Newbies needing info

[Alf]

yes there is a uk forum once i phoned to ask if the polished ends of the cooling fins were polished around the front of the engine as well as the sides, as i was painting it, no biggie i thought but no .... the doc wanted me to sign up for 20 gbp before he could tell me (sorry some one gave me a box to stand on !)

Welcome!. I live in the rainy Tenerife 
I left that forum because every time I posted that there are detailed info in my web to make the rear wheel conversion I was censored 

[diymanic]

wow...hi Alf,
got your web page saved to my fav bar . site is brill spent an hour or so reading the other day!
love your  diaphragm repair stuff from frosts ...... fantastic.
going to use it to repair one of the diaphragms i got from the uk fj owners club, bought a set of 4 only done 6k miles on them and found one to be split already.
and the guy keeps banging on about crossply or something...i hear what he says but things move on!
that place is just mega expensive, have you seen the "kit" to stop crap going onto the rear shock think they want £34gbp when i last looked...for a bit of plastic an a drill bit mad. (and you can only buy if your a member so mud flap now costs £54gbp)
Gona get me a car mud flap, maybe one with yamaha on to sort that problem....no sure where i saw that tip
Respect to you mate, you have spent your own time and effort to help others out, and i want to say i really appreciate it.

[diymanic]

Sorry all re-reading i think i kinda hijacked the thread a bit

[Alf]

Thanks a lot. Its grateful to know that my web is useful 

Dont use too much Plasti-Dip. Only with a drop with a pencil is enough for a little split. An after, use Castrol Red Rubber grease 5900 on all the diaphragms. Only a thin film to protect the rubbers

A trick for the engine cooling fines: don´t polish these. With the time you have to polish again.

Paint the engine with black high temperature paint (barbecue paint) and with a little sponge paint the fines with Titan high temperature aluminium paint

Pay me the 20 GBP fine to my Paypal account, please. Thanks you very much 

[ApriliaBill]

Sorry, I'm a noobie. On the several sites (car & bike) most don't read the intro's, we just jump in share info and gather intelligence as quickly as we can. I've never had anybody call us out, sooooo.... I'm Bill (hi Bill....) and I'm an addict. Right now I have four bikes Seca 900 (problem child), 1000R Aprilia (absolute beast), FJ600 (great commuter), and a Sporster (won't ever have less than one in the garage). I have a fetish for vintage wrist watches, and antique furniture, drive a 72 Lemans 400/400 car. I live in riders heaven, Socal, and I volunteer mentor at risk kids, when I'm not riding or working.

This site has already helped me greatly, even though mine is a baby FJ. I try the search mode, sometimes find what I'm looking for, but usually get an answer faster posting, or e-mailing the guys, who've talked me through several procedures and found me parts.

I greatly appreciate all the help you guys give and hope nobody is insulted with my lack of knowledge on these bikes, but I go through bikes faster than most change thier shorts, so finding a site like this is very vaulable. If I can ever help anybody in Socal, don't hesitate to contact me. Hope this brings me into the good graces of you bright gentlemen...

[FJmonkey]

Welcome Bill, Simi_Ed is in your nick-o-the woods. And many others like myself are in SoCal. Some even farther South. Steve (AKA MoparMan) is likely to ride up tomorrow and ride with SanDimas Mike and I. Not sure if the ride will be closer to SanDimas or my backyard the Angeles Crest Hwy. You are welcome to join and meet a few of weirdos that love our FJ's.

[ApriliaBill]

Welcome Bill, Simi_Ed is in your nick-o-the woods. And many others like myself are in SoCal. Some even farther South. Steve (AKA MoparMan) is likely to ride up tomorrow and ride with SanDimas Mike and I. Not sure if the ride will be closer to SanDimas or my backyard the Angeles Crest Hwy. You are welcome to join and meet a few of weirdos that love our FJ's.

I would love that, but tomorrow I'm heading to Willow Springs for the AHRMA vintage bike races. If you guys are heading up the creast, it might be something for you to check out. Hopefully I'll get to ride with you guys soon, I'll bring the Ape and hopefully be able to keep you in sight...