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At some circuits the lap parade thing is true, but not so much at Indy. The run around the banking and down the front straight is long enough to set up a drafting pass into F1 Turn 1, so there's passing there just about every lap. On a more general note, seeing an F1 race in person is worth it...

You can buy a cigarette adapter (female) with an inline fuse, then connect to the battery on your '05. Lots of places to buy the adapter kit for plugging into the cig adapter, as others have mentioned. The 12VDC adapter I have includes a small but fairly heavy box, so you'd need to find a...

What a lame ****** your neighbor is. Girlfriend's dogs or not, letting them starve is not nice at all. I'm not a big animal rights nut, and I don't call the cops every time my neighbor does something I don't like. But I would seriously consider reporting this ******* to animal control...

Or, you could just move so that you live closer to me, and bring the tire change equipment with when you do. :P

I've been riding and washing bikes for years, and have never bothered to plug the mufflers. But I avoid spraying water directly into the mufflers. If a small volume of water enters the mufflers, then no harm done. Think about it, what happens if your bike sits outside in a heavy rainstorm? Or...

Yes, they all have this. It acts directly on the owner's brain, causing him/her to lose the key! Gosh, you fellas forgot about the best hiding place of all. There's an old saying - "If it was up yer ***, you'd know where it was". :lol:

I happen to work for an American manufacturing company. It's a good company from a quality perspective. The vast majority of our technical/design problems are fixed as soon as they become apparent. But for some reason, there are just a couple of instances where politics gets in the way. Some...

After I installed the trunk, my 'ol lady looked at it and asked how she was supposed to get on the bike now. After trying (without success) to describe it to her step by step, I told her to just get on like she's getting on a horse, instead of like she's getting on a bicycle. Somehow, that was...

Hold on there bro! I also put many a mile on the venerable (archaic) Concours. But lets remember that the original Connie "evolved" into a quality product. The early models were plagued by MANY problems. Some of the more serious of those were: The Cam Chain Tensioner problem (it failed to self...

I dig the fact that it's a sensation thing, but you'll go a lot faster if you shift just after the torque peak, as opposed to shifting just after the RPM limiter. FWIW.

Amen to that. About a year ago I lost one of my riding buds, who passed on after a long illness. We had some great rides together. Since then, I've been struck by the irony that we seem to live life backwards. We work our ***** off for 40-50 years so we can retire at a time when our bodies are...

Koolhand, Congrats on taking your own advice over that of others. I've no doubt that your '07 looks great in person. Internet pics rarely do justice. Enjoy the ride. B) WJ

So if I understand correctly, those looking for a sixth gear are wanting an overdrive to reduce engine rpm at high speed. Have you considered that even the FJR may not have enough power to push all that wind and weight through a taller gear? Adding a taller 6th could very well end up reducing...

Perhaps.....but there may be some past Connie owners out there (like me) who have sorta had it with Kawi. I got tired of hearing them say the Concours was not worth updating because the market was too small for them to profit from it. Meanwhile, Honda was outselling them with the ST1100, right...

I'm with those who think the new color will shine its best in the light of day. It doesn't seem like a bad color to me, but then I've never been a fan of silver bikes either. One of the main reasons I waited so long to buy an FJR was that I didn't want silver. But many others really like the...

Wow, you guys sure went to town with the emoticons. Too bad there's not a Barney emoticon that admins can insert when things get out of hand. You know, a little purple dino that sings the Barney song. Gosh, then we could really just be one big happy family, like on Father Knows Best (WC knows...

Maybe using more smileys to add emotion to text would help prevent others from getting the wrong idea? Also, when a noob registers, do they get an automatic reply directing them to the Bin 'o Facts? Maybe that would help reduce repetitive questions. Just my .02 :D

+1 - one of the few exceptions to this rule is Roadracing World. But they're prolly not planning a ST comparison anytime soon! :P Anyway, when I read the magazine comparisons, I'm much more interested in learning about the features of each model. Whether they rank the bike I ride first or...

I have to disagree. I bought the heavy version of the TM and I'm happy with it. It had some effect on bar vibes, but the unauthorized TBS did a lot more. I find the operation of the TM to be relatively simple, and it has a much nicer appearance than the Vistacruise, which I've used on other...

Regarding #1 - I think you're doing the right thing here. Using light brake application in corners can be beneficial. Just my opinion. Regarding #2 - Shifting your weight to the inside will make cornering 1000% easier on a streetbike. But you will need to convert gradually, to allow the rest of...