Premium Member fr8dog Posted November 5, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) Removed both wheels, swingarm and shock. Need tires so I figured I'd do some other stuff since we're gonna get a little weather. The first time I removed the swingarm the long bolt had a lot of crud on it. This time it's pretty clean. Sending the shock in for service. Thinking of selling it. It's a Nitron R1 with a 600 lb. spring. I had the OEM shock rebuilt a couple of years ago. Curious to see how it feels again compared to Nitron. I'll probably change the brake pads. I've had some new ones for a while waiting to be installed. I'm getting Michelin Pilot Power 2C tires. Big step for me. I've had Shinkos and Roadsmart 2's. The Dunlops were borderline dangerous. Sketchy in the twisties. No grip. Props to Pitbull stands. The triple tree stand is great. I removed both wheels and it's stable. Edited November 5, 2020 by fr8dog add more stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Washed off the summer grim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy826 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 (edited) Added the oem Tracer touring windscreen. Works great 1/2 way up for my 5’9” frame. Edited November 6, 2020 by roy826 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lospsi Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Beaked it (chinese ebay cheap one) and installed Givi D2122S screen. I have also removed the hideous handguards, fitted the MT09 bar ends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted November 7, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted November 7, 2020 Rare sunny November afternoon, so I spend a few hours rippin' around rural farmland and forest roads. 5 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wintersdark Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) God, that looks awesome. It's at least not snowy here now, but not nearly that nice looking. Everything is brown and dead. Stupid Calgary. Got to track down a parasitic power drain issue - battery dies after ~4-5 days not riding, so something is funky. Quality multimeter time required. Meant to do it today, but exhaustion won. Tomorrow. Maybe even swap out my plugs as well - have had new ones around for a while now but still haven't actually gotten to installing them. Just such a PITA to remove all the fairings and of course the first time removing Yamaha coils is always a nightmare. Edited November 7, 2020 by Wintersdark 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Washed off the summer grim and did chain maintenance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhchris Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) Installed R&G Racing clutch cover on my FJ 09. I swapped emails with R&G regarding the quality of replacement bolts supplied with their covers in which they explained that the replacement bolts they provide are made of soft metal designed to bend during an impact rather than break. Made sense to me so I ordered a clutch cover. The instructions provided indicated their longer replacement bolts should be torqued to 7 ft lbs, which I tried to do. I read about problems with their hardware "stripping" during install and now understand how this occurs. The 4mm hex heads of the bolts are easy to strip if you do not press hard on the tool to keep the hex forcefully seated while tightening. I partially stripped the heads on two of four bolt by not doing this. But the cover is on and I have no plans to remove it. If it requires removal I'll need to destroy the cover so I can grab the stripped bolts with a Vice Grip and twist em out. Based on this experienced I've decided not to order the engine cover. Those soft bolts are just too much of a PIA to deal with. There was no warning about the soft bolt heads in the installation instructions and I suppose I should have been smarter when trying to tighten them. Ah well, lesson learned! Nice Fit... Ouch... Edited November 7, 2020 by nhchris 1 1968 Triumph Bonneville 650 1971 Norton Commando Roadster 2002 Harley 1200 Sportster 2003 Honda ST 1300 2016 FJ 09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Looks good, bummer about the stripped bolt heads. Might be able to hammer a 4.5mm hex in there if you ever have to remove. 1 '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 What did I do? Went to go for a long ride, gopro on, mic in helmet, and away we go. Fuel light flashing, not a problem , there's a good 30 miles left. 8 miles later , I had a couple of hours sit around until a farmer took pity on my weeping sobbing body and gave me some petrol to get home. I knew I was giving the bike a load of throttle yesterday, but man, I just burned through a LOT of petrol in very little time. Lesson learned, if it is flashing, go to the petrol station! DOH! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGP61 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 49 minutes ago, Stew said: I had a couple of hours sit around until a farmer took pity on my weeping sobbing body and gave me some petrol to get home. My comiserations, it was a cold day to be hanging around. never ran out of petrol on the bike but did spent a couple of hours one day standing in the rain in the Samy Ling budist car park waiting for the breakdown truck when the stator burned out on my CBF1000. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Just now, HGP61 said: My comiserations, it was a cold day to be hanging around. never ran out of petrol on the bike but did spent a couple of hours one day standing in the rain in the Samy Ling budist car park waiting for the breakdown truck when the stator burned out on my CBF1000. Aye, it was lovely, but my toes got it bad, just starting to warm up now Completely my fault for assuming. Strange thing was that the farmer that helped me out rides trackdays No Limits Racing, so we had great chat about how it works with them etc. Then , I stopped off in Castle Douglas for an Americano to warm up, at my friend's wee cafe. Where he has redone the window display.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted November 7, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted November 7, 2020 21 minutes ago, Stew said: Lemmy and Eddie... 😎🤘 Well done! 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted November 7, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted November 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Stew said: Fuel light flashing, not a problem , there's a good 30 miles left. 8 miles later , I had a couple of hours sit around until a farmer took pity on my weeping sobbing body and gave me some petrol to get home. Fortunately, I have never experienced that myself, I have been close a few times. You're lucky it wasn't dumping rain. 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 24 minutes ago, betoney said: Lemmy and Eddie... 😎🤘 Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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