Recent content by pronomian

I personally don't really see a need for a six speed. Came from a gw and always wanted to shift at 70 from 5th. With the fjr I have to remember to shift out of 4th at 70 while cruising. A factory installed cruise contro would have been nice. Color selection also a nice touch. Stereo? Nice...

The only thing drying up is that guy's brain. Mike

Blue is awesome, get a lot of compliments on the new blue, looks better than the previous, I prefer red though, I wish I would have gotten the red, but either way you cannot go wrong. I am totally satisfied (first time ever) with my bike purchase. I'm glad I didn't wait for the red, would have...

It is implied by "elements" that it is waterproof. Unless rain water is not included as an "element." Mike

I know they don't, first hand experience on each. That was my point. Mike

To work it can be about 5 miles to one store and 10 to the other. After work I usually have to travel 20-40 miles to get home. Mike

The wing is an awesome bike for what it's intent is, second to none. My problem was that I felt old riding it (it is a sportbike on steriods) and my wife hated it. We would go out on it and less than a mile away she'd ask me to go back and get the boss hoss. Cross winds buffetted the crap out of...

When I had the wing I kept wanting to shift from 5th around 60, on the fjr I have not desire to shift out of 5th at 80. I used to think it would need a higher gear, until I got one. Mike

Put on garuald's rack and took the side bags off yesterday. Put on a small cooler type thing which is enough to hold my stuff, pressure gauge, bungies, misc stuff, etc. Made for easier cleaning, looks great, but the thing that I seemed to notice more was it seemed to handle better. I think it...

There is no way the fjr hits the pegs before the wing does, I know. Mike

Been over 20 years since I have been caught speeding. Now I have been nabbed twice in two weeks. First I was going 44 in a 35, LEO let me off with a warning and requirement to show I had valid insurance (I did, just didn't have the card on me). Second was a couple days ago, 50 in a 30, must have...

Received it only a couple days after making payment. Just put it on. Excellent piece of work, color match is perfect, fit and trim is perfect, quality is outstanding. Looks like it is an integral part of the bike, doesn't look like after market. Thanks gaurald. Mike

Maybe as I ride if I need to stretch and there is a car wash nearby, I may hose the bike down, probably not. :thumbsupsmileyanim: Mike

Yeah, I'm a cruiser guy, or was until I got my fjr. I was determined to keep my boss hoss until I found a bike more fun to ride than that one. I bought a goldwing (primarily for the wife, she ended up hating it), rode it for a measily 3700 miles in 8 months and sold it. Each time I was on it I...

It's ugly. It has just enough honda st looks to make it ugly. If the new ones look like that I'll not buy a new one, I'll change over to the new concours. Mike