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Looking for the right saddlebag's reflector & rubber strip with the Yamaha logo. dobias :glare:

Last Friday with my wife riding pillion, it was a nice ride down to SE Michigan for my grandson's Hillsdale College graduation (Suma Cum Laude in an Honors study). The cars bunched up on the interstate & I geared down as the traffic slowed. I was in the left lane and I can only guess I was down...

The problem I'm having is with the little discussed air box drain hose. After my last ride (before this latest snow storm), I found a loose hose & mini-cannister that I've identified as belonging to the air box. Thinking it a simple job, I started looking for the hose connection. Now that I...

Last weekend I met my Gold Wing riding cousin & rode along with the GW club to his home. I normally avoid riding with large groups but found myself at the rear of this large group of 12 GoldWings plus a couple of gals on GoldWing trikes. A large SUV attempted to pass them all over a double...

Gentlemen; When my new Pilot Roads were mounted, I asked to have the wheels checked for balance. It turns out my front wheel is 20 grams out of balance & the rear is only 5 grams out. Has anyone removed wheel material by grinding to get the wheels in balance? It would appear that judicious...

I know better, but was tired & careless. The other day I was washing the FJR (I know, I know, a clean bike is gay) & rolled it into the garage, out of the sun, to wipe it down. When I let it down on the side stand, the sidestand collapsed & the FJR continued past 'the point of no return' and...

I've decided to pull the Avons with their badly scalloped sides on the rear tires. Before I ride to the COE in September I'll install Pilot Roads in the standard sizes for the FJR. The only vendor that shows anything but the common garden variety is MAW. They also show alternative "B" & "K"...

Even with a chiropractor's help, my neck muscle (from an old injury) is still giving me fits with the six degree rotation risers installed. I find it helps to rotate my hands out even more. Where can I get the ten degree risers? It's not sold by Motorcycle Larry. Thanks, in advance. dobias...

Just being curious: For us less speedy touring types looking for tire longevity, what are the downsides of using the same belted tires as used on the BMW K1200LT? dobias :glare:

I have my low beam HID lights adjusted correctly (2 inches down at 25 ft. with my weight on the bike) & rechecked them recently. Whenever following a car on country roads I stay back far enough to have at least 20 ft. of blackness between my light on the road & the car in front. In spite of...

I have the low-only HID headlights. I added halogen driving lights and think they're a all great improvement on the OEM lights. I can't help but wonder if it's possible to have relays capable of switching the high voltage from the low beam HID bulbs to a pair of driving light HID bulbs. It...

I had posted the following on an old HID bulb modification thread but don't know how to "bump" it to the top. I hope it's tried by Warchild, Jestal & RocketDoc. Here is a copy: I have the low beam only HID bulbs. Apparently, I moved the headlight buckets around while regluing the mounting tabs...

The other night a large Kamikazi raccon galloped towards me from the left across a two lane. I didn't even have time to think but I reacted by swerving to the right around the critter & back again. I swear I don't know how I missed it but my heart was going a mile a minute. I've swerved many...

After having installed & tuned in the Wilbers shock & fork springs last summer, I wasn't expecting much improvement with the winter's installation of the Superbrace. To my amazement, the handling of my '04 has been improved beyond any expectation. By comparison, the bike steering felt unsure in...

Does anyone have a source or method that I can use to change the yellow rear turn signal lens to red? I want to increase the brake light surface area without adding extra lights. I'd use one of the conversion electronic modules that use the turn signals for brakes, too. Does anyone know if...

Need just the lower front triangular panel. dobias <_<

I'm looking for any opinions I can gather about the Hella Micro DE lamps performance. Do they stack up at all to the larger Hella ff 1000 & ff 500 models? dobias <_<

I would appreciate any suggestions on breaking loose the front stock hose block connections so I can finish the Spiegler hose installation. I have the proper line wrenches but cannot break them loose without taking a chance on damaging the hard lines or rounding the line fittings. Will...

I need the help of this forum. I have all of the fairing off except for the front fairing above and below the headlights. There's a phillips head screw right behind the Yamaha symbol between the headlights. There is no way I can see to remove it without removing the headlights with the front...

Can anyone give me the size of a hex socket needed to preload the steering bearing? I don't want to buy the $75 undescribed socket that's available. dobias <_<