Recent content by penguin1300

Last I looked she was up to 172 votes. Leader has been stagnant at 229 votes all day. Surely we can push Ann into the lead :) Thanks for the votes!!!

A close friend and coworker has a good photo of Keith Urban entered into a photo contest at MSNBC. She could use a few extra votes to win the contest. She is currently in 4th place and could use a boost to get first. Please help her out by voting for her picture. Instructions: 1. Goto...

So what made you think you needed to do this ride on a FJR and not your FZ-1? What are you liking/disliking between the two.

What was the ultimate outcome of this? I'm in the same boat. 19k on an '05 and it sounding worse with each passing day.

I have decided to finally get my '05 ticker fixed at 19k miles and 3yrs of service. The bike was bought from D&H in Cullman, AL. When I went in for my 600mi service, I was given a bunch of grief because I had a non-Yamaha oil filter on the bike. As a result, I have never been back - doing all...

Yep, com3 and I have posted together on the YZF board for a LONG time. He has a much better eye with the camera then I do. I was hoping to track him down on the YZF board; however, he hasn't seen my post over there yet. BTW, I'm going to Barber this Sunday to shoot some friends partaking in a...

jwilly, I'm shooting with Canon gear. I appreciate the feedback and will incorporate that into my next shoot.

All, Besides riding the FJR, I have branched into photography as a second hobby. I have long been taking photos of our group rides and get some good feedback. This past weekend, I was asked to photograph a mini-bike trackday in Decatur, AL. So, I gave it a try. If you would, take a look at...

Use straps instead of bungies. I gave up on bungies after I had the same problem on my last bike. The problem with bungies is that there is no way to prevent them from flopping in the breeze. On the other hand, a strap can be made extra tight so it doesn't sit there and bang on the paint all...

I'm overdue to flush the front fork oil and plan to tackle the task this weekend. I see the factory recomends 10wt fork oil. Is 10wt really the best bet? Or would it be better to goto a heavier/lighter weight? I'm 185lb and ride very aggressively. The reason I ask is that I had a YZF600R...

Has anyone tried wrapping the headers with ceramic tape? We recently did this on a race bike after having a problem with the header pipe coming too close to the race fairings. Without tape, we burned a whole through the fairing. With tape, fairing doesn't even get hot. But, the tape was very...

A friend and I rode to Barbers on Saturday April 22nd to watch the AMA races. Only to promptly have to fly to CA on Sunday morning. I'm back and have finally processed my pics. Captions are below each pic. One of Jamie Hacking's bikes ready for the track. The Yamaha Soldiers awaiting...

I will be traveling into San Jose, CA on Sunday 2/26/06 and am scheduled to be there until Friday. More specifically, I'll be in Cupertino, CA. I think Thursday may potentially be a completely open day for me. If any of you are in the area, post up. I should have an internet connection once...

Thanks ;)

A shot of me rolling through Deal's Gap Some of my most favorite shots I took this year... Jake Zemke at AMA@Barbers in the rain Miguel Duhamel at AMA@Barbers right as the track was drying... A shot I grabbed while riding to Deal's Gap ... taken in September And I leave you with...