Recent content by bkbennett

Glad you are OK. Hope you get taken care of financially. Every time I hear about one of these accidents, I wonder what consequences await for the offender. I have heard too many stories of virtually nothing happening to people who endanger the lives of others on the road, and it really gets me...

I've never thought before that ATGATT should include a "cup." Glad to hear you made it through without apparently serious injury, Mike. Hope time reveals no missed injuries. Sorry, but I have to ask: Did the cager get a citation?

Here's another interesting variation on the FJR1300 windscreen wake problem, with a graphic eBay auction item # 120135741785

www.laminarlip.com -- I went there and looked at the FJR1300 installation by the Aussie. First impressions -- It probably does a pretty good job of reducing wake turbulence because what it's doing attenuating the strength of the wake (the pressure drop behind the windscreen). The principle...

Not familiar with the Larmer Lip. Link?

The event that precipitated my post was user "topher" coming to look at my bike after seeing it on craigslist. He came from the Quad cities area and told me that he was planning to buy it -- even had me fax his bank the title. I told him before he came that it wasn't a clean bike (a fact which...

I'm 6'4" and tall in the torso. The buffeting I get is directly proportional to how much I raise my windscreen; hence, the windscreen stays down all the time -- even in winter. I have to keep my helmet in clean air to keep it smooth. If wake off the windscreen hits my helmet at all, it ruins my...

It's encouraging to know that I'm not the only guy in the FJR universe who puts the emphasis on mechanical maintenance over cosmetics. I clean my bike, but the scars have to be pretty bad before I do cosmetic surgery. I showed my bike to a guy the other day who said he was surprised and turned...

I bought my 05 FJR in Feb 2006, and it already had both a lot of miles and more than its share of cosmetic flaws. I got a good discount off the going rate for clean, low-mileage 05 models. Here is a summary of where my bike is now: It has 17,900 miles. It has frame sliders that are scarred...

Great post, blackarrow! I'm about 6'4" tall and long in the torso. My 47 year-old knees ache pretty badly after a few hours on the FJR, and I can't seem to find a windscreen that solved my airflow problem. Currently, I have a Rifle windscreen that is max height and it is ok. I keep the...

I push started mine once. I'm easily distracted, and paid the same price. I'm surprised that people are starting in 2nd or 3rd gear. I used 1st, am I doubly stupid?

Xtra sunglasses and an old digital camera, just in case.

In a moment of weakness, I listed my FJR for sale because I "needed" cash for something else and I have another bike. I knew I couldn't go through with it the minute I saw a prospective buyer climb off his lame-a$$ honda shadow, drool all over my studhorse, then fondle it like it was already...

I agree. I wear the same size HT Air Overpants that I wear in trousers, and the fit is perfect.

Sorry to hear that, Blue. Hope you work things out.