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So I have been researching Dual Sport motorcycles for a while. A long while. The first one I really lusted after was the Yamaha 500 Enduro… So I am about due for one. Today I drove to Satan's Armpit (New Orleans) with Pop and picked up a brand new, off the showroom floor, 2018 Suzuki...

This little RR is going to take me a while to do. I took too many pictures, rode too many miles, saw too many things, met too many people and made too many memories for this to be quick and easy. I will try not to get too wordy and I will try not to get too emotional. Read along with me and we...

YFO is approaching rapidly and the distance between South Louisiana and Central California is weighing heavily on my thoughts. Pop has not been out of the hospital that long, he really has very little seat time on the new bike and he is no longer young. To the point, can Pop ride that far...

My (unfortunately) ex-brother-in-law has a '68 Camaro SS that he drives fairly often. We were recently discussing the pathetically dim incandescent lighting on the car and how it was almost unsafe compared to a modern vehicle. We began to wonder what we could do to upgrade the lights while...

Just a short Ride Report of a short ride from South Louisiana to the Smokies and back. A good friend and co-worker of mine and I have been talking about taking a trip somewhere but we never seem to find the time. We all know how that goes. But we also know that living with the regret of...

I had left the FJR with the dealer overnight to get a set of tires installed and on my way home with it today I passed the Indian/Polaris/Victory dealership. They had Indian Demo Rides going on and since I had a couple of hours before I had to be at work, I swooped in and signed up. Why...

and nary a drop to drink... I am seeing a lot of coverage on the 'net about the flooding in my area. A simple fact of life is that when you live in and around a swamp, the water is going to rise from time to time. While I have some compassion for those who unwittingly wind up living in a...

I do not like to post every insignificant little ride I take but it is winter and this one was interesting, so... I needed to check out a campground for a possible upcoming weekend trip. I checked the Weather Channel and it was not good. I was surrounded by rain, more rain was coming, there...

We do not want to get into a thread drift here so I am trying to ease it back to the width discussion... I cannot honestly address the differences in ride quality or harshness between the PR4GT and the PR3 or even the PR2. We have run a couple sets each of PR2s and PR3s on Dad's '07 but never...

It was not a very long ride and it was not a really exciting ride but at least it was a ride. Pop and I needed a break and we took one. We snapped a few pics along the way. This was also my first ever trip on the '15 ES and coincidentally my first motorcycle trip on anything other than my...

I could have posted this in the Ride Report section but since it was such a short ride it did not qualify. Yesterday evening I picked up the 2015 FJR ES. I was so proud of it. As much as I loved my ST1300, I knew this bike was going to be soooo much better. I left the dealership around...

Sometimes it is hard to admit you are wrong. Especially if you are me. But if you are able to face your mistakes, if you are willing to ask for advice, and most importantly, if you are willing to listen to the advice of experts... You just might get it right. And I did. This time it was...

This has been a busy year for me. It began to look as though there would be no Redfish and family bike trip this year. Work was consuming all my time, 6 to 7 day weeks, minimum of 11 hours per day, things were looking bad. The strain was growing, the tension was building... My bosses and my...

Yes, it is true. I actually rode a brand new, 0 mile 2014 Harley Davidson Sportster home from the dealership today. It is the "Forty-Eight" and is really a neat looking, nimble little bike. No, it is not mine. A co-worker/friend caught the fever for a motorcycle. There are 3 of us in my...

dcarver began suffering from excruciating headaches. Over time the frequency and the intensity increased to the point that he found himself unable to function due to the pain. He consulted doctor after doctor. He had MRI and CAT scans done, he talked to specialists, all to no avail. Finally...

Friday I went to the Yamaha Demo Day at Friendly Yamaha. I was so overwhelmed by the awesome goodness of the 2014 ES that I called my friend hppants to tell him about it. Since 'pants rides better/faster/more aggressively than I do, I was sure he would be better suited to evaluate the electronic...

Sorry Zilla. You know I always think of you when: 1. I am aggravated. 2. Gay Topics. Yes, I am insanely jealous that your wife will ride with you. Mrs. Redfish is so gravity challenged that I would need a rear tire from a dump truck and a rear shock spring from the front of a '79 Ford 3/4...

I struggled a bit with where to put this thread. I first thought Parts and Accessories or possibly FJR specific. Then I remembered who I was dealing with. Maybe putting it here will save us all from Rule 10. I will make it simple. If your son/daughter/wife/significant other were to attempt...

If you ever needed confirmation that buying a Yamaha was the Right Decision...