What did you do to your FJ-tracer-gt today?

[nhchris]

Attended a memorial ride for 7 riders killed in NH last week after a pickup truck crossed the centerline and plowed into their group.

About 3000 bikes participated in the ride and there  was a good mix of brands and styles of machines.

The weather was very hot in the 90s deg F and sun unrelenting. But the caravan of bikes took 45 minutes to pass by nevertheless.

Fitting tribute to the victims who through no fault of their own were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Driver of the truck had a history of alcohol and drug abuse and should have had his license pulled months before.

You just never know who's behind the wheel of that approaching vehicle. Stay alert out there!!

Edited July 7, 2019 by nhchris

[3sum]

I took a good ride on mine on the 4th and then promptly jumped on a plane for SoCal. I’ll be without her for a week + while play around in a rental car out here in SoCal....😪

[betoney]

After my 2nd road trip this year, it was time for new chain and sprockets.  I also flushed the coolant and changed the oil and filter.  New tires were installed 4 weeks ago so I'm good through the end of August at which time it will be due for another oil change and fresh tires for a 10-day 3,800 mile trip through Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho. 

[texscottyd]

27 minutes ago, betoney said:

After my 2nd road trip this year... blah, blah, blah  ...for a 10-day 3,800 mile trip through Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho. 

Seriously dude?  You need to stop having so much fun...  it’s making the rest of us look bad.

  

[betoney]

1 hour ago, texscottyd said:

Seriously dude?  You need to stop having so much fun...  it’s making the rest of us look bad.

  

I actually had to cancel a 3 day ride on the North Cascades Highway this coming week, I hurt my arm at work and am on short term disability/ physical therapy for 2 weeks...  ☹️

[betoney]

1 hour ago, texscottyd said:

Seriously dude?  You need to stop having so much fun...  it’s making the rest of us look bad.

  

Scott, in all seriousness, we can have some miserable weather here at time so when it gets nice its "game on" until about Mid- October.  I like to get in as many longer trips as I can May through September, when the weather gets not so nice, I can do a day ride or over nighter.

Edited July 7, 2019 by betoney

[Dark&Stormy]

I checked my valve clearance today at 41900 kms (26K miles). Every exhaust valve is too tight. Should be between 0.0102" - 0.0118". All intake valves were in spec.

#1 Intake: L 0.007" R 0.007" Exhaust: L 0.007" R 0.009"

#2 Intake: L 0.006" R 0.006" Exhaust: L 0.005" R 0.007"

#3 Intake: L 0.006" R 0.005" Exhaust: L 0.005" R 0.005"

Also i was surprised to find Yamaha wasnt using iridium spark plugs from factory... even my bargain bin 650r Ninja came with iridium plugs stock.

Now i need to take the camshafts off and reshim. Not sure where to buy shims at?? The dealer? 

 

[skipperT]

19 minutes ago, Dark&Stormy said:

I checked my valve clearance today at 41900 kms (26K miles). Every exhaust valve is too tight. Should be between 0.0102" - 0.0118". All intake valves were in spec.

#1 Intake: L 0.007" R 0.007" Exhaust: L 0.007" R 0.009"

#2 Intake: L 0.006" R 0.006" Exhaust: L 0.005" R 0.007"

#3 Intake: L 0.006" R 0.005" Exhaust: L 0.005" R 0.005"

Also i was surprised to find Yamaha wasnt using iridium spark plugs from factory... even my bargain bin 650r Ninja came with iridium plugs stock.

Now i need to take the camshafts off and reshim. Not sure where to buy shims at?? The dealer? 

 

Yes the dealer can order them, or some shops will sell them to you out of their shop supplies or whatever. You’ll need to know what sizes you need of course. You can also order a kit for yourself, or swap with a buddy. Lots of options. 

-Skip

[wordsmith]

1 hour ago, betoney said:

I actually had to cancel a 3 day ride on the North Cascades Highway this coming week, I hurt my arm at work and am on short term disability/ physical therapy for 2 weeks...  ☹️

Wow - tough luck, that!   Get better soon, betoney.  ☹️

[betoney]

3 minutes ago, wordsmith said:

Wow - tough luck, that!   Get better soon, betoney.  ☹️

Thanks for the well-wishes.  Its funny, since I was a kid busting myself up on dirt bikes, my motivation for healing has always been the thought of getting back in the saddle.   I've got more rides planned this Summer. 😎

[dingophil]

Finished installing McCruise cruise control on my '15. Been looking forward to this pretty much since I bought the bike. Fairly easy install, and the provided instructions are very clear, so no need for a how-to.

[betoney]

42 minutes ago, dingophil said:

Finished installing McCruise cruise control on my '15. Been looking forward to this pretty much since I bought the bike. Fairly easy install, and the provided instructions are very clear, so no need for a how-to.

You're going to LOVE it!  I use mine almost every time I ride my bike.

[DavidS]

Installed the  Denali Soundbomb Mini Horn on my 2015 FJ09. Can't believe I waited so long. $30 @Revzilla, and took all of 5 minutes to install. Much deeper and louder sound, and it was a direct replacement for the puny stock horn. I did add some electrical tape to cover the leads, but it was super easy, and now sounds great!

[coachluciano]

Hit 136 MPH on the seedo with absolutely no head-shake except for my hands. Dam that’s fast. I can see where the 320mm rotors would come into play here. 

[coachluciano]

Just dropped $1200 on a Dianese Racing 3 D-Air jacket. Could not justify spending $600 on my helmet while not equally complementing with the latest state of the art protection which covers an many other vital organs. Even the deductible on my insurance warrants the extra 500-600 of protection over what I wear today.  Give a review after I get it Wednesday.