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2005 SW-FOG Routes Day 3: Taos Ski Valley to Albuquerque There's only one road in and out of Taos Ski Valley. It's all that twisty, curvy tarmac again. Yeah. Once you're back on 64, head south into Taos. If you need some fortification before continuing too far, stop at Michael's Kitchen on the...

2005 SW-FOG Routes Day 1: Albuquerque to Chama Courtesy of Steve Goatley 1.- Right on Lomas Blvd. (the road in front of Applebee's) to Tramway Blvd. Turn left (north) on Tramway and follow it all the way to 1-25. Tramway skirts the city and will give you a great view of Albuquerque. 2.- North...

CIMA Int'l is the distributor for Nolan helmets in the USA. Here's some info from their website. They should be able to provide the name of a dealer in your area. This is also the POC for warranty repairs, etc. https://www.nolan-usa.com/about-us/ Please feel free to contact us with any of...

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It's not news that MCN is switching to color with the March 2008 issue. Still, I just got mine in the mail and it looks GOOD! I was glad they decided to make the switch. Too often, the pictures just didn't do justice to the machine being reviewed.

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Just in case you didn't see this, here's a link that has more info about the trunk. Yamaha has a technical bulletin about a fix for the touring trunk which just came out. https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=22284

My 05 had all of the symptoms of a bad tps including stalling in traffic, which really sucked. I had the tps replaced under the recall and that made it run like new.

Thanks for the info un4gvn. I finally bought the trunk for my 05 last month without realizing I couldn't get the attachment plate. I was beginning to wonder if Yamaha was going to bring replacement attachment plates to the market for 03-05. It's good to see Yamaha fixing this issue finally.

The March 2007 issue of Motorcycle Consumer News has an article on the Heli Triple Clamps for the 06 and 07 FJRs. MCN has nice things to say about the risers. Reading between the lines, they also seem to say the risers are for riders looking to improve the TOURING abilities of the FJR. Just...

This is the fifth model of the FJR so your question has probably been answered before. Try the SEARCH function next time. https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?s...hl=center+stand

That really bites that your bike got dinged so soon after getting it! As for your questions... a. The dent in the exhaust will have negligible effects on performance. b. Don't lower your deductible and make a claim later. This will give your insurance company an opportunity to claim fraud...

The Yamaha FZ-1 mirrors are a perfect swap for the stock FJR ones. They have longer stalks so you get a better view. https://www.fjr1300.info/mods/FZ1mirrors.html

That's a cool sticker. I may have to rejoin so I can get one! (a sticker that is)

I've got the Sidi GT Sympatex for foul weather. I found them more comfortable than the On Road version. Unfortunately Sidi doesn't make them anymore so I guess that really isn't too helpful. Maybe you could pick up a pair on ebay?