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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Saline wrote:
>
> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:15:12 -0800 "Harry Seifert"
> writes:
> > Hi Don,
> >
> > You've obviously missed the 25 or so JulianTechDays that
> > have been
> > happening in SoCal for the past 5 years. I am lucky enough to
> > EagleMike as
> > my co-sponsor.
> >
> > I can't think of anything that we haven't tackled;
>
> SNIPPAGE
>
> > To reiterate and regurgitate a previous post, the next
> > JulianTechDay is
> > happening on Feb 16, 2008 from dawn til dark at 2222 Commercial
> > Street in
> > beautiful downtown San Diego. It's too damn cold to hold a
> > JulianTechDay
> > in Julian in February, it might snow. It has before!!
>
> MORE SNIPPAGE
>
> > your toasty poster,
> > Buddy
> > bseifert71@...
>
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>
> Buddy,
>
> Not trying to down play the Julian Tech Days or other tech days held
> around the world but the AIRHEAD SuperTech is a few steps above.
The
> airheads hold tech days similar to the Julian affair with folks
fixing
> stuff that needs fixing. SUPER Tech is much more involved and
organized.
>
> There are a few instructors with 25-30 years or more experience
each in
> airhead BMW motorcycle maintenance teaching in a controlled
environment.
> It starts for some on Friday if you are lucky enough to be able to
get a
> seat for the special class and the rest show up on Friday evening.
It
> continues on Saturday with a schedule of classes and one guy can't
attend
> everything. There is just too much going on. Saturday evening
there is
> a dinner with a special speaker and then it continues on Sunday
through
> the morning.
>
> Folks pay to attend this event as instructors are brought in and
> instructional material is developed and distributed. These classes
cover
> stuff like rebuilding carburetors from your own bike if you are one
of
> the folks that signed up for that class in maybe the first two days
sign
> up was open. Transmission rebuilding, top end refreshing, steering,
> suspension, wheel bearing maintenance, charging system and
electrical
> systems and troubleshooting are some of the topics covered in
depth.
> There are special training aids on site and cut-aways of components.
>
> This is kind of like going to a technician school for the bike you
ride.
> Attendance is limited and there is always a waiting list to get
in. Cost
> I seem to remember is about $200 plus you provide your own
transportation
> and lodging. At least one of the instructors was teaching BMW
techs in
> the 1970s. He still has a shop specializing in airheads. Another
has
> been writing technical articles for BMW publications since at least
the
> late 70s and has been brought to Germany by BMW to consult on
problems
> the factory couldn't solve. His suggestions fixed the problem but
BMW
> didn't implement them. Go figure. Other instructors have
specialized
> backgrounds in electronics, machining or similar fields. They are
all
> active in the BMW Airhead community.
>
> SuperTech is much more and much less than a tech day. It's very
> informative and fun. You get to meet lots of folks you've met on
the
> internet or at rallies. But you don't have the opportunity to just
jump
> around all day from interesting item to interesting item. It's a
bit
> more organized so folks can get the absolute most from the short
time
> involved. It's also geared to teach the basics and work up. So if
you
> already know a bunch about the subject you get to learn it all over
> again. At most tech days I've been involved with there is more one
on
> one interaction which can go from let me show you how a socket and
> ratchet work to just telling someone a clearance and they already
have
> the skills to successfully use the information.
>
> Maybe SuperTech is more for the novice but if I had the opportunity
to
> attend I think I would. Just spending time with folks with a like
> interest is special. Just like at the Julian tech day or others
held
> around the planet.
>
> Best,
>
> Jeff Saline
> ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal
> Airheads Beemer Club
www.airheads.org
> The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota
> 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT
>
Jeff:
Lucky for me I'm only about 1-2 hrs away from the meeting site. At
distance, it's no doubt a bigger commitment to take a whole weekend,
including the travel, meals & lodging for "it's just motorcycles" as
the wifey likes to say. I also see some of these people at the
different Tech Days, April Fools, PA Tent Float, Vintage MC Days @
Mid-Ohio, Moss Gathering, and Trout Run events that punctuate my
annual motorcycle calendar. Although we all have other brands /
styles of motorcycles, the PA Airhead Chapter members seem to be a
close and helpful "motorcycle gang". Many of us are "gray-beards"
though.
Don R100, A6F
)
Don+
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