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Wishing you all peace and joy this holiday season. Enjoy your time with those you love - and hopefully you find some empty twisty roads.

I sold a set of OGIO soft bags to member Bryancraftyhands. I got these bags as part of bike purchase - uninstalled from the bike. All of the six parts that are shown in the installation guide were included in the sale, but Bryan is having difficulty installing these on his bike (S1). Does...

This engine is off a well documented bike with 77k miles. From the documentation it hasn’t been run in over 10 years. It is a complete engine with throttle bodies, fuel injectors and all sensors. It was advertised as “ran when removed” but I can’t prove that so consider it a parts engine or a...

This is a used pair of OGIO soft saddle bags with complete mounting hardware, brackets and instructions. This kit is specifically for the S1 FZ6. Condition is good, they are a little UV faded. Price is $100 shipped in the US

I have a complete front fairing assembly that includes all hardware and brackets, turn signals, mirrors, harness, inner fairing and headlight assembly. I will not part out, you must take it all. Condition as in the photos. Windscreen isn’t pretty, but not cracked. $325 plus shipping. It's all...

A few months back member EastcoastRN (Marc) noted that he had a project bike that he had not ridden in some time and being a new Dad he really didn’t have time to get the bike in sellable condition. Today I took a ride to Marc’s house with an empty trailer, and returned home with a full one...

I have an SAE battery connector which allows for convenient charging and maintaining. It also allows me to plug in a Battery Tender 12v to 5v DC to DC USB adapter. I accidentally left this little contraption attached to my bike, and in a matter of a few weeks it drained my battery. While it’s an...

I love my garage. It’s where I am relaxed. It’s where I’m creative. Problems are identified and corrected. Time stands still…yet there’s never enough of it. As much as I love riding motorcycles, I truly enjoy caring for them. I’m helping a friend bring a 1980 Moto Guzzi back to life. For the...

I've gotten kind of addicted to FB Marketplace. Since October I check it a few times a day, restricting my searches to bikes below $2,000, newest first. I save bikes that look interesting and if I notice a price drop I reach out to the owner; figuring that I have a motivated seller. 9 out of 10...

Insurance Just typing the word makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit. Here's a quick background before I get to my question. My homeowners and automobile insurance is with Allstate and has been for many (many) years. So has my motorcycle insurance. I've never owned a new, or even...

I saw this photo today on YouTube. In the safety study that was conducted over two days, 811 motorcycles were observed in this corner. Only 5% of motorcyclists were far enough to the right to avoid hitting the ghost bus. This is a reminder that on the street it is most important to see THROUGH...

You can't have too many projects...all at the same time no less. But this one might benefit or inspire some of you. I have brought a lot of motorcycles back from the dead over the years. Without a doubt, the most labor intensive part of these restorations is the cleaning & restoration of metal...

About a month ago I read an article on RevZilla Common Thread by Andy Greaser about bringing an EX-500 back to life for the purpose of riding it at something called the Reliability Rally. The Reliability Rally is a weekend event of people who have spent less than $1,000 on their bikes. The...

I was out riding with a friend who recently got into riding. He got a great deal on a lightly used Triumph 675 Street Triple. It has all of the usual aftermarket upgrades and the exhaust sounds like music. I took him out on one of my favorite 70 mile loops of nothing but twisty backroads. At...

I’ve been a fan of Dunlop’s Qualifier series for a long time. Last March I put a set of Dunlop Q3+ on my FZ6 and I thought I’d give my impressions of them. The Q3+ is actually a very different tire than the Q3. It looks the same, but there are enough changes and differences that the + is a...

My FZ6 turns sweet 16 this year. And so do the OEM brake lines. Time for a replacement/upgrade. I went back and forth (for many months) on which brand to get. As luck would have it, my DRZ turns 18 this year and it too has is original from-the-factory brake lines. So the DRZ got CoreMoto lines...

Just before Christmas one of the moto vlogers that I follow posted about her experience with some inexpensive heated gear; specifically battery powered gloves, socks and a vest. I have zero interest in riding in the winter (because of sand and salt on the road, not to mention ice), but every...

This subject comes up a lot on the forum....too often. And yet, I'm going to add another thread to the topic. By way of background I have naked conversion with dual 4" round lights on the front of my bike. Both my high and low beams are on all of the time (including the high beam indicator). I...

I like things my way, and I've built a lot of cool things in my life including an airplane (an RV6), a few cars, a few houses...and of course motorcycles. For the last 10 years or so I've pretty much have stuck to motorcycles because they are my first love (been riding since I was 9) and they...

...Happy Valentines Day. Warm weather is just around the corner.