Wrenching on the FJR...

[Silver Penguin]

There wasn't a category for 'My husband does most of the maintenance for me'. I am learning though. Last time my cruiser needed brakes, he was kind enough to teach me. I replaced my own pads under his instruction. It wasn't difficult but there was a great feeling of achievment when I was done.

OK, so that's not a big deal to some of you experts, but it was to me.

Jill

 

[radman]

There wasn't a category for 'My husband does most of the maintenance for me'. I am learning though. Last time my cruiser needed brakes, he was kind enough to teach me. I replaced my own pads under his instruction. It wasn't difficult but there was a great feeling of achievment when I was done.
OK, so that's not a big deal to some of you experts, but it was to me.

Jill

Baby steps, Grasshopper, baby steps. Good for you, you're doing better than some of these candy asses 'round these parts. There, that oughta get 'em goin.

 

[Yambone]

Impressive tally so far, 5 folks have challenged Al Gore for the internet. But I'm more impressed by the rank and file: Very knowledgable about the maintenance aspects, and interested in learning more. Bodes well for this forum and FJR zen.

  Last time my cruiser needed brakes, he was kind enough to teach me. I replaced my own pads under his instruction. It wasn't difficult but there was a great feeling of achievment when I was done.OK, so that's not a big deal to some of you experts, but it was to me.

Excellent. The cyber experts here on this forum make me feel same way. Its a *good* feeling to maintain the bike, install the upgrades, roll down the road and think about who got you there. :agent:

 

[painman]

Like to do the mechanical's and get my hands greasy. But can't do as much as I use to because of my physical condition with the arthritis. Necks almost fused along with the ribs and can't stay on the ground much. I do plan on doing most maintance including the syncing of the carbs though. I never had this many cylinders so looking forward to having some fun. Painman. <>< :blink: Man I love this bike.... :bb2:

 

[Dangerous Dave]

Like to do the mechanical's and get my hands greasy. But can't do as much as I use to because of my physical condition with the arthritis. Necks almost fused along with the ribs and can't stay on the ground much.

Painman, Harbor freight tools sells a pretty sweet looking bike lift which is actually on sale now for $299 (regular #349). The platform goes from 6.5" up to 31" and it has a 1000# weight capacity. Hell, I'm thinking about going and buying one myself! My only question I have yet to answer is if it's short enough in the full down position that the wife could park her car over the top of it when not in use. It says 6.5" platform height, but there's a front wheel clamp that sticks up higher. Now if that wheel clamp were easily removable, that would probably make it very do-able. Anyway, getting the bike up off the ground where you can work on it would certainly make life worlds easier. You can see pic and details here. Dammit, if you can't get down to the bike, bring that sucker up to you!

 

[madmike2]

I have a similar bike lift. The front clamp is way too weak, but for dong most of the "normal ground level work" it works well. I just put the bike on the centerstand and use the lift as an elevated paltform. (Unfortunately, the XS1100 is housed there for the moment, so I'm still laying on a creeper for the FJR)

 

[painman]

Thanks Dave, that's a great idea for the lift. I'm already in the dog house for taking over my wife's part of the garage and with the new bike coming I better lay low for a while but will keep it in mind. Thanks for the input. Painman. <>< :erm: