nsrrider

I recommend HWY 207 from Heppner to Spray to Mitchell Might also enjoy Twickenham Loop which takes off midway between Fossil and Service Creek--South towards Mitchell.  The meat loaf sandwiches in Post, Oregon are excellent BTW

Hell's Canyon...….nice three day ride......got an amazing 62 MPG on a couple of easy tanks....
 
 

 

Beautiful, @enx , where is that?

Motorcycled through a piece of that beautiful country last fall......Stayed in Maribor a night. Want to go back and spend more time!  

@nsrrider your rear cowl looks awesome! Great job! However, I don't understand the point... did you get any additional storage under the seat or is it simply to look badass?

lol.....when I started out I thought I could build some storage into it.....but pretty much failed at that.....so it's pure cosmetic at this point.  

I went to a lot of effort and made a rear seat cowl wrapped in CF and matching paint. Looks OK but has no storage advantage. When I saw your first pics I was skeptical of your final product but, on the final pics I gotta say, you did a great job. Highly functional and I don't think it actually looks bad. Putting a big top case on a rear rack is about the worst thing you can do for handling (JMHO) your set-up allows for easy commuting or day rides w/o putting the bags on. Good job. Your project makes me think of doing something similar, maybe integrating a 1 GAL Rotopak inside.

 

 
 
 
wow....I had to look twice at that one!

Still can't believe we have good riding weather here in early February! 
 

Highly recommend exploring DV on a dual sport......don't do it alone. 

I might add a couple thoughts......there is a big difference between "balance-point" wheelies and simple (though sometimes pretty lengthy) wheel lofts. BP wheelies generally take more skill (and risk) and should be learned VERY gradually--flipping a street bike at 50 to 75 MPH is not gonna end well for you. Learning these motorcycle control skills is made easier with dirt bike experience, but it's a control skill like any other, like threshold braking, aggressive countersteering techniques or hanging off and dragging your knee around a corner (preferably on a track I guess my 2 cents would be to never let your skill sets stagnate at a certain level. Wheelies are NOT risk-free but hell, neither is motorcycling.

 

wheelies are fun and satisfying when done right.....love doin' 'em....love watching buddies do 'em.....FJ makes them relatively easy.....just start with brief-low ones and get a feel for increasing height and duration. It's all in finessing the throttle. Oh, and picking the right time and place!

Added a bluetooth controller on the left handlebar (mounted above the seat-heater switch) to control the music on the phone, which bluetooths music and phone into my helmet. Works well.
 
 

 

I posted a similar gripe and question a month or so back. Would love to turn off TCS on the fly. Keep us posted on the switch!

I hope it has comfort goin' for it

I use tapered foam ear plugs and still find the Sena 20 provides excellent audio. I almost can't ride W/O music now....I don't find it distracting at all...

Installed an Annitori Quick Shifter on the FJ today and re-installed the ECU which 2-Wheeled Dyno reflashed for the full Arrow system. Took it out for a spin and found myself with a HUGE (unexpected) grin on my face. I didn't really expect to sense a big difference in throttle feel with the re-flash but was pleasantly surprised on the improvement in ultra smooth fueling and generally smoother feeling motor. I also like how the bike now starts in "A" mode automatically. But the big grin happened when I forced myself to upshift at red-line with no clutch and keeping the throttle pinned. It worked flawlessly.
 
My only (minor) complaint with the quick shifter is that their sales guy minimized the install a bit. He emphasized it is a "plug and play" installation....he neglected to mention you have to remove a lot of stuff to get access to the coil plugs. I should have known it but, not only the bodywork and gas tank has to be removed, so does the air box. Not a big deal but, a bit of a pain in the ass. I recommend having an empty gas tank to start with   Another minor beef is that the on-line instructions are not "model specific"...which would have been helpful.
 

(Speed) "MAY" have been a factor? .... JMHO, the expression "laid her down" should be eliminated from a riders lexicon...it suggests an intentional act or tactic. You crashed. Glad your alright!

Well, the big items are the full exhaust system (12 LBS saving) and the battery (another 6 LBS).....the rest: rear pegs and bracket removal, turn signal replacements, rear license plate and turn signal extension removed, lighter rear sets make up the rest. I think I only added less than 1 LB with the laminar lip. It's gunna get harder to remove much more weight at this point. Would probably do a set of Carrozzeria wheels (about 10 LBS savings) if they were available. I know it doesn't make a lot of sense to go to great effort to remove this kind of weight, but I'm not real rational when it comes to motorcycles.  

Installing a Shorai Lithium battery today. Total weight reduction should now be about 25LBS, bringing wet weight down to around 440. My last couple bikes, a C14 (640LBS) and a KTM 1290 SA (570LBS) I can tell you, I will never go back to a heavy bike again.