Recent content by Vanderwho

Re: For Sale: Original Luggage Carrier $10 Plus Shipping Promised for local pick-up.

Came off my '14 ES prior to delivery. Yours for $10 plus actual shipping costs. Preparing to move to Mexico, so... everything must go!

Re: Pair of Bestem Side Case Liners $30 Pick-up Only Sold, pending payment.

In like-new condition. Local pick-up only in Lakewood or Morrison (Denver).

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Thanks, stomp!

Thanks, Checks. I'll try not to become an irritating FJR evangelist here.

This morning I mounted up the Givi SR357 rack that arrived last week. It will carry the Givi top case that's due to arrive on Monday. Then I installed the Fenda Extenda, then investigated power options for the GPS (the mount for which will arrive later this week). Decided to use the 12-volt...

Will certainly do.

+1 ...and thanks, everyone, for the kind wishes.

Color? My only choice was Cobalt Blue. (Wanted a '16, not a '17 for financial reasons, and had to have ES.) Never had a blue bike before... Initial impressions... Pulling away from the dealer, I was appalled by how little legroom there is on the FJR, but I find I'm getting used to it already...

Thanks. Who knows... I may own a Ténéré again, some day...

Unfortunately, no. Age discrimination is widespread in tech, and I've come to think I may be stuck where I am until I can retire ...should that day ever arrive...

I traded my ever-faithful 2014 Super Ténéré ES today, leaving the dealer on a 2016 FJR1300 ES with 0 miles on the clock. Thanks to all the wonderful folks here, most especially to Don in Lodi (who shipped me his front wheel sensor after an independent shop mis-routed the front wheel sensor...

Thanks! Somehow, Intuit had not come up in my searches. A lot of their Software Engineering positions are at a senior level, but I found one that I felt qualified for, and applied.