FJ...ahhhhh!

[87Doodle]

Hey folks,

Just wanted to share whats working for me on my 05.

Me: 43 years old, 6'2, 230 lbs, been riding since I was a kid.

The ergo set up thats working:

Gen -Mar stacked on Heli-Bar. Just enough cable to make it work.

Foot Peg lowering kit

Wild Bill's Brackets with Kuryakyn offset pegs

Airhawk Cushion backrest on my Nelson Riggs tailbag

What's working when it's cold.

Handguards and heated grips

What's working for safety

55 watt caliper mounted Halogen Mototlights. See and be Seen!

The big picture(s)

I'm as happy as one of my Boston Terriers with his favorite toy!

What isn't visible.

A PCIII loaded with Walley's smoothness map, man....that is a sweet map...no lean surging, abruptness....nice

It is very comfortable..not as comfortable as my other bike...but's she a Unique case of out-of-this world comfort.

She holds a lot of stuff between the Givi Topcase and The nelson -Rigg Bag. If I need more i put the bags on.

If I really need to max out I have a 26 Litre RKA tankbag.

She doesn't hold as much as my little station wagon, but she holds all I need.

Thanks to all the Forum members who have sold me farkles, I am pleased to reprt I have put them to good use.

I still have to install the mirror extenders, will do that next time I have the panels off.

Love my FJR

 

[odot]

Ya know, dude.....audi has a comfortable ride, too......ya otter check it out.

 

[87Doodle]

Ya know, dude.....audi has a comfortable ride, too......ya otter check it out.

The W8 was built in the Audi plant and finished by VW. It's got 8 cylinders and nobody sees it coming. Bought it used for a bargin, best car I ever had in the snow...hands down.

Here's the German tv ad for it.




I like Audis though

 

[SkooterG]

No. His set-up will not work on GenII FJRs due to their 'adjustable' handlebars. Totally different set-up.

 

[Nels Erickson]

Is that a Russell seat?

 

[NightShine]

Wild Bill's Brackets with Kuryakyn offset pegs

Great pics and glad you've "dialed in" your FJR to your liking!

One comment: I also have Wild Bill's highway peg brackets and Kuryakyn iso-pegs on my '05, but just from a safety standpoint I was careful to put the hinge on the highway peg as far inboard as possible. The concern, of course, is that although the peg itself folds up, should the hinge touch down in a corner you may shortly be taking a line you didn't intend.

The offset peg in your picture puts a hard point a couple of inches or so outboard from the mounting bracket. Does the hinge touch down before the feeler on the rider footpegs?

 

[bandit]

I cant see me lowering the foot peg. i drag em enough as they are.

Glad you got it set up they way you want it.

 

[GPRIDER]

Is that a Russell seat?

Looks like a Rick Mayer to me.

GP

 

[87Doodle]

Is that a Russell seat?

Looks like a Rick Mayer to me.

GP

Hi,

Yes It's a Rick Meyer. Thanks for the tip about the iso-pegs. Guess I must not ride too aggressively because I haven't had scraping yet...

 

[Geofizz]

just bought an 08. like the lower peg brackets. where do you get them. your bike looks great

bg

 

[Brew]

Hey folks,
Just wanted to share whats working for me on my 05.

Me: 43 years old, 6'2, 230 lbs, been riding since I was a kid.

The ergo set up thats working:

Gen -Mar stacked on Heli-Bar. Just enough cable to make it work.



Foot Peg lowering kit



Wild Bill's Brackets with Kuryakyn offset pegs



Airhawk Cushion backrest on my Nelson Riggs tailbag



What's working when it's cold.

Handguards and heated grips



What's working for safety

55 watt caliper mounted Halogen Mototlights. See and be Seen!





The big picture(s)







I'm as happy as one of my Boston Terriers with his favorite toy!



What isn't visible.

A PCIII loaded with Walley's smoothness map, man....that is a sweet map...no lean surging, abruptness....nice

It is very comfortable..not as comfortable as my other bike...but's she a Unique case of out-of-this world comfort.



She holds a lot of stuff between the Givi Topcase and The nelson -Rigg Bag. If I need more i put the bags on.

If I really need to max out I have a 26 Litre RKA tankbag.

She doesn't hold as much as my little station wagon, but she holds all I need.



Thanks to all the Forum members who have sold me farkles, I am pleased to reprt I have put them to good use.

I still have to install the mirror extenders, will do that next time I have the panels off.

Love my FJR

Imagine my surprise, seeing all those pics, and then the Valk at the end, and coming to the realization that "What the... Hey! I know that guy!" Wazzup Dave! B)

 

[87Doodle]

Hey folks,
Just wanted to share whats working for me on my 05.

Me: 43 years old, 6'2, 230 lbs, been riding since I was a kid.

The ergo set up thats working:

Gen -Mar stacked on Heli-Bar. Just enough cable to make it work.



Foot Peg lowering kit



Wild Bill's Brackets with Kuryakyn offset pegs



Airhawk Cushion backrest on my Nelson Riggs tailbag



What's working when it's cold.

Handguards and heated grips



What's working for safety

55 watt caliper mounted Halogen Mototlights. See and be Seen!





The big picture(s)







I'm as happy as one of my Boston Terriers with his favorite toy!



What isn't visible.

A PCIII loaded with Walley's smoothness map, man....that is a sweet map...no lean surging, abruptness....nice

It is very comfortable..not as comfortable as my other bike...but's she a Unique case of out-of-this world comfort.



She holds a lot of stuff between the Givi Topcase and The nelson -Rigg Bag. If I need more i put the bags on.

If I really need to max out I have a 26 Litre RKA tankbag.

She doesn't hold as much as my little station wagon, but she holds all I need.



Thanks to all the Forum members who have sold me farkles, I am pleased to reprt I have put them to good use.

I still have to install the mirror extenders, will do that next time I have the panels off.

Love my FJR

Imagine my surprise, seeing all those pics, and then the Valk at the end, and coming to the realization that "What the... Hey! I know that guy!" Wazzup Dave! B)

Hey!

I'm ready to ride!

How's that '08?

 

[flynbulldog1]

Wow, that set-up would kill me.

To each his own...

 

[2006FJR]

You and I have almost the same set up all the way down to the freeway pegs.

 

[sradek]

Did you feel any more comfort (more legs stretch) because of this?

How much lower is the footpeg kit where you bought it? Price?

Foot Peg lowering kit

 

[2006FJR]

Did you feel any more comfort (more legs stretch) because of this?
How much lower is the footpeg kit where you bought it? Price?

Foot Peg lowering kit

I am 6'5" so the different was nothing short of amazing. PM if you need the name of who makes these since we are not allowed to mention his name in this forum. The downside is I scrap all of the time now.

 

[87Doodle]

Did you feel any more comfort (more legs stretch) because of this?
How much lower is the footpeg kit where you bought it? Price?

Foot Peg lowering kit

I am 6'5" so the different was nothing short of amazing. PM if you need the name of who makes these since we are not allowed to mention his name in this forum. The downside is I scrap all of the time now.

I scrape a lot too, but it doesn't seem to do much harm...lol

My FJR is totally dialed in for smoothness and ergonomic fit for me.

 

[Rondo777]

Looking good, I particularly like the lights. Where yo get them? I thought I was done farkeling then I see your post. what I fool I was to think I was done :crazy: So, how do i get me some of these "Halogen Mototlights" I did a google erch and came up empty.

 

[Wolfhound]

Try a Google on Motolights and pick the first one . . .