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  1. RBEmerson

    TomTom 550 Destination Search Problem

    My TomTom 550's internal destination search fails to turn up obvious locations. "Obvious" is defined as "in TomTom's online route planner". I would greatly appreciate it if a few 550 owners could attempt to locate two businesses: Ace Hardware, 467 Main St, Harleysville, PA 19438 and Boot Barn...
  2. RBEmerson

    Eclipse tank bag slides too much

    I have an Eclipse bag which meets my needs but... The front strap harness is wrapped around the front of the frame around the steering head. The single strap is attached to the frame so the strap comes out at the front of the saddle. All very much as Eclipse suggests. Unless I put really...
  3. RBEmerson

    Longer side stand?

    For the second time, I put the sidestand down, only to find the bike was tilted way further over than expected, making it very, very hard to right the bike. To say nothing of thinking "a little more tilt to the left and I'm going to be buying new tupperware bits". I have the (R&G??) footpad bit...
  4. RBEmerson

    Mounting the Eclipse tank bag - with pix

    I like my Eclipse bag but... the mount sux. If there's a way to mount it that doesn't leave straps where they can scrub the tank paint, the bottom doesn't scrub the tank paint, and I can get the bag out of the way, and back on, without invoking the assistance of Hell's lesser demons and saying...
  5. RBEmerson

    Split: Off-tpic about deflectors

    Not having seen an x-creen, I can't comment on that particular item. But I did install a deflector on the top of my windscreen. It worked as expected and would still be there except for one tiny detail... It flexes the windscreen like mad. Riding in clear air was merely "hmmm... don't know as I...
  6. RBEmerson

    German Saddle Sore 1000

    I finally got a chance to spend some time reading an article in Tourenfahrer (German "Touring Rider" magazine) about trying to ride from Hamburg to Vienna on a Moto Guzzi. The "project" from a 20+ years ago marathon ride in something well under 24 hours. Moto Guzzi got involved in this...
  7. RBEmerson

    WTB - Sena 20S EVO "brain"

    I'm looking for a Sena 20S EVO - the one with the cute shark fin in the back. All I need is the black and silver "brain" that goes on the mount. As long as the unit hasn't been dropped while flying down an Interstate, or used to drive nails, condition isn't a main issue. I don't need the mount...
  8. RBEmerson

    A New Hope - TomTom Rider 550

    Ooops, wrong opening. Enough with my Zumo 660, and with Garmin in general. Time for a new hope: a TomTom Rider 550. Like there's a lotta choice on this... I've just unboxed the TT (not Tourist Trophy but TomTom - with two capital T's) 550 (note, adding Rider in front matters in the TomTom...
  9. RBEmerson

    No more Zumo 660, no more Garmin

    I'm done with my Garmin 660. It's developed a way to crash hard. The screen goes black and the power button doesn't restart the 660. The only fix is to pull the battery. I'm tired of life with Garmin in general. I'm after the functional equivalent or better. I need US and European map support...
  10. RBEmerson

    PA 125 detour status

    I tried to find out whether the PA 125 detour is still in place. The PennDOT site suggests it's been removed. Does anyone know, for sure, what's there - or not?
  11. RBEmerson

    German Yamaha Market Share - 2017

    I hope this post is in the right place... A discussion in another thread prompted me to look up German Yamaha sales (hoping to nail down FJR sales or units sold). I didn't find anything specific to the FJR, but I did come up with a couple of interesting numbers. I found the motorcycle market...
  12. RBEmerson

    Tank bag suggestions?

    I've got a 15% discount to burn at my local stdealer. (beats the $25 certificate with a 3 day lifetime I got for buying my bike) I need a tank bag. My last bag had two levels, floors, horizontal compartments whatever, a zipper to let the lower compartment expand, and a zip in expander (tall...
  13. RBEmerson

    The one BMW thing I miss

    In a sense, BMW riders are relatively rare, or well down on the percentage of bikes on the road. There is, snob factor aside, a certain amount of connection simply by virtue of having that little blue and white disk on your ride. And there's MOA, who makes a big splash of being the mother BMW...
  14. RBEmerson

    Linked brakes not so bad

    After a long and contentious discussion about linked brakes, I've come around to not merely putting up with linked brakes, but integrating them, with very good results, into my riding. My biggest concern now will be riding a bike without linked brakes, and forgetting some bikes are not so...
  15. RBEmerson

    The evils of linked brakes

    Fred W wrote: As with suspensions, I can also quickly get over my head with braking systems. That said, the notion that I must keep the point where the proportioning activates while busy dealing with why I went the rear brake to do the bulk of the work... which can lead to task saturation...
  16. RBEmerson

    Where'd they hide the brake light plug - 17 ES

    I'm going to install a Vizi-Tech brake light blinker. I've got two choices, tap the wiring near the light, or plug the unit into the tail unit lighting. The schematic shows it exists, but doesn't give a hint about its location. It's nowhere near the back of the bike. Where'd Yamaha hide it?
  17. RBEmerson

    ES suspension - 'splain me

    The 21 ES suspension settings have totally baffled me. The chances of riding two up, with or without luggage basically zero. They can, I think, be skipped over. I want a setting for aggressive (at least my version if it) riding, which is probably the solo rider with something STD. I want a...
  18. RBEmerson

    '17 ES install Stebel Nautilus

    Just eyeballing under the tupperware, I found the horn on a bracket next to the radiator. I was told (by the dealer, among others, that there's no room for the Stebel. Sure looks like tons of room to me. I'll have to fabricate a new bracket with a bit of bending in it, plus some way to mount the...
  19. RBEmerson

    Blinking brake lights

    I installed, on late BMWK1200RS, a tail light assembly that turned the brake light in to a disco light. Fast strobing slowing down to blinking to solid on. Unfortunately it's not transferable to my (new) ride. A company called Vizi-Tec seems to be close to the light on the Beemer. But, to be...
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