Warchild

Finally, here is the Happy Guy, who is 20 years old and has ridden over 450K+ miles across four FJR1300s. He always protects the current touring bike in the stable.  😁

 

Next up: Gold -anodized Titanium  Caliper bolts to replace those foul and nasty OEM bolts: 

Hardware re-use from one bike to another is the best! Especially when that hardware was very spendy to procure in the first place.

I've had this Pazzo  Brake Lever on two different FJRs for over 100K miles of use. Didn't know if it would fit the Tracer, until I gave it a shot today.

Yep... the FJR1300 and the Tracer share the same brake lever, so this is a good re-use saga:

Quite a few, apparently, and I haven't even looked that hard.  20 years after the widespread use of moto-forums, I'm running into all kinds of folks from FJRForum, STN, the old ST1100/ST1300 forums, it's crazy fun to see these names pop up. 👍

And it sure didn't take long for the farkling to begin!  😃  SW-Motech rear rack: 

and the Evo Fuel Tank Ring keeps the City Bag City Bag firmly in place:

Out with the OLD.....

And IN with the NEW:

On 2/22/2021 at 11:34 AM, keithu said:

The foil is a good tip.

But how dumb is it that we even need a thread about this? What idiot thought it would be a good idea to put the oil filler under the clutch cover? Every other Yamaha I have seen has the filler on top of the clutch cover or side cover where any old funnel works just fine. Probably designed by the same shithead who created the bodywork puzzle. 

I am convinced it's the same idiot who place the ignition key so deep and offset on the triple tree.  Just WTF kind of easy access is that?  🙄  Even when turned full lock left. I still can't manage to insert the key without taking gloves off.

Hello Keith... howya doin'? 

2 hours ago, peteinpa said:

Welcome! I went through the same thing. ST1300 just getting too heavy. Hard to say no to only 460 lbs. and that engine.

I know I've seen you on the FJ site, but did you have a Blackbird back in the day?

Guilty as charged. Have been the Admin for FJRForum.com for over 15 years. And yep, had the Blackbird as well, set that World Record ride on it in 2007 that stood for over a decade, recently broken by a fellow LD Rider on a Tenere.

And also I was big-time into the ST1100 world from mid '90's to early '00's... I recognize a few names from forums past. 👍

23 minutes ago, Tango said:

Welcome Warchild. I did the same thing with my Feejer for same reasons.

I remember reading you posts in the other forum. Next thing maybe Iggy will pop in...

Howdy, Tango. Iggy still has his 2014 FJR, but he has been on a world-wide Walkabout for the past year, last I heard, he was crewing a sailboat out of central Americas somewhere.

Howdy from southeastern Washington state! I've been test riding the Tracer 900 GT while my FJR1300 goes through that gnarly 2-gear transmission recall.  I have owned all four FJR1300  generations, starting in 2003. And while I have a quarter million miles between them, the fully-laden 2-up bike is starting to be more of a handful since I've reached early 60's. Low-speeds/parking lot maneuvers, in particular. 

Time for something lighter and more manageable... this bike is the one. Going to sign papers tomorrow.

Loving the bike so far - let the farkling begin! ❣️