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Temps were to get into the mid 50s last Friday and the ice has finally melted out of my driveway and street. We planned to pull out at 10 a.m. but it was still just 17 degrees where we live at 5,400 feet, so waited until 11 when it had warmed to 23. Brought the riding gear and lids into the...

It occurred to me I have been married to Marilyn longer than I have not been married to her - married 31 years (Feb. 9, 1985), not married 29 years. Boy, have we ever surprised a lot of people! I am a very fortunate man.

I'd read that Toyota was experiencing some problems with truck frame rust-through. Then I got a recall/inspection notice a few weeks ago. Had my Tacoma to the dealer yesterday for the inspection. Verdict: light surface rust; no problem. But I insisted on speaking with the shop manager. He took...

Dear wife of 31 years just got me these for Christmas. https://www.tourmaster.com/inc/sdetail/winter_elite_ii/122/410 I did quite a bit of research and these have every feature I wanted...and one I don't: a gaiter that extends from inside the already large gauntlet. She got them from B.T.O...

I have been disappointed lately. In 2013 and 2014 I was able to ride in all 12 months - a rarity here in Montana. I missed Nov. of 2015 - sustained cold temps that went to minus 10, four snows, street and driveway iced. Here when we get snow, it eventually turns to ice on the streets and is...

Friday the 13th is my lucky day. Was coming home from Idaho last night in my wife's little Corolla. About 6:30, a black night, north of Wisdom, MT in the Big Hole Valley, 65 mph (the speed limit), I topped a rise and there was a bull moose, front feet over the fog line, front quarter in my lane...

Fiat 1730 cubic inch four cylinder making 290hp (@900rpm) built to claim the land speed record from the Blitzen-Benz. Wonder about the torque...

I just read where North Dakota is number one in the nation for drinking-age per capita beer consumption - 43.6 gallons annually per person on average. So as I read further I was disappointed we Montanans came in a lame third place at 40.5 gallons. But what had me perplexed was New Hampshire in...

Thought I'd mention again the Montana 501 rally is Sept. 12 or Sept. 12-13 (your choice, run one or two days). Launches out of Helena, MT. It is termed a"soft rally" I suppose for its relative informality; no scoring in the dark. It's only $10 to enter in advance, $15 at the registration table...

This is sponsored by the Last Chance Riders Motorcycle Club out of Helena, MT. (I am not a member.) It was conducted for the first time last year. It is termed a "soft rally" which I guess means it isn't meant to be all that rigorous or "hard core." It has no official sanction and I believe is...

Our small group fueled in Sheridan, WY, Saturday. An elder gentleman was there on one of those BMW "flying brick" 750 triples. He said it was 32 years-old; had 930,000 miles on it. I asked if he'd ever had the engine open. He said, yes, "at a half-million." Turns out he was from New Jersey and...

Brother-in-law is looking for a Givi (V46) or factory Yamaha top box and mounting brackets. Color not really a factor.

Thursday afternoon we leave for what will be our first camping adventure ride: the Magruder Corridor from Darby, Montana to Elk City, Idaho. This is about 110 miles of gravel, much of it unmaintained, though recent reports indicate it "can be done in a car." This route splits the Frank Church...

Sold the aftermarket cans, now time to re-install the OEM exhaust. I ordered and now have in hand brand new gaskets and expect the pipes, with the gaskets between, could be snug fit. For those who have done it, what is best: gasket on the male connection, slip the female over them?; gasket...

I took the after-market Beowulf mufflers off and sold them to another forum member. As expected, I had to order a set of gaskets to re-install the OEM exhaust, so the FJR sits in the MC garage waiting... After a couple of stout Scottish ales last night, my curiosity got the best of me. Okay...

These are probably the same for all years/models. The Beowulf's are history, going back to the stock cans, apparently need the gaskets. Anyone have a set? If not, how's about a cheap source?

My wife and I and my brother, out for a pretty Saturday ride, stopped at the brewery in Philipsburg (MT) Saturday. The "Brit Iron Rebels Worldwide", identifiable by their matching logo-ed T-shirts, were in attendance - about a dozen or 15 or so, apparently from Missoula. What a bunch of posers...

My wife and I joined my brother for a nice leisurely two-day tour this past weekend. He peeled off for home as we came past Helena on Sunday afternoon. As we then rolled through the big sweepers in the canyons between Helena and our home in Butte, another rider caught up. We were running about...

I think these are the 450 mm units, made in England, all stainless (even interior components) with the mirror finish. They sell for about $550US, but I suppose freight from the UK is another $100. They were on an '05 I bought in January. I believe they had maybe 8,000 miles on them (the bike...

There has been a standing joke in our household that some morning I would announce to my wife that we were going to the Jersey Lilly in Ingomar (MT - 300 miles east)) for their famous beans. Marilyn's 64th birthday was Sunday, June 14. On Thursday, I told her we were going to the Jersey Lilly...