Clem Fandango

Lee Parks with Outlast.  Those thing defy physics.

Hippo Hands fit the Tracer well. I don't care what they look like, I love them.

5 hours ago, duckie said:

Whenever I think about chain maintance on the center stand and  in gear, I think about my dad losing the ends of his thumb and index finger because he stuck his hand down into a engine when it was running. Fan belts and pulleys make for great meat slicers.

Safey always first......

This.  The convenience of doing it running and in gear are far outweighed by the potential downsides IMO.  I've got two hands, it's not hard to use one of them to spin the rear wheel.

Niken pegs swap right in and are much higher quality than the cheapo Chinese FJR copies.

I believe that's the forthcoming 660, not the 850.

I've always been a Continental man, but I just bought a set of Dunlop Mutants.  Hoping they'll be a good winter tire here in the Pacific Northwet.  I'll throw up some pics after I get them installed.

Agreed, I really, really don't get the whole iron butt thing. But glad you achieved your goal!

51.3 as of 8K miles

Fun fact: 35% of threads on motorcycle forums are started because someone thinks they know more than the team of engineers who designed their bike and screw something up.

Also, 44% of statistics are made up on the spot.

Levers are sold. 65 clams for the adjusters shipped CONUS. 

Chain adjusters and levers, new never installed. $250 + shipping for the lot. Located in Salem, Oregon. 

Don't mount your phone on the bike if you like your camera. 

Looks awesome, perfect choice on the colors! Years of reading about Corbin has led me to the conclusion that going there in person is a wonderful experience, but buying a seat from them remotely is an exercise in frustration and woe be to the person who has to send one back for modification or a refund.

I think the only real solution is find some aftermarket ones you like and replace them, that's what I finally did.

What j-bone said.  Skip all the experimentation and just get the Madstad, you'll end up there anyway 😉

No way I'm adding all that weight to my helmet.

I wouldn't trust my life to $5 chinesium pegs, so I ordered a set of Niken pegs.  Fit perfectly and are what should come on the bike from the factory IMO.

1 minute ago, fjray said:

Please elaborate.  I've never heard of this.

 

After putting on a Cool Cover I have no arguments with the stock seat.

Grey with the white side panels.  I used to want to ditch the white, then I decided they look like big shark teeth.

I bought a Roadcrafter jacket a while back to see what all the fuss is about, and I really tried to like it, but ended up returning it.  I could overlook the fact that it looked like it had been sewn by a middle schooler for her home economics midterm, but man, the 80s called and they want their armor back.  It felt like it had four pieces of 1x4 in the sleeves. Sticking with my Belstaff.  YMMV.

It baffles me why people buy a Tracer and then take the screen off.  Why not just buy the MT or XSR?

242 is scheduled to open on the 21st.  I'm planning to ride it the next weekend.

On 6/11/2021 at 7:12 PM, Heli ATP said:

A pic of how mine is secured...

It's way too clean under there.

ODOT and most police departments came out against the bill, Governor Brown was only following the advice she got from the "experts." I don't blame her, we need to do a better job of educating and advocating.