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RFH, it would be interesting if you changed it without telling him and see if he notices... maybe that would be a bad idea?

really?

They made it.

When I first got the bike, the dealer set one side out and one side in. I thought the inside was a tiny bit cooler on the outside of the leg. I swapped them and all that seemed to reverse. It was in the realm of being psychosomatic. It was still cold anyway (upper 30's), but I've left them both...

My take is that when you don't know the answer, it just might be time. Here is a spin on a quote: It's better to know you could've ridden longer than to know you should've stopped sooner...

You are clearly not an idiot. Sorry.

Thanks TXFJR. I'm thinking about coming straight out and down - basically just cutting off the top of the "ear" and also having a bar come back from the lower point like the canyon cages. Hard to know if that will protect anything.

I could not see the bend in the key. Are you sure that was not a key from your old '07, and that's why it did not work any longer? How could such a non-existent bend cause the key to fail to turn the ignition or open the gas tank? Pot metal keys? How much could possibly be saved by cheapening...

The roads were a little moist, but I was getting more comfortable and leading-leaning into the turns with the bike more, and then there was a wet tar snake that made the front wash. These things are becoming so numerous, like road graffiti.

Just needed a nudge. Hope this link works: https://www.mcenterprisesusa.com/garage/policebikes_yamaha_fjr1300.htm#popyamd

More pictures, please. Or can someone point to good mounting locations? I want to make my own 'bars' Thanks

Me too, although I was going to do it anyway when the time came.

In a turn, the bars are turned slightly in the direction of the turn. I was just watching "Twits of the Wrist - Abridged" on youtube where a pointer was mounted to the bars to demonstrate both the brief counter steer to initiate the turn and bar position in the turn. It's a good video, but I...

That makes the bike look quite manly.

Well, I won't pretend to even remotely comprehend our system of government. It seemed there was a complaint and that may have been an instigating event. The CHP has a number of publications that would seem to be construable in the same light. It's possible that all this publicity could go the...