Recent content by burninrice

Not too sure I'm sold on the whole modular thing, but I'd like to try one. I am debating between the Vega Summit II and the Gmax GM44, but I'm leaning towards the Gmax because I can get one for $110 brand new. I know they aren't as quiet as the more expensive helmets, but I've been wearing a...

My Corbin is just too low... If anyone wants to part with their Gen II Sargent let me know. All I need is a driver seat, but I would take the driver/passenger too. Let me know.

That SV is a cool little scoot too. Wouldn't mind having one of those for around town. That's the problem with motorcycles, I could think of a good reason to have "one of those" of about 20 different bikes. You can never have too many motorcycles or guitars IMO.

Just bought an '07. Looking for a used aftermarket seat, preferably a Corbin. Also, I wouldn't mind picking up a slightly taller windscreen, something like a V-stream or Cee Baileys. Let me know what you have. Thanks!

Yes, well, the BMW GS... I had wanted a BMW since I was a little kid, only, not so much a boxer but one of their inline 4s. Then I read Ghost Rider and started reading more and more about the GS and thought I wanted to go the adventure route. I looked at V-stroms (nice bikes, but no ABS on the...

There's nothing worse than a fart with a lump in it!

I pulled the trigger on a used '07 FJR1300 black cherry beauty with 1,000 orig miles. Traded my '05 ABS less my farkles for $3k. I am so happy to be back on an FJR after a few awkward months on a BMW GS. I also race a Yamaha Phazer snowmobile to raise awareness for breast cancer. Check out my...

Rocket IIIs are a characature of a motorcycle! At least the Boss Hoss doesn't pretend to be a serious motorcycle like that Triumph. What a pig! As far as finding FJRs, you can thank Yamaha for that! As soon as they did away with the early order deposit program, suddenly there are FJRs sitting...

Would still like people's opinions. It's not a done deal until I sign the bottom line. If you think it's a bad deal, let me know.

Number one issue... Heat. I've done all the heat mods and it still drives me nuts on warm days. Number two issue... Honestly, the whole ticker fix thing burned me out on the bike. It will probably be fine and is 100% psychological, but I am a mechanical head-case kind of guy. Had a few issues...

Been riding an '07 1200GS for the last 9 months... Now that I got that out of my system, I am planning on trading my '05 FJR ABS (which I kept in case I didn't like the Beemer) for a used 2007 FJR with 1000 actual miles in mint condition for $3000 to boot + tax/lic. I don't have to let any...

Wow, looks great. You know, I had a Corbin on my GTS1000 (because it was the only seat you could get for that thing) and I had mixed emotions about whether I liked it. Last summer when I bought my FJR, the stock seat was so dreadful I had to get something quick and Ride Now was blowing out...

I promised back in April that I would post my story about getting my ticker fixed. Sorry this took so long, but here goes. I bought my '05 with too little info, as i didn't realize the ticker situation existed on models that late. Had I known, I probably would have searched around for a nice...

1993 Yamaha GTS1000A - Heli bar risers, corbin saddle, taller windshield. Really, really cool bike to look at, way ahead of it's time in 1993 (ABS, Fuel Injection, James Parker RADD front end, etc.), but once you ride a modern sport tourer, it starts to feel really old. Plus the...

:( I stopped by the dealership where my ticker is being fixed because I was curious how bad the valve guides actually were. I guess I wasn't paying attention too well, because I had no idea they have to R&R the motor to get the head off! The bike looked so... naked, sitting there with nothing...