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Top 2 upgrades on my '07 to date: 1) Custom seat from Rich's; 2) FZ-1 mirrors. I highly, highly recommend the ride-in fitting. It's an experience. Pics of my saddle (built 9/07)

Yes, preventative maintenance (like preventative medicine) is a very beautiful thing. Pay strict attention to the maintenance schedule in your owner's manuals, allow your bike to warm up properly off throttle and listen for sounds that don't sound as they should. On all these points, I'm both a...

Just like MTV, "... too much is never enough." ;) Well, pre-EICMA rumors are saying that the new Multi will have multiple on-the-fly power/fuel map settings ("Sport" / "Tour" / "Trail") ranging from 150 HP to 100 HP. Also, the bike is rumored to possess Ducati's first ever ride-by-wire...

I hear you. This new Multi is using a slightly de-tuned and modified version of the 1198 Superbike motor that - on that bike, lists major service (valve adjust) intervals of 7,500 miles. If the Multi doesn't come out with major service intervals of at least 12,000 miles, then I personally won't...

1 pic of Ducati's new GS competitor to whet your appetites (more pics here): For you gear heads: On the site with the additional photos, look closely at the full left-side profile shot of the white bike. Is it my imagination, or did Ducati put the countershaft sprocket and single-sided...

Short answer: On Gen II bikes, no. And, as far as that goes, CCT failures on Gen I bikes are not even as common as the anecdotal evidence on this forum would suggest. I think people often need to take a deep breath and just relax. Just as not every freckle is cancerous, not every odd noise is a...

I went to the "Gerbing's Day" event at the local BMW dealer this morning (BMW of Western Oregon in Tigard OR - BMWOR). On hand was Fred Karpman from Gerbing's who was demonstrating their new microwire technology, as well as providing excellent fitting/sizing advice on all of their motorcycling...

I'm going to the "Gerbing's Day" at our local BMW dealer tomorrow AM to take a look at Gerbing's new microwire jacket liners and gloves. I'm going to be looking specifically at their T5 gloves. I'll comment on them later tomorrow...

Ouch... : Article

Leather without question. And Lexol is your friend; once a week for the first 1000 miles, once a month thereafter. You'll never have to worry about the seat absorbing water (one thing that leather does that vinyl doesn't is swell when it gets wet meaning in effect that it seals the holes where...

Understood, but you bring up a sad fact nonetheless. You'd think that motorcycle/powersports industry would have long ago adopted at least one of the 3 OBD-II protocols to better facilitate EPA, CARB and Euro emissions standards checking..? In my perfect world however, all of the bike...

Brilliant. You just won the "FJRForum Quote of the Day" award! :clapping:

Garmin ESP vehicle monitoring system: Click Very cool. I'd love to see a motorcycle version of this device...

Since you were busy watching the Ducks give USC a major beat down yesterday (quiet flight home, Coach Carroll..?), you probably didn't notice that I missed wishing you a Happy Birthday... Ah, **** it. Since you're probably still celebrating, I guess it can wait 'till tomorrow. Or next week...

An extremely modest man was in the hospital for a series of tests, the last of which had left his bodily systems extremely upset. Upon making several false alarm trips to the bathroom, he decided the latest episode was yet another and stayed put. He suddenly filled his bed with diarrhea and was...

Though I'm no particular fan of the Kawasaki Concours 14 owing to some rather questionable aesthetic choices and its overall squat appearance, I tip my hat to Kawasaki for paying attention to critiques of the bike in the moto mags and, specifically, actively listenting to and soliciting feedback...

Thankfully, no. My only experience in this regard is through friends that never seem to learn from their mistakes... :unsure:

Even if I wasn't married, I wouldn't apply. Ever. I have at least a dozen now single friends that play the dating sites (eHarmony, match.com, perfectmatch.com, etc.), and the horror stories they tell of their experiences are enough to kill any notion I'd ever have of signing up if I were single...

Yes, but "Bikers" are people too. It's their fashion choices I don't agree with... ;) So is that 2 ex's each, or is one of you winning this contest..? ;) And the fact that all four are on Biker Planet says to me that whatever they said they didn't like about you at the time, there was...

Babs, Babs, Babs... eHarmony..?? Seriously?? And what exactly are you looking for, a gayed-up metrosexual in touch with his feminine side that thinks a bowl of popcorn, a mug of hot cocoa and "27 Dresses" on DVD is the ideal Friday night?? Give Biker Planet a try instead. Oh, and make sure you...