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Stoopid is usually on a jelly-bean in shorts and flip-flops.

Interesting story! Reminds me of a balky '81 Chevy Citation I had. My mech rebuilt the carburator twice and hated seeing that car. Finally in desperation I got a service manual and saw how to get and read a "blink code" from the Check Engine light. Tossed a nearly identical code. Replaced...

My old FZ1 lives at our beach house and the main problem I find is salt pitting on the handlebars. The bike is covered most of the time and after 2 1/2 years I haven't had any electrical problems. I think it's mainly a matter of keeping the bike clean as long as it's not out in the weather. I...

Always had a soft spot for the 919. I almost bought one back in 2002. But the wife looked at me after I test drove the 919 and the FZ1 and said: "You're trying to convince yourself you like the 919. But you came back from riding the FZ1 with the biggest grin on your face. What does that tell...

Some people will do it just because they're angry they can't steal it, so they'll trash it. I knew someone like that once, many, many years ago. He was someone's "project" and while a friendly sort, quite happy-go-lucky, he was always in trouble and a thief in and out of jail. He even said if...

Did it pop out of gear at all in when it had that extra click? I'm worried that the engagement dogs in the tranny may be chipped or worn and that's a PITA job to fix.

Yeah, I know. even wired it wouldn't work with my phone! I don't say someone shouldn't buy a product. I can only say it didn't work for me and was an expensive source of frustration.

Actually, yes, in very loose terms. Higher octane burns cooler which is why it's needed to prevent pinging. But if the octane is too high, it will foul your plugs. Too low, and it will burn them. Some people think they should use higher octane in the winter, but this is wrong, If anything...

I THOUGHT it was a Starcom I had because I don't know of any other unit like it. The Chatterbox was only OK, but it was better. The first Scala system to hit the US market was actually pretty good. I never liked the idea of the Scott oiler and it's good to know I missed nothing. Automatic...

It has been fun reading this! I think the worst farkles are ones I've bought and never gotten around to installing, after having spent a bundle on them. 2 come to mind: the FJR unpainted and undrilled tire hugger that's been lying around for about 10 years, and the Kevlar ABS brakeline kit...

I've had really mixed results with Battery Tenders. Weirdly, or ironically, I've had far more success with the Sears house brand of BTs. The first few Battery Tenders with the old metal case kept boiling out my batteries on my bikes and my generator. I had to replace too many batteries! The...

Frost last night but today is beautiful, if a bit chilly. That's NJ in the fall!

I'm 60, and have my '04 since late '03. Until it gives me trouble I can't fix, I'm not giving it up. No reason to, NMS (New Motorcycle Syndrome) doesn't affect me as long as it runs well.

I laughed at this. I've had my new truck for just about a year now and love it! Never, ever thought I'd buy a Chevrolet anything ever again (my first and last being an '81 Citation ). But this Silverado makes the Tundra it replaced look like a POS. With a crew cab and a standard length bed...

It's not that I don't want and appreciate the idea of grandkids (at 60, I'm both old enough and young enough for them), it's that he's not yet at a point in his life where becoming a dad won't totally screw everything up for him, still being a college student working day and night on his...

I certainly hope so! We do miss him, though he usually calls in to Skype every week. However, he's doing well, and got to do his own thing. And no way in HELL we want him to live at home, for his sanity and ours! Not QUITE ready for grand-kids (not that I have any say in it), though my...

I've got the '04 Cerulian Silver, which is a LOT bluer than my Liquid Sliver '02 FZ1. But other than red, I like ALL the FJR colors. One upgrade I never made on my ABS because it was too damn much trouble that I made on the non-ABS FZ1: Braided brake and clutch lines. Absolutely will give you...

I realized, reading this, that it's not too far in MY future: my son, the little kid last time I was on an FJR group ride, is going to be 21 in the spring, and graduating college the following year! Where DID the time go?

Hold onto a bike long enough and it goes from new, to used, to old, to a rat bike, to a "classic", to a collectible antique. Got a dis-assembled '71 Suzuki T-250 in my shed I've had since 1977. Now it's almost 45 years old!

Sounds like your '03 was totaled. That's a sad thought! They made some nice changes from '03 to '04 like integraged turn signals and bigger brakes, and the '05 had a HUGE change from the '04...blue paint!