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Hello fjrb0, There was a fellow from San Diego, Brian Galloway, who rode his FJR to Prudhoe Bay - and back home - in the summer of 2006. Check his blog here. He was on a Microsoft blurb-thingy being interviewed. For importing a motorcycle you might search on advrider.com. I read of a guy who...

The following link is NWS because of clothing-challenged advertising, but the m/c pics are worth it. Click here, comrade.

Hi jacko this may be more what you are looking for - this is from fjrowners.com forum: tapered roller bearing upgrade cut and paste >>>>>>>> www.fjrowners.ws/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=4524 Here is the actual post:

I was very reluctant to bend my exhaust out of the way - it just seemed too brutal. I loosened the offending bolts/nuts a few turns and then pulled out my reciprocating saw (looks like a big drill with a saw blade stickin' out the end) and sawed off the bolt heads. I replaced them with some SS...

Judd, I am happy for you that your FJR is back in running condition. BUT........... If your 'ace' mechanic in fact

In Chapter 3 under Periodic Checks And Maintenance / Air Filter Case, page 3-8: 8 Nm or 5.8 ft-lbs. The sub-frame torques you show are the same as I found.

I believe TwoWheelNut lives in Santa Barbara area. He is at WFO-6 in Utah right now. There are lots of others in SoCal - they may pop their heads up and announce their presence - or maybe not! :assassin:

OK, I'll bite...... Why did you take/have it taken apart? Tick repair.....or just curious? What does "plug in combustion chamber" mean? Exhaust ports for cylinders no. 2 (1 of them) and cyl 4 do look extra carbon-ish. Me thinks your "exhaust valves on left, intakes on right" is backwards.

On the original Metzler's that came with my 05 I was able to get 26,563......... km, that is. Thats 16,505 miles. SkooterG would be so proud of me! I know you're thinking I must be a real pansy rider, but I would call myself an average-to-moderately aggressive rider - definitely not a 'ride it...

Pssssssssssst! It looks to me like the sidestand is gonna collapse and make bike fall-down-go-boom. :unsure: ...or maybe it will just flop to a 45 degree angle when it hits the floorboards ;) and no damage.

OK, I take back what I was thinking about you (dbvolfan hitting a dog with his car and you thinking he was a woman). :dribble: You really ARE Scab's wife! :yahoo:

Mrs Scab, you just aren't as sharp as your hubby! :glare: So why, oh why, do you think dbvolfan is a woman? :rolleyes:

(light-hearted jab coming youur way) Jeez, man! Did ya even try the SEARCH tool? :glare: (I'm trying to earn some Iggy points) "+maps +pc3" netted the following result. All seriousness aside, maybe it's so smooth everywhere else that it's(vibey stuff) just more noticable now.

Sorry to hear of your mishap, TWN. Heal well and fast. ...and thanks for swallowing your pride by posting the mishap - it is a needed reminder for us. Len

Hey..........how come it took you 11 months (maybe more?) to tell your story? :blink:

Well. it becomes obvious when you click on the image to show full size. He is giving the Universal Signal for "this honker of a bike leaves me limp, I am not impressed". :thumbsdownsmiley: Plus, he looks like Jim Carey's evil twin from Me, Myself and Irene.

Andrew I used a simple little off-on switch I had left over from some other project. It's been a couple of years since I did it, but if I recall correctly I just tapped into the fan relay wiring to provide a 'ground' to the relay. One side is 'hot' with key on. Automatic fan operation is...

I put a manual fan switch on my '05. My (possibly twisted) logic was that I figured I would be a lot less uncomfortable being bathed in the heat from a 2-3 bar engine than waiting until the factory-imposed 4 bar heat. Plus I feel it's a little easier on the engine to not run so hot - (I know...

Hey rmc Best guess.... ...being that the shop manual shows it to be the relay in front of (behind?) the speedo and farthest one to the right (closest to battery)... ...and spotting it on the Yamaha online parts catalog... ...under 'electrical 2'... TaDa!..............#31 5DM-81950-00-00...

Seems like a typical Saturday/Sunday ride to me. What with all them assholes hoggin' the left lane - just like they always do. :dribble: That's why ya gots ta pass 'em on the right! :clapping: