TheBigG

This is a weird way to mount a oxygen sensor. The wires are pretty exposed, don't you think? 

4 hours ago, maximNikenGT said:

BTW - Hallå! 

Oj! Har Du svenska rötter?

1 hour ago, tktplz said:

I'd be lubing it on each ride if I did it that often. Now if you ride about 200 miles a week to work and back yes. 

 

Or were you being sarcastic?????

No! No sarcasm. I ride to the work almost every day, 30 miles per day. 

whaaat? You wait up to 1000 miles until you lube your chain? I do it every 200 miles 😆

Mine is 7-8 km/h over than satelite speed so 4-5 km/h more than a car would indicate

I would like to know how it compares to the Tracer 900. Is it as nimble and sporty as the Tracer? How does the weight feels compared to the Tracer 900? How is the wind protection (legs, body, hands and head)?

7 hours ago, nhchris said:

The FJR is almost 300 lbs heavier than your 900 GT.  

Off topic but the difference is "only" 80kg (170lbs)

The Yamaha touring screen wobbles like hell but the bike feels very stable. Never felt nervous on this bike in such situations.

56 minutes ago, Wintersdark said:

The extras always get you, as they don't increase selling price really at all.  I think even at 9k used that's going to be pretty tough, given you can get a shop floor 2019 GT with zero miles for ~13k CAD/9900 USD.   There's three at my local dealership.  

Of course, that's here, can't speak for Sweden. 

 

The cheapest new Tracer 900 GT (2019) cost 13600 USD in Sweden.

Never thought that the prices drops that much, especially for an almost new bike...

Well....the positive thing is that I might keep it

9 hours ago, NorthernFJ said:

I have the Higdonion skid, lower & upper guards on mine.
https://www.facebook.com/higdonion/

 

Not sure if he's still producing those... But I really like the coverage!

 

Super nice! Very well protected! Do you have a picture of the left side?

Thank you guys!

The thing is that my Tracer is not sold. 

It seems that 10000usd (90000 sek in Sweden) is a not so atractive price. New cost me (with all the extras) 14500 usd and I start riding it in april 2019 so it has only 4500 km on the dash. Yesterday I droped the price to 9000usd (80000 swedish crowns)  but this is as low I can go so there is a chace to keep both motorcycles 😁

This is it guys! I decided to stay with Yamaha. Don't trust the british reliability so the Triumph was no longer on my list. So now I'm the proud owner of a almost new FJR 1300 (AE). The AE in Europe is the top spec. bike with manual gear box. It has the coplete luggage pack and Akrapovic exhaust. 

5 hours ago, Soullancer said:

Nice looking bike!

Isn't the passenger seat bag a little clumsy to get it off quick?

And one thing I noticed, or is it just me? You sit back quite alot on the saddle, while I always sit against the front of the tank lol.

 

Yes! It is due to my height...an my legs

Also, the seat is wider and confortable at the back. 

The straps that holds the bag innplace are elastic so it is easy to remove it butbyou have to take the rear seat down.

3 hours ago, quaxum said:

@TheBigGWhat did u do?

maybe u can walk us thru? the ori bolt was grinded, removed and replaced?

Sure! 

As you can see the bolt i'm holding in my hand is one piece and it is broken at the top. The top is M6 and the bottom is M10. The M6 part was grinded than I drilled a 5mm hole in the lower part of the bolt (the M10 one) and used a M6 tap to create thread into the hole. Now I can use whatever screw I want (M6) to keep things together. The head of the screw will press down the bits as the nut did before.

It is not difficult to do it, the alloy of the bolt is fairly soft.

Can it be a fake one? 

Thank you guys for your input! 

DavidS: you are right. This is why it was and still is difficult to sell it. 

Betoney: I ridden the 2020 Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE and for me it was as sporty as the Tracer 900. Very close to my motorcycle. 

Daboo: I can't find a newer GTR1400. Probably not so popular in Sweden. But i think the FJR looks better then the big Kawa.

Skyflix: that is a huge bike. 365kg....70kg over the FJR! 😲 Not for me. 

Mingo: yap! Probably the only thing that holds me back. Europeans, especially the brits are not so good when it comes to reliability. Not sure I want to take the risc...

Wintersdark: right now I have to choose betwen the 2020 Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE with auto oiler and the FJR 1300 AS. 

Probably it will be the FJR

I fixed it and it is better than before! 😀

49 minutes ago, Wintersdark said:

I'm contemplating cutting off the top cap on that nut and replacing it with a normal nut.  I'm 99% sure it's the top of the bolt shaft that's peened out to keep the mirror tight (so that nut can't wiggle/vibrate/rotate loose)

yap! And how you gonna cut off the top without damaging the black housing? 

On 8/7/2020 at 3:57 PM, DavidS said:

I have found that a little Blue LocTite keeps it from moving, and still let's you get it off when you need to.

Where? Where do you use it?

This is how it looks "inside" 

This is the top nut. Why would they use such a idiotic thing? Why not a normal nut? I don't understand if this is a cap or the screw pressed to lock the assembly? If it is a cap I should be able to unscrew the nut fron the other mirror but I don't dare

If it's a cap nut than we can replace it with a normal (open) one and tighten the shit out of it to cure the floppy mirror syndrome  It would be an M6 size.

The conical hole

And the screw

I use to ride only in STD mode, B only if it rains.

I can't remember why or when I changed to A, probably by mistake but then I realised I felt no difference (the way I ride...) 😁

Well....it is a great bike and I argued a long time with my self about selling it or keep it as a second bike. In Sweden you don't get a lot of good days for riding and with two cars and two motorcycles plus 5 bicycles it would be very tight in my garage/carport. So it has to be only one motorcycle. 

What I want is a larger motorcycle with good wind protection and shaft drive. This is the starting point. It would be nice with more than 2 cylinders and with quick shifter or automatic gearbox. And I don't want a BMW

All this would narrow it to 3 bikes in production and one that is no longer availabe as new:

Yamaha FJR 1300 AS

Yamaha SuperTenere 1200

Triumph Tiger 1200 XRT

Honda VFR 1200 X DCT

The SuperTenere is not very good at wind protection and it has a two cylinders engine so it is no longer on my list. 

The Honda VFR 1200X is the only one I never tested. I found one, with the double clutch transmision, from 2017 and only 3500 miles but I have to drive 6 hours round trip only to test it. In comparation with the others it does't have cruise control, electronic suspension or adjustable saddle so it is a litle less appealing. 

The FJR and the Tiger....very, very nice bikes! Very good wind protection, no vibrations, very confortable. I like the FJR more as a bike (the design, the sportiness, the power) but the position on the Tiger and the style suits me better. 

I know the Honda and the Yamaha are bullet proof motorcycles, very unlikely to brake down, I know nothing about Triumph. 

Do you have experience whith these bikes? What would you do? Thank you for your input!

The FJR with standard screen in highest position

Next to my Tracer

SuperTenere with standard screen. 

Not the best angle and the screen is in its lower position.

Me on my Tracer900

And a Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE, a very nice bike, a lot like the Tracer 900 but a bit bigger and with better wind protection. Very nice but with chain drive. 

11 hours ago, Coop said:

PM me an address.  I have a whole mirror you can have.  I'll be out of pocket until next week sometime, so be patient.

Thank you very much! I will first try to fix it. I like to do this kind of stuff

I do.live in Sweden, where do you live? Postage within Europe should not be a problem but from USA...

13 hours ago, mingo said:

On this note, can someone please educate me on how to tighten these mirrors? no matter how tight I have that large nut, the mirror will still be pushed backwards by the force of the wind. On many of my previous bikes, there would be 2 nuts one tightened against the other keeping the mirror from moving. I just can't seem to secure mine and the wind pushes them towards me. 🤷‍♂️

 

Take a look at the pictures. The thing that i'm holding in my hand is shaped like a cone and the mirrors arm is also shaped like a (reversed) cone so the mirrors arm can pivot. Than, the screw (that broke) extend all the way up and end with a nut. Inside the black cylinder that is part ofvthe mirrors arm, the one that has a cone shaped hole, is a very stiff spring.

So the nut should press against the spring and the spring will force the two cones together. 

The problem is that the top end of the screw is.... machine pressed above the nut or the nut has a flat cap. I have to inspect the nut and I will come back with pictures. 

I have a plan to fix this, i will return with more info. 

I have the one from Puig. Looks tbe same!

I just wanted to tighten a litle bit more the left mirror so it won't pivot that easy and I broke the screw. 

What is the name of it? I want to find it on internet but I have no ideea what to search for. 

So can you help me with a name or a part number? 

Thank you!