Recent content by Pat L

Price drop to $4400. Daddy needs a pickup truck to haul the KTM to the shop :-)

I'm selling my well-loved and often-used FJR. It's been ridden through the western US and southwestern Canada for 88k miles. Seattle area. Asking $4900. Two summers ago, literally with a week's notice and no special prep work, I did one trip to northern California, another one to San Diego and...

Wow, Jim. Fantastic ride, done by a super guy. The IBA and IBR are well represented by that multi-time winner.

Great shots. Thanks so much for sharing them.

1) PUBLIC Spotwalla tracking isn't required. Mike Kneebone mailed out the Spotwalla link and described it as "riders that opted in to be tracked during the 2013 IBR.." Some riders don't want to be publicly tracked, even with obfuscated IDs. Some possible reasons for this include insurance...

I'll take these. Sending a PM now.

You forgot misguided and just plain dumb :)

I'm sure this is the unasked question on everybody's mind: PR3's. They suck in the snow Probably if the FJR was wearing Anakees or K60s or something, I'd have been able to get up the rest of the hill

Yes, I read a book and surfed the web and crossed my fingers.

Naw, that's Sno Ridge Parkway Tiger definitely scares me. I used to commute to work in Covington so I did Tiger twice daily, but had a Jeep Wrangler to commute in most days then. And a Harley, but the Jeep got a lot of commute time.

I commute year round from my home in the foothills east of Seattle to my day-job just south of downtown at a small coffee megalopolis. My home's only about 800 feet above sea level, but we have just enough elevation that winter can be entertaining from time to time. This year, while there were...

OOoh, nobody beat me to this, I just didn't get the response from marc. Payment is sent; looking forward to riding this new saddle! (I'll post Yamaha comfort seats next week as soon as this arrives. Local Seattle-ish folks interested? PM me)

Agreed! Congrats to whoever beat me to this.

You should see what it's like on Fridays.

I have an 08 with 69k miles on it (bought it last July and have 17k more on it). Other than the above suggestions that you look for dry and cracked rubber bits, the only problem I have with mine is that I have to keep putting gas in it, and occasionally wash off the grime. It's a great bike.