Alan Doak

If you get some of these bulbs make sure the power cord comes out the back of the cooling wings. I bought some where the power comes out...

Thanks Infrared - I have purchased from a reputable seller and have a 775 page PDF loaded onto my computer. Thanks for all the help.

Thanks everyone. All sorted. I also didn't realise that Yamaha sold them via their publications website. I doubt if any dealer in NZ...

Hi everyone, I like to work on my bike. I'm not expert so there's a limit to where I can go but having a workshop manual let's me decide...

Thanks. Have seen the movie, and have seen the motorbike which lives in a hardware store in Invercargill, at the bottom of the South...

@Alan Doak, if you have Prime and a quiet evening, you might want to check out 'The World's Fastest Indian'. It's the story of Burt...

Every road in NZ is a backroad ((almost) so 340km sounds like a good compromise. Good luck in IBR. I'd like to hear about how you do...

I have done multiple IBA rides on a 2015 FJR1300ES and I don’t punch it past 300 km high speed on highway or 350 km backroads I am...

Thanks. I've decided for the purposes of planning distance rides that 340km is a happy distance.

1670km in around 22 hours, which is slow for me. A couple of things - my body is not so tired today, compared to riding the ST1300 which...

I'm a little confused here. I recently returned to an FJR, Gen III. I rode the bike until I got a LO reading on the dash, and so I...

I'm doing a 1600km Saddlesore tomorrow, in the North Island. I'll basically ride around the perimeter of the big thick part of the North...

Welcome. I've never been to New Zealand, when you go for a ride (or a weekend trip), do you cover most of your island?

Shortest route end-to-end is 2,000 km (including a ferry). With LOTS in between (don't think riding would be any more repetitive than...

Welcome aboard from the great state of Texas!