What did you do to your FJR today?

[creg-ny-baa]

I've seen such as these; did you have to alter the location or attachment of any of the wires/cables/hoses?

 

[NBB]

I took advantage of the nice day to get some much needed maintenance done. Changed a thermostat and did the antifreeze flush. Then swapped out one of the stock horns.

 

[PhilJet09]

Rode the filthy thing to work. It looks terrible but it runs and rides just fine.

Me too, yesterday. Mine's covered in salt and saw dust and missing the right bag.

 

[Uncle Hud]

(Saturday)

Rode almost 600 miles to get over 22 points on my Big Money Rally campaign ... and to meet 12 other riders at the "Center of Georgia" bonus: the Jeffersonville post office. The state center bonus locations are only available for one hour, so they provide an opportunity to meet other BMR contestants. Got a photo of three FJRs, although a fourth appeared just before I was leaving.

smithpa68 is a member here. That's him on the left, checking his itinerary for the rest of the day and campsite location for his weekend bonus-hunting trip. The 2013 FJR on the right belongs to an Atlanta-area rider who I met last month at the SC center bonus. The skull-capped guy is a BMR buddy from Charleston; met him at the SC center bonus last month, too. His Harley is as shiny as a mirror, and I don't know how he does that because he puts up some serious miles. Skull-cap buddy is standing in front of my 2015.

I think all four of us will be riding together to the TN center bonus on May 1. Want to join in the fun? Kirkland, TN, is a 500-mile round trip from Dunwoody. With a few extra bonus stops, it will probably be a 600-650 mile daytrip.

There's fun on these trips, too. Had to squeeze up a sidewalk between a handrail and the building to get the Post Office photo below. Hung my placard on the parking sign for better visibility.

 

[RaYzerman19]

Valve check (no shims required), new coolant, oil and filter, air cleaner serviced. Let the sun shine in the shop thru the big open door, 55F, recent snow is pretty much gone, but awaiting more tomorrow.

 

[rbentnail]

I've seen such as these; did you have to alter the location or attachment of any of the wires/cables/hoses?

If referring to riser blocks, no. I installed Genmars and did not have to alter the location or attachment of any wires/cables/hoses.

 

[mikerider]

No, no cable was needed to change. It was a little pain removing the stock bracket under the triple tree as the metal wires had to be cut.

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[PhilJet09]

Picked up a little ice on the way home from work today.

 

[HotRodZilla]

^^^^^^^^BRRRRRRRRRRRRR

 

[Cav47]

^^^^^^^^ Ridiculous. You do have a thing called a weather forecast right????

You must have balls of steel..........they are frozen steel, but none the less.

WOW, just WOW!!!

 

[El Toro Joe]

Picked up a little ice on the way home from work today.

It was riding in weather like that, that caused some of the rust on my 06. It ain't art...ride it!

 

[creg-ny-baa]

F***!

 

[mcatrophy]

Did that in Spain some years ago.

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Have to say it was scary worrying if it would settle. We went for perhaps 30 miles on a motorway in falling snow, for the last 20 or so we followed a grit lorry. Might not have done the bike much good, but at least we knew the road would retain some grip.

I would advise against finding your FJR in snow if you can avoid it.

 

[Redfish Hunter]

To hell with that. I live in South Louisiana and ice belongs in only two places down here. Ice should be either in my drink or in my ice chest surrounding either fish or beers. Ice should NEVER be on the windshield of my motorcycle.

That is a very impressive pic though.

 

[PhilJet09]

Just the right combination of temperature and precipitation, a calculated risk. I went to work knowing the weather was moving in and monitored the situation throughout the day. I left as the snow was falling and temp dropped to 30* F. The roads were warm and heavily salted, so I knew the risk was minimal...I know this area and how things work. The snow didn't accumulate on the grass for several hours after I got home and just started collecting on the driveway, that I don't salt, around sunset. C'mon folks, I'm pretty good at this weather shit...my job requires it.

 

[Redfish Hunter]

Make no mistake, I was not criticizing. My hat is off to you. It is simple common sense that folks who live where it snows should know how it happens and how to operate in it.

I have almost zero experience with driving in snow and do not want to learn. I will stick to my boats, mosquitoes and alligators. These things I understand. Snow, not so much.

 

[hppants]

Today - I charged the battery in my MP3 player. That's it.

I'm getting ready to ride tomorrow and of course, the FJR is dead nuts reliable so why do anything else? In the morning, I'll check the tire pressure and glance at the oil level site glass. But that is mostly for my own peace of mind. The reality is that shortly thereafter, I will bump her off the center stand, turn the key to "on", thumb that starter switch, wait about 5 seconds for oil pressure to build, pull the clutch, drop the shifter into 1st gear......

..... and then let the adventure begin.

Stay thirsty, my friends.......

 

[LKLD]

Bled the clutch.

 

[TomInPA]

Just the right combination of temperature and precipitation, a calculated risk. I went to work knowing the weather was moving in and monitored the situation throughout the day. I left as the snow was falling and temp dropped to 30* F. The roads were warm and heavily salted, so I knew the risk was minimal...I know this area and how things work. The snow didn't accumulate on the grass for several hours after I got home and just started collecting on the driveway, that I don't salt, around sunset. C'mon folks, I'm pretty good at this weather shit...my job requires it.

No de-icing system on the FJR like on the Jet. Hey, maybe you can be the first!

 

[PhilJet09]

No de-icing system on the FJR like on the Jet. Hey, maybe you can be the first!

Lol. Well, bleed air heated leading edges seem too difficult, but maybe I cold convert my aux fuel tank into a TKS system.