Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted August 26, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted August 26, 2020 She-who-must-be-obeyed has reminded me more than once to keep my experiments with things like powder coating out of the kitchen oven She says go out to the shop and stay there LOL you can buy a kiln for out there see how thoughtful she is 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kw86er Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Did this on the weekend but I added Pelican Vault v250 ammo can panniers. Used stand-offs on the standard mounts and some pieces of PVC and Phenolic I had kicking around to reinforce them. Work good, though I think I will put a cross joining bar between them behind the plate to take out some of the bounce. Pretty happy with the look and function for the price. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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2WHLOZK Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Removed my radiator guard (the Amazon one). C temps have been noticeably higher during these hot Arkansas days, fan kicking on way more often than before. Didn't take accurate notes, but I think it's been running ~ 20F higher on the hottest days, with the guard on. Will test tomorrow sans guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member texscottyd Posted August 26, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted August 26, 2020 11 hours ago, 2WHLOZK said: Removed my radiator guard (the Amazon one). C temps have been noticeably higher during these hot Arkansas days, fan kicking on way more often than before. Didn't take accurate notes, but I think it's been running ~ 20F higher on the hottest days, with the guard on. Will test tomorrow sans guard. Interesting. Does the guard you’re using seem to block a large percentage of the radiator’s surface area? Will be looking for your findings. I’ve used the Evotech guard on my FJ, and haven’t seen any signs of concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member texscottyd Posted August 26, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted August 26, 2020 Hands down the best investment I’ve made for my FJ: I snuck out for a short pre-hurricane ride yesterday, and forgot to put in my earplugs. Damn, this thing makes all kinds of random mechanical noises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banderso Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 On 8/24/2020 at 7:45 PM, 2and3cylinders said: It's the Bret cave, somewhere to escape as it's not attached to the house plenty of room for a cot when she who must be obeyed has me on her shit list Which after 40 years I still find myself on all too frequently Haha, 48 here.....it doesn't change.... I remind her, now and then, she was a poor judge of character.😁 But, she puts up with me.. so I am happy... See ya bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banderso Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Mounted BridgestoneT31's today. Got 9,000 miles out of the Dunlop RS3's. Did it manually using Motion Pro tools. After mounting the RS3's last summer, I decided to never manually mount tires again.. I forgot... Took a while but got it done. The key is LUBE, LUBE, LUBE. Go to a local tire store and get some. Generally they will give you some.... See ya bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiel900GT Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I received my 24" Madstad screen and wanted to install it today. Unfortunately it came in with a small scratch and 4 bolts missing......I think Madstad has been too busy with making and selling their Corona screens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Michiel900GT said: I received my 24" Madstad screen and wanted to install it today. Unfortunately it came in with a small scratch and 4 bolts missing......I think Madstad has been too busy with making and selling their Corona screens. That's a bummer. Shipping probably took a month or so? '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiel900GT Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 29 minutes ago, koth442 said: That's a bummer. Shipping probably took a month or so? Well, I ordered it from BikeHPS in the UK. Took about 18 days. BikeHPS offered a scratch remover kit for free and if that doesn't help a new screen (will be another 18 days as they order it at Madstad). No response about the screws but I sent them an email after business hours, so I'll guess they will react to that in the morning. I am pleased with the service from BikeHPS but not with the QA at Madstad.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member piotrek Posted August 26, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted August 26, 2020 3 hours ago, banderso said: After mounting the RS3's last summer, I decided to never manually mount tires again.. I forgot... LOL... you had better luck than I with RS3. I did not take NO for an answer and... there went $180CAD. The Road 2 that went on after that debacle was a significantly softer tire. I am crossing over to the lower effort side with a changer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo3 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 6 hours ago, texscottyd said: Hands down the best investment I’ve made for my FJ: I snuck out for a short pre-hurricane ride yesterday, and forgot to put in my earplugs. Damn, this thing makes all kinds of random mechanical noises! I always have problems with macks, when it's hot and humid they don't roll down as much. Switched to 3m earsoft, much easier to shove in the ol ear holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted August 26, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted August 26, 2020 5 hours ago, banderso said: Haha, 48 here.....it doesn't change.... I remind her, now and then, she was a poor judge of character.😁 But, she puts up with me.. so I am happy... See ya bill You're about the same age as me but you got married young I didn't get married till I was like 27 or so and we waited a couple of years for the first kid The main thing to remember is Yes dear whatever you say dear Etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted August 27, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted August 27, 2020 56 minutes ago, kilo3 said: I always have problems with macks, when it's hot and humid they don't roll down as much. Switched to 3m earsoft, much easier to shove in the ol ear holes. I've been using the Howard leight laser lites for years and years, I buy them in a box of a hundred pairs, nrr 32, low pressure, good for small ear canals the yellow pink may be funky but I can wear them four or five times and you can wash them at least once (if you're cheap like me) I stick them in my mouth and wet them down and compressor with my lips and slip them in and I'm good to go unless I'm wearing my noise cancelling earbuds in one of my helmets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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