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My annual New Years day ride took me on a real nice ride. I had to stop by Cycle Gear for a new baklava for the neck, 93 octane non-ethanol gas for the fine tuned motor and miles to go. I rode from my home in Medford Oregon to a Casino about 75 miles away, north on Interstate 5, 7 feathers in...

Hey all Does anyone know if the angled valve stems that are on Goldwings will work on the FJR. Man its a real bitch sometimes when it come to checking the air pressure. This is a real safety issue, can't believe that Yamaha would not look forward in their design when building these wheels and...

Me and a few brothers from my old unit and I went on a three day ride down to Rome, Oregon. Had to get my picture under the sign. There are some really awesome earth formations, I don't know if I could call them rocks because they're made of compacted dirt. And the erosion has made some...

I have to replace my grips on my dirt bike, son's bikes and the kids in the neighborhood handle bar grips. I just installed a Brake Away throttle lock. The only way to remove the grips so they can be reused is to use compressed air. first fill the tank on the Craftsman air compressor. I use the...

Had the shop repaint my case cover on the left side. Seems as though I kick that bitch just about every time. Anyhow, the color he came up with was just a bit off, but damn it looks awesome. The metal flake shine better and the color is much richer. I'd love to get the whole bike painted this...

Last week I took my 2007 FJR 1300 in for the NTSB/Yamaha recall on the wiring harness and I thought I would have the spark plugs replaced since the shop had the fuel tank off. I decided to go to the E3 spark plug. The reason why is because I’ve been running them in my 1998 Chevy Camaro. I drive...

On the hour of 11:11:11 on the 01/01/11 I went for a ride. There wasn’t snow on the ground but mist and a few rain drops did smack me in the face. I believe the Oregon Dept. of Transportation put down that chemical to melt ice and snow the night before to get ahead of the freezing weather. So...

Just moved back to the Medford area, lookin to hook up with some fellow FJR riders. The wife and I ride a few times a week, looking for that together time and finding some of the things that make Medford special. We tend to do about 70 mile or so rides throughout the valley. Post up at...

Anyone else have a problem with the covers for the bolts holding the bars on rusting? I went to the dealer and complained about it and they ordered them. I was told they had to send them from Japan, I guess they are using a canoe to deliver them. I was also told that they had no idea when they...

Thought I would make a new thread, every once in a while we'll come across these shoe trees out in the middle of nowhere. So I thought I would post pictures of them. I'll try to post more, I don't always carry my camera when I take off for rides. I don't plan most of my short rides. It's taken...

Ok I did a search and came up with 35 pages, too damn many. Went to the Seattle International Motorcycle Show, pretty lame I might add. Who ever set it up seemed to have dropped the ball, (dumb ass). Anyhow, one of the vendors there was GIVI, They had many soft tank bags. The magnetic ones...

Rode last weekend in an event that was described as a Toy for Tots event. Not only was it not a Toys For Tots, Marine Corps event, there weren't any Marines around. Well at least not in uniform, I'm sure I wasn't the only old Marine retired guys riding last weekend. It was just not a Marine...

Helmet Buffeting When ever the wife and I ride two-up my helmet gets tossed around pretty badly. The wicked buffeting begins when we’re traveling above 55mph. We both wear full face helmets, but they’re not the same manufacture. I was a Bob Lampheres Beaverton Honda a few months ago and saw...

Everyday I ride the Columbia Gorge. Those of you who know the Gorge know it is heaven for people who do sports that use wind power. The wind blows so frickin hard most of the time I would never realize a misfiring engine. And when I’m out there riding it’s mostly in the day light hours. The...

On Saturday my son and I rode High way 14 to Maryhill. There were quite a few other M/C riders out there as well. What a nice ride and smooth road. I've wanted to take that route for a while and finally got the chance. I've spoke with other riders that have wanted to take the ride too. I...

Last summer while riding over the Columbia River towards Vancouver WA, some dumbass driving a pick up had some of the crap fall out of his truck onto the roadway. I think it was a piece of stucco that I ran over denting my header and scratching the lower plastic pieces. Well, I waited until...

You know reading through these topics in the forum and reading how we’re all putting away our bikes for the upcoming winter weather and the melancholy feelings were feeling , kinds of reminds me of the Cadillac commercial where the hot chick asks when you turn on your car does it return the...

Twin Tower Tribute This morning after finishing the typical male over 40 nocturnal ritual at 0415 and getting back into bed I heard off in the distance the sound of a ships fog horn sounding. I started to think about riding the FJR to work in the fog. After getting up and getting dressed I...

A long ass ride to Sacramento CA from the farthest reaches of Oregon, did it in 11 1/2 hours. Left on Monday and returned on Thursday. Man it was a long ride at the speed limit on state route 97. Too many troopers on the holiday weekend. The weather from Hermiston was in the 60's and by the...