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Does anyone know of a cheap way to ship one of these? With the box it's about 5 lbs and costs $45+ from California to Texas.

Do you know how hard it is to keep the dew rag on or see with your chaps trying to wrap around your ears at that speed? Good thing the cop was able to get in front of him. Harleys have terrible brakes and he probably needed help to stop.

This is more like it for a motorcycle ad.

This is much better.

The insurance site quoted by SacramentoMike measured Citations, DUIs, Speeding tickets and Accidents.The phone app from Pittsburgh measured Braking, Acceleration, Phone use, and Turning. So you can believe what metrics you want to.

True that!

Maybe you would appreciate something more along the likes of Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford. He owns and operates Shockoe Moto, an independent motorcycle repair shop in Richmond, Virginia. Or if it's just the journey then Blue Highways: A...

https://www.motorcycledaily.com/2017/04/robert-pirsig-author-of-zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance-passes-away-at-the-age-of-88/ I really liked that book. “In a car you’re always in a compartment, and because you’re used to it you don’t realize that through that car window everything...

Here are some Alternative Facts for you! https://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/05/05/most-popular-motorcycles-among-millennials.html A Motley collection of statistics https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/03/05/7-motorcycle-statistics-thatll-floor-you.aspx

K_Flyer, How is the front vs rear wearout ratio and the mileage? Also does the front tire cup or block off?

Mezeler tried to address the uneven wear (front vs rear) of their Z8 tires by developing the new M (front) and O (rear) spec tires. The M and O spec tires use a new mix of High Silica compounds to give the O rear tire a supposedly 30% milage improvement to even out the wear between the front and...

Maybe this will help. They use the M on the front and the O on the rear. https://touron2wheels.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/best-tires-2015-for-touring-motorcycles/ The C spec is an old tire. The M and O are newer technology. The O supposedly gives a 30% milage improvement. Here is a news release...

Here is a road test of tires that was performed using the FJR. At least this wasn't just one guy taking a quick spin. https://touron2wheels.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/best-tires-2015-for-touring-motorcycles/

This topic can go on forever but here is a road test. https://touron2wheels.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/best-tires-2015-for-touring-motorcycles/

Use the search function for a 2012 in the For Sale section of the forum. Maybe one of those listed bikes did not sell yet. Good Luck.

EDIT: Here is the best deal yet. A 2013 Gen 3 for $6,900 on the forum. https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php/topic/171412-2013-yamaha-fjr-1300a-for-sale/ I would buy either the 2006 GEN 2 (at $4750) or the 2014 GEN 3 ($9400) advertised on this forum. Both are probably better equipped...

I used to convert all my vehicles and friends vehicles with a XR-700 ignition. Crane cams now sells these. I have never known one to fail. Pertronix makes the Ignitor brand ignition retrofit kits for your mercruiser. That would be the simple solution.

You have one bike, why not get a second one? Or a third? FJRs are fun. So are Groms. But they're a different fun each in their own way. If you don't like it you can always sell it. Its not like you're stuck with it until death do you part!

Knifemaker, There sorta kinda is a left-handed, metric adjustable wrench. The Bahco adjustable wrenches use a left-hand threaded adjustment spiral nut that is extremely annoying when it opens instead of closes. Bahcos are very well made BTW. Here is a picture of two old wrenches (not Bahco) to...

Thats why I have both an 8 inch and a 200mm Craftsman adjustable wrench. I can work on both metric and SAE!!