What did you do to your FJR today?

[eflyguy]

Rode it.. as I have every day that I've owned it. I want to get really comfortable on her before I head to Deals Gap for the annual FZ1 rally.

I have to say, I love her more every day, and wish I hadn't waited so long..

 

[rbentnail]

A little ride around the block, about 340 miles. Found more dirt and gravel roads in the Pisgah Nat'l Forest west of Lenoir, NC. On Roseboro Rd, when you leave the Blue Ridge Parkway heading east, it's about 10 miles of down....

eta: And rolled 88,000 miles on the odometer on the way home, on the western outskirts of Statesville, NC.

 

[08FJR4ME]

I pushed it out of the garage so I could have room to do some electrical work. I will have the new toys wired up by next weekend.

That's all folks,

Dave

 

[Mad German]

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Put Grip Puppies on...and will be taking them off. They make the grips way too thick. I think if they were 1/2 the wall thickness they'd be OK, but it borderlines on dangerous. $20 wasted...</p></blockquote>

I, too, hate thick grips. I ditched the OEM heated grips in favor of my all time favorite grip: Renthal Medium Compounds. Great slim feel, ultra tacky and very comfy.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Rode about 350 miles of flat boring roads through NC, TN, and VA. Not sure why I'm here at EOM central a few months early, but I'll have to ask Duane and griff that after we do 500 flat boring miles tomorrow on the way home.

 

[Cav47]

Nothing but I am going to the Cubs game tomorrow. Meeting my brother there. Might be interesting taking the FJR up to Wrigleyville.

 

[Burns1]

ok, got the new rear pads in with zero issues. I don't count my own stupidity of forgetting the shims as an issue. Simple enough to take them back out and do it right. And then I took it for a quick 100 mile ride. Funny how much better the rear brake works now.

Burns1

 

[El Toro Joe]

Washed, and waxed it...I know, I can hardly believe it myself.

 

[PhilJet09]

I washed it and tried to ignore the huge oily mess around the final drive weep hole. I don't think I can ignore it much longer. I'm getting the real wheel to spin occasionally now with an agressive takeoff from a stop. Me thinks the oil is getting on the tire a bit.

 

[escapefjrtist]

Red Lodge preparation...rebuilt the Penske, changed the oil and next weekend, new tyres.

Are we there yet!!

--G

 

[NTXFJR]

Stuck one of these on today

It's a little bulky and dayum if space isn't limited under there, but finally settled on mounting it to the bottom triple clamp.

 

[RossKean]

Make sure it doesn't hit something when the forks are compressed. Space is even more limited then!

 

[NTXFJR]

Thanks, but got it covered. There's lots of space between it and the fender, and it rotates on the triple tree with the forks, so there's zero interference with the forks or radiator as well.

 

[AdamK]

Did a three pass loop. Stevens, Blewitt and Snoqualmie passes with a couple of buddies. Did an out and back on Chumstick road too. Some Memorial Day traffic on I90, but still a great day!

 

[creg-ny-baa]

Washed, and waxed it...I know, I can hardly believe it myself.

Hang on, Joe! EMTs are on the way!

 

[Niehart]

I washed it and tried to ignore the huge oily mess around the final drive weep hole. I don't think I can ignore it much longer. I'm getting the real wheel to spin occasionally now with an agressive takeoff from a stop. Me thinks the oil is getting on the tire a bit.

When your ready, make sure the shop has the parts, pull the drive shaft and take just the shaft to the shop.

It does not take but a few drops of oil to make it look like it a bad leak. I found that a foam ear plug fits perfectly into that weep hole. JSNS

 

[PhilJet09]

No need for that, I have all the tools and parts to do the job myself. I've just been putting it off since it really started weeping last year.

 

[FJReady]

Patched a couple holes in the rear tire left by a tiny staple. Plugs didn't work so I had to take the tire half off to get access to the inside to patch it.

Installed a T-stem while I was in there, then mounted my FOBO TPMS hardware. Rebalanced the tire/wheel and put 'er back on.

Put a T-stem and sensor on the front wheel too.

Glad I was at home when I removed the wheels. The axle nuts were gorilla tight. I had to use a breaker bar and a lot of grunt to break them free.

I know the original owner had the tires mounted by a dealer. Their wrench must have trained at tractor trailer school.

Anyway, all is right again. Rear tire holding pressure nicely on the way to work this morning. It sure is nice (and techy geeky) to be able to check tire pressure with your phone.

 

[ionbeam]

I'm interested to see how the FOBO continues to work. The BMW we were riding in CA announced a low tire which let me know in advance to check the tires, where I found a large nail in the rear tire. By watching the tire pressure I was able to eek out 3k miles of riding the (rental) BMW without needing to have the tire fixed. Last Thursday my car's TPMS notified me of a problem and once again I found a nail in my rear tire. I like the idea of an external pressure sensor but don't like the cost of buying a Zumo 590LM to get the TPMS feature the GPS offers so the FOBO looks like the best option. Unless my Zumo 550 dies first.

 

[eflyguy]

Took my new-to-me '08 to the hills for the first time (just purchased last week) .. 9 hours out, although only 250 miles..

I'm truly impressed how easy it is to flick this beast around, rode the "six-gap loop" which includes some of the best roads in GA.. love it!