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Jerry, I'd be the first to say, I'm no expert on your issue.  I would say, go for the easy stuff first.  Since the ECU handles all of that fuel stuff, I would try a good contact cleaner on the plug (and repeated re-connections of the plug, with cleaner).  Cleaning or replacing the TPS might be...

 D.Wolf, 1. Not sure about 2005 ABS lights, but I would assume the manual is correct about when it should come on or not.  There is a cheap jumper wire that you can plug in, to test the ABS system, in the shop.  You can make the jumper yourself; it is just one wire in a connector; some people...

Stose, Hang tough; sounds like the odds are in your favor.  We are pulling for you. .

. . Insert Common Washers as needed between two Fender Washers to give the HandGuard Groove the correct width.  HandGuard "C" fitting snaps firmly onto the Common Washer stack, between Fender Washers. Insert Common Washers between the first Fender Washer and the Handlebar as needed, to...

SkooterG, Just a suggestion, but you could use washers that fit nicely with the handguard "C" end, as stated.  No trimming required, not for the handguard, nor the bike parts.  Add one larger washer (maybe a fender washer) somewhere in the stack, to create the groove anyplace needed, to fit. ...

Flywheel, The bolts that hold the ignition switch get the heads snapped off, leaving a no-head screw.  You can drill a small hole in the center of the bolt and use a small easy-out, or just drill the heads off entirely.  Once things are apart, use Vice-Grips to remove the remaining "studs." ...

This will probably be obvious, but you might also use a bar end weight which has one flat face.  Then you could "create" that same groove by adding a short stack of washers, the same size washers as the handguard end "C," to the installation bolt, between the handlebar and the bar end weight. ...

Okay, I got some pix together.  There is not a groove in the weights, but they are shouldered, so the groove appears when the weights are bolted into place. The blue bag with the red center on the shelf is my hang glider, a Moyes X2.    :coolsmiley02:

ScooterG, I have HVMP bar end weights, which have a groove like that.  I made the "C" in the handguard rear mounts just a little deeper in the middle, leaving the ends of the "C" unmodified.  I used a utility knife to do the whittling, but a Dremel tool could be used there, too.  Then...

RossKean, www.anywho.com  is the for-real Yellow Pages on the Internet.  Nuts and bolts is a separate business heading there.  Click the YP tab, put in that heading, and give a local ZIP code.  You will get a list of local fastener sellers.  You can Sort that list by Distance, with that ZIP...

CanadianFJR, My 2008 FJR will sometimes "clunk" into first gear, when it has been sitting a few days. The answer (for me) is to let the engine warm up for two or three minutes.  Then I pull the clutch lever (in Neutral), rev the engine gently, and let off quickly, a few times.  That trick...

BigJohn, I can see never using cinder blocks (they are mostly air, wrapped in an inch of low-grade concrete), but what  is wrong with concrete blocks?  My house is concrete block, and far more solid than brick.  I think my place would stand up to light artillery.    :coolsmiley02:     .

PM enroute, at the other sandbox. .

One, I would try a hot soldering iron (or maybe a small propane torch) to sear the edges smooth.  Try this experimentally on a test piece first, to get the right technique/speed of tool correct, then apply that skill to your footplates.  Otherwise, a sharp single-edge razor blade may to the...

Maddad, You can get a clip-on ammeter, to learn which wire is carrying the short.  You do not disconnect any wiring, just clip the single ammeter test-lead to one wire at a time.  When the sometimes short is actively being a short, attach a DC power supply where the battery should be.  They...

Stose, Can't help much on the specific medical options, but for riding, take a look at (and maybe a ride on) the Burgman scoots.  Not a Vespa, but almost as easy.  It doesn't need to be a 650, unless you want that, because they do come smaller.  To me, it seems a better option than three...

Joliver, There are fuse-blocks, and then there are relay-controlled fuse-blocks.  The relay switches full battery power through the fuses, using the relay switch contacts.  The Fuse Tap can power the relay on the fuse block.   Eastern Beaver has some nice units; pick one with a very common...

RossKean, I agree.  I have a paper (legal) FSM, and I photo-copy out the pages I need, with any cross-reference pages (such as cowling removal, et c.) which may be needed for the work at hand.  'Way better than flipping back and forth all through the book, with greasy paws.  I keep these copied...

Joliver, There is also a cheapo version of the Fuse Tap, called a Fuse Blade Tap.  Use one when there is a space problem inside the fuse box.  As before, if the Blade Tap connector is NOT switched (powered at all times), then the Blade Tap is either on the wrong end of the fuse, or pick another...

Joliver, Most fuses are switched.  Use a Fuse-Tap, available from most auto parts stores.  With NO fuses installed, there should be no power on the Tap wire.  If there IS power there without fuses, the Fuse-Tap is reversed, just pull it out, turn it around, and re-install.  Fuse-Taps are made...