massiveuniball Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 What's up?! New member from Edmonton, AB area. Bought the FJ 09 2 weeks ago; still sitting at the dealer waiting to be picked up when the weather will allow. I was a sucker and outfitted the bike with all Yammy accessories: rear carrier 50l top case city side cases heated grips the only thing that has choked me so far is that I bought the 3 piece lock set which on yamahas website says it works for the side cases and the top case. This is not accurate, you need a separate lock for the top case. Minor, but a little bummer. I have already complained to Yamaha Canada. Look forward to getting some great info from everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespadaddy Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Congrats, and welcome, massiveuniball (Not gonna ask about that username...). I'm in about the same boat as you. I've bought my bike, but haven't yet picked it up (Minnesota winter). I also picked the same options as you, though I haven't yet settled on a topcase. Did you get a chance to see/fondle the 50 l Yamaha topcase? I'm trying to decide if I should buy the 50 l Yamaha case, or a Shad or Givi case. I want the smallest case that will hold 2 fullface helmets. Any tips? edit: thanks for the info about the lockset not being compatible with the topcase. Now I know I'm dealing with 3 keys regardless (bike ignition, side cases, top case). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massiveuniball Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 I haven't touched the top case so I don't know about the 2 helmets. The dealer sent me some pics though as they were setting stuff up. I'll post them quick like so you can see how big the case is. It looks like it could fit 2 helmets but I don't know for sure without actually trying..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespadaddy Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Awesome, thanks. I think I read on the Yamaha site that the 50 l should fit 2 full face helmets. I'm REALLY interested to see how the bike looks with a big topcase, both with the sidecases attached, and without. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massiveuniball Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag119/massiveuniball/IMG_0679_zpsrnamujld.jpg http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag119/massiveuniball/IMG_0680_zpsbk89kxm0.jpghttp://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag119/massiveuniball/IMG_0678_zpssfto4uwh.jpg I hope this works. I'm struggling with the photo thing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespadaddy Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Thanks for posting. It looks like Yamaha must make you shell out extra $$ for the backrest pad for the topcase, huh? Anyway, balanced by the sidecases, the trunk looks fairly proportional. I too am leaning towards the 50 l Yamaha trunk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massiveuniball Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 I only got the top case because my wife wants something to lean on. The backrest was $75 CDN. A bit much but it made her happy and led to me getting the seal of approval for upgrading my bike. Money well spent in my opinion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massiveuniball Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 also no pics without the cases for you for a while. Today was pretty nice at 21farenheit, but we've had freezing rain today. I don't anticipate me getting my bike until late March. Even then could be iffy. I know you feel my pain living in a cold climate. Even when the snow melts they've thrown so much sand and salt on the roads that things get pretty slick. Reading reviews, watchin' vids, looking at the forum is driving me insane. I WANT TO RIDE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papac2000 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Lots of us here feel your pain. Its snowing outside here atm and we've had a cold snap the last few days with overnight lows of -27°C. I can tell tere are a bunch of FJs that are gonna get more attention than our significant others when the weather shapes up, lol. 2015 Matte Grey Modded stock exhaust, modded stock screen, modded stock seat, OEM heated grips, LED indicators, FlashTuned ECU, ZX10R shock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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