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I just bought a Cobra (Mark 2) -- what a piece of gear! I cannot say enough. This thing fits like a glove-- although very heavy. If you are looking at buying one-- the only caution i would mention is that you would be best served to try on a few differnet ones-- i thought i was one size and...

Its been a while since i spent any amount of time in New Hampshire, but after just getting home from a one week trip, I realized times have changed. I can count on one hand the number of sportbikes I saw-- and all but one had what sounded like stock exhaust. The open-piped V-twins were...

Its been a while since i spent any amount of time in New Hampshire, but after just getting home from a one week trip, I realized times have changed. I can count on one hand the number of sportbikes I saw-- and all but one had what sounded like stock exhaust. The open-piped V-twins were...

about a month ago i ordered a new windshield from CB-- stock (because i only have a Yam touring). Anyway, when it finally arrived it was the wrong one -- +3/+1. So, since i have been intrigued by the recent "hole experiments", I decided to keep it and cut it down to size when I do the cutouts...

A good friend recently purchased a beautiful new GT, and has been racking up the miles like ..... well, like warchild.. anyway, on monday afternoon while travelling on a wet backroad, a deer came leaping across his path. He hit it in the chest just above the headlamp (from what he rememebers)...

Anybody who has a complete or reasonalby well stocked shim kit for the feej (9.5 , I think) . I can only shuffle these babies so many times. thanks!!

For all you mental maniacs looking for records to break (well, at least canadian ones) check out Thane's page https://www.silliker.ca/ he holds the cross canada record at 56 hours and 36 minutes-- yee haw!! that is some serious ass-burnin'. palm-numbing, bug-wipin, rain-drenching...

..So i bought my bike last fall , and it wasnt long before I "assumed" I had a ticker, -- right side, after warm-up, valve clearances fine, etc, etc,, but the sound was different from the many I've heard on line. I figured the fix is probably 6 or 7 hundred bucks (with me on wrench) , and since...

Having owned 5 Arais over the past 2 decades, I recently popped into the shop to check out the new profile. From what I have read, it expected an updated Signet. Wow! was I wrong! This has to be the most comfy lid I've ever had on. I started with a signet, moved to the quantum, then another...

For all these spooky surprises I am getting as a result of my recent acquisition, the brakes and clutch are by far the easiest I've ever had to bleed. Its nice to see a bit of forethought go into nipple placement, 'cause there are enough areas on the bike that are NOT well thought out -- at...

For those who have changed their own oil, has anyone experienced oil coming out the case breather after a change? My level is exactly at the top mark, so its not overfull, and I did change the filter with an OEM jobby. It only happened today after moving the bike in the garage, and the bike...

For all the new FJR guys ( like myself) -- the battery is in the same place as Ducatis -- uo under the right side fairing. What a place!! This bike is not so easy to work on.

I recently bought a used 2004 with a typical noisy engine, perhaps a tick-- cant tell yet ( I know, It will become apparent). My bike has 30K on it, and runs like a bull. However, if the day comes (God forbid) where I need to do the fix, I intend to tackle it myself. I am a former machanic, and...