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Thank you to the Forum and to Dave for the sale. I know that it has gone to a great new owner! Time to face the reality that I'm getting old and my reflexes and situational awareness are not what they once were. Selling my loved and well taken care of 2014 FJR ES. 24,056 Miles, Garage Kept...

Seems like ages since the two of us were able to get out for a ride but finally the stars aligned today. Weather was beautiful. Bike showed temps range from 68 to 77 during the ride which was just about as perfect as you can get. Blue skies and no clouds. Headed out around 10am and got home at 4...

I searched this so I apologize in advance if it's been discussed but I just learned about the "P" position on my '14 FJR quite accidentally and my first question is did the Gen 2 bikes have this too because I never ever noticed it on my '08 in the six years I owned it? I also didn't notice it on...

Just got back from a week trip from PA to Maine with my wife. This was the first long trip for me on the new FJR and the longest one for her on her NC700X so far. Both bikes were flawless in their performance but I would expect nothing else from an FJR. I'm proud to say that my wife is now a...

Selling my Gen 3 - Cee Bailey - 21" Reverse Contour - Clear Windshield. Purchased in September of 2014 for my '14ES. Less than 800 miles on the screen. In very-good to excellent condition with no major scratches or issues. A few very minor tiny scratches if you look at it at just the right...

Last weekend provided an opportunity for my wife and I to spend some welcome time away from work, the house, the kids and the dogs. I cannot describe how eager we were to escape for a few a days. The weather was mostly cooperative, still a bit on the chilly side for her but ideal in my opinion...

Sunday marked the "real" first day of spring for me as I was finally able to get out with my wife on the bikes for a decent ride. Weather, schedules and a new puppy but mostly weather had prevented any prior escape from the house this year. Only about four hours in total including lunch and on...

Sorry but this is a little long and mushy. I usually don’t have any emotion towards inanimate objects. I have owned and sold numerous bikes over the years and have missed some a little after they were gone like my Blackbird but for the most part have just moved on to the next new shiny sparkly...

Spring is near! Get ready for the thaw! 2008 Yamaha FJR1300A – 16,802 miles – Original Owner – Asking $7200 OBO 5 speed manual w/ABS brakes Ignition switch recall performed by dealer in 2009 All regular maintenance performed on or before schedule and I have all the documentation New battery...

On my '08 I did the linch pin side case mod for that extra peace of mind but am now wondering if maybe it's just overkill and don't particularly feel like drilling through the mounting tabs and rubber thingies on my '14. So really the question is, is there any significant number of incidences of...

After picking up the new ES about a month ago it has basically sat in my garage while I transferred/added new farkles and wired it for the electronics. Finally today I was able to get out with my wife for a couple hours for a nice fall ride around eastern PA. I am very pleased with the bike but...

I have LED fogs on both my FJR the wife's Honda NC700X purely for conspicuity during the daylight hours. I put them on a year ago but before I posted up a link and showed how I mounted them wanted to make sure they lasted and were decent quality. I can justify (in my mind) some pretty spendy...

What a quandary I was in! I wanted to mount two switches and a voltage meter on my '14ES and unlike my '08 which had the cutout for the factory grip heaters which made a convenient place to mount the switches, the '14 had no such space. So after some head-scratching I came upon a 1"x 2"x 3"...

I searched and if this is a re-post of known info I apologize in advance. Just an FYI for anyone considering the Ventura Luggage system for their Gen 3, the brackets and racks for the Gen 2 fit the Gen 3's including the '14ES with no problems. I had the system on my '08 and wanted to know if it...

I have been contemplating making the move to a 2014 ES recently and have contacted several dealers within 2 hours of my home none of which have an ES on the floor but all have offered to find me one. Today I received an e-mail from one who stated he could get one for me in about a week and the...

Long story short...my wife went from passenger to rider last year...sort of. After passing the MSF course and getting her license I got her a new Honda NC700X in the fall. After just a few short rides she was moving the bike in the garage, slipped and she went down with the bike on top of her...

Decided to take advantage of the rainy weekend to do some past-due scheduled maintenance on my '08. Bike only has 14,000 miles on it of which about half are from a X-country trip. I know...I need to ride more. Anyhow, installed new plugs which was far easier than I had expected. Old plugs looked...

This past January I rode my bike from PA to San Diego. It took 11 days and I froze my ass in snow storms and frigid weather in Texas and New Mexico. Anyhow, per the plan I left my bike in San Diego and flew home. Well I had a window of opportunity last week so I flew back out and retrieved it...

So it seems a certain motorcycle magazine is going to publish a story about my ride this past January from PA to CA. They want to set up a photo-shoot for the article with me and my FJR. The problem is that my FJR is still in CA (I'm planning a ride it back later this Spring). So does anyone...

I'm planning to ride out to San Diego from PA in January. I'm going to leave the FJR in San Diego for about 4 months and then come back and ride home in the Spring sometime between April & May. I'm visiting my daughter but she only has an apartment so I need some shelter for the FJR. She...