Trambo

Bumping back up, anyone interested? Nice windscreen for the price. Decent coverage w/o being excessively large. I'm open to offers. PM me if interested. 

Adding a picture of this mounted on the FJ, to help you visualize how cool you'll look riding with this.  

Sold the FJ-09 this week, so I pulled a few goodies from her, and this Givi screen is up for sale. I had it for 2-3 years? It's a nice replacement for the stock screen. There are plenty of posts around about it, search around and read up. Screen is in excellent condition, no scratches or damage. Pic below. Anyway, I'm asking $75 shipped but this applies to CONUS, nothing overseas. I'm willing to ship it there but please realize that will raise the price due to shipping and handling. These appear to sell for $95-100+ not including shipping around the interwebs.

Here it is, on the hood of the wife's Tiguan:

Send PM if interested. 

I put some low price Chinese adjustable levers on mine years ago, and never regretted it. I love the adjustability. So much better. 

2 hours ago, Samaha said:

Today i re-purposed an old strap mount tank bank to serve as a rear pack/passenger back rest.  Inside the zipper is a piece of memory foam to offer the passenger a slight bit of comfort and better sense of security against their lower back.

Similar setup to what I've been using. Very useful and nicely done, Samaha.

(Mine is strapped to the back seat...)

55 minutes ago, betoney said:

I recently switched to a small flyscreen and cant believe how much I enjoy it, even at 80-85 mph on the interstate.

Yup. I run a small flyscreen in summer as well for maximium airflow. It's glorious.  

12 hours ago, OnePuddleUnder said:

Do you know what length/type silencer you went with? I'm trying to decide if I want a 300, or a 350mm. I don't think a 400 would give me what I'm looking for. But don't want it to be obnoxious during long touring rides.

EDIT: I just read back, 300mm it looks like. I like the fitment of it... probably will get the same! Hope it isn't too loud especially for longer rides...

It's not bad with the baffle installed. It's a good deal louder than stock, but it's not "I hate my neighbors" loud. 😜

Additionally, I ride with earplugs. Always. Tinnitus in the right ear dictates I be wiser regarding hearing protection. With earplugs the sound is very tolerable. It really only starts barking at wide open throttle, when just cruising along it's barely noticeable at all. I don't think you'll be disappointed. Even at such a low price point, it's a very nice setup and surprisingly high quality.

4 minutes ago, Wintersdark said:

Went for a tear to feel out the Grip Puppies in practice.  

I think I've found a new Day One bike mod.  Mine wasn't particularly buzzy in the bars to start with, but now there's none. 

Way more comfortable for my huge paws, too - the larger diameter didn't SEEM that significant (despite being what I was really looking for with these) but it has a huge impact in practice.  So much so that I suspect they may be a problem for small-handed folks. 

Heated grips take longer to heat up (and cool down) but transmit the heat just as well.  I think they'll be better at staying warm in the winter, too, where normally they cool off if you take your hand off the grip for a second.  I was concerned about this, but that seems for naught.

No problem pushing it into corners; no impact on control at all.

My only outstanding question is really what'll happen when they get wet.

Welcome to the club. We have cookies & t-shirts for the newbs. 😜

Wet weather won't affect them after installation. As you mentioned the only real noticeable difference is the heated grips & the delayed transmission of warmth you noticed. Other than that you will not find much different other than comfort & reduction of vibes. Bonus points for having huge paws, the added circumference helps those of us blessed with sasquatch hands. 😉

4 hours ago, texscottyd said:

It was on a business trip to Eau Claire that I was first introduced to the term "Wisconsin Drunk"

Those Cheeseheads are serious! 

I've been up to EC a few times for business as well, you ain't kidding man. They make drinking an Olympic sport.

18 hours ago, dazzler24 said:

After sporting a red 'hairdo' for a few months I've decided to go back to my natural colour - Grey.

The beauty of rubber paint - just peel it off when you want a change.  Pretty well came off in one piece.

 

How did it feel gaining that additional 10HP going back to the faster colour?

😄😉

😎

Dang, that sucks. At least you're most;y okay. Still vertical and breathing, anyway. Sorry.

On 3/29/2020 at 4:52 PM, Wintersdark said:

Which Black Widow do you have?

This one. I installed a 300MM full-carbon setup. I love it. Zero complaints, and it sounds fantastic when you're powering up a mountain at WOT.

On 3/12/2020 at 10:08 PM, Trambo said:

On 3/11/2020 at 11:53 PM, duhs10 said:

I put a Speed Angel's screen protector on my '15.... nice product.

Although my display screen has faired just fine through the years so I'm wondering if it was necessary.... oh well, 1 more farkle to add to the list.

I just placed my order. I've been meaning to get a screen protector on mine for, oh, years. So here we go. Thanks guys. 🏍️

My package arrived via Royal Post last week. 🧐 I felt so fancy.

I'm glad they provided an extra protector. As expected I fouled up the first one, despite taking my time and (what I thought was) meticulous pre-fitting for placement. Yeah, right. 😖 The second one applied perfectly. Only a couple small bubbles that worked right out. Nice product, looks really good and no more worries that I'll deface the OEM gauge cluster.

After that, I wheeled her out of the garage and did a nice spring cleaning. Checked fluids, tire pressures, and she fired right up, despite sitting all winter long. Battery Tender FTW. I geared up and took her for a spin and fueled her up with fresh premium. It's been months since I rode, so it was exhilarating to open her up and the glorious sound of the Black Widow exhaust put a big grin back on my face. 

15 hours ago, dazzler24 said:

Added these little extension pieces to the mirrors.  I've been putting it off for too long.  They add just the right amount of extension, for me at least, to allow better rear view vision without having to lean around the corner to see past your arms/shoulders.

The photo is a generic one (not my bike) but you get the idea.

Those were literally the very first farkels I put on my FJ-09 back in '15. Quite a handy little add-on, I agree.

8 hours ago, duhs10 said:

It is very clear. I can't even tell it's there except for the edge of the nano-glass.

I just placed my order. I've been meaning to get a screen protector on mine for, oh, years. So here we go. Thanks guys. 🏍️

On 3/5/2020 at 9:49 PM, Hyena said:

Resurrecting this from the dead but I'm in Harrisonburg which is a little city that's off of 81. I'm about 2 hours away from NOVA and about an hour away from WVA and decent riding via 33. let me know if anyone wants to come down for a weekend and we can do find some new routes and do some camping. 

My buddy lives in Waynesboro. I get up that way a couple times a year on the bike. Next time we're planned up in that direction I'll post up.

3 hours ago, AlphaMayle said:

Took my recently acquired FJ out for a spin today! Ordered black widow exhaust last night and will be sending ECU off this weekend.

I have a Black Widow exhaust on mine. I love it. I think you'll be happy.

Might I humbly suggest moving the suspension upgrades higher up the list?

Take my word on this, it's the best money you can spend on the FJ... It will transform the bike and make it so much more fun to ride. 🙂

4 hours ago, betoney said:

Yes, it is the Garmin Drive 51, the basic model, attached with a ram mount hardwired to the 12v switched outlet behind the screen.  During a black friday or cyber monday sale they can be found for around $100, the motorcycle specific Zumo series are over $600.

This is what I did too. I carry a 1 quart Ziplock bad & some twist-ties in my tail bag if it rains. It works. And it's a helluva lot cheaper than the Zumo.

15 hours ago, wordsmith said:

YMMV and FWIW an' all that, I found that I preferred the very wide OE bars on my last Gen1 Tracer over the somewhat narrower 'bars on the GT.   The Gen1 seemed to me to give the very comfortable ergos that I'd become used to on previous BMW GSs - very flat, very wide, very comfy, very accommodating of my preferred sit-up-and-beg stance.   Pix below courtesy cycle-ergo.   YMMV and FWIW an' all that...

I'm with my brother-from-down-under on this. 
I'm 6'1" with good reach, though. For me the Gen1 ergos are almost perfect. I can kick back on a long slab and relax, I can also lean up into the bars and do the Dragon Hustle when called for, the stockers just work well for me. Longer bars for my apelike arms is a bonus, I never feel cramped in any position and they just work for me. As WS said though, YMMV and to each their own... I swapped the stock bars on my naked SV-650 for better bars years back and was happy as a lark. Every person is unique and requires different fit and sit to be comfy. Find what works for you, and fix it. Seat, pegs, bars, levers can all make a "meh" bike a stellar "Ride of My Life". Make it yours. That's why the aftermarket is so cool.

Y'all remember that annoying fad several years ago when people were painting the entire motorcycles in bedliner? 💩

Yeah, I do not miss that one bit. 

I took mine on a 300+ mile day trip up the Blue Ridge Parkway in VA. It was a perfect day (albeit cold as ***t this morning, thank you, heated grips) and we had a blast.

3 hours ago, nhchris said:

Ride New England!

Just did a three-day 500 mile tour through NH and VT at peak of fall foliage.  Bike ran flawlessly and  I did OK too

That's awesome. Saturday me & several riding buddies are doing our annual fall Blue Ridge Parkway ride here in VA. Really looking forward to it.

On 10/9/2019 at 5:13 PM, wordsmith said:

The new tyre looks like the Michelin Road 5 - is it, and if so any comments please?

I've got a set of them on my '15, about ~1000 miles so far. Great tyres. Excellent grip, wet or dry, cold or hot. No complaints here. Admittedly I am and have been a bit of a Michelin fan for many years, but maybe that's just because they make great motorbike tyres?

16 hours ago, new1709rider said:

Got the bike cleaned up and ready for my Gatlinburg trip and surrounding areas next week. 

Plan to do the Cherohala Skyway,  Tail of the Dragon,  Cades Cove and  some other fun roads.

Planning on taking a  scenic route up there that will have me in the saddle for 7 to  8 hours. Be interesting to see how I hold up to that. The longest I've ridden it since I got it is only about an hour at a time. One year and 13,300 miles and nearly all of it has been commuting to work and back.

Going to have some soft saddle bags and a waterproof duffel bag that should give me a backrest. 

Great area for riding, you'll have a good time down there.

Friendly bit of advice, get to Cades Cove EARLY in the day, I mean as early as you can stand. That place gets slam packed during the day and turns into a major traffic jam that will dampen your mood significantly. 

Also, I prefer to avoid Gatlinburg  completely. It's like Myrtle Beach in the mountains. Endless traffic, crowded and everywhere downtown is pay-to-park which annoys me to no end. Tellico Plains is more my speed, LOL.