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Last post by bill lumberg
Sun Mar 09, 2025 6:26 pm
Where is the “Off Topic” area?
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extrememarine »
Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:47 pm
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Where is the “Off Topic” area?
Updated 12/28/24.
You might be wondering where the “off topic” area is and more importantly, where the TGIF thread...
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Thank you - link updated!
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Where is the “Off Topic” area?
You might be wondering where the “off topic” area is and more importantly,...
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Last post by extrememarine
Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:43 am
YFO and Rueben Run 10
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dcarver »
Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:40 pm
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First big ride in over a Covid related year, last on Big Bear with Barries Boyz, but it wasn't really a 'big' ride. Decided to spent fewer daily...
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Keely and Adrian must have had the time of their lives! I hope she burned every moment into her memory. She was such a delight, especially given that...
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Last post by CraigRegs
Sat Sep 11, 2021 2:39 pm
Wisconsin and the U.P., eh...
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extrememarine »
Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:01 pm
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“ This is not a safe place.” – July 2021 at some restaurant in Wisconsin.
Any ride- good or bad - begins as an idea or conversation. This one is no...
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Nice report, eh?
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Last post by wheatonFJR
Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:10 am
Chasing the Big Boy with the Old Man
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Hppants »
Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:01 pm
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Chasing the Big Boy with the Old Man
My Dad is the greatest man I will ever know. I’m sure nearly all of you feel the same way about your fathers,...
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Boy, your son looks just like you!
My Dad is about to be 84 and he has that same love of trains. I think it's bigger than trains. If it's big and...
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Last post by Festus
Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:11 pm
Red Lodge Better Late Than Never
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1911 »
Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:51 am
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First, the disclaimer:
Warning: amateur swill ahead
Travel accounts from professional journalists, specifically professional moto-journalists don’t...
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I enjoyed this report immensely. The photos and food porn would have been more than enough. But I'm really appreciative that you took the time to...
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Last post by gixxerjasen
Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:58 pm
CBX Ride
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dcarver »
Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:12 am
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Sorry for redirect..
But the first ride after refurbishing an 1982 Honda CBX 6 cylinder...
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I clicked on the link early this morning. Just now I received a text from our IT dept that said Candy Butt ?? . I described to him what it was, he...
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Last post by D-Eagle
Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:38 am
The Dilemma of the Climb
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Hppants »
Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:01 am
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Sometimes you get direction when you least expect it.
As I ride in the heavy humid morning air, I’ve got some things on my mind today. Most...
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I understand. At some point we all understand. This time last year, I was riding, but joyless, feeling empty. Told Louanne many times that I was...
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Last post by wheatonFJR
Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:00 pm
Deal's Gap (6/11/21 - 6/13/21)
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DesignFlaw06 »
Wed Jun 30, 2021 2:15 pm
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I usually plan a rally for the guys over at Nighthawk-Forums.com. It's a forum I helped start and still run. It's been plenty of years since I've...
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Great report, Tim. As you know, I attended the first 4 or 5 Nighthawk rallies, all at Deals Gap. We had some wonderful times, I seeing your report...
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Last post by Hppants
Tue Jul 13, 2021 1:12 pm
Another CBX Ride
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dcarver »
Tue Jul 06, 2021 4:49 pm
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Yeah, I know, it's not an FJR RR... but what the hell, this old CBX makes me just freaking grin...
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Alternator working?
For now, I quit on the aftermarket 'kit' and am running OEM which works just fine.. just doesn't have adequate juice for heated...
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Last post by dcarver
Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:29 pm
A week at the "Geezerfest" 2021 BMW MOA Rally Great Falls MT
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bigjohnsd »
Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:07 am
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I'd never been to a BMW Rally so I decided to try one on for size.
The event was supposed to happen in 2020 but we all know how that worked out....
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Followed a couple ADV threads on the rally. Hadn't ever paid much attention to it. Thanks for filling in the gaps BigJohn...nice turnout for the...
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Last post by escapefjrtist
Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:59 pm
Beartooth Sled Art
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1911 »
Wed Jun 09, 2021 12:42 am
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21 days. 7,536 miles. 3 trailer wheel bearing failures. 1 trailer flat tire. 1 Utah sandstorm. One air raid and/or tornado and/or stop fishing siren....
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Went by all those places yesterday, most of that snow is gone. In fact, of the 5 ones I have been up there, this visit had the least amount of snow I...
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Last post by Cav47
Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:46 pm
Pre-Running a REVZILLA ADVFest Big Bike Route :)
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bigjohnsd »
Sun Jun 06, 2021 4:53 pm
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Revzilla is hosting an AdventureFest at the world-famous Buffalo Chip in mid-July.
I was asked to pre-run a route from their proposed rides to see...
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Nice video. Looks like wrong tires for the ride. A few more and deeper knobbies would have help a bunch.
We intentionally wanted to try this with...
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Last post by bigjohnsd
Mon Jun 07, 2021 3:29 pm
Ridgeline Retrieval- Day 2 The long way home
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bigjohnsd »
Mon May 17, 2021 8:09 pm
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Check out Ridgeline Retrieval - Day One - Spearfish to Laramie
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Never seen anyone have to take their motorcycle to pick up their wrecked truck and trailer :) Usually works the other way around. Glad it wasn't the...
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Last post by Festus
Sun May 23, 2021 10:23 am
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Last post by Niehart
Wed May 12, 2021 10:07 pm
May Day Ride - a serendipitous adventure! - Link Fixed
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bigjohnsd »
Sat May 01, 2021 9:38 pm
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I left the house this morning having absolutely no idea where I intended to go.
I thought about making my Bighorns Loop but with weax coming from the...
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Nice John. Yeah very dry hear in Washington State. Hills that usually green up on the spring are late June brown. I want to get my dual sport riding...
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Last post by fontanaman
Wed May 12, 2021 12:25 pm
Familiar Favorites
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Cav47 »
Sun May 02, 2021 10:30 pm
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Went out for a little jaunt. My normal loop was just perfect with this south gale we have had the last 2 days. The biggest sensory input was from the...
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Last post by Cav47
Sun May 02, 2021 10:34 pm
A late April Jaunt to SW South Dakota
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bigjohnsd »
Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:12 pm
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Late April is one of the best times to ride in the Black Hills.
Tourists haven't arrived, roads have mostly been cleared of sand.
Today was no...
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I want to be like Tyler and take pix on the fly with one hand.
Yea, but that's also like Redfish, and who want's to be like him?
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Last post by gixxerjasen
Wed Apr 28, 2021 11:19 pm
An early Spring Run to the South West
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bigjohnsd »
Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:11 pm
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Freya all loaded Saturday night, all I had to do was back the Ridgeline up to the trailer in the garage and hook up. On the road at 0545, next stop...
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Jeff Bezos sent me this nice video of my trip.
Click on the link, the arrow in the photo doesn't work here.
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Last post by bigjohnsd
Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:28 pm
Sunshine On My Shoulders...
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FJRfarrier »
Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:39 pm
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Sunshine On My Shoulders
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FJR FWG 2.0 with my DRZ
Wednesday, March 3rd.
Time to leave Ohio!! Packed up the night before, so I can...
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Real fine report Juli.
Riding, friends, family, food and horses you know.
Perfecto!
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Last post by Bugnatr
Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:48 pm
@#$k a buncha winter!
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spklbuk »
Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:55 pm
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Channeling non-summer this afternoon.
I tried to find the process exhilarating but I met with limited success. The wind changed at least 487,003.5...
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Atta boy! Not sure why Ms. Annette keeps you around but she must like ya at least a little.
Are those the trees that made mince meat of your deer...
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Last post by spklbuk
Sun Feb 28, 2021 6:22 pm
WheatonFJR's Epic 2011 Ride to Kali
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dcarver »
Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:45 pm
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Saw in another thread that ol' Wheatie lost his epic RR due to PB and FjrForum ban. Thought I'd add a bean to the karma jar and help ol Wheatie out.....
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Tom, thank you for your post. Your giving Karl and me a tour on our last day in Kali was a great gift. I really don't know where Karl is these days,...
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Last post by wheatonFJR
Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:06 pm
Dougie Bear Ride
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dcarver »
Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:45 pm
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A fun 300+ riding with da 'Bear!
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Penny bar, check.
58, check.
I have seen a few of those sites before...while Carver was buried in a Nookie plant.
Did you go in the Penny Bar? We...
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Last post by wheatonFJR
Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:12 pm
Summer 2020 ride..
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CollingsBob »
Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:35 am
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We do have a couple of kinda twisty roads in Manitoba...
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Redditt Road is about 3.0hrs away from my house in NorthWest Ontario...
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Last post by CollingsBob
Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:06 am
Arroyo Seco
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dcarver »
Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:08 pm
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Last Saturday ride to Arroyo Seco.. turned out pretty good.. a bit cool, heated gear = nice. KrZy8 ran great with Naomi's gas tank and fuel pump....
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Thanks for the ride-along DC. Where were the semi-wet roads you spoke of? Cali humor?! ;-)
~G
In areas, it was frog-strangler wet ~G. I mean, we...
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Last post by dcarver
Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:45 pm
2021-01-06 KZ1300 runs perfect and...
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dcarver »
Wed Jan 06, 2021 11:00 pm
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I can't say the rest of what happened today in our capital...
So let's stick to a 42 year old KZ1300 ride, ok?
I know most don't 'Get This.'
And...
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It does not matter which bike... stators and regulators have the same circuitry as wired into the bike. The mofset type is a huge upgrade over the...
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Last post by raYzerman
Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:59 am
POS 40 year old motobikes
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dcarver »
Sat Jan 09, 2021 11:40 pm
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Local ride to day on the CBX when BAM high idle syndrome starts! LOL.
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What's strange about those 40 year old motorbikes is how badly they perform compared to today's bikes.
My nephew completely rebuilt a '72 CB 750...
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Fri Jan 15, 2021 8:53 am
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