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  1. FantasticJohnR

    Free Stuff/Cleaning out the garage

    Gotta be good to FJeer's :D I'm riding a Super Tenere now :yahoo: ; wish I had hung on to my '10 FJR too; but wife wouldn't let me close the deal on the S10 without selling the FJR- sometimes I just don't understand her :dribble:
  2. FantasticJohnR

    Free Stuff/Cleaning out the garage

    Update: All Items spoken for. I am cleaning out the garage of various spare parts. I have the OEM rear rack and bolts from a 2010 FJR (took it off to put on Givi rack) and now have sold the FJR. Have handlebar risers and bolts for a 2003 FJR . Glad to ship either of these to you if you'd...
  3. FantasticJohnR

    OEM 2010 Silver rear rack

    I sold my 2010 FJR and left my GIVI trunk rack on the bike. That leaves me with the original OEM rear rack and bolts in my garage. Does somebody want this? Perhaps you banged yours up and want to replace it? This one is the 2010 silver color. John ([email protected])
  4. FantasticJohnR

    2010 FJR Pricing

    Thinking of selling my 2010 FJR so I can buy a 2012 super tenere. My FJR has 7K miles on it and matching GIVI V46 trunk. Anybody interested in buying for $13,500? PM me if your serious. I am located in Austin, Texas. Here is a picture of the bike on my trip to Big Bend last May. Click here I can...
  5. FantasticJohnR

    gps maps and mac computers

    I have used Mapsource on a Mac-with bootcamp for many years. Using bootcamp or parallel program that emulates a pc program on the Mac is sadly the best option as there is no great alternative that runs natively on the mac.
  6. FantasticJohnR

    First Ride in the cold on my FJR

    Central Texas Summer = 8 Fall = 10 Winter = 7 Spring = 10 Season = 12 months
  7. FantasticJohnR

    FJR stablemate

    I too am a FJR/KLR (2010/2008) rider and enjoy both of these bikes very much! looky here and here
  8. FantasticJohnR

    That feared time has come

    Thanks to all for the well wishes. I appreciate your caring responses. Ride safe!
  9. FantasticJohnR

    That feared time has come

    You've all heard the expression- "its not IF but when." Well my when happened yesterday. Actually it is a worse when- my wife low sided her Kawi ER6N on a relaxing sunday morning ride. There is nothing worse than seeing your spouse in a ditch! Luckily we always wear full protective gear from...
  10. FantasticJohnR

    How aggressive can I get with saddlebags?

    You can drive very aggressively- just be mindful of the weight and balance the weight between the two bags- but you will never hit the bags leaning on a corner unless you low side the bike! Where the bags get bashed up is hitting them on stuff when you don't realize how wide your bike is- like...
  11. FantasticJohnR

    My wife's contemplating becoming a rider!

    My wife also learned to ride in May of last year. Her first bike was a Ninja 250- best thing I ever did. This bike was just the right size for her to learn on and allowed her to quickly gain confidence and skill. After about 6 months, she stepped up to a "naked 650 ninja" ER6N. This bike allows...
  12. FantasticJohnR

    Little gash in rear tire. Fixable?

    New tire = $150 Blow out in a curve or highway = hospital bills, maybe severe injury never mind damage possibly to the bike. Also, if this does start leaking air- there is no way to patch a gash like you can a nail hole. So will have to tow it- so if this happens anywhere father than 50 miles...
  13. FantasticJohnR

    Today's KLR ride

    Looks like a great ride- love my KLR too!
  14. FantasticJohnR

    Another Front tire wear picture

    We've already established that tire wear is dependent on road surface, road temp, and obviously how aggressive you are with the throttle/brakes. I am in Austin Texas, ride all year long, and ride in extreme heat. My short rides are about 200 miles and I don't ride like I'm on a scooter. While...
  15. FantasticJohnR

    Great Ride in Arizona High Country

    Skooter, Very sorry to hear of your accident- was right in the area on AZ 191 in the Apache forest about the same time you were in the area my trip post. Thanks for posting the pics and describing what happened to you. Is certainly a learning experience for us all and reminds us that even with...
  16. FantasticJohnR

    Big Bend/New Mexico/Arizona Trip 5/26-6/1/2010

    Just standard photography- most images were really hard to capture well as I was shooting in the middle of the day with lots of bright light! Glad you like them. John
  17. FantasticJohnR

    Big Bend/New Mexico/Arizona Trip 5/26-6/1/2010

    My friend drives a BMW Adventure. Less than 100 miles into the trip he hit a rock in the road that bent the rim and tore a hole in the sidewall of the tire. He was probably following one of the other guys a bit too closely. When the rider in front of him pointed to the rock- he looked- but...
  18. FantasticJohnR

    Big Bend/New Mexico/Arizona Trip 5/26-6/1/2010

    Created a Flickr site complete with pics and links to GPS tracks of a trip I took from Austin, Texas (home) to Big bend/ Fort Davis/ New Mexico, Gila National Forest and Apache national forest in NM and AZ; the famed "Coronado loop." All together was over 2,500 miles and I was amazed the...
  19. FantasticJohnR

    Buying an '03 tomorrow, any advice?

    Before you take it for a long ride- visit the bin o' facts on this site and have a mechanic look over things like the moly on the drive splines- change all the fluids ect. You wouldn't want to go on a long ride and have some crude let loose and then give you some problems- even though it is like...
  20. FantasticJohnR

    My commute home last night

    Passing those cars with their blinkers on makes me flinch- passing them in that small space- if they had just started to move into your lane as you passed that would lead to an ooopsie for sure! Here in the Texas Hill country if you come up behind a slower vehicle, they pull over to let you go...
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