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Jason, First and foremost, Annette and Wayne are in my prayers for a fast recovery. I live 40 or so miles from them, in Michigan. Let them know that whatever they need from this neck of the woods, that I am ready to help! I will PM you with my cell number. I wish them well!!

Home safe and sound. :clapping: I took the scenic route, re-running a couple of roads from yesterday, then taking a detour into KY. What a great weekend!! My hat is off to all the planners and coordinators.. You know who you are! Many, many thanks for putting this great gathering...

I would not be too concerned about the ABS light coming on when you have the bike on the center stand, and it's cold and the engine is at high idle. The rear wheel on my '05 , will spin under these conditions and occasionally cause the ABS light to come on. This is normal for the ABS light to...

All good input, above. One more small piece of advice to add.. Any time you are changing lanes, not only should you check your mirrors, but quick glance over the shoulder in the direction you are heading doesn't hurt either. (I have "war story" I can tell ya about this!!) Have fun, but stay...

I'm from the Detroit area, and in May I had to get the FJR fixed after Bambi elected to commit suicide in from of the bike while on my way to Los Angeles. Pasadena Yamaha brought it back to new in 4 days! And that included getting parts ASAP! I watched their techs work there...two "mature"...

SkooterG, Hey! My FSM has a supplemental section in the front, which I believe, is for the FJR 1300A (ABS) model. The specs for the larger rotor were on page 5 of the Supplemental SPEC section, all the way at the very front of the manual. There are different part/publication numbers for the...

Dave, The thickness specs in my post above apply to those rotors at 298mm diameter!! Your '05 (like mine) has the 320 mm diameter rotors. The 320 mm rotor thickness spec is 4.5mm with a 4.0 mm minimum thickness. Defelction specs are the same. Sorry for the confusion but wanted to calrify!

Dave, Per the FSM "SPEC" section, (page 2-12). front rotor thickness is 5mm, with a minimum thickness spec of 4.5mm. Maximum deflection (I assume "warp factor") is 0.1mm or 0.004 inches. FWIW, rear brake rotor thickness is supposed to be 6mm with 5.5 minimum and .1 mm deflection. I trust...

If it were me, I would check for corrosion in the engine wiring harness first, per this link.. https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=22699 Easy enough to check, cheap to fix, and one less element in the chain of possibilities. Then I would get the TPS replaced under recall if...

After my deer/FJR incident, I noticed that my main electrical harness may not be properly routed. I looked in the FSM, and those wire/hose routing diagrams are about as effective as a fart in a windstorm. I also serached the forum looking for some real pictures of the area in question...

Sent ya a PM with my cell phone number in it! Perhaps we can hook-up!

Just thought I would provide a little update on the journey... Although I have had Forest Rat sightings now every day since getting the FJR back together, I am glad to say that I have missed all of them! It's amazing that even this evening here in Deadwood, SD, I had one run right along side...

That's what I'm hoping!! I'm putting my faith in the law of averages!! (But still keeping two fingers on the front brake at all times!!)

With Willy Nelson singing in the back of my head, I am glad to say that I am "on the road again"!! The guys at Pasadena Yamaha came through, on time!! What a great bunch!! The Service Manager/Owner Kel and Technician Tom had the FJR ready at noon today as promised!! With a whole new from...

Nice work!! +1 on the Morgan CarbTune. It's what I use. Well worth the money compared to screwing around with mercury and having the potential to make your garge an environmental hazard area!!

Viagra for motorcycles!! The FJR stayed up!! :lol:

Greetings from Pasadena, CA!! The offers for help continue to come in, and I am impressed at the support from the folks in this group! I really do appreciate the help! Before I forget, who was the '05 FJR that ran with me for a bit on I-15 outside of Barstow, earlier this AM?! You certainly...

Ha! I could not wait to answer this one given I have put about 700 miles on the FJR with NO windshiled.. Is that low enough for ya??!! :lol: The answer... mileage is slightly worse from my experience. I would get about 220-240 miles before the reserve started flashing. Rght now. I'm down...

First off, many thanks for all the offers of help, assistance and support! I sincerely appreciate everyone's input!! And although this may not make logical sense, I have elected to press on to LA with the FJR. I know it may not make perfect sense, but this is a real opportunity to get west...

Steve, Thanks for the opffer of assistance. I appreciate it! And yes, weather is a factor. CODan just left and he thinks like I do that the bike is ride-able. He offered help too! You guys are great. I need to get on the help list for Detroit as soon as I get back. Another lesson in all...