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  1. Had a little encounter with a chunk of tire a few months back that resulted in a bent peg, broken toe and bent foot lever but no other damage. Seemed like a good excuse to get the adventure pegs. However .. seems a field of 4 leaf clovers is easier to find. I did find some listed online at a high price but after ordering them it turns out they had none in stock. They were helpful and checked the dealer parts computer. One dealer in CO showed them in stock. I called and indeed they did, at the original list price!! I did forget about the brake lever, it works fine, just looks wrong.
  2. You had sum fun fun on that ride. I've been on 64 out of highlands but I've never been on 215, just looked at it on the map, that looks like a nice ride.
  3. Put on a new tire and chain. The tire had not one but two plugs in it. There is a story in itself with that one but I'll just say I am not a fan of the cartridges. With the new tire and chain on I went and did a little exploring and had a great ride.
  4. Had an OH NO not again .. WEW moment. lucky it was at the very shallow angle that it looks like and it did not go through.
  5. Answered my own question. So the plates are the same but the slipper clutch has 3 different friction plates and one different steel plate and the springs are different. So off to the dealer on Tuesday but no riding for me until then .. sigh 17 (slipper clutch) 6-Plate, Friction 5TA-16321-00-00 3-Plate, Friction 2 B90-16331-00-00 5-Plate, Clutch 2 (T2.0) 5VY-16325-00-00 1-Plate, Clutch 1 1TD-16324-00-00 3-Spring, Compression B90-16173-00-00 15 (non slipper clutch) 7-Plate, Friction INCL. IN CLUTCH PLATE KIT 5TA-16321-00-00 8-Plate, Clutch 2 INCL. IN CLUTCH PLATE KIT 5VY-16325-00-00 6-Spring, Compression INCL. IN CLUTCH [+] 90501-230A0-00 Also figured out why this happened. If you use the yamaha parts finder to look up a clutch kit for a 17 FJ-09 .. it does not come up, no entry for a 17. I "think" the one it should list is the same as the 18 MT-09 It's part # is B90-W001G-00-00 .. the kit they sold me is IRC-W001G-00
  6. I got a clutch kit for my 17 FJ-09 (with slipper clutch) a few months ago and went to put it in today. The Dealer sold me the wrong one. Sold me IRC-W001G-00 for 14-16 (w/o slipper clutch). The fact that it came with 6 springs instead of three should have been my first clue. Anyone know what parts can be used from the non slipper clutch ? The whole stack is taller and all the plates won't fit in the basket.
  7. I have been looking at the same one. Know someone that has the older innovv dual camera setup installed on on FJ and they are happy with it. Install took a while but not difficult, the cameras are small and hard to see on the bike if your not looking for them, takes a little tweeking to get the camera positioned correctly. I am thinking about going full geek and using a pi zero to make an , auto upload the video to the home system after the ride. built in wireless is apparently not great and the best way is to grab the video is from the sd card but that is a bit of a pain.
  8. I would agree with @betoney on the steps for upgrading the rear shock. However I would consider starting with the forks and then the rear shock. It's a similar progression with the forks. The stock forks are far worse than the stock rear shock. both are bad but the forks are worse. I rode stock for a few years and then went all in and did AK-20's cartridges in the front. It was a night and day difference. No dive, no hammering over bumps. Fair warning though. Once the front was fixed I quickly became annoyed by the rear hopping all over, I had never noticed before as the whole bike was jumping around and I didn't even realize it. After 2 months with the new forks I did a pensky double clicker in the rear and both setup to my weight. MAGIC .. it makes it a new bike or to put it a different way, it makes the handling match the motor.
  9. What type of chain life are people getting? I had about 20K on the OEM chain and it was toast. Have 25K+ on a nice aftermarket chain but while it's not stretched out I do have a link that I think the o-ring has failed. As the chain makes it's rotation there is an audible 'clunk' with each rotation. It is worse when the chain is cold and has not been freshly oiled. I don't have a link that is visibly sticking but it is making a noise. Chain salvageable or is it time to replace ?
  10. The stock hand guards are junk for wind protection. For me they also exaggerated the wobble when behind an SUV or big truck. I went without them for the first summer and then went to the KTM hand guards. KTM hand guards worked well and I like the looks of them. However when it gets really cold 30's-low 40's the notch in the hand guard to clear the KTM windscreen will let cold air over the back of the hand. After a car backed into my parked motorcycle, cracked the hand guard and broke off the clutch lever I replaced the KTM with the barkbusters that have the brace to protect the levers. The VPS hand guards have notch like the KTM but they do have a lip that can be raised or lowered. I also have a set of barkbuster storms and they create a nice pocket of calm air. They make the barkbusters that are just hand guards and fasten to the bar end that I'm sure are a lot easier to install. For me to get the hand guard in the correct spot, it required some adjustments on the bench grinder and some re-bending.
  11. Sync'n the throttle body's, run the chain a little loser than factory spec and some bar end weights all helped on mine. Now I don't notice.
  12. Had a flash done a few weeks ago and I'm very happy with it. Also did the 'snorkel delete' in the airbox at the same time.
  13. As others have said, shaving the center-stand stopper is a quick and easy fix. After that the peg feelers touch first. My exhaust is rusty !!
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