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Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outraged youtubers, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them? (with my apologies to the Bard) Ok, so I fell down a youtube rabbit hole the other day and stumbled upon a helmet cam video posted by...

I frequently find myself riding along dark unlit roads and highways. Sometimes I need to stop and get something out of the luggage -- rain gear, heated vest, gloves etc. -- which means either looking for an intersection with a street lamp or holding a flashlight between my teeth. Yesterday I...

Recently I have had a head shaker wobble if the handlebars are released at low speeds -- no problems at highway speed, no problems with at least one hand on the bars, but an increasingly violent head shake if both hands are removed. I checked all the fork alignment and adjusted the steering head...

It's almost time for new rubber, the Road5's are just about done. I was planning to go with the Road6, but am reading good things about the Dunlop Mutant. I've had the R5 slip a few times when cornering on less-than-perfect back roads and it sounds like the Mutant might be better suited for some...

By now, everyone knows about the discontinued ABS test adapter and the jumper wire work-around. The OEM version looks like this (image shamelessly borrowed from the internet): Now, I'm all for workarounds, but I'm also a tool junkie so I wanted the "correct" tool, just because. I sourced the...

I could just dig a flashlight out to see inside the box at night, and I can work the heat controls by feel, but a built-in light is just so much handier. The underside of the V-Strom hand guards made a perfect mounting point for a tiny red LED marker light from Princess Auto; there's enough...

A couple of months ago, I installed a Givi E160 brake light kit in my Maxia trunk box. I chose that kit specifically for it's integrated and discrete approach to getting power to the lights in the lid -- nothing to unplug or plug in, nothing protruding from the box to catch on things when...

Something to be aware of:

I ordered a windshield from their website two months ago. There was no indication that the standard size I ordered was not in stock, and my credit card was charged immediately; When nothing happened after a week and the order status remained "Shipment Pending", I used the contact form to...

The V-56 case comes prepped for LED lighting on each side. The Givi option is real slick, with spring-loaded mating contacts that does not impact installation and removal of the trunk -- but, it's brake lights only, with only two conductors passed through the case. Wires run inside a provided...

I have had the Rifle +5 ("Touring" version) with tuning block on my Gen I and have been quite happy with it for the +/-20 years of ownership, so I think I'll stick with Rifle for this new-to-me Gen II even though they are more expensive than most alternatives. I'm just trying to figure out which...

I didn't realize there were differences between the Canadian and US versions in 2006 and the FSM I picked up was from the US. Does anyone have a Canadian version wiring diagram?

Sometimes life throws an unexpected curve. My brother has been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. Stage 4. Already spread into his brain. He needs to sort out his affairs in the time remaining. He has offered me his 2006 FJR, 45,000kms (28,000mi). Very clean, new PR5 meats with about 500km on...

The other day I was getting off the superslab, around the break of dawn in a light rain. Typical exit ramp -- gentle right hand followed by an uphill left hand to the overpass. Traffic was building, so speed was limited. Visibility was poor -- just shades of dark grey amid the glare of lights on...

2003, serial #9, well north of 300,000kms to date. Mostly stock: Rifle windscreen with tuning block, heated grips and vest outlets, GPS mount, Vista-cruise throttle lock, Givi trunk, Joos' crash bobbins, HMark's rear shock shim, Galfer SS brake & clutch lines and Beowolf rad guard. Working on...

Short version: For those that have done your valve shims: what sizes were installed in your FJR? Long version: In my own, NA 03 FJR, the largest installed was 190 and the smallest 182 to a maximum of 186. In 3 rounds of adjustments, replacements included one 175, all 3 180 shims that came in...

Would anybody out there have a working copy of this ancient yet venerable program? I need to re-install it, my CD is damaged and Micrografx has gone the way of the Dodo. (Swallowed up by Corel and their POS program that won't even read my old Designer files...)