Recent content by Just Passing Thru

Because the Datel which I use on my motorcycles and car tell you what is really going on with your battery (when parked) and charging system (when riding). webBikeWorld and any other magazine do not have any technical staff capable of making sound product evaluations, because they are...

I might as well add a few links to on-bike videos for forum members to enjoy. None of the videos are mine, but they are of roads that I've driven countless times and know all so well. Rovereto to Schio, Italy on the SS46 (turn down the volume - producer didn't use a mic sock) Over the...

I would have met up with you, but I'll be half way through my Alps tour at that time. It looks like they are holding it over the Quebec holiday weekend.

Hi Chris, Yes, my 2004 BMW R1150 GS Adventure that I used in Europe was written off. I was stopped in traffic for the car ahead of me that had stopped, and some lame brain 18 year old with a 17 day old driver's licence who was yapping on his cell phone rammed me into the car in front. The back...

Well Don, as long as you don't start blaming me for spending your money for you. Its hard to give up riding Europe and the Alps, isn't it? ;) I'll be shipping another motorcycle over to replace the one that was written off during my 2009 tour. One less motorcycle in my garage taking me down...

Info and links were recently updated. Some of the links going to maps take you to my SmugMug site where map covers are shown. See you in the Alps for a whole 6 weeks this year...also my 16th year in a row! :yahoo:

Posting for a friend who'd like me to do a fork oil change... Hello, What is the Owner's Manual recommendation (I don't have a manual in front of me) as to what grade of fork oil to use in an FJR 1300, and what do owners recommend; going higher or lower in viscosity?

My thoughts as well. Since you use AdMo as often as you do, you might try to sway them into a better rental deal. As you may already know, renting an R1200 GS from them in Italy runs €255 more per week then when renting the same motorcycle from them in Spain. I wonder why? Does AdMo actually...

Holy Cow, Don, you don't waste any time. ;) If you plan to do all that in two weeks, actually less, I'm sure it can be done, but you'll be blowing through it all. It all depends on your touring style. I was in Corsica for 8 days, and that wasn't enough for me. I could have been there two...

Terrific news Don! I'm glad you are considering Sardinia as well. You might as well if you are going to be in Corsica. Mind you, when in Sardinia, Sicily would be a tease...so many roads, so little time. Since you mentioned in a PM to me that you can't be away for more than two weeks at a time...

Actually Pierre, I was eyeing Yolande's FJR because its the one I saw most recently. Talk about a great deal she got on her used FJR; nothing on the odometer, factory Yamaha top case...mint and bright silver. BTW, I prefer the upright seating position of my bikes for my riding style. Anyways...

Actually, your comment and the following one on this thread is what made me join so that I could post the following thread... Euro Touring Too Expensive? Think Again! Jägermeister, I like your avatar. That is one bottle I see very often in Austria and Germany. Well take that first step to...

Anyone wishing to see replies and information submitted by others to the above on the originating forum, clicky... Alps Motorcycle Tours - Priced Right on STN

Beemerdons led me to this forum...so blame him. :D I'm sure some/many of you have seen the following post on another forum, but this is for those loyal to a single forum that haven't come across it. It has also been updated recently. Updated: January 31, 2010 Alps Motorcycle Tours, Priced...