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  1. MrZappo

    Motorcycle For Sale 2008 FJR with Penske Suspension

    Meticulously Maintained FJR fully set up for touring with no expense spared. Perfect condition with no issues. I have had her since 2012 and moving to a KTM for an Alaska run next year. This bike deserves to be ridden and with the new bike in play, she will sit more than is reasonable. Pictures...
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    Neil Peart

    Listening to some now.  RIP Neil. 
  3. MrZappo

    transmission not down shifting

    Normal behavior for a sequential gearbox ...  Generally you should not be in a high gear and the come to a stop and then shift down a bunch of times ... In any event clutch out a bit and back in ...  Should generally spin things up and allow them to move ..   But IMHO, you should generally be...
  4. MrZappo

    I Need a Compressor

    21 gallon at Harbor Freight ...   Is it junk ?  Probably ...   For the price do I care ?   Definitely not ... I've had mine for 3 years and use it maybe weekly ..  No issues ...  Change its oil from time to time and its all good ...  Its about $150.00   I could get a nice one for maybe $500...
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    Long Way Up

    I work in a company of 100 people and Id be hard pressed to get the real story on stuff consistently ...  No disrespect intended but the concept of some "local" telling some other dude who told his mistress (at the time) that ewan mcgregor was spotted in sometown mongolia passing by in a van...
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    The Boat Owner and IRS Agent

    If it flies, floats, or f#ck$, it's cheaper to rent it. Sage advice from an older gentleman that I never forgot.
  7. MrZappo

    Bridgestone T31 GT or T31 non-GT

    Amen to that. An hour in the sun, lots o lube, and a ton of muscle. Having a few tire spoons handy does not hurt one bit. But I second the face that they are great tires. Love em.
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    The Hog Phenomenon

    My set is in my wife's purse. Does that count ? Can I still hang out ?
  9. MrZappo

    The Hog Phenomenon

    Hope I didn't mislead. The verbal abuse at tech days is all good fun with laughter and a TON of work being done by knowledgeable people helping others out. You should definitely attend a tech day. You will learn, help, eat, drink and laugh. Great group of people than I am honored to have been...
  10. MrZappo

    The Hog Phenomenon

    Long time member, frequent reader, occasional poster. I don't know if your kidding or not so excuse me if you are but, the concept of "post here" and get "trashed" isn't an accurate thing. There are thousands of posts here. The only posts I've ever seen get trashed are nasty ones or posts from...
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    The Hog Phenomenon

    "Most of these things lack a way to cancel your membership. Keeps their numbers up, you know. But I will try, now, to end my stay here. I certainly am glad I don't fit it. Thank you, Lord!" I wish you much success with this. I don't know the management here personally but I expect that an...
  12. MrZappo

    Permanent oil drain valve

    People use these on small aircraft a lot as it is a pain to get to the actual drain bolt without removing a ton of stuff. Saves an hour or more (so I have heard) ... Id use one in a second on any bike that the drain bolt was not the lowest point of just about everything ... FJR ? Seems like...
  13. MrZappo

    The Hog Phenomenon

    The most insightful post to date .. El Guano Loco, man what a splash ... 36 posts on the forum and already a legend ... I don't remember many other "guests" that showed up out of the gate with a Thesaurus in one hand and a bag-o-sceight in the other to this degree ... Makin friends. Winning...
  14. MrZappo

    FJR Has Gotten Too Heavy. What To Buy?

    Most of these bikes except for the tracer aren't much lighter. And if they are, they are more top heavy. And likely taller. I can tell you that I had a vstrom650 and that thing was more of a handfull than my FJR is. My advice would be to pay more attention to height and center if gravity a but...
  15. MrZappo

    The Hog Phenomenon

    The vrod is a sign of things to come ? That turd is 20 years old and was basically not accepted by the mainstream HD riders. The motor was developed with Porsche help and then they gave it a gas tank that is embarrassingly small. Another experiment. Time will tell but I will guess that these...
  16. MrZappo

    The Hog Phenomenon

    Dude, ya lost me at "The" ...
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