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  1. kballowe

    Hooterville 2016 Picture Thread

    Post 'em up ! Pics - or it didn't happen ! . . Early Saturday morning - fog rising. 43 degrees and sunny. . . . . Turner Bend on the Pig Trail. Tasty sammich. :-) . . . . Oark General store/cafe. Great pie. . . . . Big rock overhang on 74, out in the middle of...
  2. kballowe

    FJR #4

    Started out with a 2007 model. Then bought a '12 Then a '13 .... and now (drum roll please)... a 2006 . .
  3. kballowe

    Craigslist - St. Louis Deal '05 53K Trunk Liam Seats 3,900

    https://stlouis.craigslist.org/mcy/4852146536.html Not mine. Ran into this deal while looking for other bikes. Extras. I love spending someone else's money.
  4. kballowe

    Rear rack - just to mount a day bag

    2013 FJR Need just a simple rear rack to mount a day bag. Have no intention of mounting a top box.... Suggestions? Are there differences between the Gen II and Gen III racks. (i.e , what fits?) Thanks
  5. kballowe

    What does "Excellent Condition" really mean?

    What does "excellent" condition" really mean? If I were buying a motorcycle in "excellent condition", I would expect that everything worked, as it should. That the paint would be in the 95% category and that there would be enough rubber to at least allow me to ride the beast home. 1. After...
  6. kballowe

    Picked up a New '13 today

    Rode it home an hour in the rain. I think that the cruise control is going to be nice. Liked the color better than the '14. Liked the $11,000 price better, too. Why can't I still just have a knob for my heated grip's ? ;-)
  7. kballowe

    GSXR-1300 teardown

    . . . 2007 Hayabusa w/40K+ miles. 1st gear popping in and out. Inspection showed shifter forks bent with substantial wear. Duh. 1st gear had light to medium rounding of the dogs. Everything else measured OK. Daily commuter (12 miles one way) and ridden when temps are above freezing...
  8. kballowe

    Any FZ-1 Riders Out there?

    I'm looking to sell my HD Dyna Lowrider and get something for around town, and short (less than 150 mile) trips. I'm very rural and most of the riding will be on the rural two lane roads, with short sections of gravel here and there. I swapped bikes the other day with a fella that wanted to...
  9. kballowe

    Lowering help for a new guy and an '07

    I've searched the forum and read a few posts about lowering. Found a nice set of dogbones and was looking at the front end... wanting to lower the front end the same amount as the back. The idea here is to slide the forks up into the triple trees but it appears that there's not enough room...
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