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swfarrar
25 posts recovered 3 threads started First seen 28 Sep 2011 Last seen 11 Feb 2016
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All 25- Panniers Something I meant to add in my previous post - As marriedman said, the bag liners are for getting your gear to your hotel room or campsite without have to take off the side cases. Another very good reason to have them…
- Panniers The OEM bags do look tidier and don't require installation of side racks but the Givis are of equal quality to the Honda bags. In fact Givi was making the bags for Honda at the time I bought mine. I commuted with my…
- Nervous About Taking A Long Trip All good advice here and I won't expand on that except to say that you shouldn't take a flashlight, take a headlamp. Most of the things you'd need a flashlight for on a bike trip take two hands and unless you're…
- Hello From The Rainy Pnw I just moved away from 15+ years of daily commuting and touring out of Seattle. Here are a few things I found essential to comfortable riding: - Heated grips make a dramatic difference in your comfort and let you wear…
- "packing The Essentials" List One of my skiing buddies calls advil (ibuprofen), "Old man candy."
- "packing The Essentials" List All good information so far and I would add a few suggestions. - Carrying a flashlight is good but what you really want is an LED headlamp. A lot of things you might be doing in the dark, unpacking or packing the bike,…
- Laminar Lip Feed Back/replacement Mirrors? The EMGO brand of aftermarket mirrors are very well made, not too expensive and indistinguishable from stock mirrors. They make mirrors for almost every bike out there so be sure you're getting the one for the 6th gen…
- Well Nuts Thanks for the tip and please report back on how well they work. Several years ago I bought some aftermarket well nuts online and while the thread was correct the rubber body was just a tiny bit smaller diameter than…
- La Conner Not Friendly To Motorcyclists--My Weekend Adventure I'm completely sympathetic about the harassment issue but it may not be completely a revenue issue. Anacortes had become a total cluster-fuck on weekends, not from the occasional VFR but from huge groups of Harleys that…
- Gps Mount / Device Mount On The Viffr I have Convertibars on my 2004 and there wasn't a place to put a handlebar mount so I went with a RAM ball that bolts to the top of the clutch fluid reservoir. It comes with longer bolts and spacers and taking off the…
- Basic Tools To Carry I agree with the idea of carrying a small compressor. I've had the basic kit from http://motopumps.com/ for awhile and have been very happy with it. I ordered it with an SAE connector rather than the cigarette lighter…
- What's this weird noise? Yeah, I did the reverse move - Austin to Seattle - 25 years ago and still spend a lot of time in Austin so I know what I'm getting into - heat, humidity, mosquitoes, fire ants, rattlesnakes, hail, tornadoes - all that…
- What's this weird noise? Thanks, spud786. It's definitely not a thump when I open and close the throttle. I'm going to change the oil as soon as I'm back on my feet from some back surgery and see if that helps. I'll be moving to Austin in…
- What's this weird noise? Phantom2- It doesn't seem to be RPM-dependent. The sound seems as if it stays the same speed regardless of the RPM, but then I can't hear it any longer when the engine noise gets louder.
- What's this weird noise? Thanks for your help, everyone, sound like there's an oil change in my future.
- What's this weird noise? This problem is a little difficult to describe because I can't establish a completely consistent pattern to it. I have a 2004 ABS with about 25K miles on it. When I start the bike when the engine is cold it sounds…
- Mechanic in Seattle? Thanks, Duc2V4. I've used Yelp for a lot of things but hadn't thought about trying it for VFR service. Yelp did come up with a pretty well recommended mechanic for general motorcycle service but he's also a very long…
- Mechanic in Seattle? [image: View Post]VictorFoxtrotRomeo, on 19 June 2012 - 02:42 PM, said: I've used Everett Powersports and have been happy with their work, when I called Ride Motorsports in Woodenville, they couldn't quote for time for…
- Mechanic in Seattle? I have a 2004 ABS and it's due for the 24K mile service. My only experience with the one Honda dealer who is within reasonable distance of me wasn't good and I'm wondering if anyone can recommend either an independent…
- Washington / B.C. summer trip I can't help much with advice about planning camp sites, one of the other people in the group did all the research. I'm meeting her later this week and will ask if she has any tips. We were riding on Canada Day weekend…
- Grips and Bar ends I've tried half a dozen grips over my last four bikes and the BMWs are my favorites. They're thinner at the inside end and flare out toward the other end which makes for a very natural feeling and secure grip. They're…
- Which heated grips for VFR? I've put Dual-Star heated grips on three bikes and been extremely happy with them with a fairing-mounted Hi-Lo rocker switch. The heat output for the clutch and throttle sides is different to compensate for the fact…
- Washington / B.C. summer trip [image: She can fly.jpg] Just getting around to posting links to this incredible trip a group of seven friends on six bikes took across northern Washington state and southern British Columbia the last weekend of July,…
- New member Looking into lighter bike. Welcome. I traded 'down' from an ST1100 to an '04 VFR800 when I turned 65, precisely because of the weight issue. I loved the ST at anything above 3 mph but got tired of worrying about pushing it around in a parking lot…
- Changing the Instrument panel bulbs to LED's I don't have any experience with installing LED's on bikes but can offer one suggestion that might come in handy if they're too bright, which happens often when I'm dealing with audio equipment, especially with the blue…
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