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Great topic, I know... :confused: The CRS is getting disturbingly bad anymore. 🥺 The company who's name escapes me makes (or used to make) 12v switches that are affixed to clutch and brake reservoir mount bolts. The didn't make these switch housings for the FJR, due to our reservoir perch...

First snow of the season always gives me a distinct attitude problem.

So I have my new-to-me 2021 MT10 in the garage now. This will be the start of project to turn this machine into something it really isn't designed to do: be a Long-Distance "Endurance" sport touring machine, running the deserts/mountains of the American West in non-stop 24-hour and 36-hours...

Whelp.... I am bumming pretty hard, because my first-ever experiment with a BMW motorcycle has taken a decided downturn. I have just retrieved the bike from Prosser BMW after it's third major warranty repair. 😖 Parking it now as I contemplate its future. First, the Keyless Gas Cap system...

What a crap winter we got going on here in the Columbia Basin of southeastern Washington state- constant fog, freezing rain, or the best of both worlds: freezing fog. Low temps are never an excuse not to ride, but low temps and high humidity will keep the garage door closed for me every time...

Still have to fit the drinking tube, obviously, but my footpeg-mounted Hydration System for my S1000XR  is almost set. Long-time FJRForum members may recognize the aluminum base that I have affixed the Yeti jug holder to... 😁  Turns out, it is a direct-fit on the BMW.  Newer members may not...

Well. Most hit a point in the aging process with the realization that it is time to move on. I have reached that point. I trade in the matte-blue FJR1300 today, and that will conclude my 20 year history with this bike. Hard to come to grips with as it may seem, I am not the strapping young...

This summer's multiple trips on the Hayabusa have indicated I am woefully overdue to freshen up the suspension. Like, way overdue. Suspension systems are about the *only* bike components I am not willing to work on (the internals) myself - in addition to tools needed, etc, I don't do it often...

Ugh. Roads were bone-dry riding into work at 4am. Didn't stay that way. It melted/evaporated by 2pm... I rode straight home. It's back safe in the garage again. Where it looks like it will stay for a while. Dumb winter...

So I am finding myself once again in uncharted FJR waters, trying to ascertain how this Phantom Blue Matter finish is going to handle the load. Is this paint going to be durable? Or will it be sensitive to normal, everyday use? How well will it withstand Endurance Riding mode? For that...

An in-state Saddlesore 1000, hosted by Desert Valley Powersports! Earn membership in the Iron Butt Association through this Saddlesore 1000! This is an all in-state (Washington) Saddlesore 1000. The rules are slightly relaxed; we provide the route, and no fuel logs are required. You just...

Beware of BAD DOG! https://cognoscentegroup.com/cg/baddog/

Standard, factory passenger foot-peg on a first-year Gen III: Front view... normal, OEM configuration.... Let's introduce a non-standard, non-factory bracket from the Gen I era: Mighty pretty brackets... I got them looooooong ago - 2004 era - never installed them. So in...

Before I go down too far in this potential rabbit hole and start CUTTING into things, allow me to consult with our awesome FJRForum collective knowledge. I am looking for anyone who would contend the following is NOT true: Below you see a shiny black wire harness as it travels (yellow arrows)...

Guns and motorcycles - what could go wrong? ANNOUNCING the 2016 Spring-Shoot-'Em-Up! Dates: May 13-14, 2016. https://fjrtech.net/2016ss/ Out of the ashes of the "Spring Fling" motorcycle ride-to-eat, held for many years in the Seattle metro region, now comes a RTE/RTS...

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The 2015 Tour of Honor begins on April 1st! The Tour of Honor is a great reason to hit the open road, honor our nation's heroes, and contribute to a few good charities. TOH is AMA-sanctioned and Iron Butt-approved. The event is a season-long, self-directed ride to memorials and monuments...

So, I must order tires in the next 48 hours.... who among us knows the best currently-offered PR4's prices (delivered)? Surely someone has a better deal than Revzilla's $322 delivered price for a set of FJR-sized PR4s... yes? Let's hear 'em, folks.... who's got the best delivered tire price...

I've been lusting after the S1000R's since their introduction. But.... me in the Beemer-world? How would that work, exactly? We're gonna find out.... The 2015 BMW S1000R.... 160hp @ 11,000RPM, 83-ft-lb torque @ 9,280RPM, power-to-weight ratio of 2.85 pounds per bhp... can Dan Denchel of...

The Cognoscente Group is happy to again torment our good friends in 2014! Announcing our 2014 "Poison" Endurance Event! Over the past fifteen years, the Cognoscente Group has created and hosted some of the most outrageous, twisted and extreme Endurance Riding events in the history of the...