Does anyone know if Bagster will ship to the US?

There are some Bagster seats listed on Ebay with free international shipping from Amsterdam.

I owned a Versys 650 just prior to buying my FJ-09.  Its a nice bike. Very Comfortable, reliable etc... but that motor just needs a little more.  Its punchy and not slow, per se... but nothing when compared to the CP3.

@tinkerfreak Motorcycle shops in general give very little on trade in. You are better off returning it to stock prior to trading it in. Aftermarket accessories don't add much value at all... but you can sell them separately and make up some of the expense.

My '08 FZ6 was butter smooth... 

Now that I have developed muscle memory for the FJ throttle it doesn't seem so "abrupt"... in fact I feel like I ride it just as smooth as any other bike I've owned. 2 Kawis and 2 Yamahas...

9 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

I just went all in and got the GT.

Sure you can save money up front and add back some of the missing bits like a better suspension, cruise control, quick shifter,  bags and so forth.

I like getting all that stuff in stock form and some things like electronic cruise control and a color dash probably can never be added back.

Cruise can be added but it's not cheap... that new color dash is pretty

4 hours ago, Batgirl said:

They actually packaged the relay with the taillight, when I purchased it.  The front turn signals that I got also have relays with them.

You only need 1 relay for all the signals... it replaces the OEM relay under the driver seat.

Are you sure you aren't referring to resistors that they sent you? You can hook up resistors for all the lights but the relay is much easier and cleaner IMO.  It also removes the need for the resistors.

37 minutes ago, Batgirl said:

I bought the MotoDynamics integrated tail light.  I has the strobe so I am hoping to be more visible with it.  All the lights and levers will go on this weekend.  

I have that tail light on my '15... been several years now with no issues and it is WAY brighter than stock.

Also if you are going with LED flush mounts, I highly recommend using a flasher relay as opposed to finding a place for the resistors. I have the TST Industries flasher relay. Direct plug and play.

I would probably go with the 900 GT unless I came across a used FJ/Tracer with significant upgrades.

If you are only comparing brand new bikes I would go with the GT hands down.

1 hour ago, superfist said:

Last night I took the FJ apart and returned it to stock trim.  Today I took it to the shop and got an upgraded exhaust, ecu and suspension.

So the FJ-09 went into the shop, and this is what came back out...

 

The past few years have been awesome and this has been the best motorcycle owners forum I've been a part of.  Thank you all and thank you mods 😃

 

So after chasing the 2015 FJ-09 for years, trying to turn it into something it's not with rear-sets, bar lowering, etc...  The wife gave me a birthday present in the form of permission to put what I had been saving for suspension and exhaust + trade-in for a 2015 S1000RR with only 1200 miles.  I now have cruise control!  

 

Oh, and contrary to popular belief...  The signals on BMW vehicles DO work and function!

 

***Shhhhh....  I'll still be lurking...

Wow... that's a bit of a change. Nice bike!

1 hour ago, koth442 said:

Now however after the flash it does some pretty loud backfiring. Is this normal or is the flash not quite right? Is there something I can do to stop it from backfiring?

Did you choose to disable the AIS system? Might need some blocking plates.

If it's truly backfiring that usually indicates there is a decent amount of unburnt fuel getting into the exhaust. So may be running too rich.

7 hours ago, nhchris said:

Here is a link to a source for clip on weights.  I prefer them cause the FJ's rims are to beautiful to foul up with stick on weights and yucky glue.

BALANCER, WHEEL (10G) 5MT-25398-00-00

are they $6.77 each!?

45 minutes ago, StealthAu said:

It seems too soon for a revamped model, new paint schemes is all I would expect.

I agree.

1 hour ago, sterlinggold said:

Added a mesh seat cover. Got the idea from here: bought it here for $6 

 

 

Is it supposed to add comfort too or just keep it cooler?

"A" mode 100% of the time regardless of road condition.

Even before getting my ECU flashed I had learned to embrace "A" mode and rode with it 95% of the time. After the flash I never change it.

I would think so... no changes to the engine.

I buy yamaha filters from the dealer.

13 minutes ago, texscottyd said:

I have the matched pair of Sargent seats, and the few times I've carried a passenger there hasn't been any complaint about the seat comfort.  I see on the Sargent website that the order options are for either the rider's seat only, or the rider & passenger pair...  odd.  

It's probably worth a quick call to see if they will sell you just a passenger section:  1-800-749-7328

I'm sure they will sell you a passenger seat if you call them. 

I used Vcyclenut as well.. great value and bike runs wonderfully. Had him set it to start in A mode and never change it. Even in the rain...

3 hours ago, betoney said:

That’s on sale? 😱. No surprise that I gave up on Michelin years ago.  

I recently bought a set of Bridgestone T31’s and S22’s at Rocky Mountain ATV/MC for $230 + $50 rebate, ya’ can’t complain @ $180 a set!

You got that right!

2 hours ago, fddriver2 said:

Maybe it's time for an for an FJR ES

Probably uses the same master cylinder.... hahaha. (I have no idea.... just being funny)

Edit.... I believe they are the same except for the resevoir. The sub assembly has different part numbers (assuming due to the different resevoir) but if you look piece by piece the part numbers are all the same.

@betoney Michelins do go on sale!!

Whoa! That is a dangerous failure to have! Glad you didn't end up having to ditch the bike or something. Luckily haven't heard of another failure of this sort so hopefully that is an indication that it is very rare.

Hope you get back on the road soon.

15 minutes ago, johnmark101 said:

Valid point Skip.  But I did post this in the GT section.  Maybe I should have put "GT display" as the title.

Cheers......John

We will still take a look to see if we can help whether or not it's in the GT section...

Those new displays sure do look nice.

Welcome to the forum!

Found this... couldnt get the original link to work but the dimensions are listed as M16 X 1.5.

49 minutes ago, texscottyd said:

You’ve come to the right place, as we are Upgrade Enablers around here...

Hahaha! So true...

Welcome @FastEddie.