Recent content by dusty1300

We tried this last weekend on my wife's FJR. She said her legs were burning up, especially the left one and there was terrible wind turbulence she has never experienced before. She hated it, so I had to put them back in right away. Oh, well, worth a try. Tom

Ok, but has anyone out there on this list bought this kit from ebay? I see that there has been sales of this from his feedback. It looks like an easy way to go and is cheaper than the $57 or so for the material mentioned above. Tom

Do you think it would be possible to put in a Goldwing vent in this shield? On my GW, I have had tall shields that block a lot of air, but open the vent and it lets in lots of air flow. Vents are readily available for about 50 bucks, just would have to cut the hole. We have a Vstream on order...

I'm also interested in a group buy on this shield. Tom

I got one of the Scorpion 400's last year and really like it. My take on the Motorcyclist testing last year was that the polycarbonate models actually had some "give" to them and actually protected the brain better. I suppose it is a tradeoff of impact to the road vs. hitting something which...

I have a GPS in my car and when I travel in it, I mostly use it like a live map. I look ahead of the icon on the screen to see upcoming roads and such. I don't use the routing all that much. I usually know where I'm going, but like to know exactly where I'm at and when my turn is coming up. My...

Update, I got my bike out yesterday, but not today. Next week looks like mid 30's and maybe snow showers on Monday. When are you coming this way? Tom

Yes, my wife has ridden in all day rain, hail, wind, lightning, cold, hot, fog, and just about anything else you can figure you will run across going cross country. So far, high winds like across South Dakota bother her the most. Tom

I like the ride from the Quad cities down toward St. Louis. If you have never been to Hanibal, the home of Mark Twain, that is fun. You never know about the weather in March. Most years, we get the bikes out in April for short rides, but most of the riding doesn't start until April. Every year...

Right now, the weather is Mostly Cloudy and 19 degrees. Hoping for high of 30 with a bit of snow. Not great motorcycle weather. I had to lookup where Wilton was. You will be pretty close to the river. I like the river roads North and South of the Quad Cities. Next month may still be pretty cold...

Here are two more things that make it an ideal bike for beginners as well. The clutch and engine being powerful allows you to take off by just letting out the clutch. The vstar 650 had to be let out in proportion to giving it gas. Much easier on the FJR. Also, power will get you out of bad...

Just got to this thread. My wife has a 2004 and rides all over the country with me. She started out with a Yamaha 650 v-star after riding with me for years. I kept talking about how much more fun it was to drive. So, she took that class here and will not ride with me anymore. After a ride to...

The dealer here is also my customer and he treats me very fairly. He was just ballparking with the NADA book. As far as number go, selling outright and buying better is a way better way to go. You have to figure in sales tax into the equation in Iowa, but it usually is still better. Also...

I agree with luvtoride that you really pay when you trade, but it did give me a point of reference for what he would want for a new one. My dealer says that FJR's are now in the NADA book and they weren't before. I'm in Mason City, IA and it was my local Yamaha dealer here and it has about 11...

My first bike was a Honda Trail 70 with automatic and my brother had the minitrail 50. It does seem like that, huh? I'm trying to remember if there was a neutral between 1st and second on those or was it just all up or all down. That was many, many, many moons ago. Tom