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Ross couldn't stop smiling... Great guy. I know the FJR will be well looked after. I'll post some farewell pics later.

Southern BC, Canada, in the Similkameen Okanagan valley between Keremeos and Princeton Absolutely positively not a joke. I've enjoyed owning this excellent machine since I purchased it new in 2011, but circumstances change, and last year I never even licensed it! I'm downsizing, and planning...

2011 Yamaha FJR PLUS small cargo/dog trailer. 58,506km Always stored inside. Winterized every off season with fuel stabliizer Additional photos on request. Accessories and modifications: Performance fork cartridges AK-20 Axxion and Penske 8983 rear shock ($1,957.00) Russell ‘Day Long’...

The scientific solution would be to pour a couple ounces of mouse turds through the valve stem, in order to dyna-mically balance the wheel

Sadly, the mouse had no ID, and centrifugal force had rendered the corpse unrecognizable. The RCMP said no one filed a missing mouse report.

Couple of years ago a suicidal mouse terminally centrifuged in one of my front wheel spokes. It definitely caused the wheel to go out of balance, noticeable at +100KPH. The small mouse couldn't have weighed more than a few ounces, but it was sufficient to create a vibration.

counter-clockwise, @ 1/4 turn, iirc

Duplicate post. I responded to your initial one.

With bike on the center stand, try kneeling with your full weight on the forward portion of the passenger seat. I would not attempt to force the lock by means of the key. The key is quite soft metal, and will bend or break.

ATGATT. Because heat rash is easier to deal with than road rash.

In that one, the "rider" drank his beer first.

Almost a year...

Amazement, awe and gratitude, in equal measure!

A short parable in response: A motorcyclist was riding along a California beach when suddenly the sky clouded above his head. God appeared, and in a mighty voice said, "Because you are a good, kind, generous and honest person, I will grant you one wish." The biker pulled over, thought for a...

That thing probably outruns its own heat...

Of course dogs are stupid. How could they love us otherwise?

Ethanol effects on FJR? At first, my FJR becomes belligerent and wants to arm wrestle. Then it begins to cry and says, 'I love you, man', after which it lies down on the floor, falls asleep and snores. Loudly. At least it doesn't puke.