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I arrived in San Diego after a long ride from Jacksonville, Florida with many stops and detours. I left Jacksonville on the 2nd of September with 8 days to kill and visit friends having until the 9th to arrive. I found myself 2,400 miles from home arriving at a hotel knowing no one. How did I...

I know a lot of you are not in to long distance endurance riding, however I thought I share my ride with those that are. I just completed a 50CC in 44 hours with an 11 hour stop in Orange TX for a total of 44 hours and a BBG 1500 in 20 hrs 54 mins. The 11 hour stop time was to allow for the...

If I ride a Wing to EOM will you still let me play. I know the true answer to such a stupid question, but I wanted it out there now so I don't have to take so much shit at EOM for showing up on a Wing. I already have to buy a few beers so I was just wondering if this will cost me even more.

OK, so I'm in the Honda store yesterday kicking tires and the sales manager ask when I'm going to trade the FJR on a new bike. I say never unless it's a new FJR. I'm eyeing this new Goldwing when he ask how many miles are on the FJR and I say 35,000 plus. That's when he dropped the bomb and...

OK, I'm pissed right now. My 2006 FJR with 35,000 miles on it has me "upset." I went for a little ride last night and it felt like I was riding a bicycle. The bike has always ran great and still does, but I'm dealing with these phucking Dunlap RoadSmart tires that will NEVER see my rims...

While attending NAFO I got to meet a lot of people and put faces and names together. It was a great time. However, one special person stood out. I had never met this person prior to NAFO yet he picked up my wife from the airport (some 35 miles away), gave us a guided tour of Mt Evans and the...

The wife is flying in on thursday about 6pm. The hotel is 32 miles from the airport. Options to get to the hotel are: Taxi $80-$90 each way, Hotel shuttle $30 but makes multiple stops and does not give arrival times at hotel/airport, rental car $125 for the 3 days, or a limo from the hotel...

On Sunday May 18 the 1st Annual Jax Baby Butt Rally will be held in Northeast FL. This is a points type rally with bonus locations throughout Northeast FL with the majority in the Jacksonville area. The Rally will start around 12:15 pm and finish 4 hours later at 5:15pm in Jacksonville. This...

The 2008 Cape Fear Rally is in the history books. It was a great rally put on by some great folks. The FJR was well represented and I was able to see some of the neatest farkles for long distance riding ever. Tim Borre and I finished in the top 10 with over 30,000 points and zero penalty...

The Cape Fear 1000 starts in 2 weeks and we have 9 FJRs registered to participate with a total of 118 riders. It's nice to see the FJR well represented. Borrec and myself will be trailing each other and hope to do well. It's a multi-location start and we'll be starting in Venice FL. I know...

I left Jacksonville, FL with a couple of friends to enjoy a little ride. With a few days off and nothing else to do (though not according to my wife), we headed north taking all back roads and staying as close as possible to the ocean. US 17 N and A1A provided most of the pleasant viewing...

At the risk of sounding stupid (again), I see the need for lubing the swingarm and associated components...what I don't see is how to. Where/how do you EFFECTIVELY lube the rear suspension componets? I don't see any grease fittings etc...Thanks

I got an e-mail from Mike Kneebone today stating my acceptance into the IBA was approved based on my SS1000 from November 2006. 15 month wait time, but I understand it's much shorter this year with the addition of several new people. Now the fun starts!

I slipped in to the Cape Fear Rally just by a hair (a small one at that). Registration opened the day before yesterday and in less than 48 hours all 115 spots were taken. I've heard this is a great rally run by the same folks that put on the VOID 3 Rally last fall, which was my first. I...

Ok, I've checked the manual, FJRTech, this Forum, and FJRInfo.com and still can't find the exact front fork oil capacity for my 06. I'm trying to change out the fluid and flush the forks but don't know exactly how much to put back in. I don't want to measure the oil I take out because it may...

I know it takes a long time to verify the ride certs and working through all the paperwork involved and dealing with an all volunteer staff, but having to wait over a year for a cert to come back kind of puts a negative spin on wanting to send in the other rides I've done since then. Especially...

I'm doing the Void Rally next month and the night time temps may be in the 30's so I added a heated vest today. Now for the problem....Am I going to have stator issues? I am currently running a 50 amp fuse block via a 30 amp switched relay with the following accessories: XM Radio, Mix-it2...

I ran over a nail yesterday and planted it squarely in the center of my Pilot Road rear tire. I was planning on changing out the tires anyway but this sealed the deal for me. I carefully researched the "Forum" as always when I need to perform maintenance on the bike. I had previously decided...

As most of you know my son-in-law races for Christian Sportbike Racing on the WERA circuit. This past sat he pushed it a little too hard on the last lap/last turn after a long practice session. His friend was video taping from his own bike for training purposes. He is ok. Right ankle and...

Northeast FLorida FJR riders are meeting for breakfast at 8am this Sat 6/9 at Tombo's Cafe on Phillips Hwy in Jacksonville. Those of you not on the regular e-mail distribution list are more than welcome. We'll be discussing the EOM ride and possibly another fall ride to the mountains.