What did you do with your Yamaha today?
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ChucksKLRST
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Not a thing, but I did do the 12000 mile service on my Kawasaki Versys while the FJR just stood there and watched. I did get to take the Big Versys out for short ride today.
st1300doug
NOTHING! Started it...looked at it...then turned it off. 37 degrees outside!!!
Got radiator guards to install tomorrow before riding.
lddave
been there
Bought rear brake pads yesterday probably install them today .
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Heated gear is your(my) friend.....I rode some the great SE Missouri roads yesterday. My Yamaha Tracer 900 GT loves the brisk weather
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That's still good riding weather. If your Yamaha can't handle 37F, then try a BMW. Thursday, it was 32F and a very enjoyable ride.
Chris
st1300doug
Bahaha......bike can handle those temps. But....not me. 50 degrees is my starting low. Not gonna BUY all that heated stuff. I OWN a SUV w/a heater. ;-)That's still good riding weather. If your Yamaha can't handle 37F, then try a BMW. Thursday, it was 32F and a very enjoyable ride.
Chris
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33 degrees for this mornings ride on the FJR. Beautiful with the sun coming up and a hard frost on the ground.
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Once you buy a heated jacket liner and gloves you will wonder why you wasted a lot of the best riding time. I ride in the St Louis winter 20 degree temps all winter as long as the roads are clear. No battery tender needed.That's still good riding weather. If your Yamaha can't handle 37F, then try a BMW. Thursday, it was 32F and a very enjoyable ride.
Chris
With my Yamaha, I punched the crap out of a tree that offended me.
Looks like the tree won. It's still standing, and you're walking away.
Hope all is well.
Hope all is well.
I ping ponged off that tree into the one on the left and somewhere in the fall wrenched my left hip. Feels a lot better much ice and ibuprofen later. I'd like to ride tomorrow, too, but I bet the leg is stiff AF in the morning.
I patted it's tank and told it I would give a ride tomorrow when it's warmer.
st1300doug
NO loss to me. Warm in SUV......safe from elements......and feeling fine! Ahhhhh........Your loss.
It's like riding in the rain. Dress for it, and it can be wonderful.
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Gave the Yamaha ST an oil change and rear end oil change, now about to hit the road with it. 
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Just got home. 373 miles on the FJR through the wilds of New Mexico. Great day with almost no wind. A rarity around here. Visited Yates NM for the first time. It ain't much.
I bought some heated gear bits I'm very happy with. One of those bits is a mug warmer on the kitchen counter for my hot chocolate when the thermometer reads 50º. Put my feet up and read a book. Pass the marshmallows please.