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Maturin

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on: July 10, 2010, 10:54:18 pm
Hello everybody!
Last week I just got my new G5 registered (or de Luxe, as it is called in Germany) and I´m still grinning all the time. Beatifull bike, i´m usually surrounded by a bunch of HondaKawaYamahaBmW-Hightech-Bikes - and I don´t care at all! RE just decelerates motorcycling to its basics, and that is a very nice experience to share with likeminded people. Greetings from Munich, Bavaria
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Reply #1 on: July 10, 2010, 11:04:52 pm
Welcome Maturin, you have a fine machine. I too have the G5 DeLuxe, in the UK, just over three months now and 4000 miles, and still grinning also  :D
Enjoy the ride!
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Reply #2 on: July 10, 2010, 11:44:49 pm
Welcome and congratulations on the new bike!
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Reply #3 on: July 11, 2010, 12:40:36 am
Greetings Maturin!

Welcome, I have only had my C5 (USA) for a week, but I the same grin on my face.  These bikes are a lot of fun and so far demonstrating very good quality.

Post a photo of your new ride as soon as you can.

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Reply #4 on: July 11, 2010, 04:59:36 am
Wie geht's, Maturin. Great choice on the bike,good luck with it. I hear the beer is pretty good in Bavaria, any chance you could maybe.......... Ah forget it.
  Good luck, Dan.
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Reply #5 on: July 11, 2010, 06:55:38 am
Congrats! Can't wait to get my c5.... One more week! I'm looking forward to the basics...


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Reply #6 on: July 12, 2010, 07:23:03 pm
Heres a short interim balance sheet after 600 km: loose connector on the injection system caused engine cutouts but was fixed within seconds. Oil leak at the shaft seal of the kickstarter shaft. Hm...the dealer told me its not a big thing. First maintanance next friday, he promised to fix it.
In southern Germany we have temperatures around 35°C in these days and nobody is realy used to that. I caught a could because of extensive use of the ac in my cab - omg. I perform raindances every evening.
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A Garage without a Bullet is a empty, barren hole.

When acellerating the tears of emotion must flow off horizontally to the ears.
Walter Röhrl


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Reply #7 on: July 12, 2010, 09:06:54 pm
Hi Maturin

Welcome and congraulations on your new G5. I look forward to seeing some photos  8)


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Reply #8 on: July 12, 2010, 11:09:58 pm
That's not an oil leak Maturin - it's chain lube. I and others had the same thing. Clean it off and use dry chain lube - the black gunge will eventually disappear.

And STOP with the rain dance.....  :-\
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Reply #9 on: July 14, 2010, 04:45:33 am
Wilcommen Maturin,

 Congratulations on your Bullet.
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Reply #10 on: July 18, 2010, 10:12:55 am
Hello from the Eifel (Trier area)!  I just received my Electra in June.  Be prepared for initial issues and quirks especially if you're used to more refined bikes (Thank you 2 year warranty).  I have come to love the quirkiness and that engine thump just makes me smile!  I took it to Cochem this morning for a coffee and parked where everyone parks their bikes and my bike got three times the looks of the other bikes...amusing!  Oh yes, practice saying "I swear, it's baujahr 2010!"

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Reply #11 on: July 22, 2010, 08:31:21 pm
Hey WilW!
You are right! The black-browne...stuff at the bottom of my Bullet is not a leak! Amazingly enough the kickstarter shaft seal is innocent. Well, but I´ve got anouther one  ;D: at least a few drops of the precious fluid left my engine at the oil filter lid - puhh. I wouldn´t have felt comfortable if mine was hermetically sealed  ;).
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When acellerating the tears of emotion must flow off horizontally to the ears.
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Reply #12 on: July 23, 2010, 08:21:20 am
That black stuff will disappear after a few hundred miles, depending on what you put on the chain. I use the Wurth dry lube - no mess at all, brilliant stuff.
Hope the filter cover has stopped dribbling. Have you taken that thing off yet? Beware - there's a whole collection of sprung bits and pieces lying in wait behind it...... :o
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