thruster8999 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Big googly eyes for the lobster. Mmmmm. Lobster. Looks like a florida lobster. Mmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emitrdetsaw Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Might I suggest a crab claw instead of a lobster? I am working on covers made of thin Kydex that I will cover with carbon wrap material for the side and nose honeycombed areas. Not the highest priority project I have, I might get them done by Memorial Day weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fanowater Posted March 19, 2016 Author Premium Member Share Posted March 19, 2016 My guess is the sides would be easy, the nose more involved. But, I haven't checked out how the nose is put together. Cheers 2015 FJ-09 2006 Triumph Daytona 675 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjuster Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 These would work, they are even the right shape, ovals. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=googly+eyes&view=detailv2&qpvt=googly+eyes&id=F06CDE75FE491BBBA1741CCEA336699963BABD29&selectedIndex=2&ccid=QYcFedyj&simid=608055443189008542&thid=OIP.M41870579dca3f84f3abc81e27420523ao0&ajaxhist=0 Add some whiskers, and it's a "Prawn" from District 9... Great movie if you are into that sort of SciFi. Don't get me wrong, I like how the FJ09 looks, I just think the big Googly Eyes would be very funny indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fanowater Posted March 19, 2016 Author Premium Member Share Posted March 19, 2016 That is funny. I just noticed if you look at the front view of the FJ in the main banner, it looks like the FJ has some large ears. 2015 FJ-09 2006 Triumph Daytona 675 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtownmtb Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 A little stainless steel mesh and flat black paint gets this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bruinfj09guy Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Not bad. Where does the air go? Do you feel any drafts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bruinfj09guy Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 In the '90s I thought the Vmax was the baddest looking bike around. 20 years later it is relatively unchanged, and I'm over it. I suppose the FJR has had only modest improvements and is getting on in years, too, but it wasn't such a novel looking bike in the first place. In 2035 I imagine I'll want something considerably different from the FJ-09. Edit: Slightly off topic rant. Sorry. Yamaha likes to do fake intakes. I used to have a 1987 FZR750 years ago. It had two "Fresh Air Intake" holes on the front fairing with scoops arcing through the cockpit.And then there is the V-Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtownmtb Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 actually haven't tested it out yet. Wondering if there will be any weird drafts or if it could possibly affect stability. I'll follow up after getting some time on the bike in the next couple of days. BTW, they have all different degrees of "tightness of weave" for the mesh. After install I'm thinking smaller holes might have been good so you can't see through as easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtownmtb Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Not bad. Where does the air go? Do you feel any drafts? Put my hand behind the screen at 50MPH and barely felt any wind coming through. So, no noticable inpact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bruinfj09guy Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Not bad. Where does the air go? Do you feel any drafts?Put my hand behind the screen at 50MPH and barely felt any wind coming through. So, no noticable inpact. Interesting. The air probably just passes by as it would with the "grill" in place. Nice customization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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