Recent content by tphfjr

'03 123,417miles Haven't been doing any riding to speak of for the past couple of years.

Ionbeam and ponyfool, thanks for the links to the more recent threads. Ponyfool, thanks for the pics and the write up.

'03 with 105K miles - momentary skip in the drive train. It has happened a 4 or 5 times when accelerating on an uphill entrance onto the freeway - 2nd gear, under load at about 6-7K rpm.

Might not be a bad idea to have one on hand. Five years and four months, 95K miles and mine went dead without warning.

I've recently ordered new front wheel bearings and seals for my '03. They aren't making any noise but I can feel them when cornering. No pressure wash, very few wheelies, 96K miles.

Year: 2003 Miles: 58,824 (August ’05) Running or starting failure: Cut out briefly while running but restarted with bikes momentum, I was 30 miles from home but a couple of minutes from work. Stopped at work and bike would not restart. Can’t remember if the fuel pump or anything else electric...

Glad to hear that you guys are so pleased with the service. I Ordered mine on the 2nd seems he had some problem submitting the credit card and didn't both to contact me to get the correct information. Sorry, but he's pretty busy. Must have been filling your orders. Great service! Thanks SWMoto...

Eaglenest NM near Angelfire in mid-April '05

Back in 2002, on the second day of the PDP, I walked into the shop as a total stranger. La Dean, the owner was already up to speed on the FJR and said she would get papers out by next day mail. I took delivery of my '03 in mid July. To this day, even though I only get down to the shop a couple...

Used to use ArmorAll or WD40 to clean up the rough unpainted plastic on the dirt bikes. Probably not the best thing to use just before a paint job, but if you haven't already, you might want to give it a try.

Not exactly what you were asking, but a couple friends and I were in the Taos area last year, the second week of April. We ran into a little bit of cold and windy weather, but had some good weather as well. The roads were clear and dry but often had snow on the shoulders. The Denver area had...

What a shame. I'd hate to be working on the bike when the weather is so perfect. ;) You need a good day of 28 degrees and snow like we have up here in Ohio. :bleh:

I was on both of the other sites. I don't post a lot. We met last fall at the Ohio Ramble.

First time down that way? You're gonna love it. Missouri is a good time. If you've never spent time there, it would probably be good to have some local advice. They have a lot of fun and reasonably well maintained county roads, but stringing them together can be interesting. My familiarity...

Speaking of Mail Pouch. I don't know if anyone knew Gary Blinn, Mail Pouch Route Meister. Gary died this morning of a heart attack. More info at https://www.steelcityriders.com/forums/inde...topic=1403&st=0