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  1. mxvet57

    Who are these clowns?

    Hey Steve. A little thinner and more hair. That was a purity cool November Saturday. The place was Burger in Paradise. It's since closed.
  2. mxvet57

    FJR Mileage Milestones

    Thankyou. For some reason the site would not let me post the pic.
  3. mxvet57

    FJR Mileage Milestones

    O.K. I'll play. Just turned 272,000 on 12/18/2013. Never been in the motor internally. Just valve adj.,plugs, and oil changes. Still on the original clutch and still comes in at 3.0. The only things that have failed were the ignition switch (go figure) and the starter. The stator failed but it...
  4. mxvet57

    Chicago area FJR riders: Pizza and Bevs in February 2013

    I'm going to try to make it. However i won't be riding. Trailering (sorry) the bike to a friends shop in Mendota on saturday to extract the bolt i broke off in the head for the coolent tube.
  5. mxvet57

    what's the deal with ladders?

    Must be a left coast thing. My problem is road kill.
  6. mxvet57

    Southwest Wisconsin Spin!?

    Especially when it drips down on your jacket.
  7. mxvet57

    Southwest Wisconsin Spin!?

    Mmmmmm Thinking. If i'm not racing moto that sunday i might be interested.
  8. mxvet57

    Starter oil seal

    Last year the starter was giving me problems and after 200,000+ miles the brushes needed replacing. Took the starter apart and not only the brushes were gone there was oil all over the brushes and comutater. There is a oil seal behind the brush plate and Yamaha dose not sell that part. Tried to...
  9. mxvet57

    FJR Mileage Milestones

    you Being on the west coast i would say you would get one first. I orderd mine on the second day yamaha was taking orders so i was happy to get it b/4 the end of the year. I heard that the people that placed there order later didn't get theres till november. Oh and i turned 175,000 today.
  10. mxvet57

    FJR Mileage Milestones

    Yep. Got one of the first 04's that came into the country. picked it up Aug. 8th of 2003 with 0 miles on it.
  11. mxvet57

    FJR Mileage Milestones

    Just shy of 175,000 on the 04
  12. mxvet57

    Wisconsin Road Help

    South west wisconsin. Pick any letter in the alphabet and enjoy.
  13. mxvet57

    2009 Iron Butt Rally - Official Daily Reports

    the RE5 is down but not out yeat. comon Alex https://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.....html#msg999673
  14. mxvet57

    2009 Iron Butt Rally - Official Daily Reports

    he pulled in around 6:30. he did have a problem with the header pipe but nothing a little wire and hose clamps can't take care of. other than that the bike is running good. we did a oil cahange and fixed the header pipe.
  15. mxvet57

    fryed the statard plate

    thursday the 21st of may i started a 5 day trip up into canada. well i only made it to grand rapids mi. and the bike took a crap. got it to a dealer and after investagateing this is what we found. they orderd the part and i payed for saterday delvery. i did call a friend there and he...
  16. mxvet57

    Canadian TPS recall on Gen 1's

    i must of had mine done almost 2 years ago. when i receved the notace i called the my dealer and they already had one coming for me. when it came in, they called and when i braught the bike in they replaced it wile i waited. just under an hour to do it.
  17. mxvet57

    sighting---falmouth---sunday, 3/22/09

    sounds like that one escaped you to.
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