Recent content by JT Pedersen

Howdy All, I'm still on the fence between '47 and '55. I've not seen a '55 on the FJR yet and am undecided. More significantly though, I am curious about the mount choices you have made. A big reason why I abandoned the OEM top box was it's poor mounting situation. I broke the mount plate...

The comparison may not be ideal... My ST1100 I rode stock suspension until about 60K. Early on, I'd ride with two clicks preload, bumping up 2, or 3, when fully loaded and/or with passenger. By 55K, I found I was on full pre-load for just me, all the time. After changing, Works Performance in...

SOLD. Thank you, everyone, for your interest and responses.

Hi Jason, I strongly recommend using almost anything 'other' than the OEM trunk. In less than 15K, my OEM mount had broken, was fixed, broke again. Most of the time, it was mostly empty, used to hold my riding gear once I arrived at my destination. Looking at other factory trunks online...

Hi Creg, Thanks for catching that. This is for the Yamaha Touring Windscreen which is about +4" taller than stock.

Hello Everyone, Item for sale is a gently used OEM factory windscreen, fitting FJR model years 2006 - 2012. Pictures: [1] [2] [3] [4] Asking $45, plus $20 shipping. While I’ll casually monitor the forum for responses, email to [email protected] will work best. Cheers!

Hi kamal, Had seen that link. Thanks, but don't think that's for me:). Once the cold rain clears out, I'm thinking a trip (:45 ride) to my nearest Givi dealer's in store. Curious to see the beast in-person and get their thoughts. Will admit, yesterday, I went to look at my 'basically new'...

Greetings, My '10, with OEM top trunk and mounting plate is succumbing to the all-too-common FJR stress cracks drama. Wish I had been aware of the stress cracks before getting the OEM trunk. While researching all manner of other issues in the forum, going down miles' deep rat holes, who would...

Rode it. 39F, figured I'd waited long enough:) Only 26 miles, but better than just sitting there. Besides, the bike hadn't come off centerstand since I mounted the new tires. It was bothering me. Now, I have these new tires with 1.5" chicken strips either side<g>.

Hi, My PR3s were indeed up $20 this year. Right now, for $20, I'm not interested in 'experimenting' with another tire. I'm not unknown to change brands, just don't see the value doing so right now. Though, in the future, I could see another Metz Z'something. Whenever I've been dissatisfied...

Greetings, My experience with cupping on a lot of tires is that higher tire pressures can help mitigate the problem. With my PR3, I kept the front at 40psi consistently and, combined with smaller tread blocks, found it developed a mild hum after ~2K miles, but never got any worse. What I...

to the original start of the thread... When your idea of wheel alignment, is a matched set of bungie cords...you probably spend too much time on the slab.

Entertaining thread. Talking with my MG's mechanic, he said the best thing to do was treat the fuel, park it in the garage, and simply leave it. Granted, most of the machinery he's discussing is 30+ years old:). Me, as long as fuel system's been treated, and battery's tended to, I know there's...

There is one lesson learned I felt worth sharing as regards technique. A lot of riders let their machines roll into their turns, taking long to effect the turn, and ultimately requiring more lean angle. In the first California Superbike School class, I took my ST1100. One of the lessons...

Or, that someone might spend $10-15K on a bike, but not be willing to spend the final $2K to perfect it?