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No attempts at fancy editing, no music, just 10 minutes of climbing Col de la Bonnete on my FJR in southern France we did last year on Eur06. https://www.sport-touring.eu/movies/FJR-Bonnete%20(small).wmv Enjoy!

Dunno if it has been on here before, couldn't find it. But here's a vid on the new GTR/concours.

For the 4th year in succession, we are organizing a Euro tour in the Alps. This started 4 years ago on the VFR Big List and turned into somewhat of a tradition. This year we will be visiting the western part of Austria and northern part of Italy (Dolomites). It will be a one week trip probably...

People have been asking for a report on my new (to me) BMW R1100S. I have the bike for 2 weeks now, and done a few hundred miles so far, so I guess I can give my initial impressions on the bike. First of all, it is light. At 209kg dry weight it is significantly lighter than the FJR, and its low...

Just wanted to give a big thank you to all the great people on this site for the fun, info and help I have had the last year. And also a goodbye, as I have sold the FJR to back to more sporty and something totally different. I traded it for a, in my opinion, gorgious BMW R1100S. Totally...

Bear with me please, I am from Europe and we don't have these thingies in our shops. :) However, after being cooked again in 100 degree weather on my last trip, I want to stay cool next time round. So I am looking into getting a wet vest or evaporating cooling vest as they are known. Since we...

*** DISCLAIMER: I am used to running sports tires. I run Michelin Pilot Powers bald between 3,000 and 4,000 miles. Bald meaning bald from side to side. Comments below should be read with this in mind. Well, I mounted the Conti RoadAttacks yesterday and today it was time for some initial...

As promised, a piece of video from my recent trip through the French Alps. This is filmed from my FJR as I am seriously ripping up the Great St. Bernard pass. File can be found here. (31.5MB) Please forgive my spastic attempt for video editing; this is the first movie I made. I guess since I...

Just returned from my Eur06 tour. 4200km twisties in the French Alps. Here's some pictures for you to enjoy. Video will follow later, as I haven't had time to load everything yet. Somewhere on a pass. Oops. Road block! Overlooking a glacier lake. Grey and wet looking Col de l'Iseran...

5 more days to go before I head of to Eur06. This is the 3rd incarnation of a ride that originally started back in '04 with a bunch of guys of the VFR Big List. The first 2 rides went to the Italian Dolomites, which offer some of the most beautiful roads there are, friendly people and beautiful...

Does anyone here have a video camera mounted on their FJR? I thinking about getting a camera so I can shoot the passes on my upcoming trip to the Alps, but I don't know how and where to mount it. I have seen these tank mounts, but I am afraid they might get blocked by my GPS sitting between the...

Topic says it.. is the PowerCommander really worth the admittance? I am not unhappy with how the FJR runs, but the slight surging when filtering through traffic can be annoying, and I feel it could pick up better and more powerful from 2500-3000rpm. Now it's like it has to think about it for a...

For those interested in tires and like the Michelin Pilot Powers, I can tell you there is a new kid on the block that is taking over the neighbourhood. Last weekend I wanted to get out for a ride, but as luck would have it I found out I had a flat rear when I pushed it off the stand. Nail...

Last weekend I had a happy day installing the superduper got-to-have farkle: a new shock. I went with the HyperPro Type41 fully adjustable shock. No hydraulic preload adjuster, as I only ride solo. Originally, I wanted a Technoflex shock but after almost 2 months of waiting, calling, bullshit...

Put your votes in here: https://www.sport-touring.net/forums/showthread.php?t=80486 We don't want to lose against a Duc, do we?

I feel like a squid today. Weather was nice, so I took the bike out for a spin. Had some fun.... Then I found out my Big Blue can do power wheelies. *giggle* Or better yet, *I* can do power wheelies with the FJR. *more giggles* I may have found a new hobby. :hyper: :hyper: Sometimes it's...

Just reading up on motorcycle.com that has an interview with Eddie Lawson, and this what was in there: I guess even if you are Eddie Lawson, you have to wait for an FJR. :) Maybe someone can get him to the WFO? :D

Today was the first nice day in months, so I took Big Blue out for a spin. I have been dying to get out ever since I fitted my new California Scientific tall screen so I could try it out. If you don't know which screen this is: Since there aren't much impressions about this screen I was a...

I'd like some suggestion on how to improve the brakes. My RP08 ABS has rubber hoses that cannot be disconnected from the solid lines (unlike the RP11, which has screw on hoses), which makes it a PITA to change to SS lines in a neat and proper way. I have bled the system using a compressor...

I am looking to get a set of brakelines to get rid of the sponginess of the brakes, but I can't seem to find any. Plenty of shops carrying these lines for the FJR, but none for the ABS version. Anyone know a reliable source for a kit of ss brakelines for a FJR ABS?