Recent content by lnewlf

49 K, had her since '07, never down, many $$ options like Wilburs remote res shock, smuggler, cruise, Road Five tires with @ 1 K 15 miles east of Troy, NY can only E-Mail pics....$2500.00

my riding bud has a '97 with Corbin seat and beetle bags...loves the seat...we do 4 or 5 hundredmile days

no shaft...me no buy....belt would be a cheaper, lighter option...[I've had my fill of chains...]

for some reason Ford applies a constant vacuum to the hubs to keep them disengaged [2 wheel drive mode] poor design. The constant suction on the spinning hubs results in water [salt] being drawn in which will freeze  them in either 2 or 4 wheel drive...especially as the seals wear..Check for...

Toecutter's idea if memory serves...and a good one..

rode briefly with a guy who had one with a six into one pipe...music of the gods...

tru dat...missed that the OP had a new one

I ran over a swollen raccoon the other day, in my Charger, screwed up the air dam...oh wait, I'm off topic...yeah, not riding as much now that I'm retired ????  no one rides anymore and it seems like I've been everywhere many times...but..the less I ride the more I miss it so things are picking...

when I first got my FJR I hated the throttle response so I did the spring unwind.....Then the throttle was to light and wouldn't close all the way..I realized that the PO had already done it. I rewould the spring with a piece of curved wire, snagging the tang and pulling it back around ,which...

as mentioned, might be high line voltage...my FJ 12 had a bad R/R and ate bulbs as fast as I could replace them.. I put Silver Stars in my FJR and they only lasted about 3K.. finally went to Cree LED and they have been great..very white, good beam, and much less draw...

my wifey would deny that she shot me...

huh....been using Plexus on the pinlock for several years, no problems,,,

I routinely lift mine with a trolly hoist in my garage....for the front I remove the 2 bolts from the T bar in front of the tank and attach a small high grade chain with longer bolts and loop the chain over the hoist hook....for the rear 2 good nylon straps around the frame..[seat off]

that lets the horse out....meebee just blondes?

full power all the time for the Clearwaters....especially daytime low beams...meebee, just meebee get the attention of a gum cracking, makeup applying, texting, blonde.[ to be fair, ball bearing cagers too]