I try to never use them, actually. I find the animated ones especially make posts harder to read. I'm an administrator on a TV related web site and we don't even allow them (or signatures for that matter). If you have to read every post in every thread to moderate, those get pretty hard...
FZ6inNH, you could also check out the new EMS store in North Conway, I've always thought they provide great advice and service there. I do quite a bit of backpacking and I've had good luck with Eureka tents, and they are typically not all that expensive. But as a general rule, the smaller...
I have to agree, the Puig windscreen made a HUGE difference in the comfort level riding anything over 80km/h. Much less buffeting, and it also seems to direct the air sideways more as well, since I don't feel like someone is pushing back on my shoulders all the time.
Re: Northeast FZ6 Meet - Interested?
Wow, I would love to go on that and I will actually be in the area that weekend, however I'll be volunteering with the AMC up at Madison Hut in the Northern Presidentials. I'll keep an ear out for the buzz of those FZ6's as they pass Appalachia on Rte 2...
My nephew had a 919 and I drove it a little. Not a bad bike, but I thought it had a fairly heavy feel to it (actual weight and steering) although that was when I was first starting riding so maybe I would feel differently now. I did notice that at lower speeds it had enough vibration that the...