Welcome to the mad house !!

We have quite a few Aussie members and they're always up for social gatherings/meets where geographically possible.

Any questions, just ask, we all love to help.

Oh.........and.......... We LOVE photos 

Eric, Robert and I agree, the secret to success is with adhesives.

If you can't mechanically grab it, or hold it with vacuum, then as Timothy Leary suggested, better living thru chemistry...so to speak.

Can we start a betting pool? I'm in for 5 bucks...      

what about a drop of fast curing super glue on the tip of the straw. you said you kind of got it with the straw so maybe some superglue on the straw edge and then once the straw touches the piece hold it for a minute or two and then try to vacuum it out

Quote from: Flynt on January 27, 2026, 10:36:39 AM

Quote from: FJmonkey on January 27, 2026, 10:34:34 AMThis is like the "Make it Work" scene in Apollo 13. Problem solving...

I agree...  put off the mechanic's fingers for a while.  I'm sure there's a harder way that'll work.

The claw was their first method attempted.
 
  "We have a bore scope and we can see it -- we also are able to grab it with some flexible wire pinchers but the unable to retrieve it with the pinch grabbers due to the overall width of the grabbers once they hold the brass insert.  So basically can pull it through the hole."

Quote from: FJmonkey on January 27, 2026, 10:34:34 AMThis is like the "Make it Work" scene in Apollo 13. Problem solving...

I agree...  put off the mechanic's fingers for a while.  I'm sure there's a harder way that'll work.

This is like the "Make it Work" scene in Apollo 13. Problem solving...

Welcome Kenneth, sounds like you already have a history with 2 wheels. Tell us more...

Quote from: Doggerel on January 26, 2026, 10:08:11 PMWell me, im from norway,  from a little city southwest on norways long coast line... my name are kenneth, married, have two little daugthers, 4 and 6 years old how loves to ride with me on my just newly bought fj 1100.

Kenneth,
You did not mention your experience level on two wheels. The FJ1100 is a BEAST. It is fairly nice under 4000 RPM, yes, but from there to the redline, this bike becomes a fire-breathing dragon. Even well-experienced riders may want to have a lot of straight road in front of the bike, before exploring the performance above 4000 RPM.

As for riding with small children, I would suggest helmets and gloves for them as a minimum protection, and never have two of them with you on the bike. Your call, of course, but no small child is ever going to be ready for the power available with your bike.

The FJ100 has few equals, in performance. If the bike seems top-heavy before you get moving, it's legal to have half a tank of fuel or less in the tank, until you get a handle on the weight. Never park where you will need to go backwards out of the spot. Park only where you can leave by going forward, for now.
Best Wishes.
All "In My Opinion" here, of course.
My US$ 0.02 worth . . .

Hey everybody, I'm the lucky guy who bought this FJ. There's a lot of great ideas there. I've tried a bunch of them so far. Still refining my technique, I came close to getting it out with a plastic straw that I can squish down over the part a then apply a shop vac. It's a multi step process to get to that point however and nothing would happen without the borescope in and out in and out. First you have to get it in position to grab it using a small wire, then you have to grab it and put it exactly in the center of the piston. Then slide the borescope inside the straw to locate the part, finally while pressing down on the part pull the camera out and apply the vacuum to the straw. It's like doing surgery through the rectum. That's the best I have so far. I like the water idea and maybe need a Rainbow vacuum, never heard of that one.

Well me, im from norway,  from a little city southwest on norways long coast line... my name are kenneth, married, have two little daugthers, 4 and 6 years old how loves to ride with me on my just newly bought fj 1100.