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Update. I finally got my bike back the Friday before Labor Day. Apparently, the middle driven pinion gear nut got loose and messed up the oil seal causing the leak. I now have a new seal, new gear nut, and a new bearing (item 20, page 5-66 of the manual). Lock tite was applied and the nut...

Thanks again everyone! I did have to get over that initial financial panic (thanks Rushes). I did check the oil filter and both drain plugs first thing. Everything was snug and seated. No more oil/residue in those areas than there ever was. I have some things to talk to the technician about...

This is why I like this forum....I don't know enough about engines to know a speed sensor might be the source of an oil leak. To clairfy my term catastrophic, I guess mean financially catastrophic. The cost of the repair rivals the value of the bike. And financially, the timing is not optimal...

I need some advice from the forum. 2005 FJR. Just under 50k miles Two weeks ago, I woke up to approximately 1 quart of oil on the garage floor underneath my beloved Veronica. I checked the underside of the bike and the housing around the middle gear was dripping. The underside of the swing...

I've been lane splitting in the Bay Area for about 7 months when my "commute" went from 0.5 miles to 36.2 miles one way. It's been fun with more than a few close calls and is a good way to stimulate the mind before work. A few months ago, I had an interesting experience involving a CHP motor...

Buster's in Calistoga. I've seen people sweat while heating the hot sauce. https://www.busterssouthernbbq.com/

I plugged a tire on a Jeep Commanche 3 years ago with a Stop and Go mushroom plug. The tire only loses pressure when I check the pressure. FWIW, I picked up a screw in a brand new tire while on my way to Lee Park's TC School a few years ago. One of his instructors used a string type plug and...

MY brother sold computers at a "big box" chain store. Sonys were the most returned computers. They just aren't reliable. Lenovo (IBM) laptops are reliable but pricey. Buy from Costco if you can. Computers have a 90 day return policy. That came in handy when the hard disk on my HP laptop...

I'll see what I can do. I have a configuration class that has decided to hold "work days" on Saturdays and Sundays. :angry2:

Acupuncture. I injured my back 3 years ago, couldn't stand up straight and spent 4 days lying on my back in the living room because the doc couldn't get me in. On the third day, I hobbled to an acupuncturist. A few needles and a 30 minute nap later and I was able to stand upright again. Also...

I've jumped twice - tandem both times, 8 years apart. I would recommend a tandem jump for the first jump. You get the free fall, pics & video. The free fall is intense and I know I would have been sorely disappointed with a static line as my first jump. YMMV. Oh, an my first jump was the...

Twisted Throttle was cheaper than University Motors but, Univ. Motors matched the Twisted price 3 days after I placed my order.

Vista is your first problem. <_< That Mac vs PC commercial with the guy in the black suit asking the PC if he wants to respond, it not an exaggeration. Even if you turn off that feature, it still pops up to tell you it's off. Good idea going with the 4 GB of memory but you may...

I took 3 zip ties and forced them under the grip at 3 locations to relieve some of the friction and pulled them off. Wasn't too difficult.

I went to GP suspensions in January to have my front forks rebuilt (included new springs). I asked about the merits of fork braces. I was told that the FJR has very beefy shocks (something like 48mm?) and there was only one other bike that had beefier OEM shocks (but I forget which bike it...

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I used to do auto insurance claims. About once a month we would have one of our customers hit something lying in the road that fell off of a truck. Often it was a ladder. Most ladders used in construction have the contractor's name stenciled on it to lessen the likely hood of being stolen by...

Is she the only user of the laptop? If she is, the you might need this. If someone else has administrator privileges, that person can log in and change her password for her.

Um...# 25 is Get a Manual, and Read your Manual. <_< :D

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