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There haven't been a lot of rebates this season, and with COVID seemingly not going anywhere I don't expect a lot of rebates next year, either. Rezvilla currently has a decent sale on RS IIIs - $250 for a set delivered. I now have two new sets of tires waiting for next season. If tires become hard to get like some other bike parts are now, I'm good to go!

Not in Oz, but I set mine up to takle the ~1,100 mile round-trip dempster highway which heads into the Arctic Circle to the Arctic Ocean. It was the perfect bike and the perfect set-up with a skid plate, knobbies, and luggage.

But...it's a physics problem. 😜

Garmin TPMS tracks pressure in up to four tires. I just added pressure sensors to my two-wheeled bike since I already had the Zumo 395. When I paired the sensors with the Zumo it gave a number of different tire configurations to chose from. Cannot comment on the reliability yet, but I am aware that it goes through batteries rather quickly despite the manual stating sensor batteries last 300 hours. If you do get them, keep in mind that the Zumo has to be in motorcycle, not car, mode for it to display tire pressures. It doesn't state this in the manual, and it took some googling before I figured out why I couldn't get mine to display.

I'm not familiar with that bike. I know the FJR1300 drive is bulletproof, as was my old Maxim 700's drive back in the day. It seems BMW's entire line was prone to problems.

Nor a Yamaha - that's why I am here.

With out regular applications of moly to all drive splines, including the transmission input splines (which requires pulling the transmission) the splines self destruct and you're eventually left with a bike that revs but doesn't move. Even with regular maintenance, my K75 was showing wear at 60,000 miles.

BMW cannot make a shaft drive that doesn't self-destruct without constant maintenance, so I'm not holding my breath on their chain.

I have 9,000 miles on a pair of RSIIIs. I rode the Alcan with them last summer and thought they were great. Wet, dry, chip seal, curves, interstate - no complaints. I, too, purchased these instead of Michelins due to the lower cost, but I'm very happy with them and appear to be getting better mileage from them than what others are reporting from Michelins. RSIIIs will be my go-to tire from now on.

If you need it for the trip, don't mess with it. You're more likely to break a chunk out than straighten it with a hammer and then you are screwed. I'd ride it if you can't get another wheel then hammer away after the trip.

As was stated - it is corrosion that began lifting the paint and the impact of rain droplets that finally separated it. The benefits of spending a lot of time near the ocean outweigh the associated corrosive effects of a salt environment.

In an era where everyone argues with the cops because that seems to be "in", being friendly will get you farther than anything else. Also, the drunks and fighters never want to remove their helmet, so having the helmet off before the cop gets to you sends a message.

If the center stand is swinging down and hitting the road on bumps, the spring is either bad or its installed incorrectly. The spring shouldn't be bad on a bike this new.

I have the McCruise box in there, too, and I also carry a Leatherman, tire plug kit, adjustable wrench, screw drivers, Allen wrench set, socket and wrenches for chain adjustment, zip ties, spare clutch cable, and my insurance / registration documents in there as well.

Nice! A lot of your tire repair / tools will fit under the seat. Cut out that little plastic divider and you can fit more stuff in there.