Recent content by Lawrence

As noted above, I'd suspect if you did side-by-side comparisons, that if anything, that changed aerodynamics with a trunk installed, in your case, would be no impact, to helpful. I've got 200K miles on a Concours and FJR with Givi V46 always installed. side bags only used on multi-day trips, as...

My 2009 Lap of California included that section of road. I was using mountain biking skills to keep front wheel planted, the road was so bad (patch on top of patch on top of patch, etc ... for decades ). But even then, I never felt unsafe... just annoyingly slow.

Premier Cycle Accessories had a couple revisions of Givi mount direct to tail area of the FJR. I'd post pictures, but I don't have the image anywhere online and apparently can't post [presumably reasonable security and disk space reasons]. a quick Google image search isn't turning it up Helps...

First and foremost - welcome as for darkside - Depends on your riding style and priorities. I was using my '08 (now around 95K miles) for SoCal commuting (can't stand sitting in traffic), and have a spare set of wheels, having one rear wheel be a CT made sense (I had previously test rode a...

If you were in SoCal, I'd send you to my uncle, a very experienced and well-known auto upholster (featured many times in hot rod and similar mags back in the day). He's done one m/c seat cover for me years ago (not the FJR) using high quality scrap black leather he had laying around... so, I...

I was thinking the same... except As I looked for a replacement for my ZG1000 back in '09, I test drove both BMW K and RT series bikes, and the Concours 14. Problem was expected lifetime maintenance costs drove me away from all of them (and middle USA service availability on the BMWs) and to...

I'm 2nd owner of my Aerostich Roadcrafter 2-piece (mfg in '96) in Blue w/ red ballistics. I've personally got close to 150K+ miles on this 'stich (first on '90 Concours ZG1000 and now the FJR). Blue has definitely faded, sent back for 'service' once (almost 10 yrs ago?? deep cleaning, zippers...

On my '08 with tinted Rifle, I don't recall having any issues of fully raising the windshield at 100mph (done only as a brief test, mind you, regarding windflow, buffeting, passenger impact, etc).

Understood. My commute was down I-5 into San Diego and avoided that when practical. It is largely how I put over 80K on my '08 FJR (and many miles on my ZG1000 Concurs before that). Welcome

Lots of folks have done such https://www.ironbutt.com/themerides/ssseries/ I personally got very close to a Saddle Sore 1000, but as that wasn't the intent, (getting home after COG Ride the Rockies rally in Avon CO was) and after a long day, we stopped in Reno NV [as going further was doable...

Good to hear Rifle still in operation. I've loved my Rifle windscreen on my Concours then the FJR (almost 200K miles between the two at this point) As for email- often quick but was designed decades ago, and store-and-forward does happen. One can review email header logs and geek out on where...

I finally am swapping to a new Aerostich 2-piece Roadcrafter and using my prior one for 20+ years and 200K miles (between prior Concours and current FJR). And I was 2nd owner after medical issue forced prior owner to get newer, larger suit after barely using it. So yea, pricey new, but...

Far from crash & burn, it is the less than normal moto tire drama I'm enjoying! I put on CT 2 years (10K+ miles... 1/2 my normal rate, benefit of working from home a lot more) ago and no puncture since then (and a puncture flat on the highway averaging once per year for 3 years before that. I...

Marked in the calendar As for riding, I've been bicycle riding in the Deluz area and been looking forward to taking the motorcycle into the area

Thanks for the replies. I went with the cutout method on the tension bar and commuted the last 2 days on it. I had test ridden a CT shod FJR a few years back after a tech day at Neil's. As for wheel removal and installation, I put 2 pieces of scrap plywood (maybe 1.5" tall combined) under the...