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When you are 54 years old and have owned quite a few motorcycles there is one constant, most every motorcycle you buy will need a battery within the first year of ownership. For some reason, wet batteries and I don't play well together. Imagine riding your KTM DUKE while your battery sprays...

I've installed the computer fan to my bike with a simple on/off switch. I'm wondering 1) how people have mounted them to the radiator (rubber mounts or direct or..?) 2) How they handle vibration and 3) how they handle water. Obviously you wouldn't be running it in the rain but I can definitely...

I can't believe no one has brought this up yet. Once again a nice write up by Jimmy and staff. Something to the effect of "this thing is trying to out last the hour meter" More importantly please read Jimmy's editorial, he is challenging all of us to get involved now! Our rights and freedoms are...

Just got the new Dirt Rider in the mail and they had a update on thier FE 650. It was real positive report stating that with 90hrs. on the bike it was running better than ever.

So far so good. With proper maintenance it seems like the 04 and newer motors are very reliable. :) I hope I didn't just jinx myself. DATE ODOMETER HOURS OIL OTHER NOTES 08-Jun-2005 65 2 Golden Spectro Oil Filter 21-Jun-2005 325 11 Delo400 Valves Adjusted - Were Tight 22-Jul-2005 634...

When I bought my bike, a 2000 FE400E, used 2 years ago I read about all of the electrical issues that everyone seemed to have with their bikes. So I decided to try a couple of things myself to see if I could improve on the issues that bothered me. First off the original owner said that the...