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I'd totally forgotten my iPhone 14 has that feature built in. Interestingly, it's never generated a false positive, which EatSleepRide used to do fairly frequently. Do you know if it's possible to test the Apple crash detector? I've looked online and haven't found a way to do that (I may not be...

Hi all, My crash detection app company, EatSleepRide, has just closed its doors. Too bad, they saved my ass years ago and I’ve used them ever since. Which means I need a new crash detection app. For an iPhone. Recommendations? - Mark

I was finally able to get my new Clearwater Darla lights installed, and they are great! Plus, I really like the "jump to 100% brightness when the horn honks" feature. Thanx again for all the recommendations, advice and input I got from many people...

You can read the linked article (in the first entry) for more details, but, essentially, there were two challenges: 1) The instructions state you have to remove the left hand panel (the one near the lockbox). You don't. And if you try to, like I did, you are in for some significant challenges...

Not yet (service appointment is Thursday). Looking forward to them, they seem great!

I'm going to give the service department at the dealership a crack at the problem. They've done excellent work for me over the years.

I recently purchased some Darlas based on feedback from various forum members. Thanx to everyone who weighed in! I thought I could install them myself -- I'm not a mechanic, but not a total rube mechanically, and have a decent set of tools -- but that turned out not to be the case. The...

"Not for the faint hearted" -- Absolutely sound advice...which I wish I had gotten earlier :). Oh well, live and learn. I was able to remove the right side portion of the left side panel, which gave me access to the pocket below the lockbox. As is to be expected -- thank you, Murphy, this one...

I need advice on how to remove the various panels that wrap around the "lockbox" on the left-hand side of my FJR-1300 ES. I need to know this because the instructions for installing Clearwater Darla lights mistakenly call for removing the panel on the left side top, surrounding the lockbox (in...

Wow! That didn't happen when I rode through. Which way did you traverse Tioga Pass? I was going west to east (i.e., I was existing through Tioga Pass, not entering).

Looking good! Out of curiosity, what power level was that? I’ve heard you should normally run them at about 30% to avoid annoying other vehicles.

Thanx so much for the detail feedback! I'm going to order the Darlas and see how it goes.

Tioga is fun, particularly if it's been a wet winter so the grasslands are doing well and there's still snow on the peaks when they open the road. I recently completed Beckworth Pass. Although, technically, I didn't go thru the pass so much as ride up to it, turn around, and ride west :). Do...

Thanx for the fender mount pix, they answered my question about visibility! How hard was it to install the Darlas? Did you include the horn and brights controls? Where did you mount the rheostat? Sorry about all the questions, but I’m much more of a software than hardware guy, so I try to...

Thanx for the recommendations, everyone! I appreciate it. After looking things over, I'm leaning towards purchasing the Clearlight Darla two light kit (plus the covers that turn them into yellow fog lights). I'd be interested in hearing how hard it is to install them. But I'm confused about...

I feel really stupid for asking this, but I've been unable to figure out the right words to use in a google search :). I often see street bikes sporting what I think of as yellow (or maybe yellow-greenish) "outrigger" lights, that stick out from the side of the fork. I think I've also seen them...

I appreciate the help I got on the forum on how to replace the failed horn on my 2017 FJR-1300! Here's a brief write-up on the experience. https://pursuit.olbert.com/2024/08/a-new-horn/ Enjoy! - Mark

Thanx for the suggestions! I've ordered some 4mm hex head impact wrench bits and some Kroil (couldn't find either in my local Home Depot).

The horn on my 2017 FJR-1300ES crapped out, so I'm replacing it with a pair of PIAA horns. Of course, that assumes I can remove the existing horn :). The bolt holding the existing horn is frozen tight. So tight the 4mm hex tip wrench I'm using to try and remove it is twisting in my hands, to...

That’s my intuition, too…but I want to test it somehow. Gotta find a road with good curves and massive visibility…which are generally not found together 😀.