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  1. Oldjeep

    Trunk lid retention mount broke, repair options or suggestions?

    IF it were me - I would junk the "tape measure" retractor and just mount a static cable like every other brand of luggage has. The Yamaha retractor stuff is unnecessarily complex.
  2. Oldjeep

    Can you order a 2024 FJR in a different color?

    Better off with a car place. Most custom motorcycle paint is Harley stuff. Auto shop will have more experience with flexible plastics.
  3. Oldjeep

    Can you order a 2024 FJR in a different color?

    I agree. Not a fan of black or blue, which really reduces the options with an FJR.
  4. Oldjeep

    Hitch manufacturers???

    Swing arm hitch only works for single wheel, unless there is some magic I am unaware of 3rd wheel hitch is a good example of a single wheel trailer hitch. That is what is on my bike. Fwiw, prices must have gone up. I didn't pay anything near $1000
  5. Oldjeep

    What are buttons for?

    4 years ago I bought a 2007 for 4K with 16K miles on it. Prices have gone up a bit since then. Understand that 1300 miles on a 16 year old bike is not really a selling point.
  6. Oldjeep

    What are buttons for?

    Heated grips is an option. Take a picture of left side black cover by glove box. Pretty sure that is where control would be.
  7. Oldjeep

    Motorcycle For Sale 2007 Yamaha FJR 1300 ABS for sale

    Some states used to do dumb stuff like register bikes based on year of sale or mfg date rather than the year that is part of vin. Can make re-registration interesting when the DMV kicks it out because previous title doesn't agree with vin year.
  8. Oldjeep

    Motorcycle For Sale 2007 Yamaha FJR 1300 ABS for sale

    Based on color and build date of Oct 2007 , it is a 2008
  9. Oldjeep

    More luggage options

    The Skog a Kust is cheap no name. Like $20 when we got them on Amazon. So like 1/5 the cost of a kreiga
  10. Oldjeep

    Going to the Dark Side

    Well crap. I guess I better order a spare.
  11. Oldjeep

    More luggage options

    In terms of dry bags, you can buy plenty of no name cheap bags off Amazon that work fine for floating your stuff while snorkeling. The ones we have are Skog Å Kust. If they stay dry in the ocean, likely fine on a bike. Had a Kriega motorcycle specific bag at 5x the cost and not worth the money.
  12. Oldjeep

    Going to the Dark Side

    A new car tire is pretty cheap.
  13. Oldjeep

    More luggage options

    Parachute effect? Even with my 52l there is no way that it is catching wind behind me. The top case is shoulder high.
  14. Oldjeep

    More luggage options

    Many years ago a company called pasq started teasing a trailer that they were trying to build. Every year or so, they would post up some more drawings or sometimes a prototype. I thought they had a neat idea, but were taking a really long time to actually build something. So I got bored last...
  15. Oldjeep

    More luggage options

    If you want to get serious ;) 52L top case and 42L side cases on a Ukranian made luggage mount and then a bunch more behind the bike.
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