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Sorry for asking this... but how do I use the rebates listed above? I have never purchased tires online are these for a specific website? I have always purchased from local shops.

1979 YZ80 •|• 1986 BW80 •|• 1989 IT200 •|• 1985 XL600 •|• 1983 Vision 550 •|• 2005 Vulcan Classic 800 •|• 2009 FZ6R  •|• 2011 CRF45R  •|• 2015 FJ09

42 minutes ago, FJDaddy said:

Not new to 2 wheels but new to the FJ. Picked this New/left over 2015 9 days ago. 500 miles in I’m in love and already planning my “mods” for next winter. The factory side cases are also freakin awesome. I do A Lot of business at the shop I got it at and was able to tak home into selling me the cases and hardware at his cost. 

Welcome! Congrats on the new bike @FJDaddy

21 minutes ago, kilo3 said:

I'm a whole 3 prescriptions and one knee replacement away from a hi-viz aerostich.
My wife calls it an uncle bike.

Couldn't help myself from creating the visual when you said, " one knee replacement away from a hi-viz aerostich"...

3 minutes ago, 1moreroad said:

Great roads but usually way too crowded. Hope you had a clean run up and down the mountain. 

There was a little congestion. I have definitely seen worse. Mostly high school kids in their "Fast and Furious" cars. I think leisurely weekend drives may still be out of budget for a lot people right now. I am sure that as temps raise in the valley more people will start to seek the cool mountain temps.

We wanted to continue on through the Mountain range but ran out of light. Plans had been to continue up the backside of Idyllwild and come out in Anza. @betoneyLet me know if you make a trip down here, could plan a ride for sure.

Took advantage of the recent loosing up on the stay home orders or as I prefer to reference it: "House Arrest". Wife and I took a nice ride yesterday on Highway 18 from Lake Silverwood, along the Rim of the World to Big Bear Lake, and then dropped down Highway 38 to Redlands. One hundred miles of twisty mountain road that climbs to about 8500 feet at its summit. Perfect temperature. We took a few pictures along the way. Finally had some businesses open, however, it is still weird out. It is surreal seeing everyone in masks, people jump if you accidentally get to close and plexiglass barriers at every store register. It is like the biggest and longest game of cooties ever played!

35 minutes ago, Wintersdark said:

Man, I'd so trade my grey kit for that red and black, in a heartbeat.  

 

Apparently, I'm the odd one out though

I actually kind of the like the burnt orange too. It is different. Would definitely need to put dingos on the front forks to cover the gold. 

1 minute ago, betoney said:

'Most' sport-touring tires will handle mixed riding, commuting, touring and canyon carving with ease, they will handle relatively smooth forest roads at moderate speeds but definitely not ideally. 

I was trying to find a shortcut between 2 highways in Idaho last year and took a wrong turn and ended up on about 25 miles of gravel roads, moderate speeds and a foot down in sharper corners was fine for the one time through but if I was riding that far on a relatively regular basis, I would want different tires but I'm not sure I would want/need dirt tires just for a 3-mile section.

Thank you. It is a small section probably not a huge need to go with an 80/20. I guess I like the look of the more aggressive tires, even though it would likely be over-kill. Either way thank you for the reply @betony

I am In need of new tires. I live about 3 miles out on rough washboard, with soft sand and gravel patched roads. If I had to break down my riding into percentages I would say, 10% dirt, 50% canyon carving & 40% Freeway/ Urban. Does anyone have any advice on tires. I am looking into the above mentions. I need a tire that grips in dirt and can hold a corner yet still be confortable for long distance riding. Sort of an All-terrain tire.

1 hour ago, texscottyd said:

A bit off-topic, but that brings back some memories.  I went to high school at Los Alamitos, and the Seal Beach - Bolsa Chica - Huntington area was a popular hangout.  Many good times on my CB400F and GPz550 along PCH.   

I agree a great stretch on the CA Coast. We first went to the Wedge on Balboa Peninsula. Beach was closed, so we headed north. Huntington and Sunset were both open. I bet that was a great area to go to Highschool. I was closer to Oceanside, so my childhood was spent at South Jetty and Carlsbad. 

Would never know there was a pandemic, in Huntington. looked like spring break (except all the parking lots were roped off - no parking). I saw only a few people wearing masks and nobody was practicing social distancing. Brought me back to the "good ol' days" way back in 2019". I think they just closed all the OC beaches this week. However, SD is still open. 

6 minutes ago, keithu said:

If pinlock isn't an option, I've had decent luck with the Invision insert (formerly Fog City). It cuts down fogging 80-90%. 

Does your helmet have a chin curtain? My current helmet had one and fogging was absolutely terrible. I removed the chin curtain and that also reduced fogging considerably. 

Unfortunately, after researching my helmet and new visors, I discovered my current helmet is not pinlock compatible. I do have a chin skirt, I will remove it and see if it helps any. Also will look into the Invision insert option. Thank you for the advise!

5 minutes ago, betoney said:

I have one for my GT-Air but I haven't installed it.  How is the clarity?  I'm concerned that adding another layer to the screen will affect optical quality.

I am also curios about the clarity. I where glasses too, so This would be 3 layers of plexi. If they are easy enough to install, I might keep the pinlock in my visor bag and only use it when the conditions require.

10 minutes ago, bowlin01 said:

Have you looked to see if Pinlock do an insert for your helmet? 

 

I am looking now. That is a great suggestion! Thank you. Feel kind of silly asking now. Most of my riding has always been in hot dry climates. Thank you very much! 

Went for a ride last weekend to Huntington Beach and rode up PCH to Seal Beach. Ran into a little fog on the ride up the coast. My face-shield acted like a magnet and attracted the moister in the air. Even at 55mph + the moister was having trouble running off my helmet. This also caused my breathing to steam up the inside glass. Anyone have good advice for riding in rain, fog etc.? I have tried rainX. It does help to some degree, however only on the exterior, used shaving cream on the inside of visor and anti fog products. None of them truly work well. I typically ride with my helmet cracked to allow more air to flow which does help some with the fogging. Just asking the community if you have any suggestions or tricks that work. Was even considering buying a snowmobile helmet, they are made for riding in these types of scenarios.

11 hours ago, nevada72 said:

In the end I like having something that not everyone else has. Kind of an exclusive club but with a low entry price.

I agree, I like having a bike that is not extremely common. I found it while watching YouTube bike reviews. I have always ridden Yamaha. Started out with a YZ80, BW80, IT200, VISION, FZ6R and finally the FJ09. With a sprinkling of other makes. So far my favorite bike!

2 hours ago, keithu said:

This seems to be regional. Here in Oregon I see FJ-09s and Tracers all the time. If I'm out on weekends and the weather is nice I always see at least one riding around, sometimes more. I've seen at least two others just in the parking lots at my work.

Here in Southern California, there are not a lot of FJ09's or Tracers on the road... but I do typically see at least one or two when we are riding Angeles Crest or Rim of the World. 

In the IE we are surrounded by 1%'ers. They tend to be more visible on the freeways and surface roads, not too often on the twisties. I see more sport bikes, adventure bikes and a sprinkling of cruisers in the mountains. Not to mention the LA hipster "squads" on HWY2 coming up from the valley riding their custom vintage bobbers and choppers wearing original 1980's open face helmets with sparkly racing stripes, scraggly beards, and wallet chains blowing in the wind. I was unaware converse made riding boots? Who knew?

Yet, every time I see an FJ or Tracer, I wonder if they are members of this forum. I agree with @keithu, and their popularity is regional. I am thinking there are more in my area because Chapparel Motorsports had a robust non-moving inventory and started blowing them out a few years ago. I know my first choice was a Triumph Tiger, but it was a lot easier to get the green light from the wife on a 6K bike over an 18K one. I couldn't be happier with my purchase, either. I love my FJ. It is an awesome bike on the mountains, freeways, and is spectacular when loading up for multi-day travels with my wife.

4 hours ago, Dodgy Knees said:

That looks like a great bit of kit. Does it simply work from valve cap ?  Good to know if pressures are dropping,  early puncture warning.  

Yes. very simple installation and it wirelessly communicates with the digital monitor. Gives real time tire pressure and temperature. So far so good. Works very well. You can set alarms at specific pressures too. I have not yet gotten that deep into the programming, I am just happy knowing the pressure without having to manually check before each ride. 

31 minutes ago, peporter said:

Will try th pics again....hopefully larger.http://i.imgur.com/CeLDrLp.jpg, http://i.imgur.com/WjJxUan.jpg, http://i.imgur.com/TtdUuOV.jpg, http://i.imgur.com/0MjuhUF.jpg, http://i.imgur.com/TqyH8mE.jpg, http://i.imgur.com/2B3RFgE.jpg, http://i.imgur.com/9y77ofp.jpg

I think it looks good on the bike. follows the lines of the tank nicely. How do you like the tank lock system? I just took off my strapped tank bag due to the pain it was every time I needed to gas up. Now I am running a small magnetic day pack. However, I know it will not be sufficient for travel.

Installing a Wireless Tire Monitoring System from Amazon. I really like the ability in my truck to know at all times what my tire pressure is, so I found these on amazon and will be installing them today. Not sure if anyone else has used anything similar, but will give my review after a week or two of using them.

https://www.amazon.com/Monitoring-monitoring-Motorcycle-Waterproof-Two-Wheeled/dp/B076KKYDRQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=tpms+tire+pressure+monitor+system+motorcycle&qid=1566670344&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExR1hDWlNEVkozM01RJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzM1MjM1MzM1TkoyQ0ZKN1VCNiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTA4MDEyMzBEQzk1TUU2M00wSSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

I went with the black so the tubes would blend into the bikes colors... however Dingo's come in a multitude of colors to match nearly any bike. I had red ones on my CRF450R. 

Welcome!

I put Dingo's on mine. Very happy with look and protection and inexpensive on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Dingos-Upper-Fork-Guard-Black/dp/B07N4BR6H3/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=dingo's%2Bfork%2Bprotectors&qid=1566618273&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmr0&th=1

24 minutes ago, estell said:

Those are famous towers or a statue in Europe and the USA. Tracer900 is now the worldwide name for the latest model of our motorcycle, is it not?

I did choose to keep the Statue of liberty in the Tracer version, because the Tracer has replaced the FJ09 here in the states. I guess I could have left it off, but then the US Tracer owners would have felt left out... 

9 hours ago, BBB said:

If I know I want to walk/hike at the other end of a ride I use these from  Lowa. They are my winter walking boots, utterly waterproof and tall enough for good ankle protection on the bike. Just an idea for the type of boot, rather than a compulsion to buy this specific boot.

https://www.patrolstore.com/lowa-boots-mountain-gtx-p-594-1286.html?boot_size=3&keyword=&device=t&campaignid=281917972&adgroupid=25291628212&feeditemid=&targetid=pla-343089801003&matchtype=&network=g&devicemodel=&adposition=1o4&no_cache=2473670371373782495&creative=68692914052&gclid=CjwKCAiA1ZDiBRAXEiwAIWyNC4xxug2HTn8At-VP4kGV98O6FilIqTTmFU4bxQxKjAvVVBlcRKZEdBoCD2cQAvD_BwE 

Thank you. I was just looking at some boots similar to these. They resemble the boots the Highway Patrol wear. I went down a few years ago and shaved down my ankle bone pretty good. I am a little subjective about foot and ankle protection than I used to be. Right now I wear Joe Rockets Big Bang boots and they are comfortable for riding but extremely heavy for hiking.