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« Reply #15 on: January 14, 2020, 10:07:10 AM » |
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Welcome aboard! I think you'll be a great influence around here. This flock can wander a bit, but we all mean well.
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Current: 1993 FJ/GSXR 1200 (ABS Delete) 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera (Full Race) 1988 Porsche Carrera (Street) Previous: 1993 FJ1200 (formerly ABS) IMMOLATED 1993 FJ1200ABS (RIP) 1986 FZ750 1984 FJ600 1982 Seca650
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« Reply #15 on: January 14, 2020, 10:07:10 AM » |
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« Reply #16 on: January 14, 2020, 01:12:15 PM » |
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Welcome. Although the GSXR rear wheel is very popular, the Yamaha FZR rear is also an option that a few of us have done. Loks like your FJ has already got a great start n the latest mods!
Leon
I only briefly passed along this Yamaha FZR rear wheel conversion. Are there any positives benefits to it? I see the brake is top mounted. No real advantage to speak of, I liked the challenge of finding the correct year wheels and the process it took to make them fit. But most of all, i kept it all Yamaha!
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"I want to be free to ride my machine without being hassled by the "man"! 91 FJ1200 Rally Bike 93 FJ1200 Project 84 FJ1100 (The "Lee" FJ)
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« Reply #17 on: January 14, 2020, 01:17:59 PM » |
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I must say, the thing I really loved about this bike was the great amount of fun you can have in making it your own and riding it based on your style. If you ever find yourself at one of our rallies (that still have riders using an FJ), you will see all kinds of interesting mods, something to learn from and aspire to! There are a few of us demented souls that love to polish aluminium, too!
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"I want to be free to ride my machine without being hassled by the "man"! 91 FJ1200 Rally Bike 93 FJ1200 Project 84 FJ1100 (The "Lee" FJ)
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« Reply #18 on: January 14, 2020, 01:50:02 PM » |
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Welcome to the addiction. You say "eastern PA", there's a few of us in the general area. I'm in the Bloomsburg area and have the tools to do the valve adjustment. Let me know if I can be of service. The top end service is not difficult, the shim OVER bucket design makes it fairly easy.
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« Reply #19 on: January 14, 2020, 03:07:33 PM » |
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Welcome to the addiction. You say "eastern PA", there's a few of us in the general area. I'm in the Bloomsburg area and have the tools to do the valve adjustment. Let me know if I can be of service. The top end service is not difficult, the shim OVER bucket design makes it fairly easy.
Well you have uncovered my error in the post. I must be losing my compass! I am in western Pa about 1 hour north of Pittsburgh. I didn't even realize I wrote eastern until you mentioned it. I must have been looking at the east coast rally before I wrote this! Bloomburg is about 3.5 hours away. *sigh* I was really looking forward to the help
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« Reply #20 on: January 14, 2020, 03:19:19 PM » |
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Is there a way to modify this post to change that to "Western"
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« Reply #20 on: January 14, 2020, 03:19:19 PM » |
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« Reply #21 on: January 14, 2020, 03:19:32 PM » |
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Welcome to the group.
3.5 hours away is how far a lot of us will ride for a coffee. If you offer beverages, they will come.
Enjoy your new FJ. Treat her right and she will do right by you.
Mark
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Mark My Baby (Sparkles) 84 FJ1100/1200 motor 92 FJ 1200 - Project bike. Yet to be named.
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« Reply #22 on: January 14, 2020, 04:16:59 PM » |
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Welcome to the addiction. You say "eastern PA", there's a few of us in the general area. I'm in the Bloomsburg area and have the tools to do the valve adjustment. Let me know if I can be of service. The top end service is not difficult, the shim OVER bucket design makes it fairly easy.
Well you have uncovered my error in the post. I must be losing my compass! I am in western Pa about 1 hour north of Pittsburgh. I didn't even realize I wrote eastern until you mentioned it. I must have been looking at the east coast rally before I wrote this! Bloomburg is about 3.5 hours away. *sigh* I was really looking forward to the help We must drive right by you when we travel from CT to IN (on I 80) - one of these days we'll have to try to call in, say "Hi" and take up an offer a cuppa 
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'89 FJ 1200 3CV - owned from new. '88 FJ 1200 3CV - became a race bike, no longer with us. '86 FJ 1200 1TX - sold to my boss to finance the '89 3CV I still own.
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« Reply #23 on: January 14, 2020, 04:48:14 PM » |
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Is there a way to modify this post to change that to "Western"
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Please get your pneumonia vaccination and Flu shot. Do it now. There is no need for your body to battle a pneumococcal bacterial lung infection or the flu virus when there could be other very serious battles to fight. Hang tight, Stay safe, Covid Vaccine’s close.
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« Reply #24 on: January 14, 2020, 06:30:27 PM » |
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Welcome to the addiction. You say "eastern PA", there's a few of us in the general area. I'm in the Bloomsburg area and have the tools to do the valve adjustment. Let me know if I can be of service. The top end service is not difficult, the shim OVER bucket design makes it fairly easy.
Well you have uncovered my error in the post. I must be losing my compass! I am in western Pa about 1 hour north of Pittsburgh. I didn't even realize I wrote eastern until you mentioned it. I must have been looking at the east coast rally before I wrote this! Bloomburg is about 3.5 hours away. *sigh* I was really looking forward to the help We must drive right by you when we travel from CT to IN (on I 80) - one of these days we'll have to try to call in, say "Hi" and take up an offer a cuppa  Well I will say, I am right off the exit with the sign that says Sharon, PA. And if I might add I do home brew some beverages! A member of the congregation and I have been brewing together these last 3 years. Darn good stuff! Let me know if you're coming by on 80.
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« Reply #25 on: January 16, 2020, 04:44:27 PM » |
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We'll definitely keep you in mind when we next travel across to IN - although as we'll be driving we won't be able to take you up on the offer of trying one (or two) of your brews 
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Dean
'89 FJ 1200 3CV - owned from new. '88 FJ 1200 3CV - became a race bike, no longer with us. '86 FJ 1200 1TX - sold to my boss to finance the '89 3CV I still own.
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« Reply #26 on: January 16, 2020, 06:24:43 PM » |
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I never have liked the dirt bike bar's. I went inverted with extensions on the upper fork xtensions so you can adjust the bars up and down as far as feels good at the time
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86 fj1350r 86 fj1380t turbo drag toy (soon) 87 fj1200 865 miles crashed for parts 89 fj1200 touring 2up 87 fzr1000 crashed 87 fzr750r Human Race teams world endurance champion 93 fzr600 Vance n hines ltd for sale Custom chopper I built Mini chopper I built for my daughter just like the big 1
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« Reply #27 on: January 16, 2020, 06:31:07 PM » |
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If you need more make the extensions longer.
Welcome to the madness Rev
If you blow up the picture look at the crash bars. Have forward pegs. So you can stretch out on longer runs
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« Reply #28 on: January 16, 2020, 08:04:31 PM » |
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If you need more make the extensions longer.
Welcome to the madness Rev
If you blow up the picture look at the crash bars. Have forward pegs. So you can stretch out on longer runs
First, dang that is a clean bike! Second, both those options look awesome and incredibly useful for what I intend to do with the bike. Did you have to lengthen any cables to do those bar risers? And do you know roughly the max height gain. I believe randy's were 3/4". But I like the option to drop it for a sporty feel.
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« Reply #29 on: January 16, 2020, 10:59:22 PM » |
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You can make them as high as you want. I don't remember just how high the one's I have go. The only limit really Is clearance of the fairing. I'm going to work on the house tomorrow. I can measure what I have on the black bike now. I have the extensions on all the bikes welded on to the fork caps and machined down now. I sold the original extensions. But like I said the only limit is clearance with the fairing on your particular year bike. With infinite adjustment in between. Randy was going to look into making the extensions. For people who wanted to go inverted. I was kinda excited to think something I designed. Might go into production to help others. But I know Randy's got a lot of other things on his plate. New design. And old. New way is more costly to do.
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86 fj1350r 86 fj1380t turbo drag toy (soon) 87 fj1200 865 miles crashed for parts 89 fj1200 touring 2up 87 fzr1000 crashed 87 fzr750r Human Race teams world endurance champion 93 fzr600 Vance n hines ltd for sale Custom chopper I built Mini chopper I built for my daughter just like the big 1
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« Reply #29 on: January 16, 2020, 10:59:22 PM » |
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