Recent content by Bionicpork

I’m pretty much your exact size and run the stock short screen. I had a Yamaha touring screen that I hated due to buffeting, and a barn door Calsci that I use in the winter. The shorty is my favorite, minimal buffeting and controllable air flow. Calsci provides good wind and water protection...

If you can find one I would still recommend getting the upgraded rack, even for the smaller case. It stiffens and strengthens the subframe to support the extra load hanging off the rear. Nobody wants a broken subframe

Confirmed: Brain-dead behavior detected. Thank you Whooshka for the mental kick just by using the words Blocking Plate I was moving the blocker plate to the lower position, then trying to shove the tongue into the blocker plate... So I WAS riding in in the low position. I moved the blocker...

"Blocking plate" 🤦‍♂️ Yep, I'm being dumb. The pictured config is the "low" setting on the front, and the seat tongue needs to go where the plate is currently to reach the high setting. Had it backwards in my brain for some reason and was correlating moving the plate lower to low setting...

Maybe I’m just reading it wrong. Pictured is the only configuration I can get the seat to install in. With the front on the low setting the edge of the seat is contacting the side fairings before the seat nub can reach the bracing point. With the rear in the rearwards position (high?) the...

Well I'm not sure which of the combinations mentioned in the sale thread I would fit into, but I received a used Russell Day Long today and went on an errand trip to try it out. Definitely a big change to the FJR experience. The leather is much smoother, so I'm sliding forward during...

I'm interested. PM on the way

I had the same experience, bought used and had terrible handling and wobble. New tires cleaned it up considerably. I do wonder if the bearing upgrade would improve it further.

My temporary fix was to drill a hole in the bottom of the broken mount and use a loop of paracord. No idea if it'll hold, but I figure it can't do more damage. Of course we all know how temporary fixes like this tend to become permanent unless they fail.

Eh. then I'd have to make two mount points instead of one. Plus I do like the retractable; I've had wire retainers before and have had issues with my stuff shifting enough to snag the cable causing problems when trying to open, or the cable getting caught in the lid when closing.

I only found one piece of what appears to be a complex puzzle, not enough to attempt a reconstruction I’m interested in this ABS rod technique, is it like welding where you are melting the existing ABS to fuse with the rod material or more like braising where you are just melting the rod that...

The lid to the Yamaha trunk is kept from overextending using a retractable reel attached to a mount point inside the trunk. This afternoon the mount point gave way allowing the lid to overextend and popping some of the plastic covers on the outside Anyone else run into this and have advice for...

I would strongly like to attend. I’ve never done a meetup of any sort; generally a solo rider.

Welcome from Northern SC. I hope to see you out there

Very nice. How easy is it to detach/attach the luggage with the light kit?