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So yesterday I completed the 2013 Park 'N Ride Rally, I actually attempted this one 2 years ago but the guy I was riding with had a mechanical breakdown so I was not able to finish it. 2 years ago the locations were most spread around SoCal but this year they spread them out much further...

First ride report in a while, for that matter first good ride in a while. This winter I haven't been getting in much riding, between family obligations, volunteering on the USS Iowa and just plain inconsiderate timing for the relatively few rain days we've received (relatively few compared to...

My FJR came with a California Scientific Windshield, I'm not 100% sure of the size but I'm pretty sure it's either an XXL (probably) or maybe an XL. I'm pretty tall (6'5") with a long torso so while it was tall enough to get me completely out of the wind but not quite enough to prevent wind...

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I don't have this unit, the one I have is the Sena SMH-10 (which I'm really happy with). But this one is quite a bit cheaper (even without a deal) so I figure people might be interested in it. This particular unit also has an FM radio which seems like a bit of a gimmick to me, they also have...

So Saturday was my birthday and my wife was already committed to attend a training program all day so I decided to go on a nice long (for me) ride. Got a late start because I slept in and then had a nice unhealthy breakfast ;) First stop was a quick trip to the Rock Store and the Snake, a...

I saw this photo posted and thought it was cool, different riders riding different bikes, all share a common bond. Photos by Shera Richter

When I got my bike in July it had a Dunlop D220 front tire that still had quite a bit of treadlife left, I know the original owner did a lot of LD riding because of the pronounced flat spot on the rear tire, though the front was pretty round. Fast forward ~6 months and 3875 miles later and...

I recently got a GoPro HD Hero2 and have been playing around with it. First video I took did not turn out well, I mounted the camera to the front fairing and there was a LOT of vibration and clicking noises from the camera mount. This time I used the suction cup mount stuck on the fender and I...

My FJR came with a California Scientific Windshield, I'm not 100% sure of the size but I'm pretty sure it's either an XXL (probably) or maybe an XL. It was tall enough to get me completely out of the wind but not enough to prevent wind roar. In any case, it's now sitting in the box that my Cee...

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I'm going to be replacing my rear tire this week. I checked the Gen2 bin o facts thread for instructions on how to remove the rear wheel and it links to an fjrtech.com article that pretty clearly was written for a Gen1 with ABS. Now I'm guessing that this means that the rear wheel assembly for...

Soo today I rode to Motoport just North of San Diego to get fitted for an order a new set of gear. Total distance was ~300 miles, all of it on the freeway. When I got home I looked at my rear tire, expecting to find the flat spot that the previous owner put on the tire to be worse (I have been...

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OK so I'm getting ready to guy new riding gear. Currently I have First Gear high-viz jacket and black overpants. I'm reasonably happy with them other than the fit. I've lost about 80 pounds since I bought the first gear jacket (was so tight when I bought it I could not wear the liner with...

Soo I've been riding the heck out of the FJR, in the month and a half I've had it I've already put almost 1500 miles on it, I put about 6000 on my old bike in the ~2 years I had it. This Sunday I was riding up on Mullholland Hwy. This used to be my "Stomping Ground" because it was easy to put...

First: Thanks to ULEWZ for organizing and leading this great ride. The pace and the roads were great. Waking up early on a Sunday morning, getting ready for my longest ride on 2 wheels to date. I've only had a the FJR for about 6 weeks and have done a few ~200 mile rides, with my old bike...

Soo when I bought my FJR last month it already had an aftermarket California Scientific windshield. I'm not 100% sure the size of the Cal Sci but I'm 75% sure it's an XXL which should be a +5.5" The Cal Sci was great at slower speeds, when it was fully down it was sending lots of air...

Soo my bike came with a Cal Sci windshield, I measured it as 23" high on the bike which I believe is an XL or maybe an XXL (not 100% sure here as Cal Sci doesn't provide dimensions on their site and precise measuring is difficult with the frame on the bottom and some trim on the top added by the...

I'm looking to pick up a service manual for my FJR, checking on eBay as you'd expect there are mostly the cheap (pirated) CD-ROM manuals, but amongst all these is what sure appears to be an official OEM manual, I don't want to link to the eBay option because I don't want to risk violating the...