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My advice - don't bother with the BJM. Extremely small impact on the problem. In descending order of positive effect on jerky off-idle throttle response... * PowerCommander (PC-V now) * Re-cam or replace throttle tube * Larger, football-shaped grips (think about the geometry change) * Cable...

I had 54,000 miles on a set of (2005) stock steering head bearings before I traded the bike for... A new (2007) which now has 143,000 miles on a stock set of steering head bearings... And I had 39,000 miles on yet a third set of (2006) stock steering head bearings before I sold that bike...

Dude! Stop dicking around with the battery. You have a wiring or starter relay problem. Parallel jump start with car battery pretty much eliminated battery question. 11.8 VDC is just fine to spin the starter motor. This is going to sound harsh, but sounds to me like you are about to get in...

Replace the starter relay (starter solenoid) first, BEFORE you spend the money for a starter. (Or have the dealer quote and do the job for you.) No sense replacing a starter without also replacing the starter relay too. Standard mechanic wisdom dictates replacing both components together...

Johnson City TN works well. Lunch is same place everyday, Highlander BBQ. Whoever finds Wayne's camera wins the grand prize. It flipped out of his unlocked top bag, somewhere along a road named Appalachian Trail near Roan Mtn TN. I have no idea why anyone would take an FJR on such a road. The...

I called and spoke with the hotel clerk, will call again tomorrow to confirm with manager. But clerk said roughly 47 rooms, which is not nearly enough for an EOM event. That's usually the first big uh-oh when looking at locations. Also checked online for West Jefferson and found Holiday Inn...

@spklbuk I'm usually too busy to look at speed limit signs. Ignorance is bliss and all that. :) Maybe Lee will weigh in on routes for Wytheville and others? Would be good info for decision making. But we have to wait for his retiredness to stop riding every day!

First, allow me to personally apologize to you all for stumbling across dirt roads at Cumberland Falls. In those days I had no idea that so many people riding FJRs turned away from dirt. And also in those days, Garmin would do most anything to put you back on an interstate, including but not...

I have nothing to add, except 07s rule! They are absolutely the worst year model FJR ever made. Everything Yamaha did wrong over the prior years they did again on the 07, plus they doubled-up on the throttle cable pulley error from 06. Mine has 140,000 miles on her since I brought her home that...

Yes, dealers do three things religiously during their $300 Dealer Prep... fail to Loktite the bag lock screws at all, Loktite them with RED high-strength so the bag can NEVER be serviced, and/or frequently fail to correctly engage the front ABS Housing notch. Makes me never want to ride a new...

By far the MOST important thing is to change the fork oil periodically. The interval truly depends on three major factors; mileage, time and typical riding conditions. Just like engine oil, if fork oil has degraded to a point where it has lost its viscosity and lubrication properties, you've...

Don, Here's wishing you many more miles!!! Be careful not to overdevelop one side pleasuring yourself during the recovery phase.

Powerlet sockets are prone to the inner conductor "blades" spreading apart. I've had exactly the scenario you describe several times. I have had some success using a wooden or plastic (non-conductive) tool to bend the inner conductor blades closer together. But eventually, after a couple failed...

Look at a FJR Throttle Body with about 50,000 miles on it before you dismiss cleaning with Seafoam. And if you do five FJR valve checks without prior cleaning (Seafoam or your choice), at least one of those will yield an intermittent seating valve that's impossible to gap. Seafoam into the TBS...

I will take sweep position for the Carolinas Caravan.

If Lewisburg wins out for 2015... can I resurrect a couple routes with my favorite water crossings???

Carbon buildup around valve seats and on valve stems doesn't always translate to loss of compression during a low-rpm cold compression test. The SeaFoam treatment may not help a thing, but like you said, it won't hurt. Your compression readings are not bad, not awesome, but like all compression...

I had an awesome week. Had training classes for work on Mon-Tue and took the rest of the week off to ride and EOM. Weather forecast was a persistent joke, but Friday and Saturday sure turned out to be some of the best weather we've seen at EOM in a long time. It was good to see everyone. On a...

My radar detector is no longer readily removable, and I would have a serious problem staying any place that required it to be hidden. Don't mind riding through VA, but I tend to stay clear of the VA interstate system to avoid confronting Mr. Officer Sir about my electronics package. In other...

The map that everyone is quoting pretty much has LewisburgWV dead in the cross hairs. If people don't mind the BTDT do-over, it would take some minor recon riding to refresh the routes, but I have a huge library of routes built for those prior EOMs. Guess it all comes down to how much you want...