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Cant help you with the foot guards, but if you swap to the Shad version of the SR357 rack it will work with the smuggler with minor adjustment. You just need to elongate the mounting holes to allow the rack to slide back 5/16" and shorten the rear spacers by 7/16". I then use the Givi universal...

Beggars can't be choosers. I still have a tire and tools if needed. 

Don't know if this is related to the other post requesting a tire in the Midwest, but if it is, it seems a solution is close at hand. I offered assistance in Madison, Wisconsin. 

Reply to text message received. Apparently there are others offering assistance. 

Message sent. No first gen rim, but I have new rubber in Madison, Wisconsin. 

I already have it in hand, sorry. 

If that's the factory Yamaha manual, I'll take it. 

I presume the header date should read "2021", as the text body states 2021? Is this still happening? I may be able to attend. Not that I need anything done to my bike, but hope to learn about some more in-depth stuff that is FJR-specific. 

I usually ride with it empty or with a light load. Occasionally, I'll throw a couple dozen ears of sweet corn or a bag or two of groceries in there. When I am traveling, it holds a sleeping bag and a few other light items. I never really paid much attention to handling differences with different...

Thanks for the advice. I will try riding with a bag in front of the top case - that should help isolate the cause. Then try some suspension adjustments. 

I installed a Givi V46 on a Shad rear rack on my 2012, and following the installation the handling seemed squirrely, like the front tire was following rain grooves when there where no rain grooves. It happened consistently at normal highway speeds on concrete and asphalt over about  2,500 miles...