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  1. El Gordo

    FJRForum Official 2017 Iron Butt Rally Tracking/Analysis Thread

    BC Ferries runs frequent sailings back to the mainland from both Sidney and Nanaimo. Also motorcycles have priority loading with BC Ferries, so it is rare to not be able to get onto a sailing.
  2. El Gordo

    how to hook up your battery....

    A trick I do, if I have any concerns about putting something back together is to take pictures as I take it apart. Then you can reverse engineer it as you put it back together.....eh
  3. El Gordo

    After market windshield mounting

    +1 I tested the plastic screws on my get-off. They work as designed.... they snapped, which got the screen out of my my body's path. Both the screen and the 'W' survived remarkably well.
  4. El Gordo

    Great Musical Lyric Quotes. I'll start.

    Nobody loves me but my mother and she could be jivin' too. ~BB King
  5. El Gordo

    This thing needs a governor!!! Or I do....

    Ummm you could consider importing one from France...already already governed to 100 hp. <_<
  6. El Gordo

    Who needs mirrors?

    Or just get an intercom and seat her backwards? :jester:
  7. El Gordo

    Who needs mirrors?

    This will fix the FJRs 'look at your hands' mirrors. 'clicky'
  8. El Gordo

    Steering stiff and doesn't feel right

    Lift up the front end and see if it turns easily and smoothly?
  9. El Gordo

    Hot Grips not available.

    You will wonder how you rode without heated grips.....they spoil ya.
  10. El Gordo

    AMSOIL Synthetic Motorcycle

    Uuummmm....which do you put in your bike? :rolleyes:
  11. El Gordo

    Frame sliders

    Torque info and a lot more is in the fjr bin of facts. This is cut and pasted from it: Engine Mount Torques: ft-lb:Size: Description 35: M12: Engine mounting bolts (right front lower side) 35: M12: Engine mounting bolts (right front upper side) 35: M12: Engine mounting bolts (left front...
  12. El Gordo

    Insurance Hosing...........Canadian style

    Canucks don't get done by otters, we get done by beavers. Take off eh! :clown2: Cheap health care...expensive bike insurance, take your pick.
  13. El Gordo

    Frame sliders

    DOH! Asleep at the switch...I do apologize to everyone on this forum for being nice on a Friday. Sorry Folks. :blink: *runs off to check the ol' warn meter*
  14. El Gordo

    fjr or vmax

    I have both. The bikes are each special in their own way. The Vmax is an adrenaline creating fun machine but really sucks for longer rides. They just are not very comfortable. The FJR is almost as fast (different kind of power) but the ride, handling and comfort make it my hands down choice if I...
  15. El Gordo

    Wolfies' Gone

    Sorry about your loss. Our dogs occupy a special place in our hearts.
  16. El Gordo

    Auxilary Power - Lite

    For those that don't need too many spare circuits, this is how I did mine: Battery End #1 is the fuse in the main power to the relay. #2 is the ground post I made with a bit of lexan to keep from cluttering up the battery ground post. #3 is the cable to the relay, it runs behind the...
  17. El Gordo

    Frame sliders

    Google is your friend FJR Bin-of-facts
  18. El Gordo

    An unusual paint job

    Eeeeewwwwwwe! I suppose that's one way to theft proof a bike.
  19. El Gordo

    Thanks

    Help is on the way from the west. It's starting to feel like spring on the coast. :yahoo: You will need to keep the beer in the fridge soon.
  20. El Gordo

    1200CC YAMAHA dual sport

    +1 Them lucky Canucks eh!
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