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6 hours ago, koth442 said:

@FB4004 is Leo importing into the US again? Or are you in Europe?

I was just looking into Leo Vince as well. It looks like Parts Unlimited is importing them now, so they're available though pretty much every motorcycle dealer! Had LV on my KTM 990 and Husky 610, and I really like their stuff.

I got a FJ LV quote from a little shop that mounts my tires and it was better than I could find online. 

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1 hour ago, tobz said:

FJ just got some fresh road 5's

 

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Its funny, tires are the one thing I buy for my bike that I cant wait to destroy! 😎  Hit the twisties and SHRED those bad boys!

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First valve adjustment this past week! Not too bad as it's very well documented on the interwebs. 😉

The usual findings. Exhaust valves were tight, while intakes were within spec. I replaced all 6 exhaust shims and 3 of the intakes to get them closer to midrange. Finished up with a throttle body sync and good to go!

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7 minutes ago, clint said:

First valve adjustment this past week! Not too bad as it's very well documented on the interwebs. 😉

The usual findings. Exhaust valves were tight, while intakes were within spec. I replaced all 6 exhaust shims and 3 of the intakes to get them closer to midrange. Finished up with a throttle body sync and good to go!

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@clint - Thanks for the photos.  This is one service that is probably not as complicated as it looks but is intimidating to me.  I do all of my own maintenance but have always left the valve adjustment to the professionals, I should probably "just do it" the next time it is due.

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2 hours ago, tobz said:

I was just looking into Leo Vince as well. It looks like Parts Unlimited is importing them now, so they're available though pretty much every motorcycle dealer! Had LV on my KTM 990 and Husky 610, and I really like their stuff.

I got a FJ LV quote from a little shop that mounts my tires and it was better than I could find online. 

Ha, I had LV's on both my Husky 610's, both purchased used with 'em already installed.. Made a great sound.

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10 hours ago, koth442 said:

Ha, I had LV's on both my Husky 610's, both purchased used with 'em already installed.. Made a great sound.

I still have the 610 👍 60k for miles and runnng strong as ever! I have a euro market Ti Arrow and the LV muffler for it, and the LV sounds much better.

 

 

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16 minutes ago, texscottyd said:

60,000 miles on a Husky dual-sport/motard, @tobz?   Damn... I’m impressed!   

That is just an estimate as its been through two OEM speedometers, and currently running a Trailtech 😁

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Installed a BlasterX tail light ($139) to replace the stock unit on my 2016 09.

Also used a pair of CustomLED's Y-cables to activate tail light turn signals in unison with pumpkin signals. Nice option and no relay change required as long as pumpkins are in the circuit.

Then programed brake flash pattern to non-default setting.

Install was all plug-n-play and very easy. Programming a snap.

Would like to see a more robust sheath around wires where they exit Blaster tail light module.  Definitely not as rugged as OEM Yami sheath.  We'll see how the wire bundle survives the coming miles.

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22 hours ago, tobz said:

I still have the 610 👍 60k for miles and runnng strong as ever! I have a euro market Ti Arrow and the LV muffler for it, and the LV sounds much better.

Wow!! That's some serious mileage for one of those. Great job. Mine got up to 22k before I sold 'er. Next owner put another couple thousand before selling. Went into the ether after that....

The second I barely rode at all. Purchased not running, got her limping along then trader 'er for my GSXR track bike. I got some cash out the deal too, so I felt like I got a great deal.

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