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That's only 621,371 miles. Congrats, Gray Ghost!

Thanks for reporting back so the rest of us can hopefully avoid the same problem.

Beside the excellent suggestions to use JIS screwdrivers, I also recommend a little valve grinding compound on the tip if you have a screw that's already damaged. The compound gives some bite and will resist the bit sliding out. Lots of downward pressure is required too (bonus points if you...

The net nazis here at work block all photo sharing sites, so I can never check whether photos are still there from my saved links. From Niehart's reply, it looks like they're gone. :(

The most mileage I ever got on a chain was my CBR1100XX that had 34,000 miles on that chain when I sold the bike. The only thing it ever saw was WD40.

I read a newspaper article years ago dealing with high end leather furniture. Pros in the field all recommended Lexol for leather cleaning and treating. I used to use it on a leather couch I had with great results. I haven't tried it, but I suspect it won't work so well on the vinyl seat...

I've been running Bosch filters for most of the 135,000 miles on my 07. I like the larger than OEM size, black color and low cost ($4 each when bought in quantity from rockauto.com). But they changed from an innie to an outie on the thread boss, so my solution was to get the Norm Kern modified...

I've got a sticky string in the back tire of my Garden Tractor for well over 10 years now. This 12psi pressure tire is filled with 6 gallons of windshield washer fluid (adds weight that won't freeze for better traction) and absolutely no leakage. But this is a FJR forum and I can report...

I accidentally left my 20s on and found it dead when I was heading out for a ride. Those portable phone charging battery packs are wonderful! Plugged a 2foot cable into the pack and the 20s and dropped the pack in my Darien jacket left breast pocket and was rockin out immediately rolling down...

Many riders (like myself) over the years have replaced the stock mirrors with FZ1 mirrors: FZ1 mirrors 5LV-26280-00-00 REAR VIEW MIRROR ASSY (LEFT) 5LV-26290-00-00 REAR VIEW MIRROR ASSY (RIGHT) comparison pics: https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=100993&hl=

I did my throttle spring unwind when my 07 was new. It helped with the snatchy throttle problem, along with the G2 throttle tube/Power Commander/reduced throttle freeplay/1200rpm idle. In my case, there's now a slight gap between the loop at the end of the throttle spring and it's catch. The...

No LED lights on my 07 and I do have a reserve canister that leak checks good. It's working now, so I'm happy for those occasional long slab trips. :)

I believe I have an unused reinforcement plate at home, but it looks like you already have a work-around. IIRC, it just glues onto the bottom of the box.

My AVCC installation worked fine on my 07 for a while and then developed problems. During troubleshooting, I found a slight voltage on the brake line and installed a relay to bypass that problem. The CC worked for a while after, but then started having problems again so I'm not sure the brake...

I believe that wheel will fit a 2003 FJR here.

Thanks for your report here and at NHTSA. There haven't been a lot of reports for newer bikes like yours, but clearly they can still be affected by spider bites.

With the new tax laws in effect for 2018 (standard deduction doubled), most people won't be able to itemize their deductions so no point in even getting a receipt for the donated bike.

I just had a good AMA Roadside Assistance experience also, but with my truck. The power steering pump crapped out last week, making the big crew cab, dually pickup undriveable. I finished installing the pump sunday and was running errands when I stopped for fuel and it wouldn't start again...

Is that a first generation Russell daylong saddle? :)

This doesn't apply to anyone with a PC III installed because the FJR computer calculates mileage based on how much fuel it is telling the injectors to dispense, but the PC III is intercepting that signal and telling the injector to add more fuel. The average fuel mileage reading is useless for...