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Is this true? Seems impossible, the price.

I'm saying yes to this. I'm curious what others think.

Ok. I did about 30 miles of off road once. Never again.

Love your positive attitude!

I'd wager if you ever did the brakes on a 1800 Goldwing, all eight bleeders in the correct order, you'd put new fluid in just to insure that it wouldn't get gunked up and then it would really take some $$ to get it going again. So yeah, bleeding every year wasn't something that I was ever going to forgo. Think about this heavy pig of a bike, with a sweet motor, downhill into a switchback. You don't want old fluid in there.

Yep. Have video where a bunch of us Wingers, on car tires, blew past 3 600 crotch rocket riders. Search for " Yellow Wolf on Deal's Gap or yellow Goldwing on deal's gap. He was a doubter at first but after riding with us he also went to a car tire rear. Talk about traction in the rain, you can get a runflat, they're cheaper than an MC tire, and they last for ever too. Except the edges if you're in the twisties all the time. He's sold the Goldwing now so it's only memories for me. And old videos.

One wonders why if the stock ones weren't a problem, why change to that? Is it just me who thinks that looks ugly? I added the mirror extension because I'd seen my elbows often enough.

My findings exactly. I am as cheap as anyone you'll meet, but will not use tires I feel might put me on my keister. I kept the take off for a while figuring if I found someone in a bind, they could have my original and I'd even help them mount it. Then I decided if it wasn't good enough for me, I'm not giving them to anyone else. And I was an advocate of less than the stickiest rubber going for more life on my VFR. I'll probably go to a less sticky longer mileage tire on the FJ once I start riding with slower friends. Which I hope doesn't happen for years.

Makes sense. On my original tires my bike slid sideways in a curve with the power off, in the rain. If they don't work for me in the rain, off they go to an early grave.

I too had a 72 750 triple Kawasaki. I walked past a 74 KZ900 the other day and noticed it had one disc brake on the front, and a drum brake on the rear. As did my 750 triple. And we're complaining about brakes today? I wouldn't own either one of those today as a bike I expected to ride, safely.

Wear earplugs.

Hey now, you can have a ball in the twisties on a Wing. I put on a ton of miles on the best roads in NC, TN, north GA, VA, WV. And you can ride there and back in comfort. But, it is heavy and my age is starting to dictate that I get a lighter bike. And now I truck it to the mountains and back home. Still the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

I'm dying to hear about this too.

And you've got the best color, best year of the original FJ.

Exactly. How often do you have to mess with a chain? I had Goldwings for 25 years and thought I'd get tired of oiling and adjusting the chain. Nope, I may adjust it once between tire changes which is caused by the bike being so much fun to thrash in the twisties that I've yet to get 2,000 miles on a set of tires. And, you can change gear ratios at the drop of a hat. Obviously you know what you want and don't want.

Reason enough. When I'm charging into downhill switchbacks, I want new fluid in the system. You have a 2020 model but it might be a full year at least on that fluid. I'm lazy too, which is why I haven't changed to steel braided lines on mine.

Exactly. Why wouldn't you change it?

I had a 77 RD 400, hotted up a bit with expansion chambers and other mods. Very fun cheap bike. Which had self canceling turn signals, for crying out loud. Why not on the FJ?

Ride what makes you happy. I'd like to look at your "chicken strips." Because the stock tires are not good at all, took mine off at 500 miles for safety's sake. Again, I've ridden a Goldwing for years aggressively down in NC/TN on a car tire rear tire. You can pretty much do anything on any bike if you want to. I used to race an enduro 125 Yamaha back in the day against the YZ's, because that's what I had. Never won, but never came in last either.

I might add, when they eventually break in to your own heinie.

I'm just guessing but I think a lot of people ride harder than others. So, we have results all over the place.

I can feel the pads contacting the rotors. It just doesn't seem to make much of a difference. I don't really use the rear brakes that often. I can get the ABS to engage so I guess everything is working. The brick on a rope comment might have been a bit of an exaggeration.

I did. I keep after my maintenance on the brakes. I often bleed them more than once a year. I can't believe I haven't replaced the brake lines yet. Lazy I guess.

I love my Corbin.

I'm happy your rear pads improved your bike. I was so happy when I got the rear upgraded pads but I swear it made no difference. At all.