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on the highway while I was riding home from work and bent both my rims. The front is bent in about 3/16" on both sides and there is a "flat spot" along the inside of the rim (where the spokes would connect if it had any). The back is better, the rim lip on one side is rolled back maybe 1/8" of...

I got myself one of them there fancy modular helmets and with the fairing up it would be easy to sip on something cold (using a straw) while riding but I can't figure out a good spot for a cup holder. Anyone have any ideas?

Rode the bike for a couple of hours today. Temp here was about 105* and it was damn hot. When I got home I got out the IR temp gun and took a few measurements. Fuel tank, 130* Grips/handle bars, 120* Frame rail under tank right by knees.... 155*!!!! Damn hot.

After an hour or two on the road butt starts to complain. I have heard gel seat pads work well and so far I see two options. I don't want to spend a few hundred on a new seat so I am looking at either having my stock seat opened up and a gel pad installed or something like this. So, anyone have...

Anyone know where I can get a few BMW roundels? You know, the round BMW insigna. I want to put them over the yamaha tuning fork emblem on the tank to confuse people and piss off the beemer fanatics.

I am new to the FJR, My other bike is a KLR so you guys should be able to understand my mindset. This is a simple mount to hold my radar detector. All I had to do was drill and tap the boss on the front master cylinder, cut a piece of stainless sheet metal, drill a hole in it and attach self...

I am looking to add power outlets to my FJR and got to thinking. Since most of what I would be powering (Phone charger, GPS) have USB cables and USB cables are far more compact along with thinking a USB cable is less likely to work itself loose then why not? Has anyone tried it? Any thoughts on...

I have the factory heated grip on my 2005 and want to install a vista cruise. It looks like I will somehow have to make a bit more room for the vista to fit between the grip and the housing but I am wary of removing the grip. I used to simply fire up the compressor and shoot some air between the...