Recent content by robfilms

i have not been on this forum in too too long. i am pleased to see that the forum and it's wealth of knowledge and resources still exists. thank you to those who were holding down the fort. as many, COVID 2020 really kept me off my 2013 fjr1300. but since my vaccination, i have been doing my...

i'm tempted by the bridgestones t-31 because with the rebate they are a decent value proposition. then again, i have pirelli angel-gts front and rear and they have been good to me. save money and try new. stay steady with what you know works. is that truly the choice presented by life...

good luck to both the buyer and seller. new experiences and opportunities ahead. and isn't that all we really want? thumbs up. rob

i have a 2013 fjr. i am the second owner. on saturday, i went from nyc up into connecticut via the merrit parkway/rt15. plenty of afternoon traffic. the wonderfully torqueness of the fjr made changing lanes and weaving through the traffic so easy. i visited some cousins up near westport ct...

thank you for the sharing. we can never repay nor forget the sacrifices so many have offered which allow us to enjoy all we have individually and as a nation. please thank your uncle bobby from me. thumbs up. rob

newbie needs to know: any storage on fjr for tools? i am a newbie. i am hoping to pick up my 2013/14k by the end of this week. (come on NJ DMV, i need the title!) i am wondering about storage capacity for a basic tool kit and tire repair/inflator. if i am without side bags or top box, is...

and i believe there is currently a $7 rebate for the gallon container of t6. i just ordered via amazon. $21 - $7 = $14 hard to go wrong for that price! thumbs up. rob

as a newbie, what generation/years are the fz1 mirrors being offered as a solution? is there a link to see the fz1 mirrors? thumbs up. rob

sorry to read. i remember the same tale of woe happening to me on my wee-strom. parking lot gravel, slightly distracted, kick stand not fully down, the wee and gravity decide a nap is need and down we went. i was furious at myself. since then i have ridden the wee another 5k miles. i have...

pm sent. thumbs up. rob

very helpful. thank you for the sharing. thumbs up. rob

gear - speed - rpm ratio chart? is there a chart/pdf/link that specifies the approximate ratio of mph to rpm. on my v-strom/dl650. if i'm in 6th gear and doing 75mph then i'm spinning at approx 6k rpm, 40mph is approx 3k. any and all thoughts are appreciated. thumbs up. rob

ross- thanks for the feedback. ride safe and enjoy the adventure. i'm drooling from envy. thumbs up. rob

any fjr1300ers near wash dc/balt metro area want to check a fjr for me? as a newbie shopping for a gen2/gen3 frj1300, i am casting a wider net than metro nyc and it's extended environs. there is a potentially interesting opportunity in the wash dc/baltimore metro area. perhaps there is...

helpful thread for newbies. thanks. thumbs up. rob