Recent content by Jazzzzz

I've bought both of my FJRs through this forum. Both bikes were located 4+ hours from me, so I was taking a leap of faith for both purchases, especially the first since I bought a one-way plane ticket to Philly with plans to ride back. I talked with both sellers on the phone several times...

There's a lot of information you'll want at the FJRTech link Iggy provided, but the quick answer to your question is: it's 19mm, but 3/4" should fit.

Can't help you figure out the aerodynamics, but last summer I had a similar experience on 71 south - bee zipped right around the windshield and into the chin vent on my helmet. Bee guts all over my mouth (not tasty) and it was a pain in the ass to fish that little SOB and his various parts out...

Couldn't make out if it was an '06 or an '08 (sunglasses made it too hard to tell the color) but someone in a silver helmet wearing a black long-sleeve T-shirt w/ red lettering rode a FJR with a Givi topbox right by my house today while I was out mowing the lawn. I waved but no response. Wasn't...

Try running a very high-compression engine, or one using forced induction (supercharger/turbocharger), on low-octane fuel, and watch the vehicle's ECU retard the hell out of your timing so you don't get a ton of knock/predetonation. If your engine is tuned to run on high octane fuel, running...

I nearly center punched someone today too, also coming off the highway (turning right from the off-ramp). There are two lanes that turn to the right; I was in the curb lane, and there was a car turning next to me in the next lane over. Some idiot in a donk (think a huge American sedan on a lift...

gravel's a bitch :angry:

Making tight u-turns with a pillion wiggling all over the place behind you trying to get "adjusted" (read: wedgie) is entertaining to say the least. My wife cannot get it through her head that unless the bike is moving over 20mph in a straight line or is at a dead stop with my feet on the...

Alright, anyone have advice on packing clothes/personal effects/etc. for 2 months along with a laptop and assorted electronics? I've never loaded down a bike with two month's worth of crap before. I'm thinking I either pack enough clothing for two weeks at the office and ship the rest or buy...

A disc lock has one thing going for it over the steering lock - you can't break one in the . The steering lock, the disc lock, and the alarm are all equally ineffective at keeping a coordinated group of people from lifting your bike into the back of a waiting truck or van.

This is right on the money - I'm not going to stop riding for a bit of rain, but I don't go fire the bike up when I see showers on the forecast either. On the ride home from picking up my '04 I got caught in a downpour and found out the hard way that my jacket wasn't waterproof as advertised...

Any albums you buy in MP3 format from Amazon are good quality and DRM free. Only problem is their pricing structure is pretty much the same as iTunes at an average $.99/track. If you're anal retentive like me and have to have entire albums, it can be more expensive than just buying the damned...

I usually just run the lights that won't trigger after waiting for a while, but there's one at a T intersection on the way into work where my view of oncoming traffic from the right is pretty poor. I need to call the municipality and have them come out to adjust that sensor.

WC, how long are the lines from the ballasts to the lamp assemblies on those Hella Micro DEs? I have been tossing around the idea of using them on the FJR as fork-mounted lights a la MotoLights, but I haven't been able to find specs on the length of the ballast lines anywhere. Good luck with...

The weather channel says Old Man Winter's gonna bring in some more rain and cold temps this weekend. Hopefully the rain will clear out whatever salt/sand is still on the roads, and the cold weather will clear itself out in time for your ride on the 19th!