Recent content by dwhartwell

I had 9800 on my original Roadtecs. When pushed I always felt like they were a little loose which I did not care for. Given the great reviews on the Interacts and the fact that I could have gotten about 11K miles out of them if I brought them a bit below the wear bars, I stayed with the Metz...

Too much traffic density, too many cops with no sense of adventure at these speeds. A quick blast to 110 and back down is all I will chance. Bummer since many years ago (mid 80's) I did 140 (indicated) on my GS1000E. Took a while to get up there. I'd like the thrill again before I quit riding at...

Glad everybody is OK. Make sure you have the forks and frame checked for any bending. Forks (tubes) especially bend rather easily and you may now have ones that are bent ever so slightly that the bend it not apparent.

Can't possibly be true... He would be whining about his Bimmer, not his Beemer. :P

Every time I ride I find that ED is never an issue. So, my FJR must be well shielded.

Fork Oil weights

I'm interested. I live near 495/290. Got any route in mind?

Not always a good idea. Certain dissimilar metals corrode very quickly due to galvanic corrosion. You do not want this. As along as there are no issues with your current connections, pull out the spider, clean it up. Use CRC electrical contact cleaner on the harness contacts. Install then...

I'll trade you that rain for some Massachusetts snow and 15F temperatures.

Let's clean this up a bit..

Yep, there have been many divorces following building a custom home. Much stress is involved. Me? I've built 2. Was the GC on the first along with a ton of sweat equity. Learned a good lesson on that and hired a GC on the 2'nd with me doing less work. SPEC EVERYTHING.... For example, for...

Nope, 80W GL4 not GL5. That's what Yamaha recommends.

Running red lights is a national pastime as near as I can tell. I never ever assume that my green means that it is safe to assume that no asshat will run the red. I assume they ARE running a red in my cage and on my FJR.

Never had one apart. Automotive calipers have a dust/water boot that seals into the caliper and the end of the piston. FJR does not have this?

Let me guess. Many crashed are caused by drivers making a left turn in front of an oncoming motorcycle... Oh, I did not see it...There ya go, free research.