Recent content by HeliMark

I am happy for now, and what I am doing, but not sure I would say I gave up anything. Both are good for the weight class they are in, and are pretty similar in that they are in the middle of the "pack". Do everything well, but not great on any one thing. Here is a pic of mine in the wild to wet...

Calling @moto.monk

How the heck is a 2014 like that sooo clean and purty. Enjoy it, 21K miles ain't nothing.

Congrats on your purchase. I bought a Rally Pro in May, and currently have 9K miles on it. You can read some of my impressions in this previous thread: https://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?threads/2020-triumph-900-rally-pro.28202/ At a little over 9K miles on it, I do have to say it has...

I have been watching all the stuff in California. They can not support what they have now, and what infrastructure they currently have is old and frail. A fair amount of electricity comes from out of state, so as other states require more, the availability will be less. I recall reading several...

It is still illegal to gut the exhaust system per the feds. The EPA has been going after the companies doing it, ask the "diesel brothers" from that show, they got their we-we wacked by the feds. Funny enough, it is still okay to do it in Canada apparently. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

The 6.0 was one of the worst, and Ford ignored the problem. I am surprised you made it with that many miles. It's a great motor if you bullet proof it, dumping $5-6K for that, but even that is no guarantee. Buddy of mine put close to $10K into his before giving up. Sent from my Pixel 3 using...

Couple of others will jump in, but it has a governor to limit it to 125 mph, and I believe a slightly different electrical system. Different switches to accommodate for the siren/lights switches. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

Have one, and they are great pullers, but what the heck with the defueling on shifts. The Aisin is basically a Allison, and is suppose to be able to handle all the torque. Yes, my first RAM, and frustrating without doing mods to correct. Maybe if I put one of those big "C" stickers in the rear...

I just looked online. Lots of new 2017 LE models for sale. Like Honda threw out whatever they had left in the warehouse.

There is a lot of tech Yamaha can take off the FJR, and put on the Tenere, for not a lot of development cost. Proven tech with several years in service. I have owned several Honda ST1300's, loved them, and if Honda ever came back out with them, same basic bike, but updated, there would be one...

I always used "T" on dirt, or in rain, "S" on street. On washboard roads, rocks, I was always jerky on the throttle also. In the "T" mode for me, smooth, no problem.

Last house I had, we had up to 10 barn cats at a time to keep the varmint population under control. We never had more than that, the coyote's and owls would help with that, sometimes getting the numbers down to 2.

Interesting, never have seen the RAM locking nuts, but at $26 each, and needing two, just more than I want to spend. Takes 15 seconds to take off, and put into the locking top box, which cost almost as much as just the Touratech mount. I haven't had any vibration problems with the stock Garmin...

Guess my question is how is it mounted to the bike. Does it use a RAM mount, which is not secure, or does it have something similar to the RAM that is bolted to the bike.