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Rode mine to work this morning. Got a nice ride in Sunday, not real long by FJR standards but better than just my regular commute. Dropped off Dianne's old helmet from our accident at EOM to a friend who is a MSF instructor for use in their classes to show just how much can happen in a low speed accident. I'd offered it to him right after the accident and finally got around to taking it to him. He feels it'll make a nice teaching tool as he knows Dianne and I pretty well and he and I have ridden together several times so it'll help when he tells the story in classes.

Hppants wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:10 am

danh600 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2019 7:56 pm Rode to the upper Keys.

It was nice.

Surprisingly unbusy.

Wouldn't mind reading that ride report. JSNS....

Put a short one up.

Picked up a 04 basket case yesterday. The plan is my oldest is going to put it together at "HIS" house and use it. If he bails then I will let it sit and assemble it after Carver shit is done.

Whined about it still being in the shop. Rode the wife's bullet-bike in to work.

fjray wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:43 am Picked up a 04 basket case yesterday. The plan is my oldest is going to put it together at "HIS" house and use it. If he bails then I will let it sit and assemble it after Carver shit is done.

So, if I got this correctly, if the oldest doesn't get it out of there...... it will never get assembled because Carver shit is never done...

OK off to the shop now, clean up a bit and get ready to install a Traxxion fork spring kit in the FJR..... and move in somebody's Nighthawk project....

Sound a bit like the pot calling the kettle black my friend

Rode it to work. Kind of enjoying having the big shield on and the larger topcase. Sort of a really fast goldwing. The difference the Cee Bailey makes is profound.

Got home and checked sockets and wrenches for the bolts I’ll be touching when my cages get in tomorrow. #t-Rex #belikegriffandwheaty

What’s it in the shop for?

Uncle Hud wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:14 pm Whined about it still being in the shop. Rode the wife's bullet-bike in to work.

bill lumberg wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 6:26 pm What’s it in the shop for?

Uncle Hud wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:14 pm Whined about it still being in the shop. Rode the wife's bullet-bike in to work.

New bag plastic?

Rode it home from work, and put it back away...freezing drizzle forecast for tomorrow morning...WTF?

Rode it to work again. Our area forecast looks decent through Friday so I should be okay.

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Uncle Hud wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:14 pm Whined about it still being in the shop. Rode the wife's bullet-bike in to work.

bill lumberg wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 6:26 pm What’s it in the shop for?

wheatonFJR wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 7:35 pmNew bag plastic?

She's getting a new battery and a thorough 80,000 mile routine maintenance check. Three instances where I had to pop-start it since SFO -- interspersed with long "Honey, I'm charging the battery" rides -- convinced me the battery has reached its end of useful life. Had to spend some money. (Gasp!)

It should be home this evening. The fixer-upper list is long, but it does includes repairing plastics and both bags. Navy metallic paint should complement the original Liquid Graphite.

Rode the FZ-07 into work again today. It floats a little bit at 85 mph.

Uncle Hud wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:42 am

It should be home this evening. The fixer-upper list is long, but it does includes repairing plastics and both bags. Navy metallic paint should complement the original Liquid Graphite.

I really hope you do this. Add in some GT gold and it would be just perfect!

Uncle Hud wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:44 am Rode the FZ-07 into work again today. It floats a little bit at 85 mph.

With the FS-07 can you get in trouble in second gear?

YES!! Six gears leaves first and second very much in wheelie range or tire spinning range. Either is very unsettling when it occurs accidentally.

When I move to north Georgia, and buy a twisty bike, the FZ-07 is on the short list. I like it because it sits pretty tall. Might have to bribe you with lunch, Hud for a test ride on wife's rocket....

Did a clutch soak. As the weather has gotten colder it seems I've been having issues with the clutch plates sticking on my new bike. Bike now has almost 13k on it but almost 6k of those are mine just since 9/27. In the mornings when I leave for work I generally just drift downhill to the main road while I let the bike warm up a little. Past few days when I'd put it into first it would either want to lurch forward even with clutch pulled in or it would almost stall. Clutch plates were very dry when I pulled them so hoping this fixes it.

Hppants wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:34 am When I move to north Georgia, and buy a twisty bike, the FZ-07 is on the short list. I like it because it sits pretty tall. Might have to bribe you with lunch, Hud for a test ride on wife's rocket....

It does sit tall and you sit mostly upright, but the pegs are also quite high. Riding posture feels like I'm squatting to take a dump in the woods.