Battery Tender Battery

I bought my FJR in spring of 2013 and have no idea how old the Yuasa battery is that came with the bike. We have a lot of trips planned for 2015 and the last thing I need is the battery to fail so I while at the motorcycle show this weekend, I decided to do something about it.

I stopped by the Battery Tender booth the at the show and asked if they had a replacement battery for my

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Progresssive International Motorcycle Show (Washington, DC) 2015

International Motorcycle Show

Yesterday, we (Kristen, Noah, Thad, Andrew, Uncle Brian, Cindy, Rodney, & thousands of other people) attended the International Motorcycle Show in DC. While it was still in the convention center, this year the show was downstairs. For $15 a ticket (free for the kid since he was 5 or under) we spent about 2 hours at the show checking out all the new bikes for 2015. Below are the highlights.

Scrambler

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Garmin Zumo 590LM Install

Garmin Zumo Installed FJR

I’ll be doing a full review on the Garmin Zumo 590LM in the future but for now, I’ll just be talking about the installation of the GPS on my 2007 Yamaha FJR1300.

I would have never bought this for myself. Thankfully, I have the greatest girlfriend in the world and she got it for me as a Christmas present. My previous GPS unit was a 2013 Rand McNally atlas I purchased from a truck stop. However, occasionally I would call

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