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Don't really have any new pics of my 2004 FJR, but I haven't ridden it since before the Pandemic. I was terrified of ending up in an ER filled with Covid patients especially during the initial surge here in NJ in 2020. We lived as hermits, rarely venturing out, doing everything by delivery...

I love politics and love political forums. I love writing my ideas and thoughts down and debating with intelligent people with opposing views. But If doesn't work in lots of special interest forums like this one. Does it matter if you are a Liberal or Conservative when discussing the which...

I was so saddened to hear that Alan Rickman died today. I remember him in so many great roles and I didn't see them all! Hans Gruber, the sociopath in "Die Hard!" Colonel Brandon, the steady faithful reliable suitor in "Sense and Sensability" The Metatron, the grouchy, seedy, sardonic angel...

Just got my December/January 2016 copy of Motorcyclist and there on Page 73 is someone asking about "Looking For Mr. Goodwrench" for an '04 with 90,000 miles that's never had a valve adjustment check, and sounds like he's never sych'ed the throttle bodies either. My '04 doesn't have that kind...

I just realized I haven't signed on here in a while. Then I looked at dates and it look like I haven't checked in for 4 1/2 years! Still have my '04. But health issues have made it tough to ride the Feejer. Hopefully, they are just about behind me and I'll be riding it again. Of course then...

It's been a long time since I've hung around here. I probably will get all kinds of people confused. It's been a bit of a rough road...lots of family issues..lots of work issues--I'm in the middle of one now. I'm now a statistic. I contributed to April's lower level of people losing their...

Today we had to say goodbye to the luckiest and most annoying cat in the world. Also the dumbest cat in 9 counties. Henry's kidneys have been failing for 4 years, but he's dodged bullet after bullet. But today, his potassium levels were dangerously low, blood pH was way out there, and he was...

Boy, all the fun has gone out of the off-topic area... Hey, JPD, Sparky, are you bored too? Good thing I'm off after tomorrow until post-New Years! Warchild, I gotta tell you. You and the other admins have EVERY right to shut down the arguing and the debates--it's your board. But I don't...

OK: Famous old brain-teaser, but after it comes the twist that makes it REALLY hard! A hunter is camping. He tramps 1 mile Due South, 1 mile Due West, and then 1 mile Due North and finds himself back at his campsite. What color was the bear he shot? That's the old riddle. NOW for the twist...

A moderator on the FZ1OA board, named "Desmo", has switched over from the FZ1 to a nice, used '05 ABS. While he loves it, the stock suspension is hammering him (not a surprise). He's looking at an Ohlins shock. Meanwhile, another poster there, Apex Molester, told him the Wilbers was a POS...

I dragged the family out to a Beemer dealer to try the K1200S. I wanted to try the K1200R, but they had an S demo. Here's what I can tell you--it's not complete because it was late in the day and I don't like to abuse test rides. This bike is smaller than I expected. I think it's a bit...

Has ANYBODY checked out either the Street Rod or the K1200R? Harley has FINALLY built a bike I find interesting enough to investigate. When they came out with the V-Rod, I was intrigued, but it was too cruiser and appearance oriented for me to go further than admire the engine. Now they've...

Does anybody have any experience with these helmet-intended headsets? I have a BT IPAQ that's both phone and MP3 player. I'd like to have no wires. They also claim that a pair of them act as intercoms. So I seek enlightenment! :rolleyes:

I dropped the FJR off at Ivan's Performance Products to have him cut me a custom map with the dyno and exhaust analyzer. FZ1, R1 and Zook owners know Ivan from his jet kits and other performance enhancing tweaks. He's getting over 150hp from an FZ1 without turbo or NOS and friends tell me it's...

Today we came home from Guatemala with our new son! I'm not sure when to date his being ours--whether it was when the adoption went through the Ministry of Justice down there, or when he was delivered to us--last Tuesday. I choose to think of it as today--the day we brought him to his new...

A la Toyota and Lexus, and Nissan and Infinty, and Honda and Acura, Yamaha has created a whole new motorcycle company just for cruisers. It's called "Star" and the V-Max is going with them. Star has only Vees. Mostly vee-twins but the Venture and the V-Max retain the V-4 engines. I gotta...

OK, back to BIKE biz! What's going on with stators? There were a couple of explorations and they vanished. Hope it's not related to the board-wars!