple, 1st year. Going to restore that one.
Sold them to brokers who send them back to Japan, rebuild/restore then sell them in the Japan home market and in Europe. Here's what a '69 H1 looks like:

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Cageyar - Welcome aboard. Nice bike and a very nice garage. Love that vintage Raleigh sign. From the 70's?

Actually, it's not that old-from the 80's.
I used to own a bicycle store in Medford, NJ.
Sold Raleigh, Trek, Cannondale, Giant, Pinarello and Eddy Merckx.

Cool! I was a big Kawasaki 2 stroke fan in high school. My first (street) bike was a 73 s3, ported chambers and rejetted of coarse. Late came an A7 which was a twin, and a H1.

Brings back some fond memories, and some not so fond.;)

[QUOTE=cageyar;4664892]That's a 1972 Kawasaki S2 350cc top end ported by the old Kawasaki drag racing specialists, Denco, for 55hp. Denco was doing some wild things with Kawi triples.

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Very cool indeed! Just last fall I sold my 400 S3 to help pay for my R1100S. I bought the bike new in 1975. Then I proceeded to make it better. Mine was similarly equipped too...ported and polished, expansion chambers, K&N filters, Konis, progressive fork springs, bronze swingarm bushings, Dick's Cycle West 1/4 fairing, extra bracing welded here and there on the frame (a never-ending battle to make it handle better). It sure sounded great, although the neighbors might disagree.

Yes, I do like the way they sound. When I rebuild the H1, I going to put a set of chambers on from Higgspeed in the UK-check them out and get some ear plugs:

http://www.higgspeed.com/H-SERIES

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damn, where is the sound track. A two stroke triple with chambers is the best sounding bike there is, Kaw or Suzuki.