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I just received the May/June issue of what used to be Motorcyclist magazine. What a total, worthless, piece of crap, most of which is only remotely relevant to motorcycles. How can a motorcycle magazine that actually tests motorcycle evolve to (fill in the blanks) in such a short time? Does...

My Brand X riding partner and roommate decided to stay home and not risk a breakdown in the Nevada heat so I have an extra queen sized bed in my room if anyone would like to save some money and find a different way to help make Nevada green. Its a non-smoking room and I don't mind wearing...

We finally had a 50 degree sunny day and I took the opportunity to ride to Desert Valley Powersports in Prosser , WA and asked a tech in the service department if they had a copy of the 2014 ES Factory Service Manual (FSM). He graciously stopped what he was doing and took a few minutes with me...

RIDER magazine's February 2014 issue also has a review of the FJR's Electronic Suspension. Nothing really new (except that they highlighted that the forks do not have a preload adjustment) but they did express the opinion that the 21 different damping options did not actually cover that large...

Motorcyclist has a fairly comprehensive review/explanation of the 2014 ES in its February 2014 issue. It appears there is one motor used to adjust the shock preload over a 8mm range and three much smaller motors, one in the shock and one in each fork leg, to change damping. The compression and...

Yesterday I visited Desert Valley Yamaha in Prosser, WA and spent a few minutes comparing the 2012 and 2013 FJRs and much to my surprise was offered a ride on the 2013. It was a new demo, really new, I was the first one to ride it. The salesman (actually the owner's son) asked me to compare...

Last month I decided to upgrade the suspension on my Super Tenere. The Tenere is over sprung in the forks with a dual rate spring that transitions from .86KG to 1.2KG right in the middle of the compression stroke that is most used during highway riding. The shock is under sprung with excessive...

There is an interesting article in Motorcycle Daily about Yamaha's strategy for success in the current world business environment. https://www.motorcycledaily.com/2013/01/yamahas-president-speaks-about-cost-containment-as-paramount-goal/ There are probably a lot of ways one could look at...

This was posted on Sport-Touring.Net a couple of days ago. It appears that Tom has a very serious infection that required surgery and its going to be a long recovery. https://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,69486.msg1607795.html#new

As a C14 owner, I follow some of the technical discussions on the C14 forums, and one of the popular topics is the 15k valve check/adjustment interval for US and Canada models vs 26K intervals for the C14s in the rest of the world. The only differences are that the US and Canada models have an...

I just returned from the Maupin Romp which had 2 riders Friday night and 3 riders Saturday night. Its too bad the turnout was so low because the fire pit was roaring both nights and the evening weather was great for socializing. It rained Saturday morning but no worse than a typical Seattle...

I am a bit late to this party but I just received confirmation of my WCR registration and am looking for someone that wants to share a condo at Ocean Trails. It appears that both the one and two bedroom units have a sofa bed in the living room area and that will work for me if someone would...

Last week I was in the Seattle area visiting my father and took the opportunity to visit Seattle Ducati and check out the new Multistrada 1200 (which up to that point I had never seen). Upon arriving I was given the grand tour by Buz, one of the mechanics that I have ridden with several times...

I have heard some pretty good April Fool Jokes/Stories over the years but this year's tops them all... Drum roll please.......... Iggy is now the Mayor of Pasco! :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: What do I say when I meet him at Sunday morning coffee? It just won't seem right anymore to...

I am spending the week in Seattle and yesterday we had a beautiful spring day, a perfect opportunity to test ride a BMW K1300S (S) and K1300GT (GT). Ridewest, a really first class dealership that I would like to give my business to, supplied the fully equipped demos and all I had to do was...

Last November I bought a C14 to compliment my 05 FJR (05) and in May bought an 08 FJR (08) when my local dealer made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I mostly rode the C14 until early July and then switched to the new FJR for NAFO and have been riding it since then. Both of the new bikes now...

Last November I bought a C14 and (weather permitting) have been doing my own tests and comparison to my trusty 2005 FJR. Phase 1 It is now time to level the playing field.... Phase 2 Maybe I should also have a Phase 3... Just kidding, Phase 3 has already been covered by several...

It has been a long cold winter (and spring) in Washington and I now have 2300 miles on the C14 and enough experience on the C14 to talk about its engine performance and how it compares to my 05 FJR. My initial impressions was that the FJR had a power advantage below 4000 rpms but the C14 made...

Note: This is not an FJR event. A couple of my friends (Jim-S and Charley-M) are planning a trip to Alaska in August 2008. Jim lives in the San Antonio area, is semi-retired, and spends his winters leading Mexico motorcycle tours for MotoDiscovery Tours. Charley is retired, lives in Toronto...

Damn its cold here -- at least too cold to ride anywhere so about the only new thing I can comment on the C14 are the storage options. The C14's saddle bags are slightly larger than the FJR's but are single walled on the inside so there is quite a bit more storage area. I am sure everyone has...