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ok this is a bit off the wall but bare with me. I just bought a new bike :rolleyes: A 2008 red FZ1. I put the stock lower cowl on. what they dont tell you is that the stock turn signal does not mount on the fairing but rather goes through the fairing and mounts on cowl where it started. Thats...

Well the insurance adjuster was here today and went through the bike. though it didnt look all that bad the final tally was $5300 with labor. He said he also had concerns about the forks being right though he did not include this on the estimate. My thinking is that a 2004 non abs with 43k miles...

Oh where to start; I'm OK! I had all my gear on. I am pretty sure I am in as good a shape as I am because of it but I hurt like a mo-fo. I am running low on pain drugs, which scares me about as much as talking to my insurance company. So I went to SE OH this past Wednesday, it was beautiful...

Ok, I took my front wheel and forks off to replace the fork oil and when I put my front wheel back on and pumped the leavers until the hydrolics were pressing the pads against the rotors. I then let go of the handels and gave the front wheel a spin and the wheel didnt turn more than a quarter...

Ok so I am replacing the oil in my forks and i have the Traxxion Dynamics AK 20 fork cartridge. Does it take more than a liter of oil to do both? I bought a liter of fork oil (not quite 34 Oz) and I just drained about 18 Oz out. My problem is that in this hick town I live in I have to mail order...

I know this is definately a NERPT ready project but I was at the bike shop today looking to get some 7 weight fork oil for my forks (incase you didnt figure that out) and they didnt have 7 wt. just a clear 5 wt and that redish colored 10 Wt. The guy at the parts counter said "od dude just use...

Anyone have a pair of Throttlemeister locks for a Gen 1 bike? I would buy them or borrow them for a cross country trip I am planning. :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

Ok I am a PC man. Like many I was captivated by that shiny Iphone with all is promise. Even got the nice ultimate ears for music. To make a long story short, I woke up this morning and turned on the Iphone I have happily owned since Sept of 2008 (less than 6 months) . Everything functioned...

So because I was somewhat unsatisfied with the FJR suspension (too spongy and soft) I wanted to firm it up but I didnt want to spend big money. I had heard that the Gen 2 rear shock was more heavily sprung to accomodate the longer swing arm. Since the shocks are the same configuration the gen 1...

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Ok this is perhaps a stupid question, but I have heard the manual is not worth buying and I have always found the FJR how to page very good. However that page only covers installation of the Olin. I plan on installing a stock 06 shock onto my 04 since my shock is getting a little worn and the 06...

That's right 24 years I have been riding bikes and not once have I ever had a flat. You all kept preaching "get a patch kit, get a pump." 24 years without a patch kit, 24 years without a pump and no less than two weeks after getting the little gummie worms and a slime pump guess what I got! I...

This had to be the best race in years! Check these videos out before they are gone. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

I thought I would share some pics and stories with you all after returning from an absolutely awesome ride with the Bickerstaff Gang. So the plan was to meet at the Holiday express at Pounding Mill Virginia which is about 300 miles from home for me and a bit more for the rest of the gang which...

Of course WV is known for its beautiful twisty mountian roads and everyone who rides them eventually encounters the "coal truck" which is usually going too fast and is too wide to fit into a single lane in some cases. Coal trucks are the WV funcional equivalent to the logging truck in the PNW...

Who wants to man up and plot their best twisty ride from the New Boston Ohio area to the north end of the Natchez Trace south of Nashville? -k

So there's a cat that likes to sit on my bike. I wouldnt mind but he doesnt wipe his feet before hopping up onto the Corbin. Having had enough of the muddy footprints on my seat I decided to use the perfect mouse trap on the cat. I took a standard mouse trap, set it, and placed it upside down...

So i have reciently noticed that when I apply a little rear break (mostly at slow speeds) the I feel a pulsing like there is a little grease spot on the disk. so Iput the bike up on the center stand popped it in gear and watched the disk as the rear tire spun. turns out there is an ever so...

I am going to be in SF July 21-26 for a meeting and to my most fortunate surprize the Laguna Seca races are between the 18th and the 20th. How cool is that? I dont know but I was wondering if anyone in the general area is planning on going and might be willing to chaperone... well hang out...

remind'n all you lonely guys out there, there's someone for everyone Ok if you need a little more flexible lifestyle...