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I'd add that those intervals are based on an engine that is run on a regular basis; a rider in Florida can likely get out all year and burn any contaminants that are in the oil. Here in Flagstaff, we had 13 feet of snow over the winter and The Toaster is just now getting ready to come out of...

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1120 miles in 21 hrs - Seattle to Vegas. Honda touring screen (since replaced), lowered pegs and an Airhawk on the seat.

I don't see that as a big draw, especially when you can get NOS (new old stock) VFR1200X; shaft drive, bigger motor, similiar set up but less plastic-y looking and under $12k with zero miles if you dig around. Sure it's older tech, but it works and they are already state-side. If I had the...

My bad. You're right. Too much blood in my caffeine stream right now.

Having dealt with harsh cross winds in South Idaho and Nevada, I can tell you that the NC700X isn't the best bike. Wind was hard enough that I got sand inside the stock panniers. You've got me by a bit (6ft, 180lbs), but I doubt that'll make much difference. Probably worth noting will be reach...

Just catching up on this (and your subsequent replacement of the sensors). I've not had the decrease in power downhill, so I suppose that I'm not experiencing the same issue. Thanks for all the info!

Not unless you're tall enough for the phone to reach terminal velocity prior to impact. 8) I'm not an app developer, but from what I understand it will monitor via location-based gps your consistent speed, thereby not triggering due to slowing down for a stop, tipping over if you forget to put...

Follow up - SCENIC is I-Phone only. I'm Android based.

That's exactly what Crashlite claims to do (I've not crashed with it). It apparently senses a rapid deceleration and interprets that as a crash. The sensitivity to that deceleration can be tuned, so if you get a few false alerts from traffic panic stops you can scale it back. I've never heard...

I've found 3 apps that are geared specific to motorcyclists - Rever (now a part of the Revzilla empire); ESR (Eat Sleep Ride) which has a great feature called Crashlight to notify specified contacts if you, well, crash; and Riser, which seems to be mainly European-focused. Anybody else using...

Probably (as Showkey implies) it's due to the small engine. I've not ridden loaded for travel since I got here, so weight isn't the issue. I did go to a larger vStream windshield, so that may be a contributing factor; additionally, I've not been able to source non-ethanol gas since I left the...

I've run into a similar issue with the powerband since relocating from 2000ft elevation to 7000ft; I can run all day in 6th at highway speeds but when I drop down to under 5k ft then try to climb back up I loose power in 6th; dropping to 5th makes up for it and I can get back up to 75+ no...

If you want to get out of the heat and come up to "Green Arizona" (Flagstaff), we have the Overland Expo West coming up on Sept 24-26; if you don't want to deal with the chaos of a show, there is a casual event on Weds the 22nd in Downtown Flagstaff from 6p-8p. Drop a line if you think you might...

The only time I had problems was running West bound on Hwy 84 between Mountain Home and Boise in Idaho - nasty headwinds - I couldn't get much over 75, and I'm under 190lbs and wasn't packed heavy, either. Other than that, the same winds made riding North from Wells, Nevada to Twin Falls, ID a...