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People love to look at pictures. Its easier than reading, and facilitates day dreaming (a pleasant experience for most). Long ride reports with pictures are like getting a semi/personalized travel magazine for free. How many times have you seen people remark that it didnt happen if there are...

I find photography intrudes on the moment. It gets in the way of the flow. It is a pita to travel with someone who has to get another picture. I learned this lesson from my Dad. He never knew if he had had a good time or not until he got home and could look at the pictures. He eventually took...

We were on the other side of the jet stream this weekend, east of your track. Saturday provided a good ride opportunity. I took a loop, West first, then south, east and north to home. Your pillion is more tolerant than mine. A cold rain, with or without gear, would put the damper down. Im...

I showed it to my wife. She was not wearing her glasses and she said it looks like a little man sitting on something. So I got her glasses and she read it ...and burst out laughing.

I like it quite well. My F6B Deluxe is matte pearl white. I think the matte finish is easy to clean, and like matte or semigloss trim paint, it hides smudges and modest levels of grunge. I hope they do a blacked out matte black in a future year. It would be very hard for me to resist. The...

Both seats in high position. My first thought was that the difference was due to the aging of the foam in the Gen 2s. The seat looked suspiciously familiar. I like it when a manufacturer sticks with a seat because then its possible to move a custom seat from one bike to the next. And to...

I saw the 2018 in all its matte blue glory in person today. I like the color, but Ill go out on a limb and predict that theyll have a matte black blacked out version by the 2020 MY. I like the blue, but would like the black even more.

My dealer called me after lunch to let me know that the 2018 had been assembled and is out on the floor. So I drove over there to check it out. All of my FJRs have been Gen 2. I was impressed by what I perceived as greater cleverness in packaging for the 2018 compared to Gen 2. And, of course...

Our local dealer has one arriving tomorrow. He said it would be on the showroom floor on Monday. Im looking forward to seeing it in person. They want me to test ride it ... but Im afraid a ride might lead to a buy. Id better just look. 😉

This list explains a lot. Like why my blues are lacking. Or like why Tom Rushs blues sound like the metronome was cranked up to three times as fast as Muddys.

And the ST1300 was designed by dinosaurs for dinosaurs. This is a forum devoted to FJRs. If you want to whine about them, go to an ST 1300 forum and tell them how great the last of the ST1300s was in comparison to any generation of FJR. If you buy a new 2012 ST1300 (they still havent been able...

Regarding matte paint, my F6B Deluxe is matte pearl white. I clean it with Honda spray cleaner and polish. It cleans up easily and looks great. Honda spray cleaner and polish costs $6 to $8 per can depending on the store. One can lasts a good while, even with all the bug debris that has to be...

I was in LA when they committed the notorious Sharon Tate murder. I remember the headlines and the TV coverage. I just happened to be there ... spending a week in LA on the way to Honolulu. Certainly it is good for the rest of us that Manson is finally out of the spotlight.

Sometimes when one feels great loss it helps to lose oneself by assisting folks who are less fortunate. I have many friends who are in their 60s, 70s and 80s who volunteer at the Hospital, or assist with programs like Hospice, AA, Meals on Wheels, Room at the Inn, etc. There must be similar...

I would love to go to the show, but I think the nearest one to me is about 600 miles away. The LB show is about 2200 miles away. When it came to Atlanta I went. As for FB, it does appear to have become preferred by many. Its hard to believe that WWW is now ancient and the domain of the...

The Goldwing bunch came back from yesterdays visit to the show drooling and in hyper-post mode. A few guys whined about lack of on board storage and reduced mirror sizes, but most came home chuffed. Were still waiting here for the 2018 FJR to surface at the local dealer.

You will have to relabel the pannier. Dutchess will want to advertise her new title. 🤩

It took me a while to get used to the YCC-S but once I had it imprinted, I had no more trouble. Ive got far more miles without YCC-S than with. Once I got over the initial transition, Ive had no trouble going back and forth.

If he doesnt make it, maybe you can have his bike.

If he is dead, then it is all moot. Now if he is undead, that is another story. 😱