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wheatonFJR wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 3:02 pm

fontanaman wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:21 pm

SkooterG wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2024 4:31 pm

Uhhhh..... You never had a '14 FJR my age-challenged friend. You had a '13. And Touring mode is for pussies.




No you don't. He rides like a pussy.

I ride in touring mode so just remember the next time we ride together you are chasing pussy!

That'll slow him down... he's not into pussy from what I've heard.

That stuff is overrated. FJRs are a LOT cheaper in the long run!

I finished up the installation of an FZ1 Fuze Block, three circuits used so far - GARMIN XT, USB Outlet, Auxillary Lighting (all switched power), and a Heated Gear/Battery Charger power lead (direct to the battery).








I'll change the oil and replace the tires sometime between now and May. I inspected and blew out the air filter while the side covers were off. What a PITA that is!

Wired my fuse block in the same place as John did. After being abused for my $7 fuse block I bought a nicer one.
Looking for my lost new GPS first. Thinking about putting a dumpster in the driveway,
Wife is finally onboard. Like the clothes overflowing in the laundry room, the nice bins in the closet I built were used for awhile and is now her overflow spot number ten. Been cutting up Amazon and shipping boxes in the garage for a month.

I rode it on December 29th in Southwestern Pennsylvania. That's a good thing! I was planning on getting 2 hours of riding in between rain showers. There was still plenty of rain, but I didn't care. The FJR was spotless when I pulled out. It's pretty much a mess now. I enjoyed every minute of it.

When I stopped off at the grocery store in all my gear, a little boy came up to me and asked if I was a super hero. I told him no, I'm just a regular hero. He seemed OK with that description.

Took it out for the first ride of 2025.

Thought about selling it.

Today is actually a good day for a ride around here, but, I gots me other stuff I really have to be doing...

raYzerman wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 2:51 pm Today is actually a good day for a ride around here, but, I gots me other stuff I really have to be doing...

Nice day for a ride here too, but it's too bad I'm 1000 miles away from my bikes.

Going to be 63F when I get home, then the cold front moves through that night. Sigh. The weather is a tease.

MudslideMiller and I went on a nice 200 mile ride today. Temperatures between 55-77 degrees. An excellent start to the new year!

fontanaman wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 2:15 pm Thought about selling it.

Make sure you have a replacement first...JS'NS!

~G

I have off tomorrow. My plan as well Chuck, but probably only the long way to get gas.

BkerChuck wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 2:04 pm Took it out for the first ride of 2025.

Not so much what I did to my FJR, but more what I signed it up for...

I registered for the 2025 Tour of Honor rally, retained my number (1775 - some of you will get what that number means). I'm going to attempt the April 1st run again with (hopefully) better results this year. If the snow pack is deep in the U.P., I may trailer to an easier state - like say Georga...

at Lumberg...

extrememarine wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 11:02 pm... I may trailer to an easier state - like say Georga...

at Lumberg...

Lol.

Good luck with that

Good number 1775.

Well, dammit. That pushed me over the edge. I just registered for 2025.

Yesterday, dropped it off for valve check, lubing the bolts down below, and a battery. Just in time for heavy salt, snow, and ice.

I usually buy a battery and put it in myself, but I’m busy and it doesn’t cost much to have them do it. They’ll replace plugs since they’ll be in there anyway. Not reusing coolant checks one more box.

Every year I tell myself I am going to get around to adding an SAE plug to the unswitched side of my Fuzeblock. There was one already connected to the battery but I hate having extra stuff hanging off the terminals. Not to mention that the plug always seems tucked away so I can't find it when I need it. Finally got it done today! (only 7 years after buying my 2011...) Used for occasional hookup of a battery maintainer and for a tire inflator.

FJRoss wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 3:32 pm Every year I tell myself I am going to get around to adding an SAE plug to the unswitched side of my Fuzeblock. There was one already connected to the battery but I hate having extra stuff hanging off the terminals. Not to mention that the plug always seems tucked away so I can't find it when I need it. Finally got it done today! (only 7 years after buying my 2011...) Used for occasional hookup of a battery maintainer and for a tire inflator.

Speaking from experience- if you have an in-line fuse make sure it will handle inflator amps under load.

rbentnail wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:06 pm

FJRoss wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 3:32 pm Every year I tell myself I am going to get around to adding an SAE plug to the unswitched side of my Fuzeblock. There was one already connected to the battery but I hate having extra stuff hanging off the terminals. Not to mention that the plug always seems tucked away so I can't find it when I need it. Finally got it done today! (only 7 years after buying my 2011...) Used for occasional hookup of a battery maintainer and for a tire inflator.

Speaking from experience- if you have an in-line fuse make sure it will handle inflator amps under load.

There was a 15 amp in-line fuse holder in the SAE pigtail. I cut it off and put a 15 amp fuse on the unswitched side of the Fuzeblock - leads are short enough that I don't need a second in-line fuse between the plug and the block - socket is an additional point of a potential corrosion/connection problem and it isn't necessary.. I keep a 20 amp and a 5 amp fuse in each of the two "spare" slots of the Fuzeblock.

10 amps minimum (12 is safer, 15 is lots) for pretty much any 12V inflator. My battery maintainer is only rated at one amp. I could connect a regular battery charger to it via that SAE connector but I would rather go directly to the terminals for that, even though I would not normally recharge any AGM motorcycle battery at more than a two amp rate. I suppose you might charge a lithium battery at a higher current than 2 amps - they are far more tolerant of faster charge rates.

I rode it, and my wife’s bike, and my daughter’s bike into an enclosed trailer, for transport to home. Leaving early tomorrow morning. First time my bike has ever been trailered.

LKLD wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2025 10:23 am I rode it, and my wife’s bike, and my daughter’s bike into an enclosed trailer, for transport to home. Leaving early tomorrow morning. First time my bike has ever been trailered.

Safe travels...watch out for that winter storm.