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4:15 PM, August 5th, 2008. Bonsall, California. South on Camino Del Rey. I saw your silver, Gen I FJR. You were riding with the hard bags off, just like me. Unlike me, you were wearing a T-shirt, shorts, and tennis shoes. I know you saw me in my hi-vis yellow. And, I saw you, squid boy.

I went out for a little ride, today, and I saw two of you. I was wearing my godawful-bright yellow hi-vis jacket, so I know you saw me. And you waved at me, so that pretty much clinches it. 1. Blue Gen I FJR at the intersection of Washington and Midway. 2. Silver Gen II ('07 AE?) on E...

I was riding into work this morning, and the bike just died, with no warning. No engine. No Electrical. I had to get a tow into the dealership, where I learned it was a bad starter switch. The one component that every motor vehicle has had for nearly a century with almost perfect...

I'm having an annoying little problem of misfiring and occasional popping on deceleration. It doesn't affect performance, or anything, but it is annoying. I'm took it back to North County house of Motorcycles for this one, since it's been doing it since I got it. When I first got it, the...

Yeah, sure. The pics below should give you an idea. You should know that, after the heat this weekend, I took it off and put it up 'til winter. It was so calm and quiet that I was baking. So, I put the stocker back on. I'm sure I'll love it come November, but it simply works too good for...

I installed the G2 Throttle tube/cam tonight. It's about a half-hour job for most people. It took me three hours. If you're interested in the details of my hideous shame, you can find the rundown here. If not, a test ride convinced me that it is a fantastic solution for the throttle surge in...

The first set of farkles for my new AE arrived and I stuck 'em on this afternoon. So, she's no longer stock.

I got the G2 Ergo throttle cam/tube for my '07 AE, and I just can't get the frickin' grip off. I don't want to stick a screwdriver in there, because I'm afraid I'll screw up the heater elements in the grip. And I don't have an air compressor. Does anyone have any good ideas, or am I just...

Well, the first farkle (second, if you don't count sliders) arrived this afternoon from California Scientific. I got the +3.5 inch windshield. First, good on Cal-Sci for sending along real, live, stainless steel machine screws to mount it. Good thing, too, because one of the OEM plastic...

I've collected my first impressions of the new AE here.

Well, I did it! And, surprisingly, I said "screw it" and picked the AE model for $11.1k. This was another Yamaha corporate motorcycle that was a factory rep bike. It was the same price as the A model, and I decided I would try going clutchless for a while. Oddly, what decided it for me...

Well, the local Yamaha dealer seems to really want to sell me a motorcycle. They called me a again and told me that they have an '07 A model with 1500 miles. It is a Yamah corporate bike that was ridden by a local Yamaha exec for 6 months (apparently, they get new bikes to ride for free every...

As I mentioned in a previous post, the local Yamaha dealer is really quite keen to get me into a 2008 AE--for a really, really good price--that was used as a corporate demo model. It has 3600 miles, and they are offering a 2-year, unlimited mileage warranty, including free towing. The...

I notice that several of you appear to have Sportsters in your garage as well as an FJR. I'm curious about some comparisons in handling. At low speed, the Sporty feels like it wants to fall. It doesn't actually do it, but I get the feeling that it would be happier lying on it's side. I guess...

I am a new forum member--although i've been a lurker for a couple of months. Right now, I'm on a relatively new 2007 Harley XL1200C Sportster, that I want to move away from. I've been looking at, researching, and trying to decide on a replacement between the ST1300, C14, and FJR. I finally...