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I'm seriously thinking about springing for one of those Lithium-Iron Phosphate batteries as a replacement for my existing dead battery. From what I can see they are pretty slick: slow discharge rate, no sulfation, no dangerous heat, yadda, yadda, from what I can pick up on the I-net. But the...

I am still using my old Garmin 2610 for my bike. After thinking about upgrading, I really don't see any reason to buy a new one - unless I have to. However. the power cord is beginning to show its age. The shielding has pulled away from the actual plug and I can now see the small 20 ga wires...

My thoroughly ancient Garmin 2610 finally gave up the ghost. I love(d) it, mostly because I was used to it and it seemed to truck along no matter the weather, vibration, speed, etc. It was a slow death: the power cord gradually chaffed at both connection points (at the device and at the Powerlet...

I'm looking for someone who is mechanically familiar with the Gen 1 FJR and who would like to do some major maintenance work on my bike. At 80-some thousand miles, it's time for a good going over from gas tank to drain plug. I, unfortunately, do not have the skill, let alone the inclination, to...

Hey guys.... I just changed out the brakes on my bike (Gen I) for the first time. At 50,000 miles it was time. As it turned out, the front pads were only 50% worn and the rears about 60%. I put on new pads anyway.) As I buttoned up the rear caliper, in screwing down the two bolts (the ones...

Duuble hit. Sorry.

I've had my 2004 FJR apart for over two years and am now trying to put back into working order. Two years for this old brain is a long time and I've forgotten a lot of "what goes where." Can anyone identify this part? Where it bolts, what its function is???? It's an electrical part, about two...

Here's some pix of my longest trip so far. I rode across the center of the United States in the July/August heat. A fun solo trip but OMG! What heat and humidity east of the Rockies. Even got a free souvenir of a Great Plains dove for my trouble.

Can't get much more "interesting" than this.

Here's something which may or may not be one of those oddities. A couple of years ago on a trip, I noticed that sometimes (not all the time!) my completely stock '04 sputters, coughs, and runs quite rough when started from cold (like after having sat over night.) The check engine light lights...

On the side case of my '04 Feej, there's a little plug - for lack of a better word - with the word "Yamaha" on it, which is glued on to the rubber strip on the lid of the side case. The glue on mine evidently failed and dropped off somewhere. Anyone know where I could get another one??? I sure...

On my Gen I a couple of years ago, when I was on a long trip into the high country, when I went to fire up the bike in the morning, the "check engine" light would come on and the motor would run real rough. At first, I kind of panicked ("Check Engine" light = Bad karma!) but I let it run for a...

Some months ago I installed a wiring block under the seat of my 2004. I sourced the power direct from the battery to run running lights, GPS, Radar Detector, etc. Now I want to change the power source so that it's tied directly into the ignition. IOW, when I turn the key on, the power to all...

I'm looking for a pair of Gerbing's G3 Heated Gloves (XL) in good working order. I don't want to pay retail (169$). New or Used doesn't matter to me.

So here's the deal: Location: Southbound on Oregon US Hwy. 97 between Maupin and Madras Road condition: Perfect. Surface smooth. Sweepers and straights through rolling hills. Weather: Clear, cloudless. Traffic: Nada, zip, zed. I own the highway. Prima facie Speed Limit: Posted 55 mph. My...

So, I'm changing a tire in the rear and go to balance it, only to discover the rim on one side is slightly bent i.e., there's a flat spot. I can't figure out whether I tightened down so hard with the claws on my HF tire changer or whether I did it hitting a bad bump. I tried beating it with a...

Whenever I go on a trip into the mountains, it seems that my '04 coughs and sputters going through the warm up process. the "Check Engine" light comes on until the bike is completely warmed up and then the light goes out and the bike runs normally. This problem first occurred in a X-country...

I was changing a rear tire on my '04 yesterday and in the process of balancing the wheel, I noticed that one side of the wheel rim was bent. It had a kind of "flat spot" on the rim right above a spoke so that when I spun the wheel I could readily see the rim "bounce" as the flat spot passed by...

I just had that throttle position doohickey replacement done on a callback from Yamaha. After I got it back from the dealer, noted my mileage has dropped from around 40-41 mpg to 38 or so. Also, I noticed that the bike doesn't run quite as smoothly when it's warming up, and when I accelerate...

My YES warranty expires in late 2007. Can it be renewed???