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I waited to post this until it was all wrapped up. That happened yesterday, so here's the tale. Three weeks ago Mrs Wanderer and I had a few days off and decided to take a short shake-down run of some new and re-purposed motocamping gear. We found a tent campgroud about 50 miles from the...

Anyone out on the front range today? I saw several FJR's between 10 and 1 o'clock. SB C470- Cherry Red, rider w/ silver helmet Parked in Morrison- shiny black EB CO 73 just west of Evergreen- another Black one, rider with Blue/black A-Star jacket NB CO 24, Just N of Green Mtn falls- '03...

I'll preface this with: I'm gonna assume it's my fault, it always is. So after a very long winter break, my new WestCo battery arrives and I haul it to the garage to put it in. I'm extremely embarrased to admit that I bumbped the ratchet against a forkleg and got some good sparks for the...

I've never found a good mix of speakers and ear protection for MC commo, so after much obsessing I finally bit the bullet and chopped up my MotoComm to see what I could do. I realized I could splice in a 3.5mm (1/8) female headphone jack where the speakers used to be and use some earbuds. With a...

My bike runs prefectly every time I ride it. Every damn time. Is this an indication that my FJR is an awesome, well-engineered bike? I rode 100 miles yesterday down and back to Pueblo to return the 'other' set of gloves Roadgear.com mailed me. (see vendor feedback thread) and the bike ran...

So i just bought a new pair of gloves. my old no-name leather guantlets finally bit the dust with the index finger seams seperating after about 30k miles as basically my ONLY pair of gloves. So I went searching for some new ones..... I wanted a multi season glove and found the Adaptive-Tecs in...

Here's a few pics of the stuff I've done to the bike over the last week. Some of it was long over due, some of it was on a whim. First I cleaned up and rewired the mess under the seat where I keep the PDB (wired for 2 heated liners and 12v acc plug)and the little compressor with TP guage...

After a very long 2 weeks riding the rock that Corbin calls its 'Canyon' saddle my Russell finally arrived today! :yahoo: I had it made in leather with the half-moon stitching pattern. Immediately threw on the heated gear and the wifey and I took her for a maiden voyage. Oh man, it was...

With winter just around the corner here in the Rockies I'm looking to supplement my riding gear, specifically in the jacket department. I have 200$ to spend. Right now I have a TourMaster 'Intake' jacket, the mesh one with the 2 removable rain and quilted liners indside. I really love it but...

First some history on why I think there is a problem.... so last July before I went overseas I had this nagging feeling that my 03 was running hotter than it should be, I took several long rides in Colo, Utah, AZ along with my father on his 04 FJR. we switched bikes and compared temp guages at...

Just a quick note to say hi and that I missed you all this last year and am happy to be back home! :yahoo:

I'm lazy so I cut and paste this from my post over at STN: Ok, so the UPS guy actually brought it, but hey, I'm not complaining. Its my new Caberg Justissimo. After searching the country for months and finding out that not only was every shop sold out, but they couldn't even get more, it's...

Anyone have a wrecked Givi 'Monokey' topcase? I don't care what size it is, or what condition the case is in. The only thing that needs to function is the mounting hardware. I need the case to be attachable to the mounting plate so the little 'keyholes' on the bottom and the lock mechanism...

I know it's a long shot, but here goes. I'm looking for a complete fuel cap assembly, including the lockset barrel. Especially the lockset barrel. It's a long story, but I need a new one. Mine's functional, but not in good shape. Yamaha wants $150 for one and I'm not willing to part with that...

Over Easter weekend I left the 'Springs and rode overnight to Phoenix, yeah it was all slab, and it sucked, but I was able to ride pretty much any speed I felt like. I-40 is curiously devoid of the Po-Po at 2am. I found myself creeping up to speeds over the ton. In fact "in theory" :lol: I...

Hi guys and gals, I'm new here ( see the newbie posts for backstory) My gently used 03 has one annoying quirk, the top third of my tach and the bottom third of my speedo is dark. Is this a burnt bulb or an FJR thing? Searching FJRForum, FJRowners, FJRinfo, and ST.N yielded no answer either way...