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Stunning news. I met Rich at the Feb. 2007 Napa run. His '07 was new and we followed that burgundy FJR as it followed you leading our pack, Dave. Ate with him at lunch on 101 that day - Hopland?. Absolutely great guy. There was just nothing like beemerdons and Rich "insulting"one another in...

Thanks, Dave - very much appreciated. Contact made after my post. No problem (patient) now that knowing it's in Jeff's hands allows me to cross it off the list of shit I'm shoveling. Sorry to seem like I was pressing, but 30 years of being the guy responsible for everything that crossed or got...

DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO CONTACT FJRGuy (Jeff Chorel)? I have sent two e-mails about canceling my rally reservations and tried to PM him here. The latter bounced back unsuccessful, apparently because his inbox is full. (Or he's been banned?) I've searched what I have for contacts and seem to be...

My '05 is in Zac's hands at Roseville Yamaha since this morning. Valve check, rear caliper replacement (w/Iggy's experienced caliper - due to spalled threads on bolt from lack of anti-seize when new), full brake fluid replacement including ABS block, coolant flush, and some other checks. Without...

KING ROOM AT ARROW LAKES LODGE AVAILABLE as of 4:19pm PDT on Wed. May 2. I just called to cancel, so you better get on your horse to scoop this premium room reservation for June 21 - 23 nights. BTW, is Jeff around to cancel my Rally reservations? I sent him an e-mail on Saturday and have not...

Shit hitting fan for me, so I'm withdrawing from the rally and will be giving up my king bed reservation in the Lodge at Arrow Lakes in the next 2 or 3 days. No doubt this will be an epic reprise of the 2009 event. Regrets for me, but I'm out and maybe just plain done touring. (Or maybe more...

Almost perfect for strafing Hwy 36 between Red Bluff and Fortuna.

Very cool old Wing, Dave! Only Goldwing I ever rode was back in '77 (I think - had '75 Kwak Z1 then) that belonged to a friend of my brother in law. Yellow, naked and 1100cc, IIRC. Smoother than a baby's butt to me, too (especially since my bike previous to the Z1 was a BSA 650 Thunderbolt that...

THAT is a really good point. For our generation, you almost couldn't avoid learning to shift a manual tranny; I never considered how normal that made clutching and shifting motorcycles.

Wondering how I missed this RR (and don't even recall that WFO on the calendar). What a great last pic posted by Niehart! Oh yeah - that was post-CFR (in Nakusp), when I returned to two parents at opposite ends of the state with suddenly dramatic/terminal health issues, and stupid workload...

A nurse! I get it.

like Eagle said: gaffers tape

About 2 miles as the crow flies from Bugnatr, but at 3,000 feet, I came home from GF's house in Sacramento (sunny when I left this morning) to 8" of white stuff at my house. The 'Baru made it up the road, but only got about 30' up my driveway where it makes a hard uphill left. That is where it...

From Bob and me, right back atcha: with kisses and hugs. The bastage is doing laundry now, leaving tomorrow, on the way . . . t.o. p.l.a.y. Cypress Point C.C. on Monday* !!! * if they don't get rained out -- holy grail sorta thing, ya know.

PWI again, Mary Ellen? And that requires practice?

I dunno . . . I'm thinking that's not the way you'd wanna start a conversation with a LEO (excepting maybe 'Zilla.)

Of course. Skins + Marker backcountry bindings on my Ones + adjustable poles; have ascenders for other skis. But however you’re gonna motivate up and down, the real issue is snow stability if you’re going to be in that terrain in those powder conditions. Snow/avalanche knowledge advisable, or...

Looks like fun, but not more than a good pair of powder boards provides. And, e.g., my 185 cm Volkl Ones were a LOT cheaper, even after adding in the cost of lift tickets (or seasons’ passes). ;)

That's what I was thinking as I read the story. But what's the deal with the '03 on the lift in the shop (the apparent non-cerulean silver FJR stern and cases in the pic with the R69 engine)? Your former mount didn't return home like a millennial offspring did it?

. . . and the blue masking tape still covering the tank? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Tanji style secondary fuel tank? I recall someone else offering a similar tank build, but what do you have there, Don? Looks like a LD bike with a lot of goodies, and surely not a Candybutt certified mount. Now that...