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"Sold to Bob B" I have (I believe it is) a Harbor Freight tire changing setup, never used and a mc lift rated at 1000 lbs (hydraulic pump up with your foot). I used to use it on my last Wing. Free but must be picked up. First come, first served. Email me ONLY at: jerry at molaver dot org

^ ^ ^ This I've ridden in very hot weather & only 'had' to take it off once - on the Jersey Tpke when temps hit triple digits & the humidity was unbelieveable.

LMAO Other than the bike color and I don't see a tripod & extra gas can that looks like my '08 when I started out on my Alaska ride - 11,000 mi in 18 days. Good choice on getting the bags -

1) Russell Day Long 2) Garmin GPS

Good luck with the new ride. Looks great! I did the same routine from Connecticut 5 years ago the people at D&H couldn't have been nicer. My "breakin" ride was first to St Louis for a business stop (thanks to knifemaker for letting me do an oil change in his garage) then home. I did learn...

Seeing new and interesting places

Well, good luck with your decision - whatever it is. My previous 2 rides were Wings. The first one I sold with 125K miles on her and the second had 140K. Then (2008) I flew down to Culman, AL & bought my FJR (at age 62). I find I am not riding as much as I used to - my last 'big' ride was cross...

Sorry to hear you hurt the baby but glad you are (more or less) ok. Like flying an airplane, any stop you can walk away from is a good stop.

I usually ride to work each day provided its not raining. However this summer has been really hot & humid and I ride with full gear including the Cycleport mesh kevlar jacket. It may be mesh but its heavy and its not so great going into the office with my shirt wet & sticking to me :( That...

Just started reading this thread Sigepkat & hope you are doing fine. fwiw my only collision in almost 50 years of riding occured a few years ago. I was at a stop light and a woman rear ended me - fortunately not too fast. Fast enough to flip me off onto my (helmeted) head. Here it is a few years...

Thanks again Bounce - I was really surprised when I followed the breadcrumbs from your STI page to the FJR page. lol I didn't know there were that many common owners :) The only issue I have with my Homelink mirror install is it not a firm mount to the glass adapter. There is some up/down...

Thanks Ignacio! I shot him a PM. btw did we meet in WA a couple of years ago? I was riding up the west coast & stopped at a 'tech party' at a rider's house outside of Seattle. Did a quick oil change & met 10-12 NW riders then booked east on some of the roads they suggested.

I was doing some mod work on my STI & needed some wiring info. Googled the interwebby & there was an excellent article by giving me everything I needed (and more). Tried tracking him down to shoot him a 'thank you' email & stumbled on his site: https://www.fjr-tips.org/ Its also a great site...

Just a fwiw Wheaton. I flew down there in 08 to buy mine. They are TERRIFIC people - they did pick me up at the airport. At least back then, Alabama has no temporary plates :( I rode 1st to ST Louis (thanks Knifemaker for the assist in my first oil/filter change) then back home to CT - all...

Yes, that's the place. And to to other posters comments - yep, you are all right - I should have asked how much beforehand. . . It was an additional 1-1/2 hours labor charge, that's what I thought was over the top after they had the bike already opened. The $5 per plug & $30 for air filter is...

Sounds like a day trip :P I wouldn't take a damn thing except your clothes, a credit card, camera and cell phone - you are not exactly going to Argentina

So I take my bike in for the spider recall 8 days ago. When the service manager is writing it up I casually say while you have evrything open there you may as well change the plugs & air filter - 1st time for the plugs (37K miles) so I figure I'll pick up another 13.78 HP by changing them, based...

Of course there is the classic: Riggs said Wright tried to protect himself by laying his bike down.

Smart move! I found one of mine had loosened up after 2K of riding. I was lucky - caught it on a preride inspection, before it fell out

I don't profess to know a whole lot about different brands but wouldn't a 'lumen output' comparison be useful?