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Trambo

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  1. 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.
  2. Adding a picture of this mounted on the FJ, to help you visualize how cool you'll look riding with this.
  3. 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.
  4. I put some low price Chinese adjustable levers on mine years ago, and never regretted it. I love the adjustability. So much better.
  5. Similar setup to what I've been using. Very useful and nicely done, Samaha. (Mine is strapped to the back seat...)
  6. Yup. I run a small flyscreen in summer as well for maximium airflow. It's glorious.
  7. 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.
  8. 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. 😉
  9. I've been up to EC a few times for business as well, you ain't kidding man. They make drinking an Olympic sport.
  10. How did it feel gaining that additional 10HP going back to the faster colour? 😄😉 😎
  11. Dang, that sucks. At least you're most;y okay. Still vertical and breathing, anyway. Sorry.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. Those were literally the very first farkels I put on my FJ-09 back in '15. Quite a handy little add-on, I agree.
  15. 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. 🏍️
  16. 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.
  17. I have a Black Widow exhaust on mine. I love it. I think you'll be happy.
  18. 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. 🙂
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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?
  25. 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.
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