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I did this route last weekend but over two days. Noticed that I was averaging around 500 miles per 8 hours and figured this would be a great route for a SS1K I've been wanting to do for years. Ride report will go here. Hoping to take some pictures, write up a good report. Maybe even a video...

This August my lovely wife and I will be celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary. Traveling on the motorcycle has become somewhat of an anniversary tradition. This year we want to hit up the Pacific Coast Highway. Here's where I need help planning. I'm not familiar with any motorcycle roads...

So I have a Firstgear (Warm and Safe) dual heat troller that I use to control my jacket and gloves independently. However, the jacket liner has a plug for the gloves to allow the jacket/gloves to be run off just 1 heat troller, however you lose the ability to crank up the heat on one and lower...

I try to avoid riding in the dark, primarily due to the fear of hitting dear and other wildlife. But there have been a few times where I've been on a multi-day ride and we've fallen behind the schedule and found myself riding through "the boonies" in the pitch black darkness. The general...

Two years ago my wife and i went sliding on the FJR and driving over a small patch of mud that had washed out onto the road way. Lost the rear wheel in a straight line, bike slipped out and down we went. The bike was still perfectly rideable and I've ridden another 20,000 miles on it since...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2_Cuw4DzhM&feature=youtu.be Big Bertha might be a big girl (the FJR) but she can still carve the canyons with the best of them! :) With the start of the 2013 season right ahead of us, I thought I would share a video from the 2012 season. Road is Highway 7 in...

I had nice spill last summer and ginded both of my bags. It's just cosmetic, to the lids only. I've looked off and on for months for a replacement option. It looks like Yamaha sells every part solo except the LID so unless I'm mistaken the only option is to buy a whole new replacement saddle...

If you like what you're about to read, let me know! I had such a good time that I'm going back this weekend (Sept 29/30)! (And I could use a riding partner) Last year, I proclaimed the Taos ride to be the best of the year. This year, I'm proclaiming it to be the 2nd best of the year Followed by...

The wife and I were on our anniversary road trip when we ran into mud on the road way cruising around 70mph. The rear wheel lost traction and we went sliding. We were both ok as we wear full leathers all the time. We bounced back up, picked the bike up and continued on our way. I broke a peg...

I have a 06 FJR with a Givi E52 and B33 topcases. The E52 is for longer trips, the B33 is for day trips. I've been looking for a back rest for my wife and the option seem to be getting a pad for the top cases or a back rest but no topcase. Is there a back rest that will fit without having to...

So after a year of talking about it, I finally bought a 2nd gen FJR two weeks ago. I sold my old bike (a FZ6) for a few grand so we're taking the money and buying my wife her own full set of Alpinestar's leathers/boots/gloves and (probably) a Russell day long saddle. For a dual front/rear all...

Hi folks, Okay, so this wasn't done on a FJR but it was done on something kind of similar. My 2007 Yamaha FZ6. If you're not familiar with the Yamaha FZ6 (or it's big brother, the FZ1) think of it as a cross between a super sport and a sport tourer. The FZ6 is an inexpensive machine and...

I'm going to buy a 2nd bike next summer. I have been riding since the Spring of 2007 and I've racked up 30,000 miles between two sport bikes. I currently own a FZ6 which I use for canon carving and touring; I will be keeping this bike, it's just such a great general purpose sport bike. My wife...