stumpy

2 hours ago, bugie said:

I was worried the lower part of the bar closest to the lower mounting screw would touch before the foot pegs would; thus causing you to crash. Am not sure if this would intact be the case though

they're tucked up there pretty good

5 hours ago, bugie said:

I have the sw-motech crash pads. I personally opted for these as i really don't like the look of crash bars, and, was worried about loss of ground clearance when cornering during spirited riding.  I also felt that given the height and weight of the bike i wouldn't feel comfortable with the bike falling on a single point (crash bobbin)

The Sw-motech's look very nice but i am not sure they would actually hit the ground and leave enough space to stop the engine guards sustaining damage.  The T-rex ones looked nice but at the time t-rex couldn't guarantee they would fit the GT and it was too expensive a risk to take with shipping and tax.

Regarding the sw-motech crash bar; be warned that someone on here had posted that when their bike fell over it still sustained damage to the lower casings

if my givi bars touched the ground....i would have already crashed.   .....and yes i do agree they are sorta ugly...luckley for me i have gotten used to them.

i have had both the shogun sliders and now the givi bars.  never had to use them yet ...but with the shoguns i could put my feet up there like a highway peg for a short time( feet kept sliding off) which was useful.  but like scott says about the appearance of the bars...they can be a bit ugly.  for me, ugly won over looks for the givi bars for one main reason...ease of adding highway pegs which, for me, are a godsend on long trips.  looking to add some lights in the near future so that is where they would get mounted.

On 12/18/2019 at 5:10 PM, piotrek said:

Okay, now tell me how you really feel.

I have no vehicle purchase history with Ready, but do buy from their parts counter... and my experience has been positive. I bought my 2015 bike from Brampton Powersports in early 2016, just before they made an awkward deal with Honda (and eventually closed shop). All Yamaha and Suzuki bikes went on sell-off. Paid just under $11K CAD on the road, including SHAD top/side cases.

sorry @piotrek...must have been off of my meds for that one!  Lol 

never dealt with them other than bike sales...3 times.  never made a deal with them because of the silly sales tactics.  To bad about brampton powersports changed to honda and there "all or nothing" sales moto.  BRP is trying their hand at this now too...hope not because the local dealer here for yamaha, St. Onge will lose a lot of customers if they go all BRP.

3 hours ago, Btracer900 said:

The local shop near me has a left over 2016 fj-09 that has been sitting on the floor for a few years.  I called them to see what they can do on price, thinking that I could get a decent deal and give a local dealership my business.  I couldn’t believe the price he sent me.  For a 3 year old bike!! 
 

OMG...I'm in Canada and i bought my 2016 for 9999 cdn plus tax and license in 2017

On 12/14/2019 at 7:51 PM, piotrek said:

Looked around the showroom after picking up some parts at a MC dealer, and saw these two characters. The brand new 2015 red is going for just under $10,100 CAD + tax and plate fee. Clearance they say... 😪

@piotrek...those guys are a joke ...i have no idea how they sell bikes.  the red one has been there forever and probably has lot rot from sitting. the last time i was there they had a couple of 2013  R6's that they wanted 10k for.   i went there to get a year old z900rs and the sales guy told me that the price he was giving me had a discount...it was the list price from 2018!!!  he told me i was crazy not to snap it up for that price.  that's when i gave him the look, the stare and told him you lost a sale for that type of bs.  i asked him if he heard of the internet and what info is there for consumers...he fluffed me off and went back to playing with his RC car on his desk.

that is the other reason i didn't buy the FJ09 there...told me list on a 2year old bike...probably the red one in your pick.  they are a joke.

i'll second @showmerider on the mc cruise.   top of my list santa!

i have the helibars on mine and it sets me right where i wanted to be.  looks almost like a stock part

@mingo what dealer in ontario was selling GT's at that price?  every ad i have seen is a lot more than 9500us

11 hours ago, 1moreroad said:

Home. I have a good wife and a good truck.

@1moreroadlooks like you have an awesome pit crew.  You have a great excuse now to get some awesome tires!

Anlas Wintergrip Plus M+S 

i had no idea that anything like this existed.  and i live in canada!

i prefer my rear tire to be a 137' x 1.25" and my front tire to be two skis. 😎

@wordsmith  Going to miss the articles you wrote.  You always lived up to your online name...very appropriate name.  Had no idea you were that young!  Hoping that I can ride until your ripe young age, it would make me feel that I have won the game of life! 

Don't leave too soon...there is still a lot of knowledge in that mind of yours ...maybe post some writings of your past experiences in motorcycling in the one of the other sections.  I would be interested to read them.

sure @Wintersdark,  here it is

Sounds great 

On 10/20/2019 at 11:22 PM, donk said:

Great bike. I always wished I could find one here in the States but they were never sold here

Ya I know... it makes getting parts up here in Canada more difficult having to order the stuff from the UK and Europe.  But there is quite a bit of stuff available still.

On 10/20/2019 at 9:08 PM, vincep said:

Same indicators!

Impressive looking machine.

What about the other days of the week?

working on mondays bike now...lol

I have been looking for a while here in Canada for a Wednesday night bike/ pound and pint night bike/ something a little different bike.   

This is what I ended up getting to scratch that "itch".  

 2007 MT-01 with 8200kms on the dial.  Super clean and ready to stomp...and stomp it does!  All torque at 3000rpm to 5000rpm.  It'll vibrate your eyes out of your sockets if in a certain rev range....but man it has soul.  

These bikes are different that is for sure.  Still handle reasonably well with all fully adjustable suspension and a good set of tires to handle the gobs of torque exiting a turn.  Quite an attention getter when stopped with other bikers at the coffee shop.  

On 10/16/2019 at 5:44 PM, ecoker21 said:

Thanks, the bike came with Angel GTs front and back, so I think Im good on tires.  The bike feels more agile compared to my KLR (a low bar I admit), so I guess I'll need more time to find out the best upgrade.  Always good to see how others upgraded their bikes though.  

the same tires i have.  you will like them. quality skins.

i also have a penske that was ordered for my style of riding and it works well for me over the stock shock.  i had the race tech gold valves put in my front forks and also work well for me...i push it a bet here and there and seems like i can't outride the suspension.  but all the suspension in the world won't help the stock tires if you still have them on.  

congrats on the new bike! @ecoker21

On 9/30/2019 at 6:56 PM, chitown said:

All new to me bikes get bled right away. Can't count how many times a brand new bike felt much better after a bleed.

I do the same.  I could not believe how much air I took out after my first ride on the bike when I got it.  I thought I needed stainless steel lines right from the beginning but the bleeding made a big difference along with the HH pads.

I use one of those green abrasive scrub pads for cleaning your pots and pans mixed with some citris degreaser.  You can wrap the little pad around the pipe and pull it back and forth to get all around the pipes.  Haven't polished them yet but it sounds like a winter project to me.

@CumuloNimbus i have the same ones with about 5000km on them so far and they are holding up great.  They also are better for vibrations than the stock ones.

On 9/23/2019 at 9:40 PM, betoney said:

 

what he said👆

welcome @cdekam.  you will find lots of info here for your bike.  as for the seat terry's custom seats in tennessee is what i use now and is custom to you.  i love mine.  sargent was good too but it did take a while to break in.

On 9/2/2019 at 2:55 PM, new1709rider said:

My turntable. 

i looks like you have the delkevic exhaust on there...how do you like it??  any sound clips by chance??