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SwollenRaccon, Glad that everything came out all right. B+ on the artwork.   :no:

Garyahouse, For the back and neck pain, I would suggest making the conversion from the stock handlebars to the standard 7/8" (22mm) tubular handlebars.  ABM has a nice billet adapter, but you can spend much more or much less.  Most bike shops have a slew of handlebars of all shapes and sizes...

McAtrophy, I agree.  The clutch HUB provides oil to the clutch, and I believe Yamaha added a few holes there when they went to the slipper clutch (sneaky, doing a mod without admitting it was needed).  More or larger holes in the clutch HUB may help, if dry plates are really some part of the...

Sparky, Thanks, I should have posted here sooner.  The right stuff has come my way, so now I'm all set.  Thanks everybody, for the interest.

Mark, It helps a lot if you can "flat-foot" the bike on each side at once.  The bike can be lowered, the seat can be lowered, or narrowed, and the feet can be raised (waffle-stompers).  Park where you can leave by going forward, never backward.  Extra care with a full gas tank.  You can make...

Mayor, The world keeps getting stranger.    B)    Due to the respectable number of USA Census responses, that would now be classed as a "religious" response, complete with a tax exemption. Strange World :rolleyes:   

Joe, Depending on how much you like your foot guards, you could just make a hole large enough to pass a long socket-wrench extension through the footguard.  Use a cap-style oil filter wrench socket on that extension, to remove the oil filter.  Same trick on the other side, for the coolant drain...

Mike, There are tire patches, tire plugs, and combo patches.  The combo is a large flat patch, with a center stem that comes from the center of the patch.  The patch goes inside, of course, and the center stem gets pulled outward through the puncture hole, like a tire plug would.  When the tire...

Title says it all.  Want to tinker here, but my 2008 came with an aftermarket adapter plate. Stock fitting is a Crown, Handle P/N 3P6-23435-00-00. Willing to part with it?  PM if you will.  No wild rush . . .

DiggerDr, Once you get past the intended operating frequency, radio gear runs at an Intermediate Frequency (IF) and that IF may be common to a variety of radio gear.  Once a strong signal blasts through the channnelizing stage, it can overpower the normal IF signals, and you can get...

DiggerDR, I can believe that happened, but I think it may be proximity (blindspot) radar, rather than comm radios.  Truckers may chat, but they will not be transmitting continuously, while blindspot radar is never off, and it's possible that it may increase in amplitude or pulse rate when a...

OCfjr, Interesting video.  The camera tells the tale.  Good to see that. Thanks.  Still learnin', here.

OCfjr, Yeah, I would agree, the tire is not on the sidewall, when cornering.  Not a lot of rubber on the ground, though.  My first thought was from back in the day, seeing car tires before belted technology was common.  They were often more like doughnuts (or MC tires) than what we see now. ...

OCfjr, Thanks, that is helpful.  I expect to deal with some issues if I do this, but it is not realistic to hope I can track down every possible old post on this topic. It's hard to take "advice" from a guy who tells me that my safety-wired oil drain plug is a fix for a non-issue, until his...

Okay, more miles per dollar, I get that.  Since I have no experience with car tires on a bike, I have a few simple questions, which I have not seen addressed.  From 'way back in the day, I remember car tires with nicely rounded profiles, not exactly bike tires, but much better than any CTs I...

Mayor, This is the terminal you need to install as the end of the horn wire.  Hardware and auto parts stores will have it.  A standard female-to-female (terminals) jumper wire then makes the connection between horns.  Your horn button (and maybe your wiring) will last longer if you use the horn...

Chrisz, Dirty or corroded battery terminals will act exactly like a dead or dying battery.  You want them to be clean and shiny-bright.  Dull metal is corroded.  Also, each battery cable has two ends.  Both ends of a cable can get corroded.  Most auto-parts stores can load-test your battery...

Chazglenn3, Without direct experience, except on other vehicles, first I would clean the battery terminals; I mean shiny-bright clean.  Battery cables have two ends, each.  Check the connection at the far end of each battery cable, too.  Otherwise, you may have a failing battery; most auto...

Ross, Quiet is okay by me!  There is nothing stealthy about a superbike running from the coppers at full song . . .   Yamaha electric motors 469 HP  (that's FJR1300  HP, times three) . . . https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/yamaha-electric-motor-469-horsepower-prototype/...

TellurideFJR, Check for vacuum leaks.  Tried a can of Seafoam (or other fuel injector cleaner) lately?  Mixed to label specs, it takes several tanks of gas to run the whole container, but Seafoam does it's magic during that time.  So far, it has kept my FJR smooth and strong, every time I used...