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Have you pull the universal joint out and cleaned/lubed the other end of it too? There's 2 DIFFERENT PROCEDURES for the DRIVE SYSTEM. The first you list, the drive SHAFT splines. But did you do the second, the UNIVERSAL splines? Russ, I went through the gen2 FSM and nowhere can I find a...

Complete success!! The bike is almost as easy to put on the center stand as is my '93 R1100RSL and that is mighty easy. The FJR is as easy to put on the CS with or without luggage attached including the GIVI V46 trunk. In fact it IS as easy as the RSL no almost about it. Well worth the $128...

No, didn't do the universal splines will wait until I do the shift linkage, someday. Did lube the three needle bearings on rear shock bracket. Bike only has 4200 original miles with all but 900 put on by me last summer. The splines had good grease from the factory with no hardening. I pulled...

I've noticed this phenomena with my '11 Mustang GT. Completely normal.

Hi Swollen Raccoon, New gen3 CS gets here tomorrow and I'm ready for it. Got the original CS off today after doing the bolt cut which wasn't too bad. The drive shaft splines didn't need fresh lube but I lubed anyway. Also, lubed all the needle bearings on the rear shock connection assembly so...

Now I know I'm keeping my gen2.

A question for you guys that live in places like the NE or upper midwest where they use lots of salt on the roads. Doesn't all this salt raise pure havoc with your motorcycle when you ride this time of year? My wife hails from upstate NY. When we visit that area every so often I'm always...

I like the Two Wheel Obsession method of cutting the heads off the two bolts that are blocked by the exhaust system. After much eyeballing it looks pretty simple just be careful not to cut off the swingarm.

Okey Dokey, The difference in length from the floor to the center stand pivot bolt center is 5/16" when comparing the '10 CS to the '15 CS as in the '10 CS is taller by 15/16". So, my new CS from Revzilla is on order for $128. Should bolt right on since the mounting brackets are the same part...

Yeah, that's not a bad idea. I just checked the part numbers for a 2010/2015 main stand and the part #s are slightly different as are the prices. 2010: 5P5-27111-00-00 @ $144.05 2015: 5P5-27111-10-00 @ $128.99 Again, WTF?? I'm thinking I'm going to maybe buy a gen3 main stand because just...

I swear to god my mind is shot! I was over at my neighbors installing a 7.5KW shop heater this am. After we got done I asked him if I could, by myself, put his '15 gen3 on the center stand and he said OK. If I hadn't done it I wouldn't have believed it, the dam thing went right up with the...

OK, I watched some of these videos and unbelievable is all I can say. I think my problem with the FJR is when I stand facing the bike with my right foot on the CS lifting lever my body bends forward and to the right. When in this position I haven't got much strength then add to that my...

I think maybe the thin air in the big sky country is getting to you? A bit of trivia: I bought my 2010 FJR last summer from a guy in Big Fork.

Grind out a trench in garage floor then drop the center stand in the trench? Wellllll..... That isn't as crazy as it sounds if you don't mind parking the bike in the same spot all the time. Hmmmm, of course I could always have more than one trench come to think of it. I got out my grinder...

I think I'm going to stick with my wooden ramp and just use the center stand in the garage. I can see where shortening the center stand could get tricky if you don't get it right the first time. New stand is about 140 bucks if you get it wrong. Over the years on my beemers I just got used to...

My FJR is a bear to get on the center stand. Actually the word bear doesn't really do justice to the problem I have hefting this motorcycle onto its center stand. I'm in my 70's and have a bad disc in my lower back which also doesn't help. Anyway, I found that if I fashion a wooden ramp...

You remove the old tire then put just the wheel on the balancer and find the heavy spot, use masking tape and attach a weight to the wheel opposite the heavy spot. In other words balance just the wheel. Then mount the tire but don't seat the bead. Place the wheel with tire on balancer and...

I've never gone to the trouble to find the heavy spot on just the wheel and then locate the actual light spot on just the tire then move the tire light spot adjacent to the wheel heavy spot before seating the bead. I look forward to trying this next tire change. I wonder how much difference...

I saw the bottle experiment and it was interesting. Seems to me to be effective with beads you would have to put sufficient quantities in the tire to equal the amount of weights you might need to spin balance the tire and that could be a lot of beads. Also, you would have to be sure the inside...

I've wondered this myself. Only thing I can think of the beads again are quick and easy but do they actually work in the heavy truck world? To that i say show me the evidence. Kind of like the claims made for a certain fuel treatment that's supposed to mitigate harmful effects of ethanol...