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Good morning, boys and girls. My 2008 FJR with 85,000 miles on it has started to have a problem shifting from 3rd to 4th gear. It is becoming more frequent. Always on the upshift from third to fourth gear....sometimes it won't shift up to fourth, and takes a couple kicks, sometimes it goes to...

Never mind. My bad.

   Being old, and it being 4 years since my last time, my physician deemed it appropriate to have a stool test to check for signs of colon cancer.  I had a proctoscope when I was 50, and it came back clean and shiny, so subsequent tests are done by pooping in a bucket. The preparation for such...

Pictures from a September 30, 2021 ride. Beautiful weather here for this time of year.

   I had this idea almost twenty years ago, and finally acted it out last Friday, the 13th of August.  (Oh no! Friday the 13th!  Big deal.  It's just a number).  A personal mission, done in the interest of having a fun, mostly twisty riding day.  For those not knowledgeable about Wisconsin...

   Let me start by saying that I love my FJR, and have no near-term plans of getting rid of it myself.  But I am reaching the point of facing the depressing fact that as I get older, it will be getting tougher to deal with the mass of the FJR.  It's a big, heavy bike, which isn't a big deal most...

   Has anybody used the Barkbuster Storm one-point (bar end mount) handguards on their FJR?  (Yes, I did a Google search already).  I tried some V-Strom guards last summer, and loved the wind protection, but they interfered with the wind screen at full lock, and finally fatigued at the mounting...

I can't attend this gala gathering, (2019 CFO), but if during this event, any of you plan to run a northerly loop, I have some good news. In case you haven't heard, Mindoro Cut Road, formerly known as Wisconsin State Highway 108, has been demoted to a county road, namely LaCrosse County C...

Make no mistake, I love my FJR. It's been a great, trouble-free bike. Aside from a couple of Yamaha's design decisions, (A two-up sport tourer with NO helmet locks? A battery in a place where there could have been a second storage compartment? Not to mention having to remove bodywork to get...

The stupid, stinking, rotten winter of 2013/2014 has finally left Minnesota and Wisconsin. It was the last weekend of May, and I'd only been out on two rides. No more than three weeks earlier, we had snow flurries here, and in another three weeks, the days start getting shorter. Gee cripes, I...

I know, I know, I'm usually an ATGATT guy, but not this time. Overhead valve, 357cc four-stroke single. All farkled out with electric start, two-wheel drive, halogen headlamp, six forward speeds, and heated grips. Problem is, it's facking snowing again here in Minnesota. So it's all I've got...

Happy birthday, Marc (Gramps, to us)!!! Hope you make it a good one! (Sorry this is a day early. I'm going to be away from my computer tomorrow.) (First Thursday next month? Hmmmmm...)

How could this commercial have been made WITHOUT a video clip of the late, great, Duke riding in your FJR saddlebag? He would have been the star of the commercial! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bWYzTMgYmA\ Talk about a great dog! Duke was it! I never got to meet him, but felt I knew him...

Happy Birthday, Petey, and many more to come! (And thanks for the Arkansas road suggestions a year and a half ago. Your secrets are safe with me......)

Happy Birthday, Bust! Hope you get the spanking you deserve. :clapping:

A storm front came through Friday night, here in Minnesota. Finally, the miserable heat and humidity were gone. The skies were crystal clear Saturday afternoon, and your sack wasn't stuck to your leg after being outside for anything more than five minutes, unlike the last two months. What a...

Well, let's get this over with first. On the last full day of our 2012 Arkansas trip, on the last loop we were riding before returning to the motel, I fell down. It was on Arkansas 123, on a 10 mph downhill left-hand switchback. If you've been on that road, you know exactly what I'm...

"To ride, or not to ride. That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the stings and arrows of outrageous freaking cold....." You get the idea. Late October, Minnesota, and motorcycling mean that this may be the last decent chance to ride for the season. Got up early, and noticed...

Saturday, October 15th, 2011. The day before, (Friday) was spent doing vehicle maintenance on my wife's Civic, plus a couple of hours raking leaves at the neighbor's house. Poor gal (mid 40s, no husband), is pretty ill with the big C, so she needs some help lately. Anyway, having spent most...

"First Thursday" is a gathering of motorcyclists at Dulono's Pizza in Minneapolis. As the name implies, the event takes place on the first Thursday of every month. It's a "non-denominational" event, so anything on 2 (or even 3) wheels is welcome. There are usually lots of European classics...