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It's been about 100,000 miles since my bike's had a Yamaha oil filter on it, no leaks, motor still works. I still find Bosch filters with the "innie" and Mobil 1 that work well, get them at the local autozone, walmart or wherever. Hand tighten until you feel the gasket compress and you're good...

That is a deal. Shouldn't last long.

Just placed an order on Rider's Domain for a set of Avon Spirit ST tires; looks like they replace the 3DXM they used to make. Avon has a September rebate that comes off the price at checkout (no gift card etc.) of $40. Total with free shipping was $200.58. I liked my last Avon's (Storm 2's)...

Well, I have center punched a huge mule deer near the bottom of the Beartooth Pass and still have a fairing held together with black Gorilla Tape in 3 places to show for it, and also did a 180 low side spin in March when I hit a patch of frost on my way to gas up in Rock Springs WY this year on...

Hit 100,000 on my FJR yesterday. It's a 2008 I bought brand new in 2009. I've never commuted on it. Very few day trips. Almost all of the miles are "sport-touring" miles riding overnight or multi day trips all over the western US and Canada, just like this bike was designed to do. Bike has...

Skooter, once you're comfortable with that big girl off road, come on out to Idaho for some leisurely trail riding. We've got some fun places to go out here...

I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did. While I really like their idea, from a business point of view concentrating on a high-end sport-touring bike never made sense to me. When bikes as good as the FJR and C14 sit around dealers and don't get sold for sometimes several years, the thought...

The unpredictable part of hitting these areas early season is the elevation. Yes, it can be hot in May but for example Bryce Canyon is 8-9,000ft and rain in the valley will be snow up there. If you get lucky on the weather it's a fantastic time to go. If you have a cold front and showers...

Agreed to do a shake down run after all the maintenance before you leave. Make sure you have a good battery (didn't see that on the list), it could be very cold overnight that time of year and you may need some cranking in the a.m. And, please, no matter how many miles it is don't be one of...

98K+ on my stock seat with a bead rider on and off including a few 1000+ mile days. Compared to my pedal bike and my YZ250F, it's pretty comfy....

My bike started having issues with downshifting and a cleaning and lubing of the whole shift linkage fixed it right up. 10 years old and 95K+ so could be totally different but even a new bike could get something gummed up in there. Is your linkage all clean?

I think it's worth a sidetrack on this thread to hear more about the Helite vest; let's hear some detail about how it did and how much of a difference you think it made. You're probably the first on here to experience it in a crash.

https://advrider.com/index.php?threads/semi-adv-tires-for-an-fjr1300.421838/

Utah's a huge state with a huge variety of fishing. The best fishing is usually found 200 miles north of Salt Lake, as evidenced by the sportsman's access parking lots full of UT vehicles. You'll need one of these: https://idfg.idaho.gov/licenses/fees-nonresident

This is a great comparison review and if you're really interested there is a whole separate thread of comments from owners and would-be owners at the bottom. https://www.motorcycle.com/shoot-outs/2016-wire-wheel-adventure-shootout

This may be basic advice but I've seen some pretty miraculous results from letting a good spray of WD40 soak into old locks.

This is on the Honda Website for the Africa Twin: Curb Weight506.8 lbs—Includes all standard equipment, required fluids and full tank of fuel—ready to ride Yamaha lists the "wet weight" of the S10 as 575 pounds. That's quite a difference. Just sitting on 2 side by side at a dealer to me the...

This probably isn't worth squat since I haven't actually ridden it, but by the seat of my pants and ergo-wise I think the Honda Africa Twin feels the best. Chain drive though if that's a deal breaker...

Jealous you're still riding... anyhoo, FYI I rely on GPS but just use a line by line written guide for point to point then let the GPS sort itself out. Annoying when it tells you to turn around but yeah they don't like to follow routes most of the time :) Good seeing you for 2 min in Canada...

Here's some discussion on it... https://www.fjrforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=143607