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    Bunch of Motorcycle and FJR related stuff

    Plus 2 plus 2 flip is 2 inch wider 2 inch taller with an outwardly curved top edge. No idea how it performs. I got it wrapped in protective plastic a week or so before my FJR died and never put it on the bike. I was going to take a band saw to it and modify it severely. Its never been...
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    Bunch of Motorcycle and FJR related stuff

    Your sister lives about 2 miles from me down in Todd Valley. Sac area people know about riding around here but not many others. Go out Foresthill road from I 80 about 17 miles, turn right at the little gas station onto Mosquito Ridge and see you later. Hell Hole, French Meadows, Columbia...
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    Bunch of Motorcycle and FJR related stuff

    Hello all, Its been a long time since I was here. Anyway...having retired about a year ago I am finally getting around to cleaning out my big garage and I have come across some stuff somebody in the Sacramento / Auburn / Sierra Foothills area might want . The FJR specific stuff is Gen 1. My...
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    Long time gone

    Its been a little over four years since I posted here and a little over four years since my 05 was destroyed when a pickup truck decided it needed my lane on I80 eastbound under the I5 overpass in Sacramento. It was 4;30 PM and very heavy traffic on a Tuesday. He yanked that truck out of the...
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    Do I sell my bike or not?

    I got a plan for you...We swap 05s straight up. Then you won't have to feel bad about having a low mileage hanger queen in the garage cause your bike will now have 95,000 miles on it. Then in 6 or 7 years when the queen has about 150K on her we can swap again and you will really feel great...
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    Looking for a Second Opinion

    I am in the same boat. I want to rebuild my suspension. I have a 3000 mile new stock shock bought on the forum and am wondering what to do about the front end. I am leaning toward doing the rebuild myself with a spring kit. If any forum member in the greater Sacramento / Auburn area is going to...
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    What Would You Do in Boston?

    Gunny...+1 and whatever else you want to say. For my money Midlife nailed it. Its a great city to walk on a nice day. See if you can stay one extra day its worth it. The USS Constitution is awesome. The only other thing I would add is the Northern Italian cuisine is great. Find a little...
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    FJR or HD Roadking

    I have had the opportunity to ride a nice RK that belongs to a relative quite a bit. It's kinda fun cruising along on that big boy. I wouldn't kick it out of my garage if one happened to show up there, unless it meant I had to give up my FJR. The FJR is way faster, way more versatile, way...
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    Any Bay Area FJRer's w/ aftermarket seats?

    I drive through the city every Friday right around noon. I would be more then happy to meet you somewhere near the bay bridge and let you check out my Russel, but I am not sure how much good it would do you to sit on it. It was custom fit for a rather large uh...person. But hey...the big...
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    Dip Sh*t Move - don't do this

    That will teach you not to wash the big old beast
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    Removal/inspection of Sidestand Switch

    If you just want to find out if it is working or not all you have to do is start the bike up and put it in gear with the sidestand down. The engine will stop if it is functioning. Inspection complete.
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    Saw a Bike go down today...

    On my twice weekly commute I lane split constantly on the SF Peninsula up Hiway 101, through San Fran to the Bay Bridge, on the Bay Bridge, sometimes through Berkley depending on traffic, sometimes in Vacaville and Davis. I also split through large portions of Sacramento on I 80 (the most...
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    Motorcycle Lift. My Final Design.

    You won't regret it. It just makes everything so much easier. I bought mine on Craigslist about a year ago for a couple hundred and my only regret is that I didn't do it much sooner.
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    Stuffing a Gen II FJR into a 99 Grand Caravan

    Put it in first and ziptie a skateboard under the rear wheel. Lets see how that works out for ya
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    New neighbors want to split fence cost

    Pretty common in the suburbs I lived in up until a couple years ago. Both for repairs and replace. If you are looking at contractors to do the fencing make sure its not an interested party's brother or cousin. Make sure to get multiple quotes. Build good fences. Fencing can be expensive and done...
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    Yamaha Announces 2011 FJR

    Some Yami exec's wife must love that Liquid Silver or somebody got a hell of a deal on a boatload of paint. I also wouldn't mind knowing what a complete spray job of the plastic bits would cost by Gerauld. I would also need my Geraulds rack recoated as well. I was hauling some granite slab...
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    Stuffing a Gen II FJR into a 99 Grand Caravan

    Now thats freakin hysterical...made my morning. Thank you
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    Tires in Eureka, CA area

    Look for a Cycle Gear store. They usually have them in stock. But you will have to get the wheel off somehow.
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