Recent content by gainsi

I've been following this thread, but just catching up now on recent posts. Can anyone confirm that the compression adjustment mechanism is different on the Gen 1 Vs Gen 2 forks ? This looks the same as my Gen 1 from the diagram above. I know about most of the differences between the two types of...

+1 for getting the front wheel bearings check when the new PR3 goes on. Mine went on a new bike at 22,000 kms & I had to ride it home on 50 miles of twisting country road to the nearest dealer. Not pleasant !

2001 Aussie model owned for 11 years, now approaching 60,000 kms. New front wheel bearings at 22,000 kms due to failure. Have added stainless steel (HEL) brake & clutch lines, Scotts SS oil filter, K & N Air Filter, Iridium plugs. Just changed out rear brake pads, front still 50% wear. When I...

Gazza, read the whole story. The thread started in 2012, & the wrench was removed a while back. Your advice about patience is spot on though.

Having experienced a rear tire rapid deflation whilst riding, I totally agree with wheatonFJR - you're checking them to make sure that the pressures are in the ball park of where they were on the last ride, & if they have changed, alarm bells should be sounding ! In a nutshell, we all have two...

Must have missed this thread when originally posted, so just caught up with it now. Great story & outcome. Piss funny when the Dutch guy enteres the fray AFTER the half wrench is already out. I need to visit more often !!

I don't have to worry about Winter storage like some of you guys do, so I change oil & filter every year, which for me if between 6-8,000 km (around 5,000 miles). If I lived in CT & stored the bike thru Winter, personally I'd change the oil BEFORE storage - used oil has some acid in it that can...

Hi Techjunkie, I haven't had a knee replacement, but I broke my right hip which led to 3 operations on it, the last of which was a full hip replacement. This was actually easier to recovery from than the earlier 2 !! I set myself about 12 weeks off the bike, so I had it connected to battery...

Nice looking bird, Rob. It looks bigger than a Rosella - what type is it ?

@ Palerider. I've had 3 hip ops in the past 3.5 years. Fell off a ladder & broke my right elbow & hip. Fixed it & riding again in 12 weeks. A year later, had the metalwork out - riding again in 8 weeks. 6 months later, necafemur died so had bone on bone - full hip replacement at 50 years old...

@ Steel, I have a 2001 Australian spec FJR and have just changed the battery after ......... 8 years !! I don't ride every day but have used a battery tender intermittently to charge the battery. After talking to the local Yuasa distributor, I have upgraded my tender to a CTEK 4003 which...

Well done Easy E. I've had my black 2001 Australian spec model for over 8 years now and still love every ride on her. I'm 6'4" tall, & did get a test ride on a enlightened dealers test mule as I wouldn't have bought one without seeing what the experience & ergonomics were like. Back in 2001...

52 here too, but had my FJR since I was 44 so I made a mature decision then ! Being 6'4" tall means I needed a sporty bike, but too tall for sports bike (even the Kawasaki ZX-12R which is the closest thing I've seen to a chain driven FJR without luggage). I've been riding road bikes continually...

It looks thin enough & flexible. For $5 it's got to be worth a go.

I've read this thread with interest as I'm due to do my Gen 1 soon. Only good thing is that it doesn't need doing very often ! It does sound like a PITA, but at least I'll know that i was done properly. I'll be checking for leaks before putting it all back together, as that sounds like one of...