texscottyd

^^This. Transforms the character of the bike.

1992-ish VFR750F... I had one. Great motorcycle in it’s day. Mine met its untimely demise via a deer strike in the Texas Hill Country. Never considered just dumping the remains in the Everglades. It has a certain mafia charm to it, I must admit.

The FJ was made for days like this... random roadside breakfast tacos, 150 miles from home.

The bike looks nice, but the road looks spectacular! The Texas Gulf Coast is sadly lacking that type of terrain...

Ha! Exactly my first reaction, too...

This one always makes me laugh... “I’m very surprised that inmates are allowed to keep hitchhikers!”

@betoney - I’m jealous! I haven’t been on the bike in almost a month... various conflicts of weather, work, life stuff, etc... 80% chance is rain tomorrow, but I may just bundle up and go anyway.

I see that Riders Discount has Bell Race Star carbon fiber helmets on sale for $349.97. That’s a great deal on a great helmet... https://www.ridersdiscount.com/bell-powersports-race-star-helmet-sale

So did I, plus adjust tire pressures in the PR4s. Then, I rode it like I stole it for 206.1 miles. Give or take. Great day to be in the wind after the cold snap finally moved on...

Thanks @fr8dog and @koth442 - I appreciate your input. l’ll give them a call and see what they suggest. I don’t run with the hand guards, so that may give a little more flexibility on screen shape/width.

That’s it... I’ve got to give the CalSci shorty a try. I’ve been alternating between the stock screen and nothing at all, trying to figure out which way to go. @fr8dog - may I ask how tall you are? I’m 6’1” and run the seat in the tall position, with the stock handlebars in the forward orientation.

And the truth shall set you free... thanks @duhs10 - that helps immensely

As God is my witness, I don’t even know what a skid steer is...

If it were clear and dry, I’d be out on the bike right now. But it’s grey and wet today, unfortunately... I ride for fun, and Friday’s forecast looks ‘more funner’

It’s 40F here, and I’m too much of a wimp to get out for a ride today... mid-50s on Friday looks more tempting. I don’t know how you guys survive in the seriously cold climates.

I swear I'm not stalking you, @betoney But I have the identical question, as I'm also eyeing the R1 320mm rotor conversion. Those caliper spacers look nice... 12 mm I assume. May I ask where you got those, @ghostrider1127 ?

Ah! You’re a step ahead of me... I’ve already paid for it via the 2WDW Black Friday sale, but haven’t pulled the ECU off the bike yet. I’m excited to finally be getting this done.

That boy ain’t right...

This looks a bit ominous...

Don’t panic if the bike still seems dead after you reorient the battery, as you likely blew a fuse or two. Easy fix, and no permanent damage done. Check this thread for details: https://fj-09.org/thread/6010/battery

Sorry. I’m out riding my FJ09, and will respond to your message when I return.

@tb - Are you sure you have the battery oriented correctly in the box? The positive terminal of the battery should be towards the front of the bike. The battery actually lays on its side, with what you would typically consider the ‘top’ of the battery facing towards the right side of the bike. If you install it with the ‘top’ facing upwards, the polarity of the battery ends up reversed relative to the wiring. This came up in a thread fairly recently, and I recall mention of some kind of an electric noise from under the tank before the main fuse blew. .