Recent content by Vance

Hey, guys/girls (let's be politically correct), Got a FJR 2004. What's the loudest most annoying horn I could get for it? Not going with the loud pipes but do want to scare the you know what out of somebody when I want them to get out of my way. Thanks!!!!!

okay. I surrender. I'm going to stay quiet, not even the remote to be an asshole once in a while. I'm 51 now and I guess it's time to grow up and face it. Just thought I'd start that obnoxious second childhood, even though I put my parents through hell for the first one. I GET IT GUYS AND...

Wow, what did I start? You guys did get me to stay away from the slip-ons but still think I might get the remote cut-off one I talked about where I can make it stupid "loud" with the touch of my finger, and the price isn't too bad. Guess it's the old "rebel biker" ex-Harley guy in me. It...

my wife is very happy to hear that people that ride motorcycles don't like noise and think it is disrespectful to neighbors because she fought for three years to get vehicle codes in our neighborhood to get the dirt bikers with no exhaust out of our canyon and off others property.

And sorry, the two posts you are right are unrelated. Just thought the forum would like to hear about one that somebody walked away from. I've known too many that haven't. Also there is some truth about paying attention as I had just got done getting my music together on my cell phone behind...

I'm actually liking the responses. And I did change out my OEM 55 watt to 110 watt, added some LED fog lamps. Damn loud pipes would mess up my music or podcasts anyway. Thinking I'm taking the advice from the forum. Wouldn't add much more horsepower either, huh, even with the power...

I saw that shirt somewhere before. Not a matter of knowing how to ride. It's a matter of those rude "cage" drivers on the 405 freeway that won't or don't move over so we can ride the line out here in California. At least with something loud they might get scared and think I'm a rebel biker...

It was 10/9/12 on my way to work in downtown Los Angeles, 82 miles one way from home. On grapvine, 5 Freeway, dumping ground, at 6:00 in the morning, still pretty dark, and slammed into a drive shaft/drive train at 75 mph. Hit it so hard it bent my front rim, blew my tire, and I've ridden...

Just got a 2004 FJR as totaled my 2003. See my next post, Crash, Miracles still do happen. Need to make the darn thing loud as humanly possible. Any suggestions? Think Santa is going to get me a gift card to Let's Ride Motorsports so I can pick out my pipes. Should I also get a power...

I'll check out Partshark in the morning. Should have thought about my brother FJR riders first before I started taking drastic measures. And I definitely would not go to a dealership for nothing. Always have gone to private shops where the owners of the shop work on my bike. I must admit...

I'll call tomorrow and tell them to not accept the part after I find out how much I'll save. Thanks for the tip. Should have thought of my brother FJR riders in the first place. What was I thinking?

Really? Shouldn't I be getting some kind of noise or something? I push the button and it's completely dead. I'm so desperate now I just told them to order the $700 motor part which of course is non-refundable from Yamaha but the shop does think we can return it if we need do since he knows...

My windshield won't move. It's dead. It's an '03. It was fine for the summer but winter is close upon us. Help me out, guys. I'm like riding naked without my electric windshield. Boy is that scary. Probably would get laughed at or arrested. I'm sure my 50-year-old butt both would happen...

Got a tender on it tonight to see what happens. Think I got a bad battery myself. It's a good shop so can't believe my connections aren't perfect. My windshield has been out for about six months and there was a motor recently for $45? I'm an idiot for not checking with you guys earlier. I'm...

91,000, got it in 6/09 with only 2,700 on it for $6,300. Live on grapevine in Lebec, CA. Is a commuter for me, 155 miles round trip about three, four days, sometimes five days a week. The battery thing just started happening with change of batteries. Windshield did grind for just a little...