Recent content by Stretch160

Last night I modified a 2020 hayabusa shock and fit it to my 2005 non-ABS fjr. Today I set the sag and started dialing in the damping.

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I did it 15 years ago. The speed limit was a constant 45mph back then and I ran a steady 50mph from mile marker 0 in VA to mm 470 in Cherokee NC. I did get off the parkway for a leisurely lunch, and did some sight seeing. I left mm 0 around 09:00 and reached Cherokee about 22:00.

Apparently, I pulled the bolt head into the hole for the bushing.. just enough to hold the bolt in place. I both reassembled the bike without this bushing and rode it about 50 miles.

I found this clear flexible plexiglass at Lowes for $15

does it go in the frame beside the upper shock mount?

this past weekend I rebuilt my forks and replaced my rear shock. after completing the work, I found this mysterious steel bushing on the garage floor where i had been working. the inside diameter is 1/2" the outside diameter is 11/16" and the length is 5/8" it had a coat of grease on it, so i...

all my old stomping grounds from Damascus VA down to Suches GA. there's certainly no shortage of great roads around here. 60 and 58 are to of my favorites.

i was recently wondering the same thing as I have a very pessimistic fuel gauge. if the float assembly is on a bar, that bar may be bent to correct the error. this would probably require some trial and error to get it just right.

I felt a lot of heat blowing out between the frame and fairing on my 05. Alittle automotive weather stripping from Amazon helped and looks almost factory.

Close enough that we probably ride the same mountain roads. I am in Simpsonville.

Nice. that looks really good. I originally thought about cutting down a windshield, but, couldn't find one at a reasonable price and thought I might like to have mine in the winter.

I cut it with a heavy duty pair of scisors. I first rough cut it a little large, then I traced the shape I wanted with a black sharpie, bending it so it fit the shape of the W frame. And trimmed it with the same pair of scisors. Finaly I lightly filed the top edge.

First impressions are positive, although it was a little cooler out today.

The 1/2" automotive weather stripping, I ordered off Amazon, arrived and I Installed it to the edge of the fairing, between the fairing and frame, in front of my knees. It looks factory. I can't wait to see if it keeps some of the hot air off my legs.