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  1. LSUBOY

    Fr. End Stand-Manual, Wheel Remove Tool & Screen

    Need to get rid of my 06 shop manual, factory wind screen, front-end stand and front tire removal tool. Looking to deal with someone within 150 miles of Naples, Florida as per I don't have the time to mail ah front-end stand......All Parts and book are LIKE NEW........$65.00 firm!
  2. LSUBOY

    Putting It Away For The Winter Part II

    Have done everything for putting the 06 up for winter but put some stay-bil in the gas tank and was wondering how good that product really is? I know now. I finally sold the 02 - 30-foot motorhome with a 460 ford motor in it. It's been sitting in the driveway all covered up since 9/1/04 with a...
  3. LSUBOY

    Replaced A Headlight Bulb Today

    I replaced a headlight bulb today and was all proud of myself but then after sitting down, looking at the bike and thinking about the process, a light came on in my head and said "FOOL, you gonna go thru all of that to replace one bulb when you know the other will be buring out soon....Do them...
  4. LSUBOY

    No Foil Oil Change

    Clothes hanger!
  5. LSUBOY

    Need Gas to get back to New York / Should I

    Anybody up over by the Charlotte area have any info on the gas crisis in that area or should I just stay on 95 North and go that way to get back to New York?
  6. LSUBOY

    Can't Figure Out Which Tire

    Which are the darn tires that Y'all are using? I ask that question because um confused on which to order.... Too many types of PilotRoads and eye don't need no mistakes. ok
  7. LSUBOY

    What Loose Screws For

    My dear FNG Riders, You got a spare lock with with your bike so take it to ACE or somewhere and get some Phillips head screws for your bag locks. The reason for getting the phillips head screws is this: - - - You will now be able to use the phillips tool in your toolbox to check them - - -...
  8. LSUBOY

    WE ALL GET SMART

    I would venture to say that one of the most important things in life for a man or woman to LEARN is that "there is no such thing as a free lunch". You get what you pay for. Um down here dicking around on the computer to get some new tires for my bike. I like the the Roadtec(s) and usually get...
  9. LSUBOY

    MITYVAC AT PEP BOYS

    I brought three. Friend of mine wanted to bleed his system and I told him to go over to Harbor Freight and get a Mityvac bleeding system for about 40.00. He went to Pep Boys, Advance Auto and Harbor Freight. He told me that since I said that it would cost about 40.00 bucks, he got the one at...
  10. LSUBOY

    Headlight Replacement

    Follow the steps: Remove One: Remove Two: Remove Three: - - - There is a hidden connector inside of the panal by the right fork. Push-in on the center of it and then pull the whole thang out. Remove Four: Remove Five: Look down and a little above 6 oclock to see where light bulb...
  11. LSUBOY

    Look at What

    A 1983 Goldbling With 14,000 original miles
  12. LSUBOY

    Bag Lock Screw Replacement Mod

    I went down to the hardware store and got some replacement screws for the bag locks because I wanted something easier to screw on and I think I hit tha jackpot. I love them because they have a bigger head and to check them for torq, I just pull out my phillips from the tool bag instead of that...
  13. LSUBOY

    Bike Week + Low Attendance = Poor Economy

    I have been to about 6 Bike Weeks and have seen the kind of crowds that usually show up for said; However, the other day I was riding down that long street next to the water?, the one with all of the hotels on it and I got a feeling that the Bikeweek crowd for this year was/is w a y lower that...
  14. LSUBOY

    Rode Some Bikes At Daytona Yesterday

    --- ST1300: Nice color, so-so styling, pretty good on it's feet, cockpit looks dated, riding one does not give you tha oh-my-gawd feeling of the FJR, touched the mirror cover and the damn thing came off in my hand so I stuck it back on and walked away....LOL --- Victory Visison: Loud, Feels...
  15. LSUBOY

    Bin Of Facts

    A couple of weeks ago my neighbors 70-year old wife was over to the house while I was trying to work on the bike. I needed some specs. for the bike and could not find the bin-of-facts on the site. To which she said, "Why don't you google it"? and I found it. Well, this morning I was working...
  16. LSUBOY

    1st Time Spark Plug Removal

    I have always worked on my Yamaha's and found it easy to do most jobs; However, working on my FJR is something that I have to think about and go over a lot of times before doing the job. It took me 3 or 4 trips under the tank to figure out the best way to remove the spark plugs and here it is...
  17. LSUBOY

    Congrats To Warchild & FJRTOM

    Warchild First: While on a ride with 4 other FJR Owners, the subject of FJR repair and the need for a Yamaha Manual was discussed, to which all agreed that you did not need a manual as per all you needed was access to Warchild's Tech Notes. And, that if you could not make the repair after...
  18. LSUBOY

    Getting An OEM Type Key

    I lost one of my keys and am under the impression that if I go to a Yamaha dealer with this key and tag, then they they will be able to cut me a key that looks like the one that I got with the bike...{ you kno with that black end plastic thingee part} RIGHT?
  19. LSUBOY

    I There A Better Battery

    Battery{06A} just crapped out on me. Dead cell...... Before eye get a new one, I would like to know iffin there is a better {aftermarket} battery than the one that came with the bike?
  20. LSUBOY

    Turning Foot Pounds into Inch Pounds....

    My torque wrenches don't go down to 9 foot pounds { spark plug torque data } so eye am gonna convert 9 foot pounds to inch pounds and use my inch pound wrench as per the following data. - - - One foot pound = 12 inch pounds. - - - Nine foot pounds = 9 X 12 or 108 inch pounds. Is um right...
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