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Message me and I'll connect you to my buddy

Not me. Checking with a buddy I think did. 

Never used them but I keep thinking I might next time I'm in LA: https://www.twistedroad.com/

@2and3cylinders - yes, the barn door. Yes, it's hot when air temps over 90. I hate the wind noise without it, but I ride a shorty screen May - Sept. 

The upper faring bracket has a crazy spiral fracture, so I bent 1" flat metal strips to tie the windscreen mounts to the lower bracket.

@texscottyd - Fj09 no windscreen at all is just a little quieter. Don't know about FZ09. When I stand on the pegs and get as far as possible from the bike, I still get the high freq wind noise but I lose all the low freq booming. Aerodynamics on this bike are weird. I read a review of a BMW S-XR that said all adventure style street bikes have wind problems. 

Glad your MIL is doing better. 

10 hours ago, texscottyd said:

+1

My mother-in-law had been in the hospital, so I’ve started riding over to visit (weather permitting), rotating the bikes in the stable.  Today was FJ Day… this thing still makes me smile.  

Hope she gets better soon. I'm starting to hate the visiting hospitals and funerals part of aging. 

And on topic: just went back to the tall Givi screen and handguards for fall and winter riding. It's still warm and very, very humid down South. But I'm looking forward to an 800-ish mile weekend with a buddy and it's much easier to hear the Sena behind the tall windscreen. 

If I needed that much stuff, I'd be buying a Miata or a BRZ (and will probably eventually replace the FJ with one of those) but I always think that they're cool to see. 

22 hours ago, ItsRichieRich said:

That's what I'm averaging as well. My commute is 80 miles round trip from Winchester to Escondido. If you're curious, traffic is getting worse here lol.

I lived in Long Beach from 96 to 07. I used to tell my wife I was getting groceries and come back with 1 jar of Apple butter from Julian.  

I was looking at Caltrans data a couple of years ago. Before the Great Recession traffic on the 405 peaked in 2007, and it took 9 years to get back to 2007 volume. But it continued to increase all the way through at least 2019. Like @2and3cylinders's daughter, my son is back out there so we try to visit often. 

On 8/17/2022 at 1:36 PM, peteinpa said:

Never let it be said I don't find the most backwoods places to ride.

Those roads could be state highways down here.   😄

Extra $3k? I'd look at what you're getting for the $3k. If you're adding cc, luggage, heated grips, and a little better throttle and suspension... yes if those are important. You'll lose taxes, too.

18 hours ago, maximo said:

    

I'm impressed with the tow truck. Anyone around here just puts the bike in the kickstand on a flat bad and uses ratchet straps. Or refuses to come. Or cancels after waiting 2 hours because they "suddenly" realize it's a motorcycle. Or worse, shows up, claims surprise when it's a motorcycle, leaves and tries to bill you.

6 hours ago, OZVFR said:

So is arguing about using adaptive cruise control while lane filtering will make it brake all the time.

Can't believe I'm jumping into this, but...

I'm legit curious, does moto ACC not trigger while lane splitting/filtering? Or are you saying that we, as experienced riders, shouldn't even be using ACC or CC while splitting/filtering?

Just curious if the electronics are so sensitive to tell the difference. 

Before they went out of business a local dealer that knew me would let me take short test rides (10 miles or less) when the weather was perfect and mid-day when there was less traffic. 

The only way I got to ride an FJ was at a demo day like @kilo3 said (minus the salt in the Deep South). I test rode an FJ and FJR amd bought the FJ after lunch. 

We also had demos at the National motorcycle shows. I rode maybe a dozen bikes from Yamaha, Triumph, Harley, Indian, and Zero in a day. Sadly the whole tour was cancelled this year. 

On 7/27/2022 at 3:04 PM, PhotoAl said:

have a Chevy Bolt which is an EV.  Being an EV it has a giant battery but also has a standard 12 lead acid battery like normal cars.   LOL if the 12V battery goes dead then the car is done until it is replaced.  

We replaced a Fusion hybrid with a Sonata hybrid - the Sonata has a button on the dash that let's you use the hybrid battery to jump start the 12V battery.

5 hours ago, Larry1096 said:

I would have to contend this is inaccurate. There are myriad studies proving excessive speed contributes to a higher rate of accidents. 

 

Additionally, having been a police officer in the past,  your analysis of when and why citations are issued is, in my experience, not accurate. People have, and continue, to get warnings for stop or red light violations; most warnings are based on driving history, context and circumstances surrounding the incident. 

 

Larry

I don't think I've seen those studies.  Every study I've seen referenced shows that excessive speed causes higher rates of injuries which I understand.  But never that speed causes the accident.**  I know that MD state troopers used to say they focused on speed differentials - they were more interested in someone doing 80 when everyone else was doing 60 than everyone doing 65 or 70 in a 55.  There were PSAs when I was growing up that said that driving slow was almost as dangerous as driving fast.

** Within reason.  Years ago there was a bad wreck maybe 5 miles from my house where a moto was doing almost 100 mph in a 30 on a public road with a lot of pedestrian traffic.  Car pulled in front of the moto never expecting it to be doing 3x the limit.

4 hours ago, dazzler24 said:

This is where dash/crash camera footage on your bike provides irrefutable evidence.  No-one can deny video proof that is date and time stamped.

Maybe consider getting one?

Sadly, no. There is camera footage of a Jeep repeatedly swerving at a bicyclist (even crossing the double yellow to do it) and the local prosecutor says, we don't really know what happened because the Jeep driver denies it. 

Plenty of stories on the internet by bicyclists where their video footage is ignored. 

Welcome!  There are some nice roads in W Ky and some fantastic ones in E Ky.

I always have my wife stand on the rear brake pedal and leave the bike in gear. Add a cheater bar to the wrench. 

Hope you heal quickly and smoothly. Do all of the physical therapy exercises they prescribe. 

I just bought a seat thru this forum. I think shipping was $74 for the seller. 

I made about $3 off an Ebay sale maybe 2 months ago because shipping was so much more than EBay estimated. Buyer got a good but not great deal. USPS was the winner in that sale. 

Another ride near Pickwick. Lunch at River Heights in Crump, TN right on the TN River. 

But 1st a stop at the museum at the back of Lake Hill Motors in Corinth, MS. Right when we walked in, a guy started chatting us up. Turns out we were talking to Sam Correro (https://www.transamtrail.com/). 

Very friendly and nice to meet him. He's working on a gravel loop around the US. He said he's traveling to Ohio next week. He has an idea for the whole loop, and he's finalizing the details state by state. 

3 hours ago, texscottyd said:

I spent the morning assuring my FJ that I still loved it, and let it know that a younger brother would be coming home to the garage this weekend.  😀

Nice bookend to the FJ, and I’m excited to add it to the stable:  

2022 Triumph Speed Twin 

Got to ride one at the moto show. Really enjoyed my time on it. Did you try a Thruxton? The clip ons look low but that Thruxton suspension looks like nice. 

19 hours ago, DavidS said:

I'm not 100% sure yet, but I've been looking into becoming a Motorcycle Instructor. I was a Scuba Instructor when I lived in Los Angeles years ago, and always enjoyed helping people learn how to safely enjoy sports that can be dangerous if not treated with respect. If there are any motorcycle instructors (past or current) that want to provide me with feedback, advice, or even just to tell me I'm crazy - I'm open to advice - either on the forum or in a PM

I applaud your interest and hope you have the time to do this. I got my start in motorcycling as an adult over 20 years ago in an MSF course with no prior moto experience. Good coaching is so important when you get started riding a moto. No advice, just thanks for considering this. 

10 hours ago, Bernard said:

As someone who is much newer to 'going the distance' without having a true home/basecamp... take a good look at everyone's kits here. Be smart, pack less. And then still pack even less. And one more round now!

Here's a picture of my overweight bike at the tail of the dragon. Now I did have a bit of camera gear and bunch of my equipment for work taking up the topcase but still, way too much

Wow! Your highway pegs are almost dragging! Work gear is tough to pack. At my old job, my 14" laptop fit inside the OE side case. My new job's 15" laptop barely fits at a weird angle and nothing will fit with it. 

17 hours ago, jthayer09 said:

What does your kit look like? Fitting all gear + kitchen in 40L is impressive; are you just running a tarp + pad with a low-loft sleeping bag? Does your kitchen include stove + fuel or do you just carry a fire starter? I'm still fiddling with balancing comfort vs. space on the bike for camping.

Everything gets double use in bikepacking where I have about 40L total space on the bicycle for camping, multiple meals, clothes, first aid, and repair supplies. The tailbag is maybe 20L, handlebar bag maybe 10, and fork bags 5 each. 

I looked for packed size on everything before I buy.

Almost all of my stuff has been bought on sale from REI over years. Eureka small 2 man freestanding tent (upgraded from a bivy), Big Agnes lightweight inflatable pad (but recently upgraded to wider, plusher BA pad I haven't used yet), +30 synthetic sleeping bag, small inflatable pillow, a square of cheap foam pad to sit on, and my kitchen is a Jetboil, fast food plastic utensils, and a little dishwashing soap. On the moto, I only usually make breakfast and buy or snack for lunch and dinner. On the bicycle, I snack for lunch and eat dehydrated meals for dinner. 

3 hours ago, betoney said:

Most modern tech isn't a selling point for me, cruise control and heated grips are all I need. 

I like to go WOT on the FJ09 and let the TC make the front wheel just skim the tops of little road bumps in a tiny, baby wheelie. That's electronics. Don't do it often, but it makes me grin. 

My wife's Hyundai has ACC. This is a commuter sedan, nothing sporty. When speeds are changing gradually, the ACC is nice to have even in stop and go traffic. Smooth enough. When speeds are changing quickly, it works but kicks in later and brakes harder than a human. 

It could potentially be useful in moto commuting somewhere outside CA. Lane splitting would f*** with ACC too much.