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I've used a custom cover from California Car Cover (https://www.calcarcover.com) for outdoor storage of a 1969 Cadillac Sedan de Ville, and they do the job well. They are not cheap, but the covers will last three years or more, and do a good job of protecting the finish on the car. (I don't...

Because of this, and the low-price of the bulk ones from McMaster-Carr,, I replace the screws each time I remove windshield.

I use a Garauld reservoir mount on the right (brake) side. Here's a post with full details and photos: https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=122532 The V1 Remote Audio adapter sits under the driver's seat. I found a volume setting I like, and don't change it. I can use the...

For general use, I'd choose the medium MotoFizz bag. The small is a little too small, and the large is way too big, but the medium, like the porridge, is just right.

From Three Rivers to the Madonna Inn, a good alternate route would be SR-198 (a great motorcycling road) over to US-101, then Nacimiento-Fergusson Rd. to PCH. SR-41 south of 46 is nice enough, but isn't in the same league as SR-198. And there's something special about coming over the hill on...

Here's two USB charging options, both from Amazon. A flush-mount, dual USB charging port from Blue Sea, which removes the need for a cig-lighter adapter in USB charging applications: And a hard-wired USB power outlet from NAPA, with lots of mounting and routing possibilities: Click the...

That's about it. You pair your phone with the Zumo 550, which allows you to make and receive phone calls. The Zumo pairs with the SMH10 headset in phone mode, so your phone calls are in mono, with the SMH10 microphone for your voice input. The stereo port on the Zumo mount plugs into the main...

The Zumo 550 will give you stereo music -- either from the XM puck or from on-board MP3s -- but only from the 3.5mm audio jack on the mounting unit. All bluetooth output from the 550 is in mono. I connect the audio jack of my Zumo 550 mounting unit to Sena SM10 bluetooth transmitter, and pair...

Long Way Down is also now on Netflix, too.

I did the Memorial Ride last year, and will be doing a local in-state ride in California this year too, but won't be able to make it to Dallas -- which sounds like a lot of fun.

My left low-beam just went out. Can your brother-in-law come change mine?

There were actually two separate catastrophic failures of rear PR3s at the Team Lyle Nevada Stampede, both on FJRs. As far as I know, they were both standard spec, not the "B" version. Both deflated calmly but quickly while at speed, and each rider was able to come to a safe stop. One of the...

In my experience, US-97 from Klamath Falls to Bend is: a] very scenic; b] very heavily traveled; c] very heavily enforced; d] with regular construction delays during good weather. I can't recommend it.

When I read his original wording, I thought he was asking for the shaft to unscrew from the mounting base, so the base stays attached to the tank bolts, but the shaft can come off. (I might be wrong, though...)

I installed my Garauld Gen I Stiffener Kit yesterday, and am quite happy with the results. I have a Pelican 1520 case on my stock rear rack, and after 40,000 miles or so there is no hint of problems with the rear sub-frame, but I'd like to keep it that way. I drilled four holes through the...

Check this post for Garauld Highway Peg Mounting Plates. Nothing beats Garauld's engineering and build quality. He'll include the actual pegs, if you want, or you can source those yourself. Kuryakyn has some popular pegs, and there are plenty of others.

I use a 12" square of 1/8" thick aluminum plate, mounted directly to the OEM rear rack. My Pelican 1520 then attaches to the plate. 45,000 miles with no problems and no hints of sub-frame cracking. (The OEM rear rack distributes the load to various sections of the rear sub-frame; your mileage...

I got caught short in the gas-no-man's-land of the back roads of California's Central Coast yesterday, and wound up putting 6.47 gallons into the tank with 59 miles showing on the reserve odo and 264 miles since the last fill-up. Some quick math says I had another 5.3 miles to go on that tank...

The relay doesn't provide protection like a fuse, but it would allow you to set the barrier strip so it only got power when the ignition was on. It is always a good practice to put a fuse between the battery and the barrier strip, with or without a relay. See this write-up on FJR Tech for...

Until the fuel cell fiasco, he did make some cool stuff...