BentAero

In 30+ years of riding and racing (and crashing) off-road bikes in every imaginable weather, never once did I have a 'pin' in the handlebar, and off-road bikes endure a bajillion times more abuse than a street-bike ever dreamed of. The only possible reason I can see for a throttle housing pin is some whiney, nanny-state lawyer thought it was a good idea to once again, protect us from ourselves. Of all the things I might worry about while I'm riding, this is definitely NOT one of them.

@betoney , Using a flashlight (or Torch if you're a Brit) so you can see what's happening, stick a long screwdriver in toward that left side/bolt head, and pry up, or pry down on the wire cluster just enough to find out which way has easier movement. Once you can move the wire cluster up or down enough to clear the bolt head, have a friend push it out from the right side. You'll literally have to pry the wires away for the bolt head to clear. It's not your imagination; those wires don't want to move, but they will.

Any model year FJR bag will fit an FJ 09, the mounts are all the same. I have bags from a 2005 FJR on mine.

Help me understand what you're objecting to. 30/30 pressures for street use? On a 450lb bike? In 20F to 40F temperatures? I think I know a little about tires - 250K miles on 7 different bikes, and upteen tires... 250k miles is a lot to me, but those are just break-in miles to Brick... he's somewhere around 800k now; he'll hit the big 1 MILLION mile mark in another few years.

Hmmm. How can I get one of these beak-like devices? ?

An alternative to the Dorman 65407 (that I could never find in stock anywhere including Amazon) and the Mazda drain plug referenced earlier in this thread is the Volkswagon N-911-679-01. It's a T45 Torx driven plug identical to the Mazda version. As you can see from the VW dealership receipt, it's even less money than the others. BTW, our drain plugs are the very common 14mm x 1.5 thread, not 10 x 1.5

...that, and A.TEMP of 80 degF make me super envious... not cool, showing off like that . O_o Ummm... it's was 80 deg F + here today, forecast is for 84-85 tomorrow, do you mean it's not 80 everywhere?

Purolator PL14612 that I bought must have been one of the new style as it didn't have enough concave to it. Took it back and opened a few boxes to check and all the PL14612 and PL14610 filters were the same 'no go'. However, the premium PBL14610 'Boss' version had a much deeper concave and worked just fine. It's also a dark metallic color for those who are fashion conscious. BTW, a can of Krylon will fix those ugly filters in about two minutes.

Will you make me one of those for the rear turn signals?

Found the same "FZ-6" footpegs on ebay for $7.98 shipped so decided to give 'em a try. link Grinding the left side rivet off took all of about 20 seconds with a 4" angle grinder. On test fitting the pegs, they both angled upward rather than sitting level. The stock footpeg by comparison: The pegs had just a hair too much tab on them for use on a low miles bike with fresh peg yokes. Some massaging with a bastard file and all is well. This is what they looked like before filing. Most of the little bump needed to be filed off. Don't overdo it, file a little, test often. The right side pin was the perfect length, but the left side was way too long. Since these pins are retained with E-clips, it looked like a prime opportunity to knock the clip off as it would stick out so far. Rather than use the clip, I drilled a hole in the pin and put a cotter pin in it. The whole job took maybe 20 minutes and a whopping $8. Update: Wow! sooooo much better than the stock pegs. Best $8 I've ever spent on a bike.

I have the same pair of boots, but they became so soft with no ankle support I quit wearing them. Now use Alipine Stars SMX5 WP.

Just curious; what is your weight with riding gear? Luggage/cargo weight? Still running the pathetically soft stock suspension?

It's right here (pardon the commuting grime): USA models don't come with the keyed-lock, we only get the cheesy cable in the "tool" kit. Countless motorcycles for decades have come with one variation or another of the 'remove the seat, hang helmet, reinstall seat' method. Good idea on using the gun lock!

dremel is overkill - the plastic is very soft - easier than cutting a PET pop/soda bottle Yep. I put a new blade in the utility knife and was done in about one minute. Power box is installed.

I was thinking the same thing. They put a nice storage bin in place, yet closed off the access to it. The dremel is coming out tomorrow, the new Blue Sea power distribution box will fit perfectly in there.