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    Things That Piss Me Off

    How about people that have one foot on the accelerator and the other foot on the brake?
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    I Hate People!

    True statement - I used to take these kind of events personally until I realized it was ruining MY day! Remember, you were alert and did what you needed to avoid getting hurt or killed, and you'll be alive to ride the mighty FJR another day. :good:
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    Knocked Over

    Gary McCoy at University Motors in Fargo ND ([email protected]) has just the lids. But IIRC, the are around $300 when the entire sidebag is a little over $400. My choice was to bite the bullet and buy the whole bag, no muss, no fuss. When it arrived, I transferred the lock to the new bag and I...
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    2006 Colors?

    Hmmmm, back to black wheels, eh?
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    Cruisers Vs Sport Tourers

    In my previous post, I was relaying a personal story about people I know. I was being critical of my friends, two individuals, not cruiser riders in general. I was trying to point out, without making sweeping generalizations, that because the bikes are different, the riders can end up with...
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    Cruisers Vs Sport Tourers

    I have a couple of old friends that got Harleys around the time I got my FJR. We went on a ride together, which went OK, I was showing them the ride and making sure I kept them in site behind me. It was slow, but I was patient. I pulled off at an overlook, maybe 2 or 3 miles from our...
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    Yamaha Credit Card = Household Finance...any Prob?

    My experience with HSBC/Household was when I bought a 2001 Kawasaki KLR650 with 6 months, no payment, no interest deal. Didn't have any problems with late payments, etc., but after I paid it off, they never sent the title. It took a phone call and then a letter "officially" requesting the title...
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    My Friend's Son Died

    Sorry to hear about your loss. Pat.
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    Mars Spectacular!

    Confirmed that Mars' closest approach to earth in modern times occurred in August 2003, when Mars and Earth were 34 million miles apart. This year, the closest they will get to each other is 43 million miles on October 31st. Here is info about the recycled email: Mars email recycle
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    Fjr Parts Sources?

    No, Gary offers a discount to FJR1300 forum & mailing list members on everything. Just mention you heard about him on the FJR forum and you're in! I have bought plenty of stuff from University motors and they are top-notch.
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    Welcome Everyone

    /lurk off/ Hi all, long-time lurker from EZboard, micapeak list, fjrowners board, now here. This site seems scads more powerful than EZboard, hope it stays that way. I've received lots of invaluable info from you guys, plus sold and bought some stuff, so I decided to follow you on over. Thanks...
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    What Classification

    Don't know how they classify it, but I have a policy with Dairyland. $250 deductible, road service, trip insurance, 43 yrs old w/ one claim in past 3 years = $650/year.
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