Yamaha FJR1300 and Riding Enthusiasts
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Indeed it was.
YIKES!!extrememarine wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 9:38 amIndeed it was.
Same trip - 2007 - Pikes Peak before it was paved all the way up - road closed due to snow just shy of the summit. The ride up was easy; everything was frozen. The ride down was hairy. The sun had thawed the top layer, so there were sections of slimy mud on top of still frozen ground that made for some white knuckle panic moments...
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I have been a long time Partzilla customer but my business is going to Motosport.com. Motosport's web site indicates if the part is actually in stock. Partzilla simply says ships in 3-4 days but it is not accurate - it is just a guess. If you need to talk to someone at Partzilla get ready for a 1 hour wait on the phone. Motosport had better prices on the part I recently bought too by 13% and answered the phone quickly.PhilJet09 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 11:16 pm Local bike shop came through for me (and Partzilla failed miserably) so I was able to rebuild my water pump tonight. Gonna let the ThreeBond 1215 cure for 24 hours, fill the coolant system, do a TBS and leak check. With any luck, I’ll be riding it to Savannah this weekend.
Yep, my experience with them this time around has been terrible. The only reason I ordered from them was because the parts I needed were listed as “in stock”. Some of the other parts did indeed say 2-4 days or even longer, but the stuff I needed actually said “in stock”. 4 days after I placed the order, I checked it’s status on their website only to discovery most of my stuff wouldn’t be available for a couple more days, while a few were going to be at least another week. WTH? As you said, long phone delay, so I used the “live chat” and was able to explain that I really needed all but a couple things I ordered by the 9th, otherwise I’d have to cancel my trip. No problem, we’ll ship your partial order as soon as they come in and get it to you by then. A couple days go by and I get an email update on my order saying that the oil seal and circlip wouldn’t ship until the 12th. Kinda need that oil seal. Tried to call after lunch that day only to get an automated message saying they have stopped taking calls that day due to the “high volume of calls”. Same thing the next day.fontanaman wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 9:30 pmI have been a long time Partzilla customer but my business is going to Motosport.com. Motosport's web site indicates if the part is actually in stock. Partzilla simply says ships in 3-4 days but it is not accurate - it is just a guess. If you need to talk to someone at Partzilla get ready for a 1 hour wait on the phone. Motosport had better prices on the part I recently bought too by 13% and answered the phone quickly.PhilJet09 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 06, 2022 11:16 pm Local bike shop came through for me (and Partzilla failed miserably) so I was able to rebuild my water pump tonight. Gonna let the ThreeBond 1215 cure for 24 hours, fill the coolant system, do a TBS and leak check. With any luck, I’ll be riding it to Savannah this weekend.
As I have mentioned before, I make little notes of the rides you do, hoping to find little gems for the next time I'm out there. Just so you know, after I left Nakusp, I rode through those same canola fields in the Palouse area. There was wheat and barley too, not sure I took any pics, it was a tad windy.fontanaman wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:24 pm Burnt a half tank of gas today just roaming around.
Canola Fields in the Palouse of SE Washington. I was looking to add the FJR but there was no safe place to pull over.
I went up to Steptoe Butte today.
The roads never cease to entertain.
Today I found a road I had never been on before, the Glenn Hollow Road outside of Colton Washington. It was quite fun with ups and downs, twisties and featured pine trees and vegetation not usually found in the wheatfields of the Palouse.
Thanks Ray. Please note I corrected the name of the town. It can be a bit windy here in Spokane. I like the roads out here but wish the pavement was a bit smoother. I need a bike with more compliant suspension, likely something with more suspension travel, to soak up the full range of pavement irregularities. The FJR suspension was working OT yesterday.raYzerman wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:45 amAs I have mentioned before, I make little notes of the rides you do, hoping to find little gems for the next time I'm out there. Just so you know, after I left Nakusp, I rode through those same canola fields in the Palouse area. There was wheat and barley too, not sure I took any pics, it was a tad windy.fontanaman wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:24 pm Burnt a half tank of gas today just roaming around.
Canola Fields in the Palouse of SE Washington. I was looking to add the FJR but there was no safe place to pull over.
I went up to Steptoe Butte today.
The roads never cease to entertain.
Today I found a road I had never been on before, the Glenn Hollow Road outside of C̶o̶l̶t̶o̶n̶ Colfax Washington. It was quite fun with ups and downs, twisties and featured pine trees and vegetation not usually found in the wheatfields of the Palouse.
Rode the hell out it.wheatonFJR wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:58 pm Turned it into launch position for a ride tomorrow with 2 excons from VA, and other degenerates from SC and GA. We will dodge rain and HDs in WNC and TN. Leaving at 0'Dark-thirty.
I have a solution for you Jim - but Wheaton won't like it, JSNSfontanaman wrote: ↑Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:08 pm I like the roads out here but wish the pavement was a bit smoother. I need a bike with more compliant suspension, likely something with more suspension travel, to soak up the full range of pavement irregularities. The FJR suspension was working OT yesterday.
