Premium Member paladin Posted January 21, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 21, 2016 Ordered Higdonion adventure cage with skid plate. About a week ago I cracked the oil pan on a speed bump. I have a new oil pan on order but do not want to do this again. I will be selling my SW Motech bars on here for cheap when the new skid plate is installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanburnham Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Removed the hand guards and mirrors. Installed bar end mirrors and bar end sliders I saw on the FZ-09 forumGood heavens, man!!! Pictures!!!Lol, okay. I gotta figure out how to post photos. its basically this set up. I had to cut short spacers off the end of old mountain bike bars to get the throttle not to stick. http://www.fz09.org/forum/32-yamaha-fz-09-guides-how-s/2426-bar-end-mirrors-better-way.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member foxedupone Posted January 21, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 21, 2016 Coming along, getting this fitted. Skid plate is off to powdercoaters and longer bolts being ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverfox Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Just got some Chinese shorty levers for $39.99 and was surprised. The fit and and finish were as good as any $150 pair. I hated to buy Chinese but I couldn't pass up the price. Just had to use the old clutch lever bushing. Got them in red and the color even matches almost perfectly. http://www.ebay.com/itm/111536451868?rmvSB=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsimple Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Just got some Chinese shorty levers for $39.99 and was surprised. The fit and and finish were as good as any $150 pair. I hated to by Chinese but I couldn't pass up the price. Just had to use the old clutch lever bushing. Got them in red and the color even matches almost perfectly. http://www.ebay.com/itm/111536451868?rmvSB=true those are nice! I decided that I would buy the absolute cheapest pair I could and they were/are pretty awesome. Perfect fit, finish is really nice. It bothers me a little to buy some much from China but realistically charging me $200 10 years ago for a pair of levers (CRG) was pretty brutal. They were great levers but totally not worth $200. My nice new ones in gold cost $23.59 delivered to my door. I would have gladly paid an American company 50-100 for a sweet pair. 2015 Red FJ 09 2013 WR250R - little boy blue - sold 2012 DL650 V Strom - sold 2007 FZ6 - sold 1986 FJ600 - sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhs10 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Received my Puig Touring screen today.. Haven't had a chance to install it. Only had the bike for 2 weeks but the stock windscreen had to go (going more touring oriented). I will post some pictures once it is on. '15 FJ-09 w/ lots of extras... Fayetteville, GA, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member lhancock Posted January 28, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 28, 2016 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member lhancock Posted January 28, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 28, 2016 Not getting out for a while with this weather so I made helmet mounts for home and work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkereddemon Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I took a couple of $5 bills and stashed them in my tank bag for that one day I'm out on a ride and "Oh sh!t, I forgot my wallet and I'm running on fumes!!" -CD- 2015 Yamaha FJ-09: RaceTech Gold Valves, RaceTech Rear Spring, Arrow Full Exhaust - black with w/Carbon Fibre endcap, ECU Flash, Lowered 20mm front, 15 mm rear, Denali driving lights, Fenda Extenda, Tail Tidy, Corbin Seat, Madstad 22" Windshield, OEM heated grips, Woodcraft frame sliders, Grip Puppies, BadAss Cover (Large).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suncoaster Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I took a couple of $5 bills and stashed them in my tank bag for that one day I'm out on a ride and "Oh sh!t, I forgot my wallet and I'm running on fumes!!"Good idea. More for "I have my wallet, but no cash for that $3 latte." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I took a couple of $5 bills and stashed them in my tank bag for that one day I'm out on a ride and "Oh sh!t, I forgot my wallet and I'm running on fumes!!"That's a good suggestion. I embarrassingly admit that I stuffed two $100 bills in my old Aerostich Roadcrafter front right sleeve compartment two years ago when I left on an extended trip for "just in case", lost wallet etc. Fast forward to two weeks ago I emptied all the pockets (I thought), washed it then sent it back to Aerostich for them to go over it, replacing zipper slides, some Velcro, etc. (wonderful service they offer BTW). A week later I received an Email from them saying they received the garment and went over it discovering there was $200 in a pocket which was more cash than than they felt comfortable sending back to me in the mail and did I wish they send me a check for $200 immediately or apply it to the repair cost and reconcile the difference, it might be 6 weeks? This is my testimonial to a great U.S. company putting out top class products with great product support and class employees! http://www.aerostich.com/suits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member paladin Posted January 30, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 30, 2016 Today I installed my new oil pan to replace the one I damaged on a speed bump. It took about 3 hours. I did it myself using the center stand, did not remove any wheels. I also left the O2 sensor in place, just undid the connector. I used Permatex Aviation sealer on the gasket and blue thread locker on every bolt. I am waiting on my new skid plate from Higdonion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Today I installed my new oil pan to replace the one I damaged on a speed bump..... Your oil pan was cracked going over a *speed bump*? Man I didn't realize these bikes were that low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member clint Posted January 30, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted January 30, 2016 Today I installed my new oil pan to replace the one I damaged on a speed bump..... Your oil pan was cracked going over a *speed bump*? Man I didn't realize these bikes were that low. Easy fix nicely documented by Ty. http://fj-09.org/thread/540/low-profile-drain-plug-install Piedmont of NC '15 FJ-09 '94 GTS-1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suncoaster Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Today was hot and wet, so I made a mud flap for the rear shock, inspired by the one made by @redfjniner at http://fj-09.org/thread/526/flap-protect-rear-shock-road A plastic piece from the retail pack of a set of MX knee guards fitted after a little trim, held on to the pannier crossbrace with 2 zip ties through the existing holes. You can see the hugger extender and lower mounts for the panniers too. I also fitted some case savers/engine guards, fitted a rear axle spindle slider , adjusted the gear lever up about an inch, and also tested a couple of cheap voltmeters. The black one with the red readout is much brighter, but has no USB ports, and the one with blue numbers is too hard to read in daylight. Both are cheap and not accurate, it would be better to wire one in if you were concerned about your voltage. . . Once this cyclonic weather disperses I'll test the gear lever height with my new boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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