fanowater

Thanks Piotrek. I have a copy of the bulletin myself. Just wanted to see the notice, if one existed. Thanks.

Did anyone receive a recall notice for the cam chain tensioner? If you have it, any chance you could post it? My dealer now says my vin is listed, it had not been before when I asked. However, the part won't come in until the end of October. I'd like see what the letter says. Thanks

Over 19k miles in 2 years. Pleasure riding only. Expect to add another 4k before years end.

Such a great movie to quote. Ha Ha Cheers

Trying to understand this post. It seems like I can mount both the frame sliders and the crash bars on this bike? The OES offer front and rear frame sliders. Does SW Motech crash bar use different mount points? Thanks, -Alex I was trying to say I'd use the SWM crash bars on top and the T-rex delrin case savers below. I don't think you could double up on the items that are attaching where the frame holds the engine. The T-Rex frame sliders mount where the SW Motech ones do, but the crash bars go up from there, so the point of contact is higher and might keep the bike from rolling onto the tank. Cheers

So I put on the T-rex slider set (wheels, engine cases and frame sliders), filed down the sump bump and put in the mazda oil plug and fitted an SW Motech skid plate. All because I like to ride far from home and explore places only reached by dirt roads. If I can keep a low speed slide or tip over from ending a trip and seriously inconveniencing my friends - well then it was money well spent. One other thing is that if the thing that sticks out farthest from the bike isn't your leg, you might get thru a low side with less damage. If I were to redo my setup, I might consider the SW Motech crash bars in addition to the other T-Rex delrin sliders. I ran across a comment somewhere that said frame sliders are a little below the bikes center of gravity, so it might tip and slide on the upper part of the bike. For a little over $300 the T-Rex slider set is a great deal of protection. Cheers

I just did this. For anyone thinking it might be risky. Don't. It is super easy and pretty quick (less than 30 minutes including gathering tools, popping the top off the beer, draining oil, filing and topping off the oil again.) The cast aluminum pan files very easily and can be hack sawed as well. No need for grinders. Many thanks to those who listed parts and shared pictures. Cheers

Hey fanowater, nice pic, nostalgic for me...as I worked at Glacier Park hotel in the summer way back when...and it is truly marvelous and awesome beauty there...and it rains really hard as I recall My one-day-goal is to ride to Glacier Park Montana one summer and stay at the hotel [Many Glacier or St. Mary's]...and not be the bellman or the kitchen staff...and just ride around and enjoy the awesome beauty ...and perhaps cross into Canada for the afternoon... Southern Cal. to Montana...what a ride...one day. Glacier would be an awesome place to work. That is a nice picture! i will need to keep going back until i have hiked all the trails there. Cheers

A placeholder while I shrunk the image. Cheers

St. Mary's lake GNP.

Not a glamour shot, but they do show the awesome places my FJ is taking me. This is the east side of Glacier National Park after it snowed on us on the way to East Glacier. Never so glad to be back to being rained on before!

Very nice work @fanowater ! Looks OEM! Thanks. Cheers

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I used shrink tubing on the left bar and both grips heat the same. Very happy with it. Cheers

Those look very nice, but really short - how many fingers can you get on the brake lever?Cheers

That is impressive! I love light bikes too. So what did you do to your FJ to achieve that?Cheers

Nice Tip! Thanks

You should consider the Metzeler Roadtec 01's. I have them on my bike and think they are brilliant. It performs amazingly well in wet and dry conditions.I could not be happier. I have about 4100 miles so far and the front looks great and the rear still seems to have life in it. How much? not sure. Enjoy your ride!

That sucks! Hope you are ok!

Added some Denali D2's using the Adventure Tech bracket (very nice and tidy fit, btw), the Cruizin' Cruise Control and a 'Spaceman Spiff' sticker from the Calvin and Hobbes days. The sticker, for those of you who read Calvin and Hobbes, really explains my riding style. I think the FJ is officially 100% dialed in for SuperSport Touring. Cheers

If you zoom in on this link you will see that the hwy changes number from 722 to 2 back to 722 ( at least on Google's map)https://goo.gl/maps/N8uYkgWZ9Jz Cheers

I rode all of hwy 50 last year. It is not very lonely in September.However, I would suggest taking the old 50 sections labeled hwy's 722 and 2. More scenic and more twisty than the regular 50. Cheers

I don't know how many teeth the stock front sprocket has, but if you change it won't it throw off the speedometer?

Nice! Any chance you could post some side or angled views to see how they look? Was it easy to use the Adventure Tech bracket with these?Cheers

Nice Work Crempel! I will check into that myself Cheers