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I should add the bike brands that are easiest for me to get service for. The big 4 Japanese brands, Moto Guzzi, Aprilia, BMW and HOG.

A big problem I have isn't even the bikes fault. It's the fact that the only Ducati dealership that didn't go out of business in my region is far away. Getting the bike serviced has become a real headache and it always needs service at the dealership because of computer related stuff. Odometer...

So over the weekend I put the heated grips on my HS along with new Michelin Road 5 tires, had the odometer fixed and then I changed the oil. Today I got geared up to ride to work, pulled the HS out of the garage, and was all excited to try out the new grips this 30 degrees morning and she...

My bike still drove but in limp mode only. As I understand it the culprit is a short circuit in an ignition coil resulting in a severe current spike through the CANbus which potentially fries all connected circuity. Correct me if I'm wrong. I don't know if rain has any impact on this.

Nope, can't beat the price. It's September 5th and checked the headlight today and still in place as it should be. Even withstood 106 mph rides to work as well as city street construction. Haven't been off road with it yet. Need to test that. If it survives off road then I will permanently afix...

I just lost one of these too. Also in the market....

Saw a pair of new R/F 010 tires for sale at a reasonable price. Need to replace my worn out knobbies. Anyone tried them out on a HS? Any Yays or Nays?

I'll give that a try.

I had hoped with having all the electronics changed out I wouldn't have to worry about anymore glitches. Oh well....

The mileage was there yesterday before I put the bike away for the night. Rode it 63 miles yesterday. I've noticed ever since getting the bike back from the disco dash repair its been displaying the desmo service message upon startup despite still having 6000 miles to go. I really dread going...

Started the bike this afternoon and hey its never been ridden! What now?

Sounds to me like what occurs after being sent to prison.

Besides getting disco lights of death my HS has had a clutch cable snap, lost the rubber on the shifter, broke a plastic clip inside the cheaply made in China headlight and the usual flat tires. Replaced my belts out of sheer paranoia since my bike had no service history from the previous owner...

Update: after a month of highway commuting the headlight is still firmly where it should be. This fix is sound. Had considered this a temporary repair until I could afford a new headlight shell but I'm just going to leave it be. It's much easier to change the bulb now and a new shell will...

$5 fix using weedwacker parts works better than OEM Chinese junk. You know those old style D battery flashlights? Drop the batteries down the tubular body then screw on the rear cover with the spring loaded contact. Simple, quick and robust. That's my headlight now. Changing the bulb is dead...

Let me guess. Now I can't ride my bike for 4 weeks while I wait for some expensive part to ship from Italy? All because of a stupid little plastic clip that snapped when I tried replacing the bulb after the high beam stopped working. Has anyone tried just mashing something flexible between...

Like they say, I'd rather ride a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow.

I'm back to getting used to the power all over again after so long riding my thumper. It's plenty for me. Lots of make them gone power for slowpoke cagers in front of you.

I've tried to do some off-road hijinx with mine and here's my experience. Trails no. You bottom out on everything. You get stuck alot and you spend alot of effort making 12 point u-turns on soft ground. Mud no. This bike handles horribly in mud even with knobby tires. Just crossing a tiny...

Got my bike back yesterday. No charge for the repair. If I knew I wouldn't be charged before I would have taken it to the shop a long time ago. After riding my LS650 all these months I need to get comfortable with the weight and the perspective all over again. The odometer has the correct...