Finally took the plunge after much reading in here and popped for a few goodies. Initial impressions:
Pilot Road 2's: Yeah. Awesome. Didn't know how bad the stock tires were (especially after they wore out so fast) until I put these on. Don't have a lot of miles on these, yet, but the initial performance impression is like it's almost a different bike.
Corbin seat, backrest, and glove box: When I bought the FJR, I got the dealer to throw in the "comfort seat" for free and told them they could keep the original seat. Not sure if that was a mistake or not, because the comfort seat sucks. In every way, shape, and form. At least it has to me. Thing hurts like an S.O.B. after 30 minutes or so.
Now if there's one thing I've read here, and elsewhere, it's that Corbin seats are either love 'em or hate 'em. With most people that I've seen saying they hate them. Too hard...too long to break in...etc. etc. Well, for me...this seat is so much better than the comfort seat I'm glad I took the plunge. Maybe having been on the stock seat would've made it a different story, but after 1,000 miles or so I can say this Corbin seat is beyond comfortable in comparison.
Pillion loves the backrest, and so do I. One of the reasons I chose the Corbin was I liked the smooth integration into the rear seat of the backrest. To me, it looks sharp and not at all like an aftermarket mickey-mouse job. I also liked the glove box idea, and I can say it is definitely made well and seems water-tight and solid. It also has decent storage inside given its relatively compact size.
Is it too expensive? Hell yeah, but I guess Economics 101 explains why. The small demand for it (and the Smuggler) means production costs remain high to a certain extent. I think the Smuggler looks kinda cool and all, but I preferred instead to use the money for...
Two Brothers Carbon Fiber Black Series Exhaust: I got the M2 size after seeing another thread in here with pictures of them. Love the sound, but the fit not so much. As others have stated, the midpipes don't make a tight seal so they send you some sealant. I used some of it, but can still feel a little bit of air no matter how much I tighten the clamps. One day when I'm bored I'll take them back off and fix that. Seems cheesy it's a required step at all based on the price, but hey. Also not thrilled that, like a few others, they sent me the wrong size nuts for the bolts.
The bike sounds soooo much better, and I definitely prefer the look. I never liked how the stock pipes seemed to stick out so far from the rear tire, and pointed kind of back and to the left/right. The Two Brothers are much closer in and point pretty much straight back.
I do get a decent amount of "popping" on deceleration, so I'm debating if a PC3 type adjustment is worth the price or not. Time will tell.
Pilot Road 2's: Yeah. Awesome. Didn't know how bad the stock tires were (especially after they wore out so fast) until I put these on. Don't have a lot of miles on these, yet, but the initial performance impression is like it's almost a different bike.
Corbin seat, backrest, and glove box: When I bought the FJR, I got the dealer to throw in the "comfort seat" for free and told them they could keep the original seat. Not sure if that was a mistake or not, because the comfort seat sucks. In every way, shape, and form. At least it has to me. Thing hurts like an S.O.B. after 30 minutes or so.
Now if there's one thing I've read here, and elsewhere, it's that Corbin seats are either love 'em or hate 'em. With most people that I've seen saying they hate them. Too hard...too long to break in...etc. etc. Well, for me...this seat is so much better than the comfort seat I'm glad I took the plunge. Maybe having been on the stock seat would've made it a different story, but after 1,000 miles or so I can say this Corbin seat is beyond comfortable in comparison.
Pillion loves the backrest, and so do I. One of the reasons I chose the Corbin was I liked the smooth integration into the rear seat of the backrest. To me, it looks sharp and not at all like an aftermarket mickey-mouse job. I also liked the glove box idea, and I can say it is definitely made well and seems water-tight and solid. It also has decent storage inside given its relatively compact size.
Is it too expensive? Hell yeah, but I guess Economics 101 explains why. The small demand for it (and the Smuggler) means production costs remain high to a certain extent. I think the Smuggler looks kinda cool and all, but I preferred instead to use the money for...
Two Brothers Carbon Fiber Black Series Exhaust: I got the M2 size after seeing another thread in here with pictures of them. Love the sound, but the fit not so much. As others have stated, the midpipes don't make a tight seal so they send you some sealant. I used some of it, but can still feel a little bit of air no matter how much I tighten the clamps. One day when I'm bored I'll take them back off and fix that. Seems cheesy it's a required step at all based on the price, but hey. Also not thrilled that, like a few others, they sent me the wrong size nuts for the bolts.
The bike sounds soooo much better, and I definitely prefer the look. I never liked how the stock pipes seemed to stick out so far from the rear tire, and pointed kind of back and to the left/right. The Two Brothers are much closer in and point pretty much straight back.
I do get a decent amount of "popping" on deceleration, so I'm debating if a PC3 type adjustment is worth the price or not. Time will tell.
