Quote from: Pat Conlon on November 18, 2025, 12:59:43 PMHere's what it looks like:

My Helmet is just above turbulence, only problem with taller screens is that you don't get any cooler air.

Pat, I like that big chunky "heel" on your side stand, does the extra weight affect the stand staying put when in the "up" position ... like when your riding, doesn't bounce around?

What's it made of and how did you fix it on ?
I've been Thinking of a carbon fibre block underneath .

I have a Loud Crackling sound when accelerating. Seems to come from the rear wheel.bearings are ok, no leakages and shifting ok. Chain( tension) and rearsprocket seem to be ok. What could that be? Thxs guys

 I am 6'3" and on my '84 with the oem screen height the wind line was at my upper chest level. No big deal. I wear a neck gaiter for the wind noise.
15 years ago I tried the +4" windscreen but it moved the turbulence level to my visor, made the wind noise worse and buffeting on my helmet was tiresome on long trips.
I had a cracked oem windscreen I decided to do an experiment with...I cut off the top 10" were the crack was and cleaned up the top line of the screen.

Here's what it looks like:









This moves the wind line down to my mid chest area and the result is my helmet is in cleaner, quieter air.
The Rizoma mirrors also move the wind turbulence down and further outside of my torso vs. the oem Mickey Mouse ear mirrors.

I still have my oem height windscreen. I'm not sure I like how this short screen looks. Just not used to it.
However, for my height, it is a noticeable improvement in lower wind noise.

Cheers

Pat

Quote from: Pat Conlon on November 17, 2025, 11:10:40 AM

Quote from: Paul.1478 on November 17, 2025, 07:56:51 AMDoing the front and rear suspension was the one most noticeable difference on my FJ hands down.
In my opinion, stock suspension on every bike I ever owned (excluding the Ducati) are woefully inadequate.

Agree 100%

On our FJ's, the stock damper rod forks, springs and shock needs an upgrade.
Then...the narrow pig heavy 16" rims and biasply tires
Then....the front brakes....
Then....
Then....

I've put a XJR1200 front wheel which is 3.5" wide, a matching pair of Avon Storm radial tyres, a set of XJR1200 forks with 1300 adjuster units and a Hagon rear shock on my 3CV. Out of the 4 FJ's that i've owned this one is by far the best handling that i've owned. XJR forks are 43mm with Hagon progressive springs. You can see the adjuster on the top of the forks in the photo, click to enlarge.
IMG_20240412_152207578 by XJR1200 TIGER, on Flickr

Pat's old enough to remember when the FJ was one of the newest hotest things around.  We didn't complain (much) back then, just kookaloo'd the hell out them.  I bet Pat thinks his 1984 desk top computer was kinda clunky too....

Here's the windscreen I run on my 1100 https://www.ebay.com/itm/395125097967

Congrats! Share an update about it when you get your hands on it.

Quote from: Paul.1478 on November 17, 2025, 07:56:51 AMDoing the front and rear suspension was the one most noticeable difference on my FJ hands down.
In my opinion, stock suspension on every bike I ever owned (excluding the Ducati) are woefully inadequate.

Agree 100%

On our FJ's, the stock damper rod forks, springs and shock needs an upgrade.
Then...the narrow pig heavy 16" rims and biasply tires
Then....the front brakes....
Then....
Then....

Thanks Red, I appreciate your insight.  I ended up making what I thought was a fair offer on the bike 86FJNJ linked above given it's unknowns, and that it had been listed for a while. (I saw it on FB last year) My offer was accepted, looking forward to my latest winter project!

Doing the front and rear suspension was the one most noticeable difference on my FJ hands down.
In my opinion, stock suspension on every bike I ever owned (excluding the Ducati) are woefully inadequate.