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Road the FJR to Mansfield Washington to see Yeager Rock. Click the link to see the rock and learn why it is here.

fontanaman wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 11:57 pm Road the FJR to Mansfield Washington to see Yeager Rock. Click the link to see the rock and learn why it is here.

Thanks for the geology lesson, interesting!

Washed it. Today, taking the wife to the skyway for her first time. If we make good enough time, we’ll ride the dragon and get her a mother’s day t-shirt before returning home.

Rode for about 190 miles with Chad the HD Guy and Chris the FJR Guy. Explored some country roads new to them.

Walked past it cus it was 38 flippin degrees at 0530! And on the ride to work I'm tough to about 47...lol. Anyway what the heck??!! Last time I rode to work got caught in hail and now summer time can't seem to stick!

'Put it back on the battery tender...

It's friggin' May and it snowed in my area yesterday...

Nothing.
The FJR is getting no love right now. Riding the new MT09.

Finally got rid of my 04 project bike. I got it months ago for my kid to fix up. It's a complete bike with three engines to build one good one. I had to threaten to junk it to get him off his butt . One less pile to trip over.

Rode it the first time in four months. Just a little ride around Camano Isl, trying out the new to me Penski shock I had put on a few days earlier. Also trying to run the the non alcohol fuel out as it was left full when we left in the motor home with the Tenere on the back. She ran fine and I love this motor even with 116,000 on it.
Next up is a valve check after I run the rest of the fuel out, easier to left the tank off. I haven't had to adjust them yet, hoping all is still good!

Washed it for the third (second?) time since I bought her 82,000 miles ago. Used Meguiar's cleaning gear -- the prize from last year's SFO Rally Rally.

Thanks, FJRBandit and all the Rally Rally participants!

At my buddy Dean's today deck building...... He has my '14 Root Beer.... and it looks cool!

Finally got everything back together last night. Only a few spare parts laying around, too!! Haven't been able to do a test ride yet, but got everything lubed up, shock on, buttoned down.

Tonight set the sag and get a test ride in.

fjray wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 10:38 am Finally got rid of my 04 project bike. I got it months ago for my kid to fix up. It's a complete bike with three engines to build one good one. I had to threaten to junk it to get him off his butt . One less pile to trip over.

Any of those parts happen to come from a man who lives in Creston, who used to post videos often, whom enlist your help with his projects?

Back on Topic
Cleaned the FJR yesterday. It was covered with spring bugs after a two day ride to Wenatchee. It is 166 miles to Wenatchee from Spokane but my route was over 600 miles for both days. After cleaning off the muck I installed Real Time Industries reflective rear decal. Went on real easy and looks good on my Raven colored '17.

One of the engines was Carver's original 06, one was from Eric/OCfjr's 04 and the rest of the pile was Karl golman's 04. More than enough pieces to build a reasonable bike. Don't know if the kid will get it done but it's "not my monkey and not my circus"

11 degrees and sunny...

Rode to a friends sorta local gun shop and bought some .17HMR, .22LR ammo and a set of scope rings.

Rode down to my son's house and spent the e e ing with them and the grandsons. Today, I changed the oil and filter, and gave it a much needed bath. Looks and runs like a new bike.

I put more vinyl film on my '17 today. While doing this I found the saddle bag reflectors are not located evenly. I wonder why?

The right bag reflector is located about 2.75" from the silver horizontal strip.



The left bag reflector is located about 2.00" from the silver horizontal strip.



Maybe it was designed by a junior engineer who failed layout and lofting?

Maybe there is a good reason for this?

They are just held on with two way tape (and good stuff at that).
In the auto biz we had fixtures to locate badging and these kinds of things.... if somebody didn't use the fixture........

raYzerman wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 10:30 pm They are just held on with two way tape (and good stuff at that).
In the auto biz we had fixtures to locate badging and these kinds of things.... if somebody didn't use the fixture........

Lots of folks remove those ugly things, a piece of dental floss is your friend!

The boredom continues....ugly weather, what else is there to do but fiddle around with the FJR. I know,....design a set of wind deflectors? Clear or black lexan...fixed or detachable? Don't even know how effective these things can be...