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At those prices you might as well get a new one from D & H. Unfortunately it's roughly 227 miles EAST of the Mississippi... ;)

What you need is a lift kit. Maybe you could flip the rear shock link around for more height. Then extended forks for the front.

Sell your old bike to your friend for something between wholesale and retail. Buy the new bike for the least amount you can. Forget tires/shock/oil. All that crap has beautiful pictorial how-to's online that a junior high kid can figure out, and that's about who would do it at the dealer...

You really need to know what the sport touring market and Yamaha's share of it in Europe is as well as North America to get an indication of what the economics are of a redesign. There's a lot that can be done with the current design which wouldn't be too difficult. Upping engine size via bore...

The trick is to use nut type moly inserts on the concrete rather than stud type. That way they're not a tripping hazard. Just hit them with a shot of compressed air to get the accumulated crud out, :) clean the crud out of yer eyes, :blind: then bolt down the changer. Takes maybe five...

Once again you've made my day, Nik! Thanks for posting that! :D

There wasn't a price on it yet, and I didn't think to ask since I only have 35k on my 2004. :rolleyes: Linky to MOMs Give them a call. They used to specialize in used sport bikes and dirt bikes and not so much cruisers, but since they picked up the Yamaha franchise, the lead sleds are...

Went up to Motorcycles of Manchester (NH) today to look for new boots. They hadn't changed over to bikes from sleds yet, so the pickin's were slim. They mentioned that they'll be carrying Gaerne boots which is what I've been wearing since 2004 and like very much. They have a 2005 FJR with...

The slippery wears off after a few rides. After you apply leather treatment it will be nice and slippery again...

Check out the right-hand column here. Yeah, there's lots of us 2 up! And I drag a trailer to boot. Pulls nice at 80 or so...

Yeah, when I walked to lunch around 2 or 3 I was willing to bet you'd be out riding. Thought you might ride the new toy since most of the dirt is relatively dry due to the low precip this year. Supposed to be nice today too. High near 49F in 03060.

I would also make darn sure the cam chain tensioner has been replaced. Gen 1 bikes are known to have problems with these. Your dealer should be able to check if this has been done. New cct's have a blue dot on them. A broken one will ruin your day...

I asked Grace to rate herself; she ranked at 90-100. That said, she doesn't like cold or wet. Has no interest in driving.

Why not? Takes what, 30 seconds to put on/take off? Are your pants on fire or sumpin' when you get to work?? :lol:

Of course the wide angle lens makes the ridge look narrower, but it's still some good riding!

Can you add a pic of you adding air to it?? :lol:

Since I drag a box, I'm also active on the www.motocampers.com forum and Bob Vail's Delphi motorcycle trailer forum, so I put the routes up on that obscure test site for folks interested in planning vacations to Vermont. I'll revisit those forums and redirect to the NERDS 2012 site. Didn't...

I've got the 1490lmt. Works well, the giant screen works well with my 63 year old eyeballs. It will hold only ten routes and it isn't real flexible in terms of routing preferences, and if it takes a dump or I get clumsy and drop it I'm only out a couple hundred. Understand that it won't send...

edit: sp. geyser Well... I didn't use the Green **** OR the Orange ****; I used the BLUE ****! My dealer, Hudson Cycles, recommended Spectro year-round pre-diluted when my thermostat took a dump a couple of years ago. I plan on draining and refilling with the same before the season starts...

Anybody else do Tracy Road last year? If not, put it on the short list for 2012. :yahoo: grand isles and northern dacks