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… will go even faster. Speaking from experience here. One of my coworker said a while ago: “Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The more we use it, the faster it spins” 😂 He was right.

I tried a few LEDs in my previous bike and cars. They improved a lot over time, but one thing remained constant - the weak point on many are the fans. They spin at 12K RPM, and they usually fail way before the bulb's advertised "30,000 hours of service life" (= 24/7 for almost 3.5 years = 🤥)...

Well, congratulations to your new ride! You mentioned that the PO was a Yamaha mechanic. That’s good news (hopefully). Still, you should check out the bike thoroughly. Age of tires, rubber parts (hoses) quality, etc. Also, since the bike hasn’t been ridden a lot, I would recommend a change of...

@horseydonkey, is there a way you could record the sound of your bike (with a GoPo or your mobile phone) and post it here? Try to record the sound at lower RPMs, and then the change you notice when you raise the RPM to 3.5K or above in third gear. I don’t claim that I could figure out the...

I think that if the chain jumped, he would have noticed that on his 20 minute ride. If the chain is off just by 1 tooth, the bike would run, but noticeably not well. I am with you on a weak battery theory. Either something like a short or an accessory is draining it, or it is tired and ready to...

I agree with others. The diagnosis doesn’t seem logical. 1. With a good battery and low engine compression the starter would not struggle, quite the opposite would happen. 2. When you tried again the engine fired up, and ran fine on your 20 minute ride. You would have noticed if something was...

Thank you so much for your offer! I might take you up on it if I run into issues. First, I will look for the parts - they shouldn’t be too difficult to find. Thanks again for the idea and information! RiderJoe

Thanks so much for all the info you gave! I will be looking for a set of pegs like that for sure. I am sorry to hear about the neuropathy your treatment left you to cope with. We all need adopt to health issues as best as we can. Clever solutions like yours help a lot. All the best to you...

That is so cool! Great idea. Thank you! On multi-day trips (10+) the bottom middle of my foot becomes quite sore, even though I try to move them around as much as I can on the pegs. A wider peg would certainly help with that.

@Whooshka how does one end up with an extra pair of footpegs? My bike came with the right amount. 😀 - Just kidding, of course. What type of aftermarket ones you replaced the originals with?

Good job finding that one! 👍

Thanks for the reply @Tx123. I understand, and appreciate the explanation. Sincerely, RiderJoe

@TUCSONJON , so that you know, @Tx123 posted the same offer on the “other” forum on Sunday also. I was the second one to send him a PM from there, but have not heard back since. As TX mentioned on the other forum, he would prefer to sell the seats locally in TX, so probably that is why he only...

Yes, check with an inspection mirror all around the flange if you can. Most likely though, your CCT doesn’t have a dot. Both CCTs I installed had (have) the dot on the flange on front of the bottom well (visible below the arrow) on your picture. This is true for the pictures I saw of the CCTs in...

I agree. I loved my '86 V65 too! But, it was not meant to do the type of riding we do on the FJR, especially with my wife behind me as a pillion. We did ride 300-400 mile/day trips on her, but we were much younger back then.

@rbentnail , I understand, and that was the point of my post - to describe a method I used to align the hole on the shaft with the hole on the knob IF the knob is removed. However, I admit: I don’t have a Gen III, nor do I have access to one so my suggestion may not work on newer bikes. Please...

This may be a silly suggestion to some, but before I found out that I don’t need to remove the headlight adjuster knob on my ‘06 for panel removal, on assembly I stuck a toothpick into the hole on the adjuster shaft. Then, taking a mental note of the toothpick’s direction I pushed the knob onto...

20 years on the Concours? Awesome! You beat me by three years on my first (2003) FJR, which I sold in 2020 to get a very nice 2006 with 7K miles on her. Enjoy your rides!

@rbentnail , Yes! What @BigOgre said! Thanks so much for the tip!

So true! In addition to Ross’ suggestions, I would also recommend reviewing your planned route once more - zoomed in very closely on your computer before saving it and transferring it to your GPS. The reason for this is that when you pace your routing points while the map is zoomed out, it is...