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Update, I have just had leaking problems with the Bosch 3323 and 3300. I read Bosch filters are made by Purolator.

Lithium Iron, LiFe or LiFePo are vehicle batteries Lithium ion batteries are those used in phones. They are two different technologies. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DCXC9AQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 This is the battery I bought. Seller calls it lithium ion. Kurt

Do they require a different charger than a regular battery tender?Lithium ion batteries have a different charge requirements that a lead acid or gel. The charger must not desulfate the battery. My battery tender charger is over twenty years old and I am unsure if it is safe to use on this type of battery. So I bought one from Amazon just for the lithium ion batteries. I will be buying more of this type of battery in the future. Kurt

+1 You don't start out by doing, long balanced wheelies. I have done small wheelies without trying. Leaving the gas station, getting up to speed with traffic, TC on, did short wheelie. This was unintentional but, no big deal. Find a quiet street, when shifting into second gear slip the clutch a little, twist the throttle let the clutch out fast. The front wheel will come up for a couple of seconds and congratulations you are no longer a wheelie virgin. Things didn't quite work, try again. The TC will keep you from getting into trouble. This should produce a short 6" to 12" wheelie. Distance from the bottom of the front tire to the ground. Remember be going straight. Regrets are normally the things we didn't do, not the things we did. Kurt

This bike wheelies very easily. Going straight, first or second gear, twist the throttle and slip the clutch a little. The front wheel will come up. In the beginning leave the TC on, this will pick up the front wheel and set it back down gently. After getting used to this and you want more, turn of the TC. Then you can start learning how to do a power wheelie. When the front wheel gets too high applying rear brake will bring it down. As fjmax said "foot over the rear brake pedal" you need to be ready to react instantly, foot off pedal you can't do that. Warning this is hard on fork seals!!!! Plan on replacing a set or two of those. Hope this helps. Kurt

Mine started going south last fall. I charged it regularly. It quit holding a charge. Just replaced it this week. I bought one of the lithium ion batteries. Wow is that thing light, it feels like an empty plastic box when compared to the factory battery. Fifty percent more CCA and it has a tester built it to the battery. They are supposed to last twice as long as AGM batteries, time will tell. I will probably need to buy a new charger for the new battery. Kurt

Just tried the Bosch 3323 oil filter, it is longer than the Yamaha filter. It barely fits, I have an Arrow exhaust and the filter hits the header. Once the filter is installed, there is not enough room for a filter wrench between the filter and header. I have a strap wrench to tighten it, but will be going to the shorter Bosch 3300. Hope this helps someone. Kurt

I have not heard any noise from my cam chain but, being proactive is something I like to do. So I ordered a PSR brand, manual cam chain tensioner. It was about half the cost of the APE brand. I have used other PSR products that worked well. It is well made but, there are only about 2 threads showing once I adjusted it. I am regretting not ordering the APE brand and may end up changing it again. Just wanted to give someone else a heads up, to what I found. For those who think I over tightened it, I backed it out until the cam chain started to make noise then tightened it about 1/3 to 1/2 a turn and set the lock nut. If there was more adjustment, I would be ok with it. Kurt

I have 8,001 miles on my FJ-09. These are all play miles. I can't use it to commute. Rear tire lasted for 7,500 miles, I should have changed sooner. The chain lasted only 6,500 miles. It started running tight then loose. Caught it early. Changed the chain only, sprockets still looked new. Normally I change all three. Looking forward to a great ridding season. Kurt

Salt Lake City, Utah.