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Maybe it has something to do with this - https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/4052626/Rostra_Precision_Controls# Can anyone dig deeper?

Do you know why Ivan is $150 more than 2WD (...I think)? Is the $350 what you paid? I am starting to take aim at a cruise solution. Looks like Brandon is out of business now?I see what you mean about Brandon - "BUSINESS HAS CLOSED AS OF 11/18/2016" - Anyone have more info? Maybe another source for smart line? Cruizin?? Smart line has other products, so I would think it would be available elsewhere. 2 wheel holiday sale price was 279.95, so I assume his normal price is pretty close to Ivan, no? As I mentioned, Ivan had 10% off for the holidays, so I got 35 off.

I had my ECU flashed by Mr Ivan (http://www.ivansperformanceproducts.com/fz09.htm) during his holiday sale (10% off, so basically the shipping was free) and got it back last week. While the tank was propped up and it was still raining, I figured I may as well install the Brandon Smart line cruise control I've had for a while. I finally got out for a test ride a couple hours ago. The flash can be described with one word - sweeeeet! "A" mode is no longer a jerk, but really smooth and a strong build from the start, I really like it. "A" and "STD" modes really do feel like there are real throttle cables all the way, like your wrists and the throttle bodies are more solidly connected. The cruise control is excellent right out of the box, very impressive. This the first time I've had real cruise control on a bike, and I think my right upper limb is going to like it.

what is the "APE" adjuster you are talking about..... Wander thru this thread - http://fj-09.org/thread/3832/bulletin-m2016-chain-tensioner-noise BTW - the "search" button along the top of the page can be very useful.

http://fj-09.org/thread/2576/product-offering has some info

Have you considered letting your tender cable dangle outside the seat slightly, then you could access it easily. A dealer in Temple City added that to all the bikes he sold when I got my Concours 14, and it was really handy and not a problem at all.

Added a couple rivco highway pegs to the sw motech crash bars - Found the angle/position to be different from one side to the other on the crash bar down tube - has anyone else noticed this?

Looks like a bad overbite to me.

If you like it, do it. I assume it's your money.

What speakers did you use?

I've never been able to figure out why folks spend more money on a particular brand without meaningful data. Having none, and not eating at McDonalds, I don't any reason not to buy [insert brand name here]. That includes the Bosch (which is $6 online). This is one consideration - As provided previously, here is a lot of good information on the subject - http://calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Filters.html#OilFilters See the section labeled Filter Bypass and Anti-Drain Back Valves Important to us, as we have a horizontally mounted filter, is the material of the anti-drain back valve. Is yours silicone or plastic?

If 2 valves (if the internal one actually exists) was going to cause any trouble at all I think Yamaha would have warnings in various places in the owners manual and probably on the bike somewhere. I don't recall seeing anything like this. Most filters have the valves as far as I know.

Maybe it needs to break in a bit too. Depending on how much she weighs, that could take a while. Though at 375 lb total, I suspect she may weigh enough to break it in over a few hundred miles.

In CA our plates are reasonably thick durable aluminum, and last for many years. I suspect you would do some serious damage to a pen while trying to poke a hole through one. Unless it was a James Bond pen of course.

The black spots are a result of the catalytic converter. It is designed to convert harmful engine emissions to CO2 and water. The water combines with the normal carbon output and gives us black spots on the area around the muffler exit because it is a low pressure area. You can see this dripping out of the tailpipes of cages when they stop for a bit.