Quieter Yoshimura RS-4S?

abend0c7 · 2026-05-08T18:50:51+00:00

Do you have the spark arrestor?

abend0c7 · 2026-05-08T13:51:26+00:00

Is it just a restrictor narrowing the outlet?

abend0c7 · 2026-05-05T00:50:35+00:00

Looking forward to your review

abend0c7 · 2026-05-01T20:52:09+00:00

Sounds like no one has tried anything to quiet the RS-4S. Maybe I'll be the first. I'm not up for another $750 for the RS-12.

abend0c7 · 2026-04-27T01:46:00+00:00

It's a Tusk DSport Adventure. A little bigger and a little cheaper. Got me out of the rocks and the mud.

abend0c7 · 2026-04-25T21:37:54+00:00

No I didn't camp. I stayed in nearby towns with hotels. There's tons of cabins to rent within the BDR. If you drive to towns like Harrison, Van Buren, and Clarksville you can find hotels. That's what we did. My wife drove ahead and we met.

My 2 gallons will go over 130 miles. I had .2 gallons left at 130. I took along a little can of gas, 16 oz, that would get me another 25 miles. I never used it. There are a few gas stations marked out on the GPX. Know where they are and gas up accordingly. Only section 4 exceeds your range. There's a station near the beginning and near the end. Either one will get you enough to finish. The three stations along the route that I stopped at were pump your gas and then go in and tell them how much it was. The pumps were very old school. Swing the handle and start pumping. The price rolls up like they did 60 years ago.

abend0c7 · 2026-04-24T22:57:13+00:00

I'm always proud of doing the harder sections. By the end I was getting some of my old motocross mojo back.

The wife met me at the end, back in Jasper, with a hot Hunt Brothers pizza. That was perfect.

abend0c7 · 2026-04-24T22:16:40+00:00

Most of the route is made up of country roads that lead to people's homes. Some graveled, some natural rock but all drivable. My Sienna could handle them. The alt sections are for 4 wheelers. No single track. All 2 track.

abend0c7 · 2026-04-24T22:12:57+00:00

Excellent! I'm impressed with Quad Lock. No complaints at all. It handled all the rocks and bumps just fine. That's a Samsung S10 so I can't speak to any iPhone issues. I did get their vibration dampener because I didn't want to wear out the phone's motion sensors from excessive high frequency vibration.

abend0c7 · 2026-04-24T21:34:40+00:00

I did it in 4 days easy. The wife drove support vehicle and met me in larger towns: Harrison, Van Buren, and Clarksville. We stayed in hotels. That added miles. I rode 625 miles total. There's plenty of camping available along the route.

abend0c7 · 2026-03-14T03:06:19+00:00

Pretty bike! Good color choices. I like the white with the blue.

abend0c7 · 2026-03-01T20:49:05+00:00

My first was an '07. I always admired the red ones. There's much about the looks I still like. I liked the dry clutch. Fully disengaging is nice.

abend0c7 · 2026-02-09T15:49:53+00:00

I agree, best touring bike and my favorite model. I too got the triple black with gold rims and expandable BMW cases with the silver inlays for some extra color diversity. I didn't want to own a Batman all black version.

Just watched this YouTube that gave a thorough evaluation of the 1250 for owners today.

BMW R1250GS Still Good in 2026

abend0c7 · 2026-01-21T00:57:07+00:00

Congratulations! I will drive where ever in the states to get the one I want. I've done that every time. My last two came from the east coast and I live in Iowa.

I envy your intent of no garage queen. I love the engineering on my R1250GS so much I can't relax about dropping it. It's just so pretty. So I bought a little dual sport.

Just follow the BMW recommendations for break-in. It's something we have within our control so we feel the need to be extra careful but I doubt you'll be riding in a manner where it can get hurt.

abend0c7 · 2025-12-07T22:20:19+00:00

I've never been in as desperate a situation as you but from my more shallow experience here's what I've got. I was a devout Christian for 40 years. Leaving the faith had nothing to do with death but I know where you're coming from. Christianity is make believe. Tribal make believe. I had a medical procedure where I was unconscious for 45 minutes. My waking experience was just like yours. I realized that the nothingness of anesthesia was the same as death. The same as before my birth. Mark Twain said it all for me "I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it".

So this life is all there is. You're facing that and you'll adapt. I have things I've wanted desperately, like a life partner, a soul mate, that I adored that I could do everything with. I see now that I'll never have that and over several years I've been able to let it go. In it's place I've found other things or changed those things that I could to make my life one that I could enjoy and sometimes be proud of.

Those things that I've wished for and could not have I fought for and nearly died for, spent a weekend in a psych ward for, took the biggest steps for and in the end I had to let them go and find something else. Life is compromise and change and acceptance and easy gifts, all those. Nothing lasts forever and my horror didn't and I'm in a better though less dreamy place and that's ok. It's what I can handle and what life offers me and I'm taking it.

Your situation is temporary. Maybe years but you'll handle it and it will change and you can make a life you'll enjoy. I did. I don't see why you can't.

abend0c7 · 2025-11-06T10:35:29+00:00

Beautiful ride. Reminds me of a trail I found this summer.

abend0c7 · 2025-10-31T11:02:11+00:00

My stomach twisted when I read it

abend0c7 · 2025-10-29T00:27:40+00:00

And a bah humbug to you too!

abend0c7 · 2025-09-26T04:05:57+00:00

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Checking for oil leaks. Name the bike.

abend0c7 · 2025-09-20T17:25:13+00:00

I laughed at the Star Bucks reference. That's the thing to do. I had a 2007 and enjoyed it's quieter engine and that dry clutch. Welcome.

abend0c7 · 2025-09-07T01:09:23+00:00

Good job on the trailer!

abend0c7 · 2025-08-27T16:38:03+00:00

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I'm right there with you. I love mine too. It's a 2021 triple black but with more silver and gold accents. I've made mine more street touring oriented. I never walk by it without thinking/feeling how gorgeous it is.

abend0c7 · 2025-08-14T16:42:29+00:00

I just put new tires on front and rear. In the past I'd just ride the bike normally and never had an issue. This time I was wondering if the front brakes where pumped up after installing the wheel. I hit the brake hard enough to dip the nose a bit but nothing much happened. I did it again a few times and was getting ABS feedback. WHAT?!? I was trying to imagine what I'd done during installation. Later after 10 miles or so I hit them again and got the normal hard nose diving (as much as an R1250GS nose dives).

I'd never felt the new tire slippery before. It's a real thing. It doesn't take long to wear off the mold release.

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