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  1. Type R vs z4 M40i - Thoughts

    I have owned several BMW cars..All of them did the same thing , in this order..1) elctrics started going whacky..2) twin Vanos started leaking..3) Head gasket popped between cylinders 5 and 6..Of course , the plastic coolant system failed in various components from about 35000 miles onward..I...
  2. First Oil Change

    My feeling is that this guy is a grifter living on the name of his father..I have seen many evidences of Bad Advise from this guy..Do what you will...hurt no one. I have used All of Honda free oil changes !! why not..I paid dearly for it when I bought my FL5..My dealer even changed to 5W30...
  3. And so it begins: "Maiden" voyage!

    what gear is he in..at the same time the gear is visible, what speed is the car going? with road speed and gear number, we can compare the gear ratio we have compared to what he has..6th gear is going to be different...What does the turbo boost on his car show and at what rpm in what gear??If we...
  4. And so it begins: "Maiden" voyage!

    You don't own the fastest frontwheel drive around the Ring..They want you to think that..Watch the video of that "FL5" going around thew Ring..They Do Not show you the tach or the speedo or the gear selection for a lot of the run..Why? Because they have the boost turned up AND trhey have a...
  5. Boost Blue FL5 turned into boat, Oakland/Eastbay area

    It must have been carrying some pace to get that far out into the brine..and no driver..hmmm..aliens !!
  6. Update: Civic Type R HRC Concept revealed at 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon

    The video I just watched showed a very potent AWD Type R on a ralley stage test track..Sign me up !! I need one of those just to get from the one lane paved road to my house on my 1 mile long dirt driveway.!!!!!
  7. Any of you use a USB stick to play your music? If so, do you convert CD's via Windows Media?

    I commit all of my music to mp3 and load it onto my media app on my pc..At that point all music is named by however you want to identify individual selections..Then, I build a "play list" and download it to my stick..If I want to add new selections to the stick, I can just download new...
  8. Daily fun

    My 2024 is into it's second winter. It is resting in the equipment shed until temps get above 50 F..Top speed??I have not run it to the top in 6th, but I tapped it out 5th @ 148 MPH indicated..I have 265/35/19 tyres on it so the speedo is not accurate. It felt more stable at 140 than it did at...
  9. FL5 Base Audio Upgrade

    Interesting..I have what I thought was Bose in my FL5 and it sounds like crap..like the non US version base radio descriptions..and I do not have a woffer in the boot either..There is BOSE name over the speaker grills on the front speakers I can see..I wonder what happened to my sound...
  10. Tire question

    That was a long time ago..Maybe High Plains H-D..on State Street maybe?? I was stationed at Mt Home AFB and wanted to trade my 1971 Kawasaki H1 in for the Sportster before I deployed to East Anglia for 5 years..You can see I have the XLH 4 gallon fuel tank and the H-D Sport fiberglass seat as...
  11. Tire question

    It wasn't a chopper..it was a 1971 Sportster XLCH that I bought new at Boise H-D, in April of 1971..When I went to England, later that year, I shipped it over so I could use it there as well.
  12. Cold Weather, Muddy Boots—How Are You Preparing Your Ride?

    I do what many do on this forum..When winter comes, I take my FL5 into the equipment shed and park it. It was never meant to be a winter ralley car..although I did see a picture of something Honda made that was that car..mine is not..It is peering out of the building, feeling much better for the...
  13. Tire question

    I could have gone to 10000 miles on my 4s, but they were melted and ragged looking..very noisy on the slab..I woke up one morning, in 1975, in Amarrilo, only to find the slab to Colorado closed due to a blue northern dumping two feet of snow in a few hours..I was on my H-D Sporthog, had it in...
  14. Winter Prep: What's Your Driving Essentials in Winter🚗❄️Share Your Experience

    anyone who buys the FL5 for winter driving has somehow missed the point of the exercise..My FL5 goes under roof when there is a chance of rain, let alone snow.
  15. Tire question

    Greetings..I bought Conti ExtremeContact dws 06 for my FLy after my 4s tyres finished their useful life @ about 9000 miles..The 06 is the perfect replacement..265/35/19..It works equally well at 5 degrees as it does at 100 degrees ambient..I could not think of a better choice for a daily...
  16. Tire question

    Greetings..I bought Conti ExtremeContact dws 06 for my FLy after my 4s tyres finished their useful life @ about 9000 miles..The 06 is the perfect replacement..265/35/19..It works equally well at 5 degrees as it does at 100 degrees ambient..I could not think of a better choice for a daily...
  17. Picking up on Monday - General Questions

    I lived in Western NY for years(Lewiston), and can attest to the salt usage..My 1957 Ford Country Squire lasted three years before the body dissolved.
  18. Picking up on Monday - General Questions

    I put my 2024 FL5 in the equipment shed yesterday because we are getting snow today..I will happily pull it out again when the temps are over 45 degrees and there is NO snow or salt anywhere..My Subaru Outback and Ranger pickup are chosen for winter driving..There is NO WAY that my FL5 goes out...
  19. New FL5 Owner - Winter Setup

    I lived in Western NY for years..Not in this universe, would I ever take my FL5 out of the garage there until All of the snow has melted..My 1957 Ford Country Squire with snows and chains barely made it into Niagara Falls on snow days(every day from mid Nov. to about April)..I live in central WV...
  20. Introducing the Civic Type R HRC Rally XP

    That looks real good..I have a set of 18 inch wheels sitting around..I am thinking something like 265/45/18..That will add 1 inch to the diameter I have right now




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