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  1. Panman

    Diablo Lookout 12/16/22

    Sun in the forecast so Jeff my old AOG friend and I decided to run up Hwy 20 for something to do. A cold 27 degrees to start a great day! After breakfast at Ellie's at the Arlington airport we rode out 530 to catch 20 Rockport. Jeff following on his RK. Had to park the bikes at the...
  2. Panman

    WVM

    Went out for a little ride today to hang out with a bunch of Geezers and the old MC's. There was a meet and greet in the morning and most of the folks went up the mountain or ran around the local tasty back roads. I stayed and hung with these guys while they tried to sort out the brakes on this...
  3. Panman

    Happy Birthday DC

    Happy Birthday Don, I went to the LongBranch and had a beer hoping to catch you and Shawna. Had to hit the road around 4:15. Did make it to Pozo, bar was closed.
  4. Panman

    Solvang Vintage MC Museum

    Rode to Solvang and visited Virgil Elings Motor Cycle Museum. There is a lot of cool stuff there. Like these four Vincent's. The pre war 39 Rapide is just to cool, even more Mechanical looking than later ones. The two Lighting's were cool but...... This old Race with the hand beaten fairing...
  5. Panman

    Carver Country

    Wife and I are down in California for a couple of months and are staying by the dunes in Oceano for a couple of weeks. Yesterday I walked across the dunes to the beach for the second time. It's a workout walking in the sand trying to pick a route that doesn't dead end you. Looking back to where...
  6. Panman

    Sight seeing around Cottonwood Az

    Wife and I left the Washington rain belt about 1/29 and left 28 days of strait rain behind and herded 65 Ft of MH, MC & car to Cottonwood Az. It's not like you might think, the old man doesn't get to ride every day, I'm happy to get out once are twice a week, my wife's health could be a bit...
  7. Panman

    SOLD Ohlins YA-707 Rear Shock For Sale SOLD

    Trying again, I purchased from ApexGT and have never put it on as I have one already, purchased as I thought I had another FJR headed my way. Didn't happen so putting up for sale, $700 shipped to the Continental US & still in the original packaging. 850 Lb spring. Link to original add...
  8. Panman

    Fly & Ride

    Son is buying a 2016 S-10 down in Camarillo CA and I get to do a fly and ride. Flying into Burbank Thursday the 22nd and will most likely head up 33 and cut over to the coast and find a place for the night. Not sure how far I'll make it as have to complete the deal mount my tank bag and GPS...
  9. Panman

    Road to Alaska

    George and I have talked this and wanted to ride to Alaska for a couple of years. We were actually had talked doing this last year as I had found a Super Tenere for the right price but life just got in the way. This year it didn't. We left 5/25 from Arlington Wa on a drizzly day and headed for...
  10. Panman

    Happy Birthday Tax Baby

    Happy Birthday to Niehart the old farting Pie Tart! Hope you have a good one Dave.
  11. Panman

    Two Ohlins YA-707 Rear Shocks For Sale

    # 1 I purchased from ApexGT and have never put it on as I have one already, purchased as I thought I had another FJR headed my way. Didn't happen so putting up for sale, $800 shipped to the Continental US & still in the original packaging. 850 Lb spring. Link to original add...
  12. Panman

    Dyno run on 107,000 mile 07 FJR

    I took the old 07 107,000 mile red head down to Two Wheel Dynoworks (Nels Byersdorf for you PNW folks) looking to smooth out off throttle lean issues and improve the PC III fuel mapping. Nels stated that he needed to re-calibrate the TPS, that it was running lean at the top and tweaked the low...
  13. Panman

    Caption This

  14. Panman

    Cool video of B17 flying out of Renton, Wa over the Cascades

    https://vimeo.com/263966359
  15. Panman

    Done at the Cigar factory!

    Well I pulled the plug yesterday after 32 mostly good years at the Cigar factory. No fan fair, just said good by to a few folks, gave the Boss my phone, inside parking pass and my badge. I turned 66 last December and we decided it was time after getting the good news that my wife didn't show...
  16. Panman

    New to me, 2014 Super Tenere

    Picked up a used 2014 Super Tenere, has some boxes, crash bars, little reservoir guards by the pegs, head light guard, headers and pipe and George tells me the ECU has been flashed. I think the price was good, I got it from Noble Rush down in Auburn, WA. I think they would have charged more but...
  17. Panman

    10 Year and 102,000 miles

    Ten years ago today I joined the forum, Ten years two days ago I bought the 07 FJR the prettiest one ever. Well I had planned on a little photo spread but I haven't figured out how to replace Photobucket so all you get is a thanks for letting me part of the craziness! With only 102,000 mile I...
  18. Panman

    Niehart is Celabrating his 30 anniversary of his 39th birthday

    Happy Birthday Pops! AKA the Pietart
  19. Panman

    Sad day, Let the old girl go

    Sad day to day as I let the old Trident go. It went with a old Brit dude. I didn't gain much room in the cycle shop. As the Bushtec replaced the Tridents place. I hate letting old friends go,even when you make a little bit on them like this old Panhead I rode for twenty years...
  20. Panman

    Ohlins Spring rate

    Anyone tell me the difference between these two springs? 01092-59/105-L518 vs 01092-59/105-L1711? I did surf but got confused! ")
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