FJR Tech Day XIII

[El Toro Joe]

...and I'll just watch, point fingers and laugh

 

[mi_pjk]

Hello all,

As a new-ish owner of a 2014A (last april), I'd be interested in riding down and meeting up with a bunch of fellow owners. Probably be staying in Troy MI on friday night, then tooling down and hanging out / camping / hotelling saturday night, drive back sunday.

I only have an oil change to worry about, but it'd be snazzy to meet a bunch of y'all.

 

[JBinIndy]

I am interested in getting help wiring up a Zumo 590LM through a Fuse Block. New to working on the bike and really don't have the garage or tools in my living situation. Will bring parts. Thanks.

 

[yamafitter]

I'll bring my acetylene cutting torches and we can cut Wayne's engine out of the frame. It will save some time on the servicing.

 

[DesignFlaw06]

Hello all,
As a new-ish owner of a 2014A (last april), I'd be interested in riding down and meeting up with a bunch of fellow owners. Probably be staying in Troy MI on friday night, then tooling down and hanging out / camping / hotelling saturday night, drive back sunday.

I only have an oil change to worry about, but it'd be snazzy to meet a bunch of y'all.

In all likelihood, I'll be staying at naskie's house on Friday night in Commerce Twp, and then we'll ride down in the morning. You're welcome to ride down with us.

It depends on when I get out of work on Friday and what the weather looks like. I'm not a fan of riding at night. It's about a 5 hour trip for me, so I'm thinking I'd have to be on the road by 3:30 to justify a Friday night arrival.

I am interested in getting help wiring up a Zumo 590LM through a Fuse Block. New to working on the bike and really don't have the garage or tools in my living situation. Will bring parts. Thanks.

Do you have the Fuzeblock installed already? Should be a piece of cake either way. I'd suggest some solder on the ends of the wires going in to the Fuzeblock. Should give the screw terminals a little more bite. Mine came out so I'll be doing that as well. I'll have my soldering iron with me.

 

[BikerGeek99]

Hello all,
As a new-ish owner of a 2014A (last april), I'd be interested in riding down and meeting up with a bunch of fellow owners. Probably be staying in Troy MI on friday night, then tooling down and hanging out / camping / hotelling saturday night, drive back sunday.

I only have an oil change to worry about, but it'd be snazzy to meet a bunch of y'all.

C'mon down - you'll see parts of the FJR that rarely see the light of day. If you wanna do an erl change, we can knock that out with no problem. Depending on your erl of choice, we can source it locally. Same for your erl filter of choice.

I am interested in getting help wiring up a Zumo 590LM through a Fuse Block. New to working on the bike and really don't have the garage or tools in my living situation. Will bring parts. Thanks.

C'mon over! That should not be a problem - DesignFlaw, among others, are knowledgeable and got some 'sperience.

 

[BikerGeek99]

Who - Arrive When - Crash Where - Doing What
Geek - it's my place, damnit - it's my place, damnit - TBS; plugs; idle; cruise control
RaYzerman - Friday - guest room - supervise and assist
yamafitter - Friday - guest room - supervise and assist

extrememarine - Friday - air mattress - supervise and assist
pista & Mrs. pista - Saturday - day visit - headlight replacement; LR4 fixin'
bseelbach - Friday - floor or camp - valves
griff - Friday - air mattress - valve check, plugs, pair plates, ES forks
DesignFlaw06 - Saturday - hotel - STS, electrical assistance
TommyKay - ? - ? - supervise and break ****; wiring assistance
Joe (the El Toro one) & Jacqueline (maybe) - Saturday - ? - smoking cigars and breaking ****

AllenC - Saturday - day visit - ES forks; brake & clutch flush

thompsonian - Saturday - ? - Fuzeblock

ckuhns - Saturday - day visit - supervise and assist

boyitgobob - Saturday - day visit - steering head bearings

PhilJet (maybe) - ? - tent - let smoke outta things and break ****

JustinNck1 - Saturday - day visit - bringing Carbtune & steering head spanner

FYB - ? - tent - return yamafitter's sippy-cup

FJRfarrier - Saturday - day visit - laughing at the rest of us

crumpadump - Friday - somewhere inside - TBS; plugs; brake pads

gray ray - Saturday - day visit - Ryan Lochte Speedo bike warsh

mi_pjk - Saturday - camp / hotel - erl change

JBinInfy - Saturday(?) - ? - wire up a Zumo 590

LittleJon - TBD - tent - flush brakes; rebuild engine

Bust & MizzBust - Friday - sheep pen - let smoke outta things

We may have another local guy (Ray - you met him a while back; he kinda looks like Ron Jeremy) doing valves as well. We'll see.

 

[El Toro Joe]

I have a set of LR4 LEDRider lights, a brand new set of Gen II Wynpro brackets and a brand new Skene IQ175 Lighting Controller, that I'll bring with me if someone is interested in buy them.

 

[mi_pjk]

Hello all,
As a new-ish owner of a 2014A (last april), I'd be interested in riding down and meeting up with a bunch of fellow owners. Probably be staying in Troy MI on friday night, then tooling down and hanging out / camping / hotelling saturday night, drive back sunday.

I only have an oil change to worry about, but it'd be snazzy to meet a bunch of y'all.

In all likelihood, I'll be staying at naskie's house on Friday night in Commerce Twp, and then we'll ride down in the morning. You're welcome to ride down with us.

It depends on when I get out of work on Friday and what the weather looks like. I'm not a fan of riding at night. It's about a 5 hour trip for me, so I'm thinking I'd have to be on the road by 3:30 to justify a Friday night arrival.

I am interested in getting help wiring up a Zumo 590LM through a Fuse Block. New to working on the bike and really don't have the garage or tools in my living situation. Will bring parts. Thanks.

Do you have the Fuzeblock installed already? Should be a piece of cake either way. I'd suggest some solder on the ends of the wires going in to the Fuzeblock. Should give the screw terminals a little more bite. Mine came out so I'll be doing that as well. I'll have my soldering iron with me.

Thanks, that'd be great. Then i won't be having to flip through the atlas while driving =).

I'm about a 4 hr trip from the top-ish of the mitt. I don't mind a bit of night driving, but i'll prob be out of work around 430 - 5.

I may be staying in Troy ( my cousin's ) or i think bloomfield ( his GF's ), so i may be right close to you.

I'll shoot the digits over when we get closer.

 

[extrememarine]

PM...

I have a set of LR4 LEDRider lights, a brand new set of Gen II Wynpro brackets and a brand new Skene IQ175 Lighting Controller, that I'll bring with me if someone is interested in buy them.

 

[BikerGeek99]

I have a set of LR4 LEDRider lights, a brand new set of Gen II Wynpro brackets and a brand new Skene IQ175 Lighting Controller, that I'll bring with me if someone is interested in buy them.

Since you mentioned the Skene controller...

Question: are all LED lights dimmable via a pulse width modulator? The Rigid lights I have on my bike are, according to Rigid, not dimmable. I have a PWM that I would like to wire in for some added lighting flexibility, but I won't wanna let the smoke outta my lights, ya know?

 

[El Toro Joe]

I have a set of LR4 LEDRider lights, a brand new set of Gen II Wynpro brackets and a brand new Skene IQ175 Lighting Controller, that I'll bring with me if someone is interested in buy them.

Since you mentioned the Skene controller...

Question: are all LED lights dimmable via a pulse width modulator? The Rigid lights I have on my bike are, according to Rigid, not dimmable. I have a PWM that I would like to wire in for some added lighting flexibility, but I won't wanna let the smoke outta my lights, ya know?

Andy, I don't think that all LED lights are dimmable...but what the hell do I know.

 

[RaYzerman19]

Joe's right, not all. But, if you can look up the specs...... if not, you won't likely let the smoke out with a PWM since you are cutting power, not adding. Problem solved by plugging yer lights into 110V, watching the smoke, then buying new lights.

 

[Intech]

I have a set of LR4 LEDRider lights, a brand new set of Gen II Wynpro brackets and a brand new Skene IQ175 Lighting Controller, that I'll bring with me if someone is interested in buy them.

What do you want for them?

 

[JBinIndy]

Hello all,
As a new-ish owner of a 2014A (last april), I'd be interested in riding down and meeting up with a bunch of fellow owners. Probably be staying in Troy MI on friday night, then tooling down and hanging out / camping / hotelling saturday night, drive back sunday.

I only have an oil change to worry about, but it'd be snazzy to meet a bunch of y'all.

In all likelihood, I'll be staying at naskie's house on Friday night in Commerce Twp, and then we'll ride down in the morning. You're welcome to ride down with us.

It depends on when I get out of work on Friday and what the weather looks like. I'm not a fan of riding at night. It's about a 5 hour trip for me, so I'm thinking I'd have to be on the road by 3:30 to justify a Friday night arrival.

I am interested in getting help wiring up a Zumo 590LM through a Fuse Block. New to working on the bike and really don't have the garage or tools in my living situation. Will bring parts. Thanks.

Do you have the Fuzeblock installed already? Should be a piece of cake either way. I'd suggest some solder on the ends of the wires going in to the Fuzeblock. Should give the screw terminals a little more bite. Mine came out so I'll be doing that as well. I'll have my soldering iron with me.

I will be bringing the new Fuse Block with me, and need it wired in. Either arriving Friday afternoon, or late morning Saturday. Will likely get hotel. Thanks.

 

[Bustanut joker]

Why da fuq it take 5 years to reach this level of organization?


****** cheap beer if ya ask me.

 

[JBinIndy]

Announcing FJR Tech Day XIII.
Date: 9/17/2016

Location: Casa de Geek: Marysville, OH

Post up if ya wanna pop in to "supervise" or wanna wrench on yer bike. If yer gonna wrench on yer bike, let us know what you plan on tackling so that all the required pieces and parts are either brought with you or you can ship 'em here.

For anyone who wants to do a valve check: GET HERE FRIDAY! The engine needs to be cold.

If'n there's work being done on your bike, STICK BY YOUR BIKE 'TIL IT'S DONE! You just may learn something.

We have two guest bedrooms (already spoken for) and several inflatable mattresses, plenty of floor space if ya wanna throw a sleeping bag down inside, and plenty of yard if ya wanna pitch a tent outside.

If you didn't make it to the Tech Day we hosted last fall and / or just need our address, PM me.

ETA: Since Tim mentioned "hotel," if anyone would prefer to stay at a hotel, we do have a few in our little city of Marysville:

Hampton Inn (from what my BIL has told me, they have some "interesting" options at breakfast, thanks to the presence of Honda)

Super8

Comfort Inn

Holiday Inn Express

Did I miss it in here somewhere, but is there a full address for Casa de Geek. Thanks.

 

[yamafitter]

Did I miss it in here somewhere, but is there a full address for Casa de Geek. Thanks.

Two ways to get the address.

1. Find the Marysville sheriff and ask him where the town drunk lives.
2. PM the Geek

 

[TomInPA]

I am interested in getting help wiring up a Zumo 590LM through a Fuse Block. New to working on the bike and really don't have the garage or tools in my living situation. Will bring parts. Thanks.

I'd just like to inform the minions that this is my brother John. Please treat him just like you would me.

Barry, I think John doesn't know about Dolly yet...go easy.

I'm a maybe for the event. JB has invited me to join him at the local Comfort Inn, but I still have my generator cover off, waiting on replacement bolts.

 

[extrememarine]

Geek - add to the list - FJRFarrier - LED light swap (soldiering services needed) and customer PTT switch install.