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I have an 08AE I bought new in January 2010 for $10k from a dealer auction from bankrupt dealers bikes. No complaints here. I also ride a 2008 FZ1, a 2007 V-Star1300 and a Suzuki M50 all normal clutches. Kind of nice to use a finger to shift once an a while. Slow speed is no problem here...

Be happy you got a factory cruise. On my 2008AE all I got is a $20 go cruise. Maybe for $20 buy one and use it when you need to go faster.

When I first got into biking about 8 years ago, I went back and forth on getting uninsured/underinsured for both liability and property damage. This covers you and any passenger (for personal injury damages) and your bike for property damage in any incident where someone else causes the...

From what I understand a smart charger (float charger) such as the battery tender will not begin to charge a completely dead battery nor a battery with less than 3 volts. Also, a "trickle charger" is not the same as a "float charger". The trickle charger does not shut off/go on once the...

My 2005 Suzuki M50 still has its OEM battery in it and it still is going strong. Keep it on a tender when not in use which is a lot as I have 3 other bikes including the fjr, fz1 and vstar 1300.

Or just heat up the sidestand to a nice orange color with a MAPP gas torch, bend the sidestand, heat the heel of the sidestand and bend so the foot stays parallel to the ground on lean. Let cool, paint with black paint. And done. About 30 minutes total and you don't even have to take the...

I tend to agree, buy where the price is best (factoring in travel if you want) and have service done at the best local shop you can find. With hourly service rates where they are at dealers, why would they go out of their way to piss anyone off? Motorcycle dealers just like auto dealers have...

The coop in snohomish washington sells only ethanol free gas. However it is about 50 cents a gallon more. I run that in all my yard equipment, generator, etc. And in the motorcycles unless out of town and need to refuel. And in the fall, I start adding seafoam to the tank on fill-up so that...

Had my 08 AE for almost 4 years now. Also have a FZ1, and two other bikes all regular shift. Completely satisfied with the AE. Minor differences with ultra slow speed turning, but very managable.

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For sale: brand new, never installed with gasket. cee baileys reverse flip, +4h, +2w, light grey tint. $140 plus actual shipping. Or can pick up. Have original box that it shipped when new, so shipping will be as efficient and safe as possible. Snohomish, WA area. Cee Baileys charges $22...

Man, I feel sorry for you. My wife has had a few nagging medical problems of late. We have good insurance coverage, but get to see all the bills. Let me put it this way. You had better be sitting down, have had 3 or 4 shots of your favorite whiskey and be on a sedative when you open that...

I have a CB +4+3 reverse flip in light grey tint on my fjr. No problem looking thru it day or night. They say on their website that the light grey tint is DOT approved for night riding. Normally I ride looking over the shield at about nose level or lower depending on speed. But if it is...

I assume you mean combined braking system and unified braking system. They mean the same thing. On abs fjr's, the rear and half of the right front is unified with the foot pedal. The hand lever actuates the left front and the other half of the right front. cbs or ubs are not really directly...

Emails do not communicate body language, facial expressions nor voice inflection and can easily be taken as offensive when no offense was intended. I have been on the giving and receiving end of a few on this forum and just take them in stride. After awhile you get a sense for what you are in...

Whenever I cross the 520 bridge I drive my pickup truck. Tailgate down and 4-12' 2x8's tied down across the center of the truck bed. Best $60 I have ever spent. Very high ROI. Been meaning to just try it with the tailgate down, but have not done it yet to see if that works. Anybody done...

You will have to excuse this guy. He has been this way ever since he started peeing on electric fences.

The sidestand safely heats and bends very easily as it is forged steel. First, take the curve out of the sidestand which will move the pad further out. Then bend the pad to its new angle to sit flat. No need to remove the thing to do the work since you are only heating the center to lower...

Maybe take a peak into the airbox. Mice love those places.

Already done by the seller when he had it. Finally got a chance to take it out as after a week of rain we finally got a dry day, even though a bit chilly at about 46 F. Fantastic acceleration and handling. Probably will upgrade to a windscreen with better wind protection like a ceebailey +5+5...