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I would concur that the battery is the likely suspect, however there is another possible culprit. If you have a dead short somewhere on an un-fused line that is intermittently making contact, that could produce the symptoms you are describing. The wire would occasionally make contact and draw...

+1 on the Tilt. For anything less than a few days, I don't mess around with the previously mentioned Thinkpad. It fits perfectly into the little pouch on the front of the Recon9 tankbag. These newer smartphones are capable enough to replace all but a few of my laptop's functions. You can...

I have both a Givi and the stock racks. Looking at them, it looks like if you are willing to drill on your stock rack, a few well-placed holes would allow you to mount the Givi baseplate to the stock rack. The exact details will depend on which Givi case you are talking about, and thus which...

How well it works will be partially dependant on the laptop. I took my Thinkpad on a ride of about 2000 miles. It was jammed bare into a sidecase, and it came out fine. So, its a toss of the dice, though I would bet that total distance, vibration, and temperature all play a part. Now, I...

Well, with Disney's budget, they probably got them the same way you got yours. Wander on down to the dealer and buy them. Of course, they probably discarded all the "packaging", such as faring, frame, wheels, etc... (Well, it IS friday...)

Mine has acted similarly on more than one occasion. I am pretty sure that at least in my case the problem may be stripped gears within the tach assembly. It seems to behave similarly to a stripped starter ring gear. When the bike is jolted, such as by braking, the tach will pick up and begin...

Paypal sent for my two.

On my '05, in town if I'm behaving myself I get about 45. If not, it's closer 40. On the highway, I about 50 mpg. From what I have read here, the folks on the newer versions get about 10 mpg more than that. As with all motorcycles, your mileage is directly controlled by your right hand.

To all of you with the Escort 8500, how did you mount yours to the bike? I've got mine stuck to the front brake reservoir with heavy duty velcro, but something more secure would probably be a good idea.

When that happened to me, the culprit turned out to be the battery. It had gotten to the point that would no longer hold a solid charge overnight. When I started the bike, it would draw enough current from the ailing battery to cause the clock to reset. A new battery fixed it right up. Note...

About what time would this whole crazyness be starting? I'm a couple of hours north of the designated start point, so when this parade starts and finishes will be a major factor for me.

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I've been thinking about doing a ride-in with BMS for a while now. Do you have any suggestions? About how long was the lead time? Any options you suggest going in for?

Well, I said I'd post how the Power Commander affected my bike's behavior. Well I got it installed today, and took it for a spin. Accelerating out of the garage, the bike began missing and shuddering just like old times. No affect. However, once it got over it's little fit, things were good...

I have the Recon 19. It's a great bag, fits the FJR perfectly, and has just the right number of pockets. Get one, and you won't regret it.

I'm in for two.

I have had similar problems on my '05 with 40k miles. I have fairly severe idle fluctuations, on the order of 100 rpm. Then, when leaving idle, I occasionally get an incredibly rough ramp-up. In those situations, if not carefully babied along, the engine will stall. After about a mile, it...

When I did my '05, I too had the same concerns. I fiddled around with the recommended resistor, but got nowhere. I ended up using a piece of stranded core 16ga wire, stripped back about an inch. Stick the ends into the socket, snap the little retaining bar back in place, and plug it in. The...

I am indeed referring to the Cloudcroft area. And if you wander further back into the mountains towards Magdalena there are yet more fun roads. It's a generally great place to ride. And I've often thought it would be fun to drive up to SunSpot just for the view out over the basin. I left New...

I'm in for an '05. I've been considering a G2 throttle tube, but reports seem to indicate that it only helps with the throttle response. Hopefully this will do a better job and save me the $ on the G2.