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Can someone help me to remove my 2018's front cowl? (Guess who's broken the mirror support frame. Again.) Yes, I've done a search, the nearest I got was this thread: Gen III front cowling removal? which, disappointingly for me, asked the same question, then posted "Never mind, fixed". I have...

Preamble This trip to Spain had been planned for two years. Covid got in the way, so we've had to wait. Pre-Covid, we've been touring in Spain (and other continental countries) for years, interspersed with going to Scotland. It is almost certainly my last motorcycling trip abroad, age is...

This is my 2018 FJR1300AS. The "AS" in the UK means it's the YCC-S variant, available up until 2021 in the UK (together with the "A" and "AE - the latter being what is known as the "ES" in the USA). (None are currently listed by Yamaha.) Picture taken in September 2018, from above the village...

In all the years I've had a motorcycle, that's about 5 in pre-history (Tiger Cub [don't need no stinking battery to start] - late teens, early twenties) and in the more modern era (Bonneville, Trophy, FJRs), I've never suffered from a flat battery, including many weeks with only commutes to...

Bored stupid with lockdown, tours in Spain and Scotland cancelled, barely ridden in weeks (2 miles each way to go to click-and-collect doesn't really count as riding). We've had several weeks of gorgeous weather, in fact the driest month for many years, the warmest May on record. But yesterday...

Preamble I've been wanting to do an Alpine trip for years, but it's not easy to do without some pretty boring riding. Possibly because I may be coming to the end of my motorcycling career (a significant heart operation impending, and glaucoma affecting one of my eyes), my good riding friend R...

Got my latest AS in January, 2018. this has the electrically adjustable suspension (AE suspension in the UK, ES in the USA). At the time, it didn't feel quite right (having come off my previous bike with the same suspension), but it was winter and I couldn't do much riding. When it came to my...

For whatever reason, for some time I've not been going out for rides like I used to, merely using the bike for shopping trips. Today, after a week of stormy weather, the sun was shining, the wind had calmed a bit. I decided to force myself to ride for riding's sake. As a sort of destination, I...

This is the latest of many rides I've done to Scotland. The plan was for 8 nights away from home, all organised by R from the Channel island of Guernsey. All of our group I've been with before, R on his Multistrada, J the only lady on an F800, Mo, an old Guernsey friend of R's who now lives in...

This is very much a good and bad story, hence the somewhat uninformative title. But I'll leave the reader to decide which parts are which. Three weeks ago was my birthday. Seventy-six. My kids decided to give me a bit of a birthday treat, they bought tickets for the British MotoGP race...

I have never had such difficulties with an FJR rear wheel. First problem was undoing the spindle nut. For my last three FJRs, I've used a large adjustable spanner (crescent wrench). Always the first time undoing has required some effort, but I've always managed it without too much difficulty...

I woke this morning to the sound of rain hitting my bedroom window. "Being in England, nothing unusual" you might think, however, in common with many countries, we've experienced many weeks of hot and dry (apart from the odd thunderstorm) weather. Nothing planned for today, at something of a...

Went to sister-in-law's for lunch today (very nice, but not the point). I left the bike in front of the house on the drive, and in the sunshine (we've been having some unusually very hot weather for the UK), and joined the family at the back of the house in the shade. Some five hours later, I...

I'd been dealing with many miles of traffic, and I'd at last come across a stretch of 70mph road that was empty. So I was riding to make up a bit of time while I had the opportunity. Approached some lights that were green, but as I neared them, they changed to amber. My natural reaction would...

I picked up my pristine new bike on the 17th of January. Took it in for its 600 mile service some 6 weeks later, having covered some 620 Miles. Picked it up today (after a week's delay due to snow). Met by the manager, who said to me, "Have you cleaned it?". "Yes, said I, it got filthy." He...

I learned something about Pinlocks, thought I'd pass it on. Early last year, I bought a Schuberth C4, which comes with a Pinlock anti-misting piece on its visor. Used the helmet many times, but late last year it started misting, and the misting was between the visor and the Pinlock, so couldn't...

So today I rode to my friendly dealer (very cold, very bright low sun) and ordered a new (obviously) 2018 FJR1300AS (that's the YCC-S variant to those who don't recognise the "AS"), so Spending some of my Kids' Inheritance. Had a bit of a wait while he tried to locate any in the country, but...

Anyone who has followed this other thread will realise that this ride has been very difficult for me to do, it's only a little over four months since my wife passed away. Had it not been for the title of that thread I wouldn't have gone. It has possibly been the least enjoyable of any of my...

(I'm putting this here because this is the nearest I have to Faceoff or Whatsit, I don't know where else to put out my thoughts.) Wifey is ill, seriously ill. She's been unwell for months. She's been to the doctor many times with various issues, some new, some historical. We don't know whether...

SWMBO received a cheque through the mail. She: "I need this to go into the bank." Me: "I'll take it in for you." Street parking in Derby is free for motorcycles, cars are charged, so this gives me a good excuse to get the bike out. She: "Ok, why don't you stay out for a bit?" - she realises...