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  1. FrankD

    FJR1300 Eastern Owners Meeting - 2022 - Flatwoods, WV - September 15-18th, 2022

    It’s been a while since I’ve made it out to one of these - high time to do so. Rez is made. I’m looking forward to seeing all those shiny, happy faces again.
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    FJR Rider in Serious Condition - Car Accident in SOCAL

    Thanks to John for starting this post and everybody that sent thoughts & prayers. Looks like they worked. I've got the GPS locked in on the road to recovery and plan on being back on two wheels later this summer. The NE Provences are calling.....
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    Black Hills Roundup II DakAL/FODS planning and discussion

    She misses you too, reminds me regularly.
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    Black Hills Roundup II DakAL/FODS planning and discussion

    I was really hoping that I could sneak into this last minute. As expected, and the reason for my hesitance, work commitments are going to keep me in SoCal for the next couple weeks. Enjoy the ride, mind the water. Wish I were there....
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    2016 FJR Aux power socket access

    If I've got some bar-mounted farkle running on the outlet, I generally keep the door open. I don't like pinching the cable with the door. I've never had anything jump out of the storage pocket with the lid open.
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    Seat Concepts - new weight/foam?

    I put a tall touring SC foam on my F650GS. It's really firm. You wouldn't think it's going to be comfortable at first, but we just wrapped up a 2000 mile tour of Baja and I never had butt fatigue.
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    European Helmets

    I had the rare privledge of getting pulled over and receiving an impromptu safety inspection in Buffalo, NY a couple of years ago. Aside from the normal lights, horn and tires, he checked for the sticker on my helmet.
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    European Helmets

    I've used motostorm for a bunch of euro-made equipment with significant savings. They've never let me down. Recently, I bought a scorpion adv helmet and was surprised to find that it didn't come with a DOT sticker. After noodling on it, why should it? Don't be surprised.
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    North to Alaska 2019 - Once there were Twenty now there are SIX

    I'm bringing a bigJohn instead of long johns. I don't care if nobody else thinks that's funny… I'm laughing!
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    USB charging on bike

    I have a couple of ANKER USB adapters. A 3-port in the glove box plugged into the factory 12VDC socket and a 4-port in the top box. Both of them are spec'd at 2.1 amps for all ports. 2.1 amps is plenty enough to charge and use anything simultaneously. The glove box powers my iPhone and SPOT...
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    Black Hills Roundup II 27 June -1 July 2018

    Most likely in BJSD. Details are tbd. I may trailer out to have both the GS and the FJR available. Problem is that I'd be really hypocritical on my position of trailering to events. Lol - as luck would have it, I was given a posting message that says I need to wait another 12 seconds to post...
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    Black Hills Roundup II 27 June -1 July 2018

    Most likely in BJSD. Details are tbd. I may trailer out to have both the GS and the FJR available. Problem is that I'd be really hypocritical on my position of trailering to events.
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    Sighting in the OC

    I ride a raven '09 through those parts on my daily commute on I-5. I don't have a recollection of the encounter, but I'm usually focused on dodging the idiots and avoid becoming a sigalert.
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    More About YFO Swag

    Well done SMike. Thx.
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