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I forgot the funny part! After I had reinstalled the rear tire & spline I decided since the bike was still on the centerstand I should start the engine, put the bike in gear to see if any parts would fly off & to make sure the tire rotated the right direction. I know I know, I'm a detail...

For you more experienced FJR owners you can disregard this thread but for those interested, today was the first time I removed the rear wheel & driveline on my bike by myself. I bought my '05 in the fall of '04 and have racked up a mere 14,728 miles. Before flaming my low miles, keep in mind...

I was riding with a group of 20 some bikes yesterday on the Colville Indian Reservation in northern Washington state. In our group there was mostly sportbikes but it also included two '05 FJR's & two Goldwings. We were on the Mt. Tolman hwy when a group of bikes passed by & I could immediatly...

Gee Warchild, I couldn't help but notice a red glow on the 2nd generation bar ends! I wonder what in the world would cause them to glow bright red like that? Do you suppose there is some wierd science going on in the metal? :dribble: Or, maybe you've been riding too close to Hanford again...

Sad news indeed! Best wishes for those he left behind! Have a peaceful ride ahead brother! For the rest of us on the board: Heads up! Many of us in the northern parts are a bit rusty after not riding all winter & the roadways can still be sandy & ugly! Be careful!

I love my '05 FJR but still am contemplating picking up an '06. The few things I dislike about my FJR have pretty much been addressed on the 06. or so it appears. The thought flashed through my mind again as I was about to order the Powerlet kit for my FJR. But I held off, the 06 already has...

+1 for the Walmart st7317! It also happens to fit all three of my street bikes!

I am of the opinion that the shaft drive contributes to the rear slide phenomenon. Here's my example. One of my first rides on the FJR I was riding on a variety of roads to give the engine various RPM's during break-in. I exited I-90 at an exit that I was a not familiar with with. The exit...

I too ride an '05 & was considering an '06. I was hoping I would really dig the cobalt blue but I didn't. I like the Galaxy blue much better. In my opinion, I agree that the Galaxy blue has a hind of purple under it, whereas, the Cobalt blue appeared to have a emerald green undertone to it...

I was walking around the 06 FJR at the Seattle show on Saturday & struck up a conversation with a mid 20's guy who claimed to own an 03 FJR. I told him that I owned an 05 & was mulling over the idea of "upgrading" to an 06. (I won't be trading, BTW!) He told me his FJR was in the shop at a...

I should probably contact Metzler too! If you all recall, I had a front tire (Z6) blow about a month ago. The steel belts were begining to develop a band about an inch wide before it popped. The bad news is: I was doing 80 mph when it popped! The good new is: I didn't go down. I was lucky...

An FJR1300 & a Valkyrie! That's makes two of us. I have thought about a 'wing for the long trips when my 11 year old daughter rides along but haven't bit the bullet yet. My third bike is an FZ1, if you sold your wing & bought an FZ1 then we'd match! That would be a lot cheaper for me! :lol:

Hey CowboyDiesel, Did you happen to catch my thread two weeks ago when my front Metzler blew a hole in it while I was doing 80MPH! My tire looked good too, although I did have 12,000 miles on it! If you can see a ridge on the center portion of the tread, thats the steel belts trying to crawl...

At Techday this spring I had Dan & the boys install a new Azaro on the rear of my blue beast, it had 5,800 miles on it then. Tomorrow the front will be an Avon too. Me & the rest of the fellas in our Valkyrie Club all like Avon Venom R's on our Valks, so I'm kind of an Avon man. In fact, I...

Warchild! Damn it! I swore you had taken pictures of my tire! That's just what it looks like. In fact, my FJR is all cozy tonight in Sunnysides shop even as we speak (type)! They will have a new Avon on by 11:00 am tomorrow. The best part of the story was my wife & I had to ride our FZ1...

Yup, it finally happened. I was riding back with my wife from her before mentioned conference in Stevenson, WA. We had fueled up at Goldendale & were heading north on Hwy 97. My wife was on our FZ1 & I was on my FJR1300. As we were about to crest the last northbound hill before dropping into...

The entire concept sounds shifty to me but I'd like to invest & help you out in case the idea catches on. I'm still pissed about missing the Microsoft investment. I'll send you a certified cashiers check from a friend of mine in Nigeria. The check will be for $1,000,000 because due to my...

I posted last week about my friend who owns a Yamaha dealership commenting on the shortage of Yamaha Sportbikes due to the demand for hybrid car engines that Yamaha manufacters in the same plants. Well, now the lastest scoop is....the demand for the hybrid engines is greater than anticipated &...

I picked my 05 up October 15th of 2004. I only been able to log 12,000 miles but they have all been trouble-free. Several things have factored in to my reduced mileage. I had a serious eye injury in Dec 04 that required surgery to rebuild my eye orbit, that plus the recovery period. I also...

I had a chat today with my local Yamaha dealer regarding the new Yamaha bikes that he saw at the dealers meeting. I'm always bike shopping! He said the new bikes look great in person but he was very disappointed in Yamaha for cutting production numbers. Apparently, cruisers will be easy to find...