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  1. bluedevil

    Just a couple of questions

    I have bar-back on my FJR and I could not touch a back rest unless I took my hands off the grips............
  2. bluedevil

    Oil change tips & tricks

    for MADMIKE2 and TOECUTTER and anyone else that wants to do it. 1st put down a big enough piece of 2x6 for the center stand to go on and behind it put a piece of 2x4 about 8" or so long. now line them up as a "T" behind the rear tire with the 2x6 piece first going side to side and...
  3. bluedevil

    JCWHITNEY TOP BOX Good/NG

    I have the one that looks like a GIVI, the $79 one I took a 5,000+ mile trip after I put it on and have had NO problems with it. now mounting it requires that you shim it or some thing so that the plate lies flat and is not bowed one way or another. I also put some pads on the plate so that...
  4. bluedevil

    Crush Washers

    I had a 88' Goldwing with 92,000 miles on it. I never changed out the crush washers and never had a oil leak I had a 98" R1200C BMW with 74,000 miles on it. I never changed out the crush washers and never had a oil leak I have a 05" FJR with 51,800 miles on it. I never changed...
  5. bluedevil

    brake life

    I was past 50,000 miles on my 05' before changing the front pads, have not changed the rear yet. the front pads were not wearing even so I reveresed them and went on to 50,000 before changing. all 4 pads on the front are the same, the rear pads are different.
  6. bluedevil

    Fixed Garage Door Opener

    go to any rat shack(radio) and get any male and female plug and jack, install the female one on the the garage door opener, put the male one on the end of a wire and a switch on the other end. now put the garage door opener in the little box up front and plug the male and female togeather...
  7. bluedevil

    Install location for Nautilus horn

    under the seat and under the tool box, next to the air cleaner. that is where I mounted my air horns.
  8. bluedevil

    27K Valve adjustment needed...

    I had mine done a few months ago at 30,000, I was tied up at 26,000 and then had a trip to go on so waited till got back home. mine cost $220 as there was no adjustment needed which is true in most cases. I'm glad I live in Tx where it is cheaper than Ca.
  9. bluedevil

    Y.E.S. Price Hike?

    Hawaii folks can not buy from anywere in the lower 48. Hawaii is not part of the U.S. as far as yamaha goes.
  10. bluedevil

    Roll Call - Texas Riders

    from Huntsville, New Waverly area
  11. bluedevil

    Mileage Check

    question for bluedevil . with that kinda of mileage are you employed ? answer to Zorkler: the sad part is that I am retired, which means that I don't work but at 66 I will quit riding much sooner then if I was not retired.
  12. bluedevil

    I crashed 10/23 - I'm OK

    much, much worse than mine. I went down on the devil's highway in AZ on the 9th of this month. near the top it started raining, then hail, then VERY WET snow. before very long it was almost 2 inches of snow on the road, I had slowed down but not enough. went down but nothing...
  13. bluedevil

    winter storage

    move south. I never winterize my bike, I ride it instead for 12 months a year.
  14. bluedevil

    Mileage Check

    in 14 months I put on 31,000 miles with 4 new front tires and 6 new rear tires. to many tires, not enough miles.
  15. bluedevil

    Long Rides?

    I have broke 1000 miles more than once, the single most in one ride was 1728 miles from Larado to Canada in one ride, only stopping for gas. it was the iron butt border to border the first of Sept.
  16. bluedevil

    Insurance Tidbits From Texas

    try FOREMOST, sold at Farmers, owned by them also. around $500 on my 05 Huntsville area, not far north of Houston
  17. bluedevil

    No Spine For The Splines ?

    it was more like 8,000 miles when I checked mine out, so I don't think it is a big deal till you do your first rear tire change, I would not go over 10,000. don't forget the universal joint also. my 05 is just over a year old and only 26,000+ miles on it.
  18. bluedevil

    Cruiser Tires?

    get the ME880 "VR" that gives you a speed of 150 MPH about and it is Radial for the rear get 170/60VR17, that tire is set up for a 5.5" wide rim which is what comes on the the FJR. for the front get the 120/70VR17. make sure you get the RADIAL................
  19. bluedevil

    Valentine And Rain

    I put mine in the little glove box or what ever it is called. added a switch to power it off. just remember that the box gets hot so if stuck in traffic or in the desert turn it off.
  20. bluedevil

    Headlight Gaurds? Yes Or No?

    on the bike before the FJR I was luckey enough to get to buy a new glass for the headlight, after that I got a headlight cover, in 6 months it was cracked but the headlight was fine, 4 years later I traded the bike in on a FJR. one of the first things was to get the big CB windshield and...
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