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Russ! My man! I'll say fine, but I've been better. The dealership that recruited me when I left Asheboro laid me off earlier in the month so for the first time in almost 40 years I find myself with out a job. I've got some irons in the fire but so far nothing in really heating up yet, you...

Sorry for the lack of complete info... I can't tell if it does it while it's running or not, even though I've got stock pipes the engine related noises are louder than the one I'm describing. The noise can be heard with the key off and it doesn't matter how long the bike has been sitting. For...

This is going to sound kinda strange I know, but... Lately my '07 FJR has begun to make, well... gurgling noises from the fuel tank. Does it fairly often and it doesn't seem to matter how much fuel is in the tank or if it's hot or cold. Sounds like it's coming from the cap or cap area. My...

It may be pointless, but it's interesting (to me) to see the various points of view. FWIW, from a dealers perspective... The biggest challenge the industry faces as we speak is quite simply getting people financed. 10 years ago we were working on about a 5:1 ratio of applicants to approved...

Spam free zone. BTW, love your avatar! I just lost my female Great Dane, Roxie after 11 years. She was my girl and I miss her a bunch. Bruce

You hit the nail right on the head! 10 years ago the industry average of credit applications taken to those approved were roughly 5:1. Five years ago they were roughly 10:1. Right now it's closer to 20:1! And not every customer that walks through the door fills out an app! That's a whole...

Ehhh... Been working in it for a little more than thirteen years, been making my living from it for a little over eleven. Hardly an 'insider' but I do love being in it. And while I am one of it's biggest fans I'm also one of it's biggest critics. "We" could be doing things a lot better...

From my point of view it's going to shake out into a loooong winter. Traditionally cruisers and ATVs have fed the industry, our proverbial bread and butter. We could count on brisk sales in the spring and summer riding season on most anything and everything but the fall was dominated by ATVs...

Thought maybe some of you might find this sad, but interesting; https://www.webbikeworld.com/Motorcycle-new...-statistics.htm Bruce

Do you know or have the sag settings? I've only scoped out the shock via eyeballing it where it lives, and perusing the service manual. How exactly is the 'preload adjuster' on the rear shock working? It appears to be a cable operated device that works well enough and is dang sure easy to use...

Told ya... :lol: Bruce

You misunderstand, you couldn't pry this bike away from me!!! I'm in looooove! My whining was entirely directed at myself. I just have to get some muscles previously not used in condition and carefully evaluate my riding position. That being said I will respectfully have to disagree with you...

Found several references to it, and a 'condensed version' on "Midlife Riders" (I think) that was informative. As I read I found that "Yoda" is a BMW/FJR guy and apparently the whole 'position' thing started as a thread on the "BMW Sport Tourers Forum", so I went there and looked around. I...

No problem there. Neat feature too, isn't it? I'm sure you're right, it's probably just that I haven't read the recall all the way through yet, nor has my bud, the S/M. This is his first time at a Yamaha dealership and my first non-dysfunctional one. FJR's have been kinda rare for us, you...

6', 250 lbs, 50 years old. I see what your saying and not discounting it at all. I may remove the relocators and risers one day soon and try it again with out them. But for the time being I really like the way the bike feels now. I feel that I am supporting myself with my lower back and...

It's not uncomfortable, just different. I'm not really trying to sit like I was on a cruiser, just find the right combination of what works and not suffering the next week. Which as I said in another reply, seems to be getting at least a little better. OK, gotcha. Will do. Thanks. It's not...

What do you attribute that too? Stiffer spring rate? Different dampening? Longer eye to eye length? Ouch! Now you sound like my wife! *lol* She has been saying that if I'd lose my gut there wouldn't be so much tugging at my back! *sigh* I know she's right of course, and I should go to...

Hmm, interesting. Thanks for the heads up. Yep, did the G2 and the throttle spring mods. At this point I'm more impressed with the throttle spring mod than the G2 tube, but I may not have given the stock tube enough 'seat time' to make a really accurate comparison. No matter, it stays. I'll...

Thanks! The problem is that the Service Manager is my best friend and we commute to work together. Collectively we've done zero of these, so my bike gets to be the test mule! Bruce

Those that read my intro know that I have recently made the switch from an '04 Kawasaki Nomad that we bought new and put nearly 40K miles on, to an '07 FJR. Those that didn't read it now know too. Anyway, you may have heard these questions before, and I have tried the search with no real...