Recent content by Mr. BR

Yes, you can take apart the switch pod... the horn button is just a single contact spring loaded assembly. I took mine apart just to clean out 10+ yrs of dirt and dust even tho' it was working fine. Regards, Mr. BR

Saturday solo breakfast ride from San Jose to Boulder Creek in the Santa Cruz Mtns... took the long way through Big Basin and the picture is looking West torwards the park. Still plenty of burn evidence from the Sept. 2020 CZU fire (lightning strike) that devastated the area (500+ homes). It's...

Welcome Aboard! I'm down in San Jose but still have family in Auburn... just down the road from you. Regards, Mr. BR

New Rear tire.... another Shinko 705. I got about 5800 miles on the old one and it was almost to the wear-bars. The front looks barely worn at the same miles so I just replaced the rear (I usually replace in pairs). Thought about the Dunlop Trailmax but couldn't live with $500 for the pair...

Congrats on the apparent fix and no dumpster needed . My well maintained ’05 FJR1300 would occasionally crank but not fire when warm but would always start at the 2nd or 3rd attempt (not the odo-clock reset issue for you fellow owners). But at 20 yrs old, I felt it was due for a few un-common...

I found this out the hard way on my '12 model after my valve check! Had one of the coil plugs inserted into the Throttle Body.... seems obvious now but it took me a bit to figure out the problem (no start, error code etc). Sheesh! Mr. BR

Had Monday off so I took a quick trip up to Mount Umunhum which is 3500' above San Jose.... (picture is looking to the North-East). The 85' tall "cube" is a former US Air Force radar station that operated from 1958 to 1980... it was opened to the public after a massive clean up a few years ago...

Not exactly food p*rn but as someone who needs to watch his intake, I do have to say “no” occasionally to the yummy items you guys have pictured above. Here’s a recent shot at my favorite local café in the Santa Cruz, CA area. Bike included for a little extra credibility . I have sampled the...

Spotted this morning... yellow ST headed South on Hwy 17 towards Santa Cruz, ,CA at ~9am. I was North bound heading back to San Jose after having breakfast in Felton. This is rare for me... I know there are other owners here in the South Bay but I never see them ;-) . Safe ride, Amigo! Mr. BR

I had my pump out last year and I don't remember having too much trouble with those bolts.... access is a little tight but I believe I used a normal hex/allen wrench. I did not remove the muffler or the rear wheel or the entire rear fender plastic/tray. Mr. BR

Treeman, I've got the Ali-Exp unit on my '12.... no issues getting tire off and I've had mine for a least a year and I ride mostly on the street. Only issue I had was a misaligned hole during install which was easily fixed. Mr. BR

Sounds like the same issue I had... and I almost ordered a set of used TBs from ebay before I figured it out!!! I simply had things plugged in wrong (yellow item goes to the TBs). Mr. BR

New levers for my '12... seemingly very nice quality for just $40 through Amazon (Description: ESPEEDMTC For YAMAHA Super TENERE 1200). I was looking to add a little color to the bike and I've had a similar pair on my FJR for many years and these fold + adjust for length. Regards, Mr. BR

Welcome aboard from San Jose! Mr. BR

Hey Bill! I know your name from the FJR forums... I've got an '05 FJR (10 yrs) and a '12 Super Ten (2 yrs). Nice to have a choice for my wkend rides. The real experts will chime in here but for the GEN1 bikes ('12, '13): maint records, valve check, upgraded CCT, ABS working? These GEN1 bikes...