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When I bought it for my 2016 4 years ago, this is what I ordered:

This holds in the states unless you are a UPS driver and only make right turns on your bike like you do in your delivery truck.

 

I know, I know, this is not an FJ-09.

 

This was my sons bike.  He bought it new almost two years ago and didn't ride it much.  As you can see it has less than 250 miles on it.  It is in perfect condition.  He added an aftermarket windscreen and frame sliders, otherwise not any farkles.  He died earlier this summer and I am selling it from his estate.

I am located in the Santa Barbara CA area.

Price $11,000, OBO.  Registration expires next month, so DMV will need to be added.

Also note, the clutch is noisy as has been discussed many times here before.

 

How well did your Tracer perform at that elevation?

I am good with that.

 

What is the next challenge?

Bump this thread.

Anyone want to post a picture with a roadside sculpture.

Wow! Excellent.

 

What's next?

 

Fall has finally come to southern California changing these liquid ambers.

 

Next, bike next to a snow drift or sand dune.

Took a little spin up the mountain here in Santa Barbara.  This is East Camino Ceilo.  The area behind the bike is Montecito, then Santa Barbara Channel, Santa Cruz Island, and finally The Pacific Ocean. (Looking South)

 

Here is another shot looking Northwest into the Los Padres National Forest.

 

It was yet another beautiful day here in SoCal.

 

Makes me think of "Holy Grail"

Ok, not to rub it in too much for those of you in the cold,

 

Just got back from a 90 mile ride from Santa Barbara CA to Ojai and back.  Low temp on the ride was 68 and a high of 82 back in the valley.

 

Warm regards....

Well technically I did the work yesterday but tested it today.
 
Installed the slipper clutch in my 2016. The job was really pretty easy. Only challenge was removing the dimples on the nut before breaking it loose.
 
This is a great addition for me. I have old and tired hands the reduction in clutch lever pull is fantastic. I also feel like the friction zone on the clutch level is longer and smoother.
 
I banged it down from 4th gear at about 50 into second gear and the rear wheel behaved itself great.
 
Love this upgrade!

Last week, I decided to put a set of RS III on since they had such a good rebate. I have ~6000 miles on the bike and the rear OEM tires likely would have last another 500 to 1000 miles. (Fronts would have lasted a lot longer but wanted matched set.)
 
One thing I noticed about the RS III is that in the rear tire in the deepest tread you can actually see the cords. Has anyone else noticed that?
 
I have ridden about 200 miles on the new tires and really like them, but have not pushed them on any canyon runs yet. Definitely looking forward to it.

Well, yesterday, I did my 4000 mile service (at 3600). Took me about 4 hours with being as careful as I could. Most things went really smoothly. Here are some observations. Plugs looked great, its a pain to have to remove all the hoses, but since I was in there for TB sync it wasn't much more. TB were dead nuts on. Engine oil was pretty dark, glad I changed it. The amount of grit that rinsed out of the chain was a lot more than I expected, glad I did that too.
 
Only thing I didn't really know how to check and the service manual was less than useful was "checking the swingarm operation." I tried to manipulate it side to side, it was solid.
 
So later today, I will try to take it for a good ride.

Another suggestion, Uhaul has Motorcycle specific trailers for something like $15 per day. I have used them several times. They are on the heavy side even empty, but do the job. Advantages for me, never have to check the tire pressure, fix broken lights, store it, lube the bearings, etc...
 
Just a thought.

I have started shopping for a tail bag and had a couple of questions.
 
For the Ogio, does anyone have a picture of it on the FJ-09?
 
For the Nelson Rigg, some of the reviews on Amazon said that the sides collapsed unless the bag was full of stuff. Any experience with this?
 
Thanks.