Hey all— my '84 1100 has a spongy front break lever pull. I replaced the master cylinder with new, bled both sides free of any bubbles however the pull just won't totally firm up. The lever pulls nearly to the grip. Brake pads have almost new thickness. I have not done anything with the calipers at this point. When I pull the lever though I do hear a mechanical sound coming from both of them. What am I missing?

will definitely report back 
 

Thanks Kurt!
I'll have to call and inquire about the 25% off discount.

Pat, I have a few extra folding patio/lawn chairs that I can bring. No problem!
(I either have 3 or 4. I'll have to check)

Will be great to see all yous guys! 

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Quote from: aviationfred on November 22, 2016, 09:53:49 AMI have had both Gunfighter and the Gunfighter and Lady seats on a few bikes over the last 25 years. IMO....stay away from leather for the area that you actually sit in. On 300+ mile rides, by the end of the day you will think you are sitting on a 1x12 piece of wood. Also, the vinyl weave material has a tendency to harden and crack over time if the bike is not garage kept.

I had my gunfighter and lady seat recovered locally and I chose a marine grade vinyl.

Fred

I did have a Gunfighter for a short time that was on my Black bike before I sold it. The seat was purchased by a fellow member.

I bought my Corbin about 8 years ago, rode for about two weeks and then stored it. Agree it feels like a plank but being short the side dig in when at a standstill. It made my great suspension feel extremely hard. It also weights twice as much as the standard sheet. Maybe ok for taller riders but I'm back on my standard seat.

Do you want to sell it?

Not sure at the moment, because an FJ owner in Australia was interested, am back from holidays end of Nov if nothing goes through I'll let you know. It has been under bedding cover but I just noticed a small rip

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Quote from: aviationfred on November 22, 2016, 09:53:49 AMI have had both Gunfighter and the Gunfighter and Lady seats on a few bikes over the last 25 years. IMO....stay away from leather for the area that you actually sit in. On 300+ mile rides, by the end of the day you will think you are sitting on a 1x12 piece of wood. Also, the vinyl weave material has a tendency to harden and crack over time if the bike is not garage kept.

I had my gunfighter and lady seat recovered locally and I chose a marine grade vinyl.

Fred

I did have a Gunfighter for a short time that was on my Black bike before I sold it. The seat was purchased by a fellow member.

I bought my Corbin about 8 years ago, rode for about two weeks and then stored it. Agree it feels like a plank but being short the side dig in when at a standstill. It made my great suspension feel extremely hard. It also weights twice as much as the standard sheet. Maybe ok for taller riders but I'm back on my standard seat.

Do you want to sell it?

I am fan of a black seat.  My Corbin is black with black piping. 

On long touring days the genius and advantages of the hard flat seat cushion become obvious.  I learned the hard way that I do not want a soft plushy seat for 1000 mile days....  Every butt is different I suppose.

What keeps my butt comfortable on long days is padded bicycling shorts worn inside my leathers. No other underwear - just the padded biking shorts / leathers / hard Corbin. After this happy discovery its the only way I fly on daylong rides.

Ok, reservations made, arriving Thursday May 28th and leaving on Tuesday June 2nd.

Paul Lawson and Pat Conlon attending.

Hey Alan...(and all others who are trailering) Paul and I will be riding in on our FJ's, can you bring us a couple of extra lawn chairs for the camp fire?

Thanks Alan for putting this together!

Quote from: aviationfred on November 22, 2016, 09:53:49 AMI have had both Gunfighter and the Gunfighter and Lady seats on a few bikes over the last 25 years. IMO....stay away from leather for the area that you actually sit in. On 300+ mile rides, by the end of the day you will think you are sitting on a 1x12 piece of wood. Also, the vinyl weave material has a tendency to harden and crack over time if the bike is not garage kept.

I had my gunfighter and lady seat recovered locally and I chose a marine grade vinyl.

Fred

I did have a Gunfighter for a short time that was on my Black bike before I sold it. The seat was purchased by a fellow member.

I bought my Corbin about 8 years ago, rode for about two weeks and then stored it. Agree it feels like a plank but being short the side dig in when at a standstill. It made my great suspension feel extremely hard. It also weights twice as much as the standard sheet. Maybe ok for taller riders but I'm back on my standard seat.

Thanks Red...after all these years, the lack of return spring is a non issue with me. I'm set in my ways. It's automatic.

Eric, the Buell pegs come with threaded removable feeler pins.




You see in my above pictures the Buell pegs installed with the pins removed. I have no center stand on my '84 which is normally the first to touch down on left corners and so without the foot peg feeler pins I have (on rare occasion) scuffed the outside soles and sides of my boots from grinding on the street. There's a scuff shield on my boot soles for this reason.

Yes, for sure, boot laces flapping in the wind can become untied or just snag on stuff, shift lever, brake pedal, etc.
When I wore laced boots I had 4" wide black elastic Velcro bands I would wrap around the top part of my boots (where the knot was tied)

Now I wear Sidi boots with a side zipper and no laces. The boots are narrower than my street footwear and unfortunately not too comfortable for long walks.

Be careful with boot laces....ask my buddy, Paul Lawson, he has a similar story.

Cheers

Quote from: 86FJNJ on November 05, 2025, 03:23:55 PMPat, part of the reason I asked is because I was coming to a stop light and and when I went to put my right foot down the loop of my shoe laces was caught on that little rod that sticks out on the under side of the right foot peg. Thankfully my left foot was free but had both shoes had their shoe laces catch I'd be flopping over due to the car in front of me. Since then I tuck my laces into my shoes but that little rod on the underside of the peg is no good, I may just cut it off with a grinding wheel.

86FJNJ,
You might want to replace the usual laces with a heavy zipper, made for shoes and boots. Check Amazon. Stow the extra lacing inside the shoe where it can not cause any trouble, or cut it off.
Please do not grind away aluminum with a grinding wheel.  The grinding wheel could explode one day.  An abrasive cut-off wheel is far safer for that work.