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AKjitsu, did you feel the bike leaning more to one side, than usual? Now they will probably write a warning in the owners manual about doing this. On the other hand, this just might help a rider who has a dominate cold side…Later,,,De

Cold here in Hotlanta and through my exhaustive study, I have found that there is a little more heat on the lower part of my legs with the vents in the out (up) position. It is not much but if I were to wear loafers I would be able to feel the difference. Later,,, De

Yep, 599mi & did the oil, filter, rear end oil change yesterday. Had it a month. Had to get er done to be ready for my, 1st of the year, N Georgia mountain ride next week. That is, if all their snow is gone by then. Later, De

AKjitsu, I'm cool with what you have chosen to do. There is always more than one way to skin a cat. Then again you might consider giving the rest of the world some slack. I have MOKOs on my ’04 and just ordered the Yamahas for my ’13. How about posting the name of the dealer in Bulgaria, you...

Looks like the side panel under the rider’s seat is the smallest. The smallest painted part (other than the side case inserts) is the mirror adaptor post. It bolts to the upper frame and the mirror bolts to this (I think). Later,,,De

Good write-up Greg. I don’t believe mentioned that you did or didn’t like the gear indicator on the screen, especially since so many didn’t like it because it is distracting. I have a cure for them! They could copy the pic of you in your skirt; reduce it to postage stamp size & past it over the...

Here’s the deal. Frame sliders are the next mod for my 2013 and I’m not sure which. The Yamaha ones from https://www.yamaha-motor.ca/pna/detail.php?sectionId=AC&groupId=1&subGroupId=4&categoryId=49&itemId=1148 are $299.95 from www.bobsmotorsport.com in Canada and the GSG/MOKOs from...

WoW, what an invite!

Fiveman, Enjoyed your comments from someone coming from a Gen ll and as I have had my Gen l since 9/03 I would have been more forgiving of the GEN lll improvements. We had our problems with the 1st Gen l’s but the teething problems with the 1st Gen ll’s made me stay away from them. While my ’04...

Plaques are for other folks to see so I’d put it where they can see it below the license plate w/the double sticky tape. Unless you leave it parked a lot, it needs to be fairly large so they can read it because when U pass em all they usually can say is “What was that”! Later,,, De

What horn? I think it is just a reminder that you have the horn button pressed. I only use the horn when someone is trying to change lanes into me. Guess I’ll probably have to install the really loud pair lying on my bench since ’04, I bought for my Gen1. Probably not! If they saved $2 for the...

RAINING----GOING TO WORK----What a bummer. Rode my new FJR out at 6:30AM for a biscuit & it was dark and 50 degrees here in Hotlanta. Back at 7:30 with 342 mi on it now. Tried out the S mode-WoW. The new V46 Givi, I mounted yesterday looks O K but is functional. Gotta go as it is 60 degrees now...

Thanks ionbeam for this explanation and for these links. It takes a few video views to see how it can work. I can’t believe that I was this far behind on how the YCC-T works. Having a failsafe is good and I wonder if the failsafe has ever had to be used because of stuck stepper motor or gear...

Sorry you are concerned with 50k mi on the other bike. IMHO, it’s not the miles but the abuse and lack of maintenance that hurts a bike. Maybe 100+k mi I would be looking elsewhere. It would be worth it to unload your bike at a shop where they have a permanent ramp. A few years back, I walked...

Guys, thanks for the interest. This may not be as clear as it seems. I did open the factory sealed side case boxes for my ’04. I put my $500 down like everybody else & there was a deadline early in the year for that. Mine arrived 9/03 and the side cases came in a few weeks later. My ’04 side...

rfespinosa I'm not saying that I don't like what I got in the 2013 FJR but it could better. I was disappointed that it has throttle cables (read-mechanical stuff) instead of a Hall effect sensor in the twist grip. For my money, they should say that it has “Partial Fly By Wire technology”. Think...

Thanks for this information. A lot of us weren't sure...Later,,, De

Rev up their motors! When guys in my class do the vroom, vroom thing, I tell them what I read many years ago in a cycle mag. The editor said that this condition in caused by the rapid jerking of the right wrist when young men are coming up through puberty. That usually cures them! What do you...

Where's the battery? When my sales manager was showing me how the dual level seat works, a few weeks ago, he pointed to a cover under the front seat and told me "that's where the battery is". He couldn't change seat heights so after 30 min in the shop he rode it back around and he could then...

Not many curves around here but lots of sand on the roads. Come visit me in Atlanta as I can leave in the morning, ride up to the Smokies (part of the Appalachian Mountains) ride both ways thru Deal’s Gap https://www.tailofthedragon.com/ and be back before dark. Usually do it on my Buell...