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Matrix +1, especially at New Enough's awesome price. For me they are comfortable (more than CruiserWorks Touring boot), waterproof, and simple-black. They only lack some extra torsion control (ankle exoskeleton) which I think is probably desirable and I will seek in my next boots. I saw a...

Only watched two seconds but the damage may be permanent!

I have a pair. Cost me maybe $150 beans (still a lot of cash). They were made by one of the audiologists travelling with the Cycle World IMS show. I saw enough of the construction to know she made them herself, not by Westone or Challenger (though i have no idea who sold her the speakers)...

Ha! I have to travel from LA to Mexicali too often for work. So my tales are mostly depressing work stories <ugh!>. But I will say folks down there seem to drive like signs are just suggestions. Stop sign? Maybe it should just say "hesitate" or "slow down a little." And the old joke...

I don't know anyone who tried both. Like you, I had a friend with a system. His was AutoCom so I went that way and so did another friend. The icing on my cake is I got a good price from a local dealer so I had retail location support, which helped during install. We're all very happy Pro7...

For $395 it was a no-brainer peace-of-mind thing to me. My FJR hasn't had a single repair and I still don't regret buying the extension.

How can you not own a Dremel-like tool? You need to own a Dremel! At least I do. I use it for hundreds of tasks it was poorly designed for (especially with its cut-off wheels...).

Tough to only ask ONE question. I think I'd ask, "how did you end up going to production with this weak-ass thermal/airflow configuration?" By this I mean both the turbulent/noisy OEM fairing and not keeping more heat away from the rider. Is that two questions? But I'm sure the answers are...

I wear the Ultra II Cordura 2-piece. Not very fashionable but it keeps on working for me.

Hmm. I don't notice a rub either. I did have to hack off a bit from the BWM sport grips I have on it.

I amazed they don't tour a test-drive program with the IMS show. They could easily double their sales. Someone at Yamaha USA is penny-wise and pound-foolish.

Is BMW as good about fixing out-of-warranty catastrophic shaft-drive failures for free as Yamaha is about fixing o-o-w ticking? Not from what I read. but you're 100% correct that all Mfr's do a cost/benefit analysis before running recalls or even improvement programs.

'Nother Gerbings fan here. I don't like Widder's arm chap concept since when I'm cold enough for a vest I'm cold enough for a complete liner. I'd heard some controversy over their electronic controller but it works fine for me. No way would I consider a simple switch. One of my buddies has a...

Not really. My buddy's K-RS spent plenty of time in the shop for warranty work, as did my 2001 R1200C. Guess what? My FJR has zero warranty work (knocks on wood)! My time is worth money and the BMW is NOT worth its price. Oh, and I like having TWO usable saddle bags. Yep, I'd consider a...

Kangaroo (Held Profi gloves rock!). But I don't know if any suits are made of it?

I wanted to avoid mercury so, Morgan Carbtune for me. I read some articles comparing their accuracy and they sounded good. IIRC I bought them direct.

The OEM plugs are noticeably degraded by 4K miles, meaning I could tell the improvement when I popped in new ones at 4K (ahead of schedule, just to see)! I swapped in the Ir plugs a couple of thou ago. I have high expectations.

Even .22LR comes in a range of prices. Do yourself a favor and stay away from the worst stuff like WinXP. You'll know 'the worst' because its price is always stunningly low. But misfires, varied velocity, and excess smoke will drive you nuts. On the low end I like Lightning or Peters. I am...

I agree my FJR has very "notchy" shifting compared to everything I've owned except a BMW oilhead. The OEM oil breaks down very gradually and I noticed a huge improvement at each oil change. I switched to Mobil One gold cap at the last change and it is not quite as slick-shifting as the OEM...

I'm certainly curious about the new K-GT. On paper it sounds like they aimed exactly at the FJR. But if they did not exceed it, well, I won't get too excited. If their overall quality hasn't improved I'll be even less excited. My buddy's current generation K-RS has too much warranty work and...