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The xgrips are popular. Use them in cages as my phone holders. No interference with buttons or ports on the various Nexus and MotoX's I've owned.

Early FJRs with upgrades and moderate mileage can be had for a song. That's where I'd be looking. But then I have one as a second bike already.

Google turns up some kit makers offering mounts for the Super Tenere and some other Yamaha models. Call for others etc. EG Yamaha Motorcycles, Sidecar Mounting Hardware

Mine has one. It's called a Miata. Sorry, couldn't resist. I see Ural sidecar rigs pretty regularly but other than that it's mostly antique stuff.

Yamaha Owner's Manuals

Fwiw I never ever look at "fees". They're just dealer profit items that try to make you feel like you're getting a better price than you are. None of them are set or regulated in any way other than small documentation fees that might go to the state. These shouldn't exceed $50 but the exact amount varies by state. They can write whatever they wish, the bottom line is the bottom line until that's in writing they'll be trying ways to get you to give them more money. "So tell me Bob, why don't you think you need an extended warranty?" etc

Well they've been shipping on some new motorcycles for at least 17 years because that was the first time I noticed one The term may be misleading as it's a piece of rubber affixed to the cs sprocket to reduce transmission noise. I've never noticed any difference.

Yamaha big fastener torque values have been suspect on my three. Another consideration is fastening items that I may tackle removing/reinstalling on the side of the road with the tools carried on the road. Sure some here carry a torque wrench but not me. Nothing's fallen off

It's a dry heat! And for those from humid areas looking for sympathy: include dew point, which is much better indicator of how dry or humid it feels than humidity numbers

Private property. Obviously they've had a problem repelling boarding pirates. My HOA has many signs and rules that aren't enforced for owners but are designed to keep visitors in check. Had more contact with code enforcement in the last city where I owned a home than with my condo HOA. And one has a choice where to buy and access to HOA rules, CCRs etc before buying. Spoke to a couple owners that had been on the board for many many years before making an offer to make sure it was run well without deficits and that folks were reasonable. Not one of those psycho ones you see in the news

It is misery. Only use it when forced by fires etc. If that was where I was riding I'd book a couple nights at Edgefield in Troutdale, OR. One of my fav places. If you've never been to Mount St Helen's it's worth checking out.

There are several folks on advrider that use the 2x2, but BMWs IIRC. My thought the first time seeing one was "I can still lane split with that." But it always looked like something an RV trying to squeeze by in a gas station would not see or back into and... down goes Frazier!

Indeed Roads are all 2CT these days I believe

I lived in and worked in Olympia for awhile. Loved it until time changed in the fall and someone turned the spigot on. The only proper size for a beer is a liter. Ein mass helles bitte!

Play around with it but track it. It's the only thing I actually track on my bikes other than maintenance. I don't have any pics of super abused tires on the fj-09. Should get out my sandpaper. Otoh here's what I do to dot race tires on the track with 65 hp

Nice. I might add a bit of air to that and slow down rebound. Ymmv

As a sensitive north american fatty I'm going to have to seek out anti bullying help. Lol. Over-coddling is thick here and seems to know no continental boundaries. The various ktm street bike forums showed me that. But at least it's not as uptight as fjrforum. Omg, they know drama.

All else being equal, correct. Fwiw rake and trail are the same on the two.

Agree with Tracerracer. Additionally, the rate at which geometry changes is different for the same height adjustment at front or rear. It's not 1:1. What you should do depends on what you want to achieve, everything is a trade off once you've started with getting sag and valving correct for you.

I'm definitely too fat but have good suspension and tossed the feelers. With that setup, I'm at the edges of the tires when anything else touches down so it works as a gauge for me. Ymmv

Have no data but there's been at least one thread on lean angle where 51 degrees was mentioned. Curious what for?

Love 3. Except for the occasional logging trucks using all the road in certain spots. From Google street view looks like the Yellow Jacket Cafe in Trinity Center has reopened. Used to get some good grub there when a family ran it but think it's changed hands. It's been closed a few times and then it's like "well guess I'll just have to get to Etna faster"

Not too fixated on the manual's numbers nor the marks next to the sight glass. For all my Yamahas I usually dump in 20% less than what manual calls for, filling till the sight glass is about 75%. Bring it up to temp, shut off, wait for settle, top off till there's just a sliver in the sight glass. It's kept anything from coming out the breather and kept the level light happy.

39 must be something new. My FJR o.m has the typical 36/36 and 36/42 recommendation based on loading. I run 36-40 cold in the FJR depending upon the tire's carcass stiffness. I would never recommend anybody start with max pressure from the sidewall but if it's there in writing then you know it's within design parameters and will have some flex. Due to the varied experience of forum readers my suggestion is always start with the manual's recommendation (which is conservative) and experiment +/- in small increments, measure cold vs operating, learn to read tires, find what works for you. '05 FJR OM:

Ideally I want a certain percentage difference, not an absolute. But again that is completely subjective and I can show you folks that suggest a range of numbers. Yes, flex will change. You asserted "as designed" and I'm asserting unless you've exceeded the tires ratings you're well within what the engineers designed for. It may not be the flex you desire but saying it's not as designed? What's it designed for? Can you get Michelin to tell you... probably not but you can likely get a Michelin tech at a track day to give you very specific pressure recommendations based on the conditions.