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  1. Moldex Pura-Fit foam disposables......I buy a big box.
  2. When I am in top gear, the number 6 will disappear intermittently from the display, then eventually come back again. There is no pattern, rhyme or reason I can detect. Have anyone ever heard of this, or have a fix ?
  3. All very interesting. The O-rings on my chain (2016 FJ) were disintegrating at 14K miles; that is the shortest life I've ever had on a modern motorcycle. I am religious about cleaning and lubing. Replaced the chain with EK brand.
  4. Right now the 2019 basic Tracer (not the GT) is going for $7495, and it says no dealer fees, in Chatsworth, CA. at Wheels in Motion.
  5. I had the SW-MOTECH crash bars and lowsided on the left side at about 35mph. The good: No major plastic or metal was touched on the top end, just the bar end and and clutch lever had a minor rash. The bad: The engine case was toast. I bought secondary guards for the engine cases after that.
  6. There are, of course, several outfits that sell universal, adjustable side stands. The better ones aren't cheap.
  7. I agree. The chain on my 2016 FJ was toast after only 14K. (O-rings were disintegrating). I always used to get 25K on my FZ1's. I bought a new EK chain and never looked back.
  8. Testimony from a similar case - 2016 model 1. Lowered the rear by installing the Yamaha lowering links. 2. Dropped the front end about 5/8 of an inch in the triple clamps to keep the geometry same/similar. At 5 foot 7, I am still not flat-footed, but I feel more confident when the bike is stopped. As a couple of side effects of this lowering, in my experience, 1 - made the bike stand up a bit more on the side stand and 2 - the bike was a little harder to hoist up onto the center stand. This in unavoidable. I feel the Yamaha lowering links were very carefully designed to allow you to keep the stock sidestand and center stand. But they don't lower the bike much. I feel the handling has not changed at all, although I have less ground clearance. I am satisfied.
  9. For anyone considering a REAX Speed Lock Tank Bag, this requires the purchase of a separate Oxford Quick Release Tank Bag Adapter. You will notice when you attempt to SELECT YOUR BIKE (Revzilla or Cycle Gear) and go through the motions to find the FJ-09 model, it isn't there. But the FZ-09 and XSR900 are there (!) For later models, the Tracer 900 is there. I contacted the manufacturer (Oxford) of the adapter (mounting ring), and they were unable to tell me directly if they made an adapter to fit the FJ-09. BUT they supplied a link that had more information, which not only had printable templates, but yet another chart that showed the FJ-09, (called the Tracer 900 in their charts, even early models), which shows the adapter is their #5 for the FJ. These various adapters (1-7) are available directly from Oxford at the same price as other suppliers. Ordering #5 is the important part. https://oxford-products.com/lifetime-luggage/lifetime-luggage-qr-bike-adaptor/
  10. Crashed at about 35MPH with the SW motech bars and they held up fine. Lost a bit of metal from sliding on the ground, though. Touched it up with black paint.
  11. If you want to see an earlier thread I started on this subject, here: but here is a summary, so you don't have to wade through all the other comments: Well, for those still following, I now can answer my own questions after six weeks with the lowering kit in place. Note the following: 1) Handling has not been affected (at least any change I can detect), and I am a fairly aggressive rider, as in drags footpegs with feelers removed. 2) Slight sacrifice in ground clearance - only noted with very aggressive cornering. 3) Side stand and centerstand still work - bike is slightly more vertical on the sidestand, and more effort is required to rock bike up onto the centerstand. Off-road clearance a non-issue with me, as I am pavement-only. The change in overall height is minor; I have a feeling the height was a very careful compromise from Yamaha, so the sidestand/centerstand would still be usable. I also dropped the forks in the tripleclamps about 5/8 of an inch.
  12. Same stock Yuasa battery, here, for $106: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Yuasa-YTZ10S-Motorcycle-ATV-Powersports-Battery-Sealed-VRLA-AGM-YUAM72Z16/836850275
  13. Been using this filter on my FJ and my former FZ1's for years.....
  14. When you removed your charcoal canister, what tubes/connections, if any, do you need to block off ?

  15. I discovered, after instantly blowing the 2A fuse in the “Auxiliary DC jack”, which we affectionately call the “cigarette lighter” jack, that 1) all the detailed information about the three fuse boxes and their fuses lies in the Owner’s Manual, (pages 7-33, 7-34 in my book) and not the Yamaha service manual, and 2) you’d better forget intuition, because when you assume the 2A fuse is in the location you’d believe, i.e. Fuse Box #2 and perhaps would be in location 6 or 8, since they are called “Auxiliary fuse” (1 and 2) – you would be wrong. The correct fuse is in Fuse box #3, and it was “Terminal fuse 1” location, (4). The label, inside the cap, showing the fuse ratings, was upside-down on my bike, leading to further confusion. The drawing in the Owner's manual is correct. There was a spare fuse in box #3. By the way, the accessory I was trying to use was a small air compressor, not designed for a motorcycle, and apparently draws far more than 2 amperes.
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