Recent content by lucky2ndowner

One side went well. The other side I think I forgot to pull the clip on the seal, I think the bushings are jammed together. I was able to fully compress the fork (spring removed) but there it sits, seized and fully collapsed. I will consider opening an eBay account, thank you for sharing that link. 

Help! Fork seal replacement gone wrong. I am looking to buy a left side fork assembly or both sides. Thank you! 

About 50k, cruise, ABS, tires (Michelin PR4) and battery one year old. Givi rack, top box and helmet lock. Service manual, service records. 12v air compressor, battery powered alarm, carbon fiber kick stand plate, frame sliders, a few extra helmets, Yamaha Velocity jacket, valve shim kit, carb...

07 FJR1300 right around 50,000 miles. Cruise, ABS, Givi rack, top box, helmet lock, 5k on Michelin PR4 tires, service manual, service records, jumper cables for powerlet, 12v air compressor, carbon fiber kickstand plate, frame sliders, original rear rack of course, battery powered motion alarm...

I know you have made your decision but others may read this. My SMH10-11 says "universal" on the box. It came with BOTH microphones. The base does not allow you to plug in earbuds.

The Russel Day Long seat. It was made for the previous owner, didn't fit me and reminded me of an antique tractor seat. I have made one 850 mile day on the factory seat, it works.

Bluetooth headset (Sena smh10) and cell phone gives me navigation (Google maps), Pandora radio and phone calls all seamlessly integrated. All I need is a buddy to buy one so I can use the bike to bike intercom.

I saw another helmet (can't remember the name) that had a display that included a rear view camera. This feature I liked. I think the backside of the windsheild would be the best place for a display, not inside the helmet. GM used a display on the inside of the windshield, I am not sure if they...

I find the rubber topped oem footpegs to be slippery in the rain when I stand up to stretch out (depending on the shoes). My friend has a 1700 Yamaha Warrior with the aluminium knurled sport type pegs and they DO fit. I find similar pegs online for about 20 bucks for the R1 and R6 but I have no...

Thanks for sharing your trip. Yellowstone can be so crowded.

I haven't gotten over 40mpg yet. I usually see 36 or so around town. I was a little frustrated about this until hppants enlightened me. Now I feel good about the fun I have.

1100 idle is SO much better. I read up a lot on this forum about the abrupt throttle and never came across the idle info (or I overlooked it). Thanks a million, it is 90 percent improvement.

Sorry to hear your weather hasn't been good. Nothing worse than rain and snow when you have bikes in the garage.

I also noticed that the few places to pull off were not the most scenic. I was gauking from the saddle more than I should have been. I would like to see it in summer or fall and probably will this year.

Thanks Redfish. I will turn it up to 1100! That is what I have been doing (but with my wrist) to compensate and its pretty manageable from there.