2and3cylinders

KK I feel for you I've had Problems with my left hand For quite A while Consequently i've Been looking at another honda Albeit a somewhat smaller and lighter The NX750. It's somewhat of a toad and it's suspension and brakes are on the light side but it still looks like a hoot Problem is i've gotta get my f j put back together and see how I am And then there's the issue of having room for a sixth bike I too want to discard, so to speak, two bikes But that'll take a considerable amount of time for me to get them ready to sell It always could be worse Did you get the airbag? It's part of a package on thebwing Maybe it's the same this year if it's available.But I hear they're coming out with another new air bag.Maybe in 24 or next year I know the wing feels lighter once it's under way but I have a fear due to my condition, that being if it goes over there's no picking it up even with help. Ha ha ha. Does SWMBO also like the 23? And I've read mixed things about the DCT on the Wing but many do love it accepting its quirkiness. and you?

You sold it?! What'd you get? I'm only at 63k miles but couldn't ride much last two seasons

I know about the drain holes, but I didn't think of using air pressure.Great pointer The plugs are in, but I'll blow it out from the bottom.Hopefully I'll get trash out maybe I do blow from the top as well though. Thanks tiger

If she's yours, enjoy her while she's young cuz when they get older and start driving and riding? What's SWMBO's opinion bout dat If you can't tell I have a Chicaga accent

I have the XT in a damper mount I modified I kind of hankering for the xt2 Bigger is better right?

I have a different type I can't remember the name off on-hand in my attic stock but I don't need it for the FJ with the way they set up circuits and where I'm tied in I do have one in my VTR but thanks

What's the kid in the toy SUV wearing on his noggin?

Behind the in your face powered phone mount, which has been bulletproof, is a vibration damped RAM standard T- Slot bar that can handle power for 3 low-draw devices. If they're small, say a radar detector, GPS and TPMS ECU-display I have scattered about at least 6 dual USB-A 3~5 amp power outlets, 1 with a volt meter where the 15 had a blank right hand hole opposite the left OEM 12v cigarette lighter socket. plus I have 10 & 15a SAE and Coaxial power plugs. All circuits are done very Sano, switchable and fused.

Let amend the foregoing. I was surprised you had grandchildren because I still think of myself as young 🤣 and knew you are younger than me. I wish I physically felt younger, even at 55 I was still bicycling 35 miles 4 days a week for cross training even though I didn't really enjoy it. People often say I look much younger than I am. I respond looks can be deceiving...

Jeesh, when you said grandkids, I was surprised, taken aback, because I don't (yet) have any myself, and I'm a dozen years your senior. But you're certainly old enough, and it was not you're decision either (or was it?). 😏 Me and SWMBO do have grandcats though, and they're a stitch too!

Brian, it's therapeutic and being anal retentive I can only do it one way as only right is right. Plus As long as i'm in there I keep finding things Therapeutic, because I cannot ride. So this is an interim stop gap.I may try to go out once I get it together if weather cooperates perfectly otherwise you can p m me and I'll update you on the medical front. Right now I'm watching Q2 of the 21 Fatherland moto GP taking a break Despite using silicone, it's always difficult to get the stick coils out.But I'd come up with a method where I shoot under the gasket some water based lube and use a wood pry bar n pop it up after turning them around and tapping them gently with a hammer and piece of wood; kind of like when you break free a bolt. I still sweat that I'll break em As the rad the tipped down and valve cover bolts are out I'm ready to check the valves but I think I'll bleed the brakes first and call it quits for the day I'll also pull the calipers and clean them with the rotors and pads. I use 91% isopropyl alcohol. Not sure if I'll vacuum drain, flush and vacuum Fill the coolant or I'll put that off for later this spring As it only really entails removing the right cover I hope you're getting out and putting some rubber down

Oh and I cleaned the TB within an inch of their lives. Hopefully they'll run like new but being a carb guy who understands deeply their idiosyncrasies, the FJ is my first FI, ABS, TC & Multi-Mode scoot, so TB are still a little bit of a mystery to me...

Now waiting for the longer clutch cable from Barnett...

And done! It does seem a little smoother with the new cables and with the Spring mod I will, like others have said, have to adjust to it, that is when I get back in the saddle...😁

I'm going back in New throttle cables at the ready

Thanks.I have a set in my attic stock I'm breaking down and install them now At part shark they're under thirty bucks shipped if you're a vet

Being OCD I think I'm going to replace the cables LOL

Well, it's done I probably should have replaced the frigging cable.I had a brand new one but I got lazy Anyway, throttle pull is now reduced to probably sixty percent of what it was. I drilled and tapped two holes The lower one had enough tension but it wasn't snapping as loud as I wanted it to be, so so I raised the screw to the upper hole that provided more tension on the spring. I have a flat washer and lock washer under the nut for the screw plus I added thread to thread sealant; which I also put on the pulley nut . Nothing like a belt and suspenders Now I'm kind of kicking myself for not installing the brand new cables I had. But probably won't because pulling apart the throttle pod is a PI.T.A with the heated grips. Until it's running.I won't know for sure but I think I'll be happy enough.

I just finished the Spring tension mod, and it's a lot easier know. Go to I had a brand new cable I could have put in and I didn't. I don't know why I just didn't want to feed new ones through.😆 It is easy enough to do next time, which is now!

I guess I'm old school I remember back in the day you needed to lube them and everybody used dry slide but cable life works okay however you still need to lube the throttle tube on The handlebar which I have my own concoction of silicone, Molly Grease and slickoleum The latter was designed specifically for Ride by wire hand grips to simulate the amount of friction you get from a cable operated throttle The clutch cable is not really an issue to lube On my 100,000 Plus VTR I've been lubing the throttle cables the clutch is hydraulic The throttle cables do feel smooth now! I appreciate the input but anyone else have suggestions? I may pick up that hypodermic injector though similar to the dry slide needle

This is really a rant because at least I believe for the Gen 1 & 2 throttle cables, the 2 basic types of pressure lubing tools don't work. The Motion Pro 3 piece luber and the Cable Life luber won't attach where they are designed to attach at the throttle tube end of the cables because of the silly plastic end fittings. No way they can fit at their lower TB ends. Also the rubber sleeve at the throttle tube housing that pairs both halves together makes it extremely difficult to pull out of the way so lube can get dribbled into each Cable and the cable worked back and forth to work the lube down. The old method of rubber banding a plastic bag at the top and filling it with lube is also hampered by the plastic fittings at the top of each cable. Having the OEM heated grips also adds more frustration and time to maintenance. Has anyone come up with a fast, easy and inexpensive means and method to lube the throttle cables?!!!

Does my ass look that big?

As a side note to my installation of the handlebar riser inserts that brought me up 1" and back 3/4 on on top of, or should I say underneath my Renthal street naked, which I haven't ridden yet, during my ongoing maintenance, I happened to look at how the bars looked now that I have the tank and airbox off. I set my phone kinda on where the pillion would be and looking forward. It seems the bars are Way Way up there! Almost like they should be on a Harley, but I think that's an optical illusion without it being dressed.

So you went with the flaming hot red huh! EK 525 ZVX3 - Metallic RED Heavy Duty X'ring (1300cc Rated)??? I've posted shots of my fastest route fifteen with my squidly red chain too but it was a five twenty And I reused the sprocket center Superlite sprockets I've run two other 520. Which gave me about 18 or so each, which is nothing to sneeze at with the CP 3. Which I think sets up a little driveline vibration even with the damped front cog Now I don't keep my chain meticulously clean. But why otherwise run an o-ring x ring z ring chain? Back in the day I think they got chains off a conveyor belt drive.They were heavy and still didn't last that long. I think a lower numerically ratio for lower revs is a false efficiency because the CP 3 needs to rev to be in the Most efficient range. This has been discussed before here on Strangely I need a new chain.The one notch down EK in 520, Maybe because of the reused sprockets, which I thought were perfectly acceptable, didn't last more than eight thousand miles but I'd have to verify that. I presume you kept track to your gas mileage so with your riding style.Report back if you are achieving higher mileage and you like the experience better.

I'm humpin to get my major maintenance done this month in bites. May defer replacing the chain just to get it on the road ASAP. Static throttle resistance check before & after may not happen. Can drill a small hole in my Cramp Buster to ulilize as a lever to hook my fish scale to for a objective "scientific" measurement. But a subjective comparison may have to do. However, after weeks of amazingly good weather, it seems we've gone back to winter for a while of course. We can get 6 inches of snow on Easter.