tinkerfreak

Who, Acklands Grainger or Bolts+ as I was in Bolts+ twice this weekend picking up special order bolts.

Try these places; https://www.acklandsgrainger.com Bolts Plus Inc. || Fasteners, Industrial, and Safety Supplies WWW.BOLTSPLUS.CA Bolts Plus provides fasteners, tools, industrial and safety supplies. Bolts Plus, Get Hooked On Us For All Your Industrial Needs! Not sure you can purchase direct from Acklands Grainger but they have a large warehouse up in Caledon on Mayfield just east of the 410 and the Bolts+ on Rutherford in Brampton are pretty good about ordering just about anything.

My Moto Guzzi(2007), C10 Concours(1998) and BMW R100(1993) had alternators! Cheers

Stay home and watch Netflix...now that is just silly! I don't go looking for rain but have never shied away from riding because it might rain or is raining for that matter. Over the years I have made a number of attempts at finding waterproof gear starting with my Barbour gear, no ventilation, icky waxed cotton, not nearly waterproof enough but hey all the cool guys were wearing it. Next up was a custom made leather suit(my mother was a seamstress who did leather work and she made a suit for my brother so I guilt her into making me one) protection was great, kept me semi warm but not even remotely weather-resistant and leather tends to sag over time and in places that just made you look odd. Skip forward a few years after numerous attempts to find happiness to no avail I finally discover the Tourmaster Defender rainsuit that has provided me with excellent reliability and withstood some spectacular storms, but alas, the zipper went south so the set now occupies space on the rack. I got to a point where I wanted the space in my top box that the rainsuit occupied so I started the look for a "waterproof" outfit. I have gotten to the point now where I am close, real close but yet no cigar. I have a Revit Legacy GTX jacket that is goretex lined that has held up rather well but depending on the wind direction tends to leak at one of the vent zippers but is a great jacket if you are riding with a "chance" of rain. My next gamble was a used Klim 1st generation Latitude jacket and 1st gen Traverse pants. The pants are perfect apart from the weight and the fact that I have lost 40 lbs and still losing, so they have become a tad uncomfortable when sliding around in the saddle and tend to bunch up on ya....awkwardly. The jacket was bulletproof, heavy, a little bulky now but the collar is nothing but deplorable. You spend that kind of money and get such a mickey mouse set up...sad so sad cause it was always rains down my neck...always. So I have this Olympia Airglide mesh jacket with in my opinion the best liner jacket that is waterproof apart from the low collar and a pair of Tourmaster Transitions that I now wear and if the rain should appear I now don my Klim Forecast Jacket and pants that throw right over my gear and away I go, no boot removal required due to the full length zipper. 5 minutes tops and I am back on my way. I know it is not what I was after but buying name brand goretex apparel without the desired result you tend to move on. The Forecast(s) have worked well for me just need to find a way to seal up the collar a touch and I will be very happy, and besides I bought them from a chap that purchased them but all of his HD buddies gave him grief so I got them for what it would have cost to replace my rainsuit. I wear Forma ADV Tourer boots that have been remarkably WP and I picked up a pair of Scotts Goretex gloves about five years ago that have been great inclement weather gloves but started to leak this past year on the LH fore finger seam which have been replaced by a pair of Racer GT(the GT standing for goretex) gloves and the jury is still out on them. Sorry for getting a little too involved with the post but waterproof/weather resistant gear is a bone of contention of mine. If you went down to the TSC(or where ever it is you buy your wellys) and you slip them on and head out only to step in a puddle and your socks are soaked you would be outraged. why is it as motorcyclists we fork out large money for gear that claims to be "waterproof" only to fail in one form or another and we accept it as our fate and move on to something else(guilty as charged) without batting an eye, outrageous! Why is it that once the product fails we can not just return it and request a refund without issue, you claimed it as waterproof so stand up for your product and give me my money back! Cheers

You know Piotrek sometimes I think you farkle just for the sake of farkling.👍 I do very much understand the addiction. Cheers

Thanks for that, I had a pair in my "extras" trunk and took a quick look at them for fittment but went with the KTM handguards. I might take a look again for shits and grins. Gotta get my wifes bike back together first and do the valve clearances on my FJ before I get further side tracked by other non necessary tasks. Cheers

Hey are those hand guards from a V-Strom and if so which one and how much fettling was required to get them to fit. Cheers

That was one seriously stellar piece of machinery, I had a GS1100E that I racked up 56,000 kms on without a single bit of drama, didn't burn any oil and could run really hard all day long day after day. Sure hope my FJ can live up to that bikes reputation.

Received another update today from PUIG, much to my surprise, and they informed me that the ERS system will be available for the MT-09 Tracer before the end of the year. Better than no release date. Cheers Well I figured I would poke the bear and see what the status was for the ERS mechanism and the response mirrored last springs response so I am not holding out much hope of actually seeing one of these units on my bike.....so sad. Cheers

Here Here! I have always had a dirt bike and a trials bike for play purposes until recently. Street riding happens more naturally if you come from a dirt riding background. You tend to to not panic as much when things get out of sorts. When the back end breaks away you get that big ear to ear grin power it on and ride it through. Cheers

She's been out with me on a bunch of rides and can do a couple hours before asking (begging?) for relief. I wil be looking to improve the pillion seat for her. Loves all things motorcycle... that shirt is going to school for sure.That's good, plant the seed early and you just might end up with a riding buddy. Then again you might also get sucked into buying and insuring the first bike(Good luck with that) Cheers

Good on ya Dad, introducing the young-in to the wondrous world of monkey butt! Bet she can hardly wait to wear that t-shirt to the first day of school. Cheers

Any chance you might have a link for them. Been looking at the Brembo stuff but it is a tad pricey. Cheers Found it http://www.magura.com/en/components/powersports/radialmastercylinders/productdetailpage/?p=1851 https://spieglerusa.com/brakes/master-cylinders/hc-1.html

Any chance you might have a link for them. Been looking at the Brembo stuff but it is a tad pricey. Cheers

Hey Tinkerfreak, I'm using chainsaw oil at the moment cause that's what I have. IN the past I've used engine oil but it is a bit thin and you have to apply more and the fling off is extreme. Due to get some more oil soon, so I might try your 80-90 gear oil and see how I go. What's your fling of rate like?? It is a lot better than the oil that came with my Scotoiler. I have used chainsaw oil in the past and it works pretty good. I went to the gear oil cause if you look on the side of the box that the chains come in it states to use gear oil and to clean with kerosene or at least it used too. I tried a heavier gear oil but it moved way to slow and would end up dripping from the delivery tube when the bike was parked which was really annoying. You also have to remember that I live in a cooler climate so the 80-90 may work a treat for me but in the land of Oz it may flow/fling a touch quicker so you might want to experiment with weights. My friend uses straight weight dino engine oil in the Loobman he has mounted to his KLR, 60 weight I think and has had good success with it, just another option to consider. Cheers

http://www.loobman.co.uk/ I have had 3 Loobman oilers on various bikes and have come to appreciate the simplicity of them. The original squeeze bootle version was a bit of a PITA but still did a good job and the newer version with the plunger is built more stoutly/robust and works a charm. Not to mention the price is right. Kimmie, what kind of oil are you running through yours. I use 80-90 gear oil with great success. Cheers

PUIG has the ERS up on there site but not listed for the MT/FJ-09 https://puig.tv/en/noticias/news/electric-regulation-screen So I sent them off an email asking for an update on the release date and got a very short answer "This product is still in R+D and no release date is available at this time" So one less gizmo to add to the bike this year. Cheers Received another update today from PUIG, much to my surprise, and they informed me that the ERS system will be available for the MT-09 Tracer before the end of the year. Better than no release date. Cheers

Nah... you still got it. Had hopes for this product for some time, but they're waiting it out I guess... maybe engineering didn't quite work out over long term testing with a range of screens that people would inevitably strap onto the thing. The welding job on the head bracketry isn't exactly solid (some had failed we're told). The Tracer owners could see this available for their bikes maybe. PUIG has the ERS up on there site but not listed for the MT/FJ-09 https://puig.tv/en/noticias/news/electric-regulation-screen So I sent them off an email asking for an update on the release date and got a very short answer "This product is still in R+D and no release date is available at this time" So one less gizmo to add to the bike this year. Cheers

Nothing much... a momentary close switch and a bunch of spare MT09 sealed connectors, terminals etc. The 3-fuse harness is already on the bike.Yea, I put the 3 fuse holder on my Moto Guzzi and ended up needing another fuse so for the FJ I installed the PC-8 with the MT09 Tracer specific harness but needed to do some hacking to make it work, should have ordered an additional 3" for the battery leads. I have his stuff on all my bikes and he is really good to work with. Will be ordering the 3 fuse set up for my wifes bike as she only wants heated grips and a pair of aux lights. Now all I need to do is get started on the winter projects which includes wiring the garage for an upgraded heater. Cheers

Hey Piotrek, what did you get from Eastern Beaver? Cheers

Are they gonna have the bikini bike washes going on there?Yea it's like -20 C here not including wind chill so I don't think that will be happening. I am heading over on Friday around or just after lunch time. Cheers

Looks real good. what was the turn around on the upgrade. Cheers

Your going to have to rack up some mileage on that seat before the SS 1000 attempt

The flash did a decent job on STD-mode, but... although improved, still a little snappy in A-mode. No big drama, but APS looked like the next logical step (based on forum feedback) that didn't cost anything. That second part... that's me too. I keep telling my tribe... ya better start writing some of this stuff down, for when I go.... you're all screwed! Good to know. I put in the Kev mod and will see if that tames things but I will have to wait and see if it works as I am still waiting for my suspension components to come back, it may be a while. They better show up soon or my trip plans will be hampered.

Hey Piotrek, the ECU reflash not quite do the trick or are you like me and tend to tinker for the sake of tinkering...hence the forum name blessed upon me by my wife. Cheers