G'day Dennis, I had a pair of handle bar risers for my FJR and I thought they would be better giving me a more upright riding position, and I was right they...
Decided to do some exploratory riding around Santa Cruz Mountains, CA yesterday. Road was nice, scenic, no hurry, road became little worse, road now had dirt...
I just changed my mez4s with mez6s. I ran tire pressure at 37psi on both tires most the time and had tread left on the mez4s at 10,000 miles but centering was...
I never changed my bars either. Theres not all that much lean anyway for me. Ill say at first the configuration seemed a bit testy but I was getting off a...
Hi Don, Yeah - Old Guy here in Arizona; but at least I'm younger than that Old Guy from Texas! Regards, Don [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I started off with the Doug Hines, which strictly raise the bars, and they did help but I still wanted the bars back more....so, I then went to the D&D risers...
Yeah, I'm another old guy with gray hair; that is, what is left of it. I never used to have to worry about sunburn on my head, but now know what cowboy hats...
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I also just changed from MeZ4s to MeZ6s and like the way they feel..though I haven't had a chance to get out in the twisties and really test them. I've mostly...
Good on ya, as the Aussies say...or something similar. I'm only 60 but couldn't wait until I retire to tour. I've been to AK, MX and this fall, two weeks to...
WRT: all I have now is a 1990 Honda GB500. Sold the 1992 BMW R100GS 1 1/2 years ago because a guy made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I had read about some ...
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Aug 1, 2004 7:16 pm
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WOW...after reading about you guys riding FJR's and your in your 60's & 70's I feel young at 52 (and BALD). Tom (old guy from Vermont)...
Being in Vegas I have to think you mean 8k is 8 thousand miles not 8 kilomiters. Anyway, 40 psi may contribute faster tire wear just knowing the tire is more...
Thanks for the response Ed. Yes indeed..I said 8k "miles"..k meaning 1000. I keep hearing of folks getting 10k miles out of their MeZ4s. I have set the new...
The corbin sits higher, so wouldn't you gain the additional space for the legs? I have noticed that with risers, your shield height needs to be about 1.5"...
I also thought that bar risers would be in order when I first got my '03. After 14,000 miles I have found the stock bars are fine. I tend to stay on the 2...
Hi All, 02 FJR, 20,000K After 20K I have had no problem with the stock height and seat comfort. I am 5' 11" and have the 3" taller windshield (I believe this...
... I looked online and there is a place in New Zealand that makes custom covers. They are almost $200 though. I bought mine from a little "trading post"...
I just knew this "old guy" thread would go on and on. Glad to hear there are still a lot of us old timers still trashing our tires and having fun. Old guy NY...
Steve, Try a place here in OZ called Sheepy Hollow, with the USA exchange rate you would find the price isn't too bad. http://www.sheepyhollow.com/ they have a...
I am drawing on the expertise out there regarding a technical question that I should know the answer to, but don't due to my failure to pay enough attention in...
Went to the sheepy hollow and thanks. The fjr sheepskin is $184. Interesting and I was wondering what kind of sheep they use. Kinda high but but the only...
Hi Ed, As far as I know the sheep used and mainly what we deal with here are the Merino, they have a very high class wool, with is very dense. The $50 cover is...
I just got my MC adapter for the HF yesterday, looks pretty good for $74.00. I ordered some chrome (nothings too good for the FJR) wheel weights from Dennis...
Thats perfect because I just put the mez6 on my frr and I will let you know the performance and wear of this tire. So far , lean is super and very stable with...
Hi Ed, I will be interested in seeing a pic of your Mez6 tires at 3000 miles. At 1000 is the tire uniform like new? Like I say the Road Pilots are not doing ...
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