What did you do to your FJR today?

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Put some RTV in the Bigfoot recess, install, put bike on side stand so Bigfoot is at correct angle evermore, clean up squeeze-out. No more rattle, no more falling off. Loctite on screws.
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Wheeled it into the sunlight.

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bungie4 wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 3:50 pm Wheeled it into the sunlight.

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Stared at it in the shop while I spend a few hours working on lawn equipment. Hot out in the sun.
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Rode it home from Marietta. ..
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Rode over the pass to meet up with some friends of friends to deliver their ammo for Front Sight class they are taking.

Explanation: we live about 20 minutes from the facility and we have a local supplier in town with excellent prices on ammo. We are happy to pick up ammo orders for out of towners and they can pick it up from us if staying in town or we can meet them over the mountain if staying in Vegas.

I had my second born on my wife's Majesty scooter so she could get some more highway time and my 7 year old son on the back of my FJR.

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raYzerman wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 4:26 pm Stared at it in the shop while I spend a few hours working on lawn equipment. Hot out in the sun.
I actually RODE the damn thing...!!

'Went out for an hour to shake the cobwebs off.... 'Should have ripped past Ray's and tossed a rotten tomato at him... :mrgreen:
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Rode to work. I think we may have 3 days strait without rain. I'm praying for 4 days.
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czimmer wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 5:59 pm Rode over the pass to meet up with some friends of friends to deliver their ammo for Front Sight class they are taking.

Explanation: we live about 20 minutes from the facility and we have a local supplier in town with excellent prices on ammo. We are happy to pick up ammo orders for out of towners and they can pick it up from us if staying in town or we can meet them over the mountain if staying in Vegas.

I had my second born on my wife's Majesty scooter so she could get some more highway time and my 7 year old son on the back of my FJR.

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No.

You are recognized by the group for posting an excellent family pic and you do get extra points for the super cool Captain America helmet.

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I'd love to hear more about the Majesty scooter. I've kind of developed a thing for larger frame scooters.

Yesterday, I rode my FJR for the first time in a month. For the first time in the 10 years since my return to motorcycling, for reasons beyond my control, I went a full calendar month without riding my motorcycle. I must admit, the cobwebs were a smidge thicker than I expected and I quickly made it clear to my riding buddies that for this ride, I would be in the sweep position. When you are not feeling it, it helps to follow people who ride well and you trust. We left intending to only ride a couple of hours, but it ended up being 350 miles and nearly all day. We took it in BIG chunks - a couple of stints of over 100 miles. It was a truly GREAT ride.

If you're ever contemplating the risk v/s reward thing of riding, take a month off. If the joy doesn't return within the first 10 miles, then sell the bike. I'm convinced of this now. And BTW - my bike is most assuredly NOT for sale.

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czimmer wrote: Sun May 05, 2019 5:59 pm Rode over the pass to meet up with some friends of friends to deliver their ammo...
I went to the Kittery ME Trading Post with a friend (on our bikes) who bought one hundred 8 GA black power blanks for his signaling cannon. We discussed the size of the crater he would make if he had an accident on the way home.
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I rode it to work. Again. 66F/19C for the morning ride. Almost had to turn on the grip heaters!

I am really wanting to ride one of my motorcycles somewhere besides to work and back.
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Redfish wrote: Mon May 06, 2019 8:47 am I am really wanting to ride one of my motorcycles somewhere besides to work and back.
EOM in the fall with a side trip to Travelers Rest, SC??
Guest bedrooms are presently unspoken for during that time frame...before, or after.
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wheatonFJR wrote: Mon May 06, 2019 8:52 am
Redfish wrote: Mon May 06, 2019 8:47 am I am really wanting to ride one of my motorcycles somewhere besides to work and back.
EOM in the fall with a side trip to Travelers Rest, SC??
Guest bedrooms are presently unspoken for during that time frame...before, or after.
Do you mean the foam pad spread out in the tiny screened-in porch on the double-wide?
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raYzerman wrote: Mon May 06, 2019 11:42 am
wheatonFJR wrote: Mon May 06, 2019 8:52 am
Redfish wrote: Mon May 06, 2019 8:47 am I am really wanting to ride one of my motorcycles somewhere besides to work and back.
EOM in the fall with a side trip to Travelers Rest, SC??
Guest bedrooms are presently unspoken for during that time frame...before, or after.
Do you mean the foam pad spread out in the tiny screened-in porch on the double-wide?
No, I was saving that for any Canuckians. And Yes, we have the "Marty Room" - loft in the shed...if you like sleeping with the creepy crawlies with the front row perch to watching little poodles getting snatched up by coyotes.
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Rode it to work. In keeping with several posts above, my FJR commute is mental therapy. Sometimes it's also the only time I get to spend outdoors.
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I did a 42,000 mile service which is a 6,000 mile service.
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Hppants wrote:I'd love to hear more about the Majesty scooter. I've kind of developed a thing for larger frame scooters.
The Majesty is actually quite a machine. Very simple to work on and, as I found out, rather forgiving of the prior owner's lack of maintenance. You can fit an incredible amount of stuff under the seat, easily cruise at 80-90mph with throttle left all while getting about 55 mpg. Everyone loves to ride it and the fact that you don't have to shift is nice especially in traffic.

Downsides? The main one is if you are used to passing vehicles with ease (such as I am on the FJR) then you will quickly miss being able to downshift with the Majesty. Other than that, not much. It handles the twisty bits on the road very well, too.

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Rode the dragon and back.
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^^^^ ... on a Tuesday? You retired already?
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