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Yup; this thread was starting to sound like a BMW Forum...

Since the 2015 ES is my first FJR, I can't really compare it to the previous models. However. since 2004, I've made the yearly pilgrimage to Sturgis for test rides, so I've been test riding the various iterations of the FJR since then. Up until I rode the 2014, there was always some little...

So I see that my new 2015 FJR ES post has been buried in "Ride Reports" as numerous other "new FJR" reports remain. It figures. I'd heard (and been told) that the FJR Forum was soft and worried from over on the Adv Rider site. At any rate, softies need love too. Maybe the admin dudes need some...

Thanks Art...but I'm not sure I've ever purposely touched the horn button on any of my last 18 bikes. With our biggest city being around 50K population (and most of our towns having a higher elevation than population), traffic is pretty light. I often ride 1-2 hours on some back roads without...

I use the word "pussies" lightly. It's kind of a standing joke between my riding buddies and me. I put a lot of miles on all manner of bicycles, and I always hassle my buddies for their seat/butt fascinations. After touring on a Brooks leather saddle, commuting on on a cut-out leather, or...

Thanks for the invite, Abercrombie FJR; I do appreciate it, but (hopefully) I'll be heading back to Laramie by Wednesday (providing that my bags show up). If I'm still in the area, I'll definitely swing by. It sounds like a fun gathering, and there's no place better to do wander rides than the...

Yup; the bags were MIA. no worries tho; Time is elastic, and I'll pick hem up when they get here.

Yes, BakerBoy; 24 was amazing today. Beautiful in fact; life is good.

I've always thought that God should sort the pussies; I just don't have time for them...

I'm not much on improvements; I'm a bicycle tourist as well, so I'm always amazed at what pussies motorcyclists are. I consistently ride 100+ miles a day on a leather Brooks saddle. The FJR stock saddle is like a sofa to me. It's tough being soft... '

So, I picked up my new 2015 FJR ES today in Rapid City, SD and wandered the two lanes home via Devil's Tower. What a great day for a ride. First leg (175 miles) Rapid City to my Gillette, WY house. On Tuesday or Wednesday, I'll head back to Rapid for the 600 mile service before heading to...

Well, the dilemma is officially over. I finally pulled the trigger and bought a 2015 ES from Lyle Krause at Black Hills Powersports in Rapid City, SD. Funny, but I bought my first brand spankin new BMW (R100GS) from Lyle back in 1992 when he owned the only BMW shop in South Dakota, so it's all...

I'm actually in the BMW/FJR dilemma right now. As a longtime BMW dude (R75/5, R100GS, (2) R1100S, R1150GS, R1150RT), I'm currently without a bike for the first time since I was 11 years old. I think the new RT is too ugly to own, and I was kind of waiting on the new BMW R1200RS, so I went down...

I'm sure leaning that way myself; congratulations.

I'm with FJR Pilot. I don't mind stealth colors. I don't know how many times the cops dismissed my grey R1100S when I had the bags on. One time, I actually saw a trooper smacking the side of the radar gun like it was flawed when I passed.

I'm sure thinking hard about ordering one. I like the Gen III a bunch. The electronic cruise control is a must out here in the land of wide open spaces, and it's about time as far as I'm concerned. I don't even mind the color (although I would prefer black)...and it will be interesting to see...

Congrats on the Ninja; I'd like to find a 2011 black one in these parts as well...looks fun. We'll definitely need a ride report.

My local dealer has a brand new '10 on the floor and told me I could have it for $12000, but here in Wyoming, our riding season is just about to come to a screeching halt, so he may be a bit more motivated than your dealer. If you don't buy it, let me know where it is and what the price is as I...