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Just did a quick confirm against my date's and they look good. But I am assuming that when I see XXXX you mean YYYY as follows: 28-30 June --> This is checkin on the 28th checkout onJuly 1 July 4 --> This is checkin on July 4, checkout july 5 July 11-12 --> This is checkin July 11...

Saw this posted on the IBR Forum https://www.ironbutt.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7884&PN=1 He's lookin to sell a Gen II FJR Rear wheel with the PRII thats still on it. If someone here is planning on having a spare set of rims ready with new tires at a checkpoint this might be handy. (Just...

Just keep chipping away at it, you still have time. Gen I's rule. Dont distract yourself with that inferior Gen II ;) (Of course, not that I am biased or anything :rolleyes: ) Keep in mind that all generations of FJR seem to have problems with the rear subframes cracking. Mine had...

Whenever it is convenient for you such that it wont expire before the end of the rally. Don't use MdeJet myself. But I timed renewing my travel insurance (which I buy 1 year at a time) such that it would cover me for the IBR National this summer and the rally next year. So basically I was...

Well, being unemployed at the moment has made most of these decisions pretty easy for me. :dribble: I must admit I am envious of the new features, and everything I've been hearing about it (mainly through Warchilds postings) is sounding pretty good. If I was flush with cash and the IBR was...

Just curious if anyone knows of anyone who is going to be running a Gen III FJR in 2013? Considering the amount of time people spend farkling their LD Mounts its a tight time frame to get a new bike now and get it ready. But then again people have run brand new bikes before. - Colin

Must admit that this Gen III is a nice lookin' bike with some good features. I am really curious about this "D-Mode" thing. I noticed on pictures of the dash that the speedo has an area that reads "ECO". Wonder if this is related to "D-mode" and its an "economy" mode for the engine. Would be...

None at all. I've got a GenI and use the same setup (less gloves) all the time. I use the Dual Heat-Troller. (Very recomended and well worth the money.) The heat-troller controls the heat\power levels in a very energy efficient way. Combine this with the fact that the WarmNSafe gear...

Warm-N-Safe. - Get the pants and the jacket - Get the dual heat-troller controller. - Get the socks. (I am _so_ glad I did this!) - My experience with a Gen I FJR is that I tend to use the pants\socks at higher heat values than the jacket. I would not consider the bottoms optional. If...

+1 On this suggestion. I am starting to do this more and more myself for a whole range of items. Its about an hour to the border from my place. If I need to order anything from the US that I think might be a problem shipping to Canada I will have it shipped to a UPS store across the border...

Just had this happen to me again. Unlike the first time (see earlier post) the engine was turning over faster than usual, but not as fast as it was when it happened to me the first time. I think this time I was suffering the same problem as everyone else (whatever that is). I basically held...

Maybe this really did happen, you are just imagining that you dreamt this........ :dribble: Every time I am stuck on some twisty back road stuck behind some frick'n RV I mutter under my breath that gas obviously isn't expensive enough. :angry: A few years back when the big gas spike...

I try to get down to Lake Placid at least once a winter for a weekend ski trip. Art's has been our preferred choice for a hotel for the last couple years. Privately owned and not a chain. But always a pleasant stay with nice clean rooms. We even splurged for the big "suite" last year and...

Coming home from the IBANational the ODO rolled 200,000 km just before I crossed over into Canada at Sault Ste Marie. That puts me at 125,000 miles (Original owner). :P - Colin

First on a vaguely unrelated note. My Dad sold his FJR a couple months ago. He's getting on and the bike was just a bit too big and heavy for him. But he has been chompin at the bit to get another smaller bike. Well he finally zero'd in one what he wanted and found a nice 2009 FZ6R a couple...

Just an open question to anyone following the goings on in the ironbutt forum with this JohnOCooper character. Is this guy for real or what? :dribble: Wow..... :blink: This guy is so out to lunch that I am beginning to wonder if the guy doesn't even exist. An admin has just...

Dunno about that specific model. But I have a RevIt Off Track Jacket and pants and I have been less than impressed. The gear itself is the best fitting most comfortable gear I have ever had. I was a little leary at first of the waterproof claim since they use an internal liner, but dammit I...

The work they did might not be the cause. My experience is that it tends to be the wheels. Its not unknown for the weights to fall off and maybe it just happened around the same time the harness was fixed. I had one set of tires a couple years ago that were horrid. Finally spurned me to...

Not Quite True: The Gen I FJR (up to and including the 2005 model) employed a low pressure return line. The Gen II FJR (2006 onward) does not use a low pressure return. - Colin (The above is AFAIK, IMHO, etc, etc)

As mentioned, no. You need to remove the center stand support brackets to get the very front linkage out. I've usually done this job as part of the overall winter maintenance. I remove the rear wheel, swingarm, then support the bike using about a half-dozen tiedowns from the ceiling. Once...