two beemer questions r gs hello folks i m very happy with my new r gs my range is miles on gallons that s mpg surprisingly the bike is a real cruiser i was expecting something rough she s a sweet backroad honey and i can go pretty much anyplace i d take my mountain bike as far as shaft effect it s more a torque effect from the crankshaft in my opinion rev it sitting still when the driveshaft is not moving and the bike twists a bit maybe i don t ride her fast enough to get a shaft effect but in my opinion a little buffeting by wind is of far greater consequence okay here are my questions any recommendations for a home made fairing i d like to keep the wind off my chest and perhaps my helmet for comfort at highway speeds mph yet don t want to a screw up the stability or b block my vision too much for trail riding anybody have luck with two piece detachible fairings i d like to make it myself out of plexiglas i run two lights the standard headlamp plus a sidelamp mounted on the crash bar the illumination s excellent that way with a full beam coming out from the level of the motor left side the lamp beam is linear so that you get a bright streak of illumination from left to right and it really picks up the periphery deer lurking etc combined with the headlamp on high you can see like day but i ve heard that bmw alternators don t crank out too much do i need to shut down the sidelamp when i m puttering around in the dirt at low rpm this is embarassing i m having trouble starting the bike first thing in the morning i invariably flood the carbs then go in and read a section of the paper and then she starts right up is this a zen thing the hayne s manual says do not under any circumstances use gasoline with alcohol additives yeah right what do you folks due to keep the engine and carbs from being eaten by ethanol and methanol any particular brands of gas that are best additives thanks b o d y i s t h e b i k e dod asphaug hindmost lpl arizona edu kawi zephyr erik asphaug bmw r gs s o u l i s t h e r i d e r
