Recent content by Dodger

2217 in Devon. Welcome

Put on Lust dog bones plus adjustable kick stand. No problems, yes it is a bit more difficult to get on the center stand but no biggie. Now I can flat foot at the lights. I did not notice any difference in cornering or going over speed bump but of course I am an old bugger and take it easy...

Any decent body shop can do this. I had a mirror scratch (yes, an oops) successfully filled, sanded, primed and painted, with clear coat, and it is virtually indistinguishable from a new one. I also repaired a BMW fairing and nose piece, both came out nearly perfect, and I am just your usual...

I have always used 3M PPF (paint protection film) on my tanks so scratching has never been a problem, 2 FJRs and a VFR, because the BMW I have is plastic of course no magnets work.

Agree on the SW, used an Oxford, magnetic attachment which I liked, without any problems whatsoever for 15 years, only drawback was it was not waterproof and relied on a cover which had a tendency to blow off the very few times I got caught in the rain.

Both my 2006 and 2017 plus a chums 2018 did the same thing. It is an annoyance but in over 100,000 kms no failures so I put it down to possibly the floating pads. BTY the stealership and our local guy were stumped as well. My car (BMW) did the same thing when I used after market pads.

Too short, too light, too high (nearly 33 inches) and yes it is fugly. It really does look like Yamaha is abandoning the sports/touring class in favour of something that is neither fish nor fowl. When the wind blows that extra weight is far from a hindrance.

I also got the fenda extenda but I used it as a mold and knocked one up out of carbon fiber twill and epoxy, also made another for a bud. Looks great and so light.

Just goes to show you cannot please everyone, I would just lose the top box.

Absolutely agree on the VIZI-TEC, works great and Bernard couldn't be more helpful. I removed the PAID/AIS and talked to Bernard and he supplied a new plug and resistor so my 2017 doesn't throw an error code. Great service.

Funny thing is I think my FJR actually runs smoother on premium gas, I know, I know, probably wrong but that is what I sense. Also in the fall when I put her to bed I always fill with premium with a bit of stabilizer tossed in.

I really don't want to open up the "right oil" can of worms but isn't Rotella a diesel oil? I wonder if your wet clutch might benefit from an oil specifically designed for wet clutches, Personally I use Motul 7100, overkill maybe, but the price difference isn't that much.

I was able to glue it back together with epoxy and a couple layers of fiberglass cloth. First hold it together with thickened Super Glue, then gingerly apply cloth/epoxy, you can do both sides easily enough. So far so good. I was also able to get a good repair to the mirror paint.

Congrats. They are a terrific bike. Enjoy.

I put paint protection film on the tank, and elsewhere, absolutely no effect on tank bag magnets and it is just as shiny 6 year later. But why bother wrapping if your paint is in good shape, this matt rage will pass and then you will have a job removing the stuff.