What did you do to your FJR today?

[gixxerjasen]

Wait, we have a language censor on THIS board? Since when!?!?!?

You don't swear very much, do you.

I do, but not on forums. Some are very picky about it that I'm on. So I'm very specific and use it in a meaningful way only when necessary. Scooter keeps posting pics like that, he makes it necessary.

[SkooterG]

Rode it in the French Alps!

[D-Eagle]

Went to ride it yesterday morning before it got too hot. Unusually hard to back out, back tire is flat. Crap. This is the replacement tire for the rear I just replaced with 750 miles on it. This PR 4 GT tire has about 250 miles on it. I aired it up, looked all over for a nail and couldn't find anything. Then sprayed soapy water all around the new 90 degree stem, and then around both beads. No bubbles. I sprayed the heck out of that 90 degree stem. From all angles. Sprayed the obviously slow leaking air chock connection on my air compressor to check my soapy water is mixed correctly....bubbles. So I'm stumped. It wasn't down. It was completely flat. I'll back it out tonight and spray the tire in it's entirety.

[wheatonFJR]

Skooter,
Those are some effen amazing photos! How'd you keep yer eyes on the road!

Now, if you could just Photoshop yer self out of the photos it would be perfect. Jk man, dude you are killing it!

[Dan Cooper]

Went to ride it yesterday morning before it got too hot. Unusually hard to back out, back tire is flat. Crap. This is the replacement tire for the rear I just replaced with 750 miles on it. This PR 4 GT tire has about 250 miles on it. I aired it up, looked all over for a nail and couldn't find anything. Then sprayed soapy water all around the new 90 degree stem, and then around both beads. No bubbles. I sprayed the heck out of that 90 degree stem. From all angles. Sprayed the obviously slow leaking air chock connection on my air compressor to check my soapy water is mixed correctly....bubbles. So I'm stumped. It wasn't down. It was completely flat. I'll back it out tonight and spray the tire in it's entirety.

Once had a tire with similar experience. Sprayed a bottle full of soapy water all over and couldn't find a leak.
Finally removed the wheel and submerged the tire in a tub of water (wheel barrow) and found a pinhole leak in the sidewall.
Invisible to the naked eye and too small to produce bubbles on the scooter.
It was a 5 year old brand new tire I took from my stockpile, but still under warranty.
Manufacturer replaced it when I returned it to the selling vendor, factory defect.

dan

[raYzerman]

Check for leaky valve core..........

[Hppants]

Weather crap today, so I loaded a route in the GPS for.... tomorrow. The idea is ambitious, but ... we'll see.....

[gixxerjasen]

Some things are never easy. Last week I set out documenting my old and new ignition key, figuring out the wafers needed for the new key to work in the old locks and ordered up a Yamaha Key kit for the factor top box which comes with bags of wafers. Today I got one of the bags all keyed to work with the new key and got it all back on the bike. Then the second box, the first screw came out and the second one stripped. I cussed for a bit and went inside. I'll look at it some more tomorrow.