What did you do to your FJR today?

[odot]

It's gonna be a sad day when you accidentally get dirt on that purty thang.

 

[Fairlaner]

haha, thats why we have buckets here in Cali.....

R

 

[FJaRkie]

installed an mv riser, including ram ball. definately going to like the change.

 

[BruceWA]

Installed a Mag-Knight Tank protector.

 

[Chuck35]

I ditched work early to get in some saddle time. It has been raining for the last 3 days.

I spent the 1st 15 minutes strapping the tailbag on the new (to me) rear rack (again)

Oops, someone parked a bike right in the view of the falls.

This is High Falls, Ga.

Off I75 exit 198, 40 miles south of Atlanta.

 

[Geezer]

Removed my Garmin 2720 and the tech-mount it was on, including the yellow rubber ball that served as a shock cushion.

Tomorrow I'll install my new Garmin Montana and the mount for it. Since I prefer to put things on a dash shelf, I bought the Garmin marine mount which will sit on the shelf without the tech-mount and place the Montana in about the same position my 2720 was in.

 

[Pat L]

I received the Givi E52 I bought from extrememarine, tossed the mount kit onto my PCA mount plate and mounted up the trunk. I will wire up the admore lighting this weekend.

 

[Downunder]

Today i picked up anthor lot of painted bit mirrors, side covers,1 side of the fairing, & the wind screen piece

the painter will hopefully have the rest finished this week, then my fun begins.

Collected some coolant & rear grease as i just replaced the back tyre

so my weekend will be servicing the beast..Cheers

 

[RedPorscheKilla]

Well got my TechSpec Snake Skin put on to my tank, decent protection I have now!! Apart from it, went from my new stock shaped CB windshield to the old CB flip back, what a blessing. So I'm kind of in a regretful state for having bought that stock shape shield....... But oh well, at least we did something for da economy didn't we?

Treated my wife to Rich's for a custom seat on her car in disguise (CanAm Spyder) so I was her hero for V-Day...pretty cool. ANYWAYS now come the venting part. Sure I love me ma PNW, yet out of ALL DAYS possible, it has to rain while we are driving from Olympia to Kingston

Not that I mind, happens a lot around here BUT!

That's the result WTF is wrong with you rain focking my bike up soo bad

That's just NASTY and TOTALLY out of line..... well an hour of elbow grease and she will shine, AGAIN!!! That had to get out of my system. TGIF, yer all have a nice weekend...I will make ma bike shine again.

V
RPK

 

[clocklaw]

Hey Skooty,

Would you mind sending it to me so I can finish it off for you???

 

[Pat L]

Today I ordered a Morgan Carbtune, which:

1) triggered an alert at my credit union that rejected the transaction and shut off my debit card for a fraud attempt until I called them,

and

2) after the order was succesful, I got this message in the email:

Specific Carbtune extra instructionO NOT SUCK CARBTUNE WITH YOUR MOUTH.

Since it's Friday, I'll invite y'all to your own efforts at that email confirmation warning.

 

[Fred W]

Hey Skooty,
Would you mind sending it to me so I can finish it off for you???

What the heck!! Don't they have any right turns in Tennessee?

 

[clocklaw]

What the heck!! Don't they have any right turns in Tennessee?

Yes, and you can see the little worn patch on the right side too. Left turns are longer than right turns in the US.

 

[Old Michael]

Removed my Garmin 2720 and the tech-mount it was on, including the yellow rubber ball that served as a shock cushion.

Tomorrow I'll install my new Garmin Montana and the mount for it. Since I prefer to put things on a dash shelf, I bought the Garmin marine mount which will sit on the shelf without the tech-mount and place the Montana in about the same position my 2720 was in.

So, where you goin' this summer, Geezdog? A trip to the Golden State?

 

[Geezer]

Removed my Garmin 2720 and the tech-mount it was on, including the yellow rubber ball that served as a shock cushion.

Tomorrow I'll install my new Garmin Montana and the mount for it. Since I prefer to put things on a dash shelf, I bought the Garmin marine mount which will sit on the shelf without the tech-mount and place the Montana in about the same position my 2720 was in.

So, where you goin' this summer, Geezdog? A trip to the Golden State?

I have a lot of plans, but none will be that far west. I was thinking about coming out to the Gathering of the Clans but the timing is not right. Right after Easter Thingfish and I are heading to the Florida Keys and then over to New Orleans. That will start the season for me.

I'll be at the Colorado Cluster. Will I see you there?

 

[juniorfjr]

.I went looking for Baha mud and do a few maintainance items.

 

[dj bill]

painted center stand and side stand,put on wynpro foot thingy on her fjr and my fjr,put saddle bag decal/reflectors on her fjr,new windshield screws on her fjr,new tank protector on her fjr.new foot pegs on wild bill plates on her fjr.shined up both of them for a ride tomorrow.

 

[JT Pedersen]

Finished mounting the new tires. Installed windscreen. Got her running for :15 as I watched the snow fall outside the open garage door.

Contemplating mounting a set of aux. lights I've had for a while. Need to find or figure out some way to mount them. That's my only sticking point there...

 

[Chiefblueman]

Installed led's in the instrument cluster. Sandpaper and a silver sharpie eliminated hotspots. Led's in the turn signal indicators are much brighter. Also much brighter in the warning lights but too bright in high beam indicator. Went with a stock lamp there. Taking the nose off wasn't too bad, reinstalling could be a different story.

I started out putting an FZ1 fuseblock under the seat. Now the bike is scattered across the shop due to compounding farkles. Next up, manual cct.

 

[wmadoty]

I finally got around to doing this Relay Arm. This is on a 2010 with 21,000 miles. I am glad I did not wait any longer. I will likely replace the bushings and bearings the next time I do this service. As I think this is worn pretty bad for low mileage I will do this service again next winter. The bearings had a little oil on them, but I did not see any grease.

This picture shows the wear on the center Relay Arm Bushing. It was the worst of the bunch, and while I wish I had a new one here to put in, I am sure it will be just fine for a while yet.

Here is the Relay Arm and the three bushings that go inside. The Center one was the only Relay Arm Bushing that had noticable wear. None of these bushings or the bearings had much lube.

Here is the Dog Bone to Swing Arm Bushing. It also had some wear and a lack of grease. I feel the same way about this one as I do the Relay Arm Bushing. If I had the part on hand I would replace it along with the Bearings, but I am not concerned enough about the wear to pull it apart agian for replacement before I service the unit again.

Based on the wear I am seeing at 21,000 miles, it is my opinion that this service needs to be done at least when it is recommended in the service manual, and I will likely do it every year. It seemed like a lot of grease went into the bearings and I left the plastic retainers in there. I don't know if the grease just gets washed out, or if it is somthing special in Japan and is just not used during assembly. I guess we will see how much is still in there when we take it apart next time.

I took the bolts out of the exhaust on both sides. I flexed the exhaust enough to remove the center stand and the Relay Arm with no problems. I never thought I was even close to hurting anything. I did not cut or shorten anything. I did not grind anything. I put all the bolts back in the way they came out.

This is not a difficult job, but it is time comsuming. It is important that you be careful. You are somehow suspending or balancing 650 pounds, and you are removing pieces that keep the bike suspended between the tires. It is not a good idea to get distracted, and you should check everything you do twice. More so here than with other services because you are working overhead in tight spots with poor visability. It would be easy to miss a nut.