If you've run out of things to polish......

[Pat Conlon]

I did that to mine but I was getting a glare from the sun....so back to satin black for me....

I see, you get a little glare and its back to black. What about the rest of us having to deal with the glare off the parts of your bike that blind us. Its not safe I tell you, riding with you in the day time is high risk, dangerous in fact...   Not sure if night time is safe either....

Says the man whose headlight puts out the light of a thousand suns!  

Cap'n Ron. . .

Mark you rascal, you ride soooo far out in front of me (radar bait) you need not worry about any glare.
Ron, just wait 'til the new generation LEDs come around. They will make Mark's HID seem like a candle.
Joe: 1 Word: Zanio. (When you can afford it) let your clear coat cure for a couple more weeks first.

[Capn Ron]

Mark you rascal, you ride soooo far out in front of me (radar bait) you need not worry about any glare.
Ron, just wait 'til the new generation LEDs come around. They will make Mark's HID seem like a candle.
Joe: 1 Word: Zanio. (When you can afford it) let your clear coat cure for a couple more weeks first.

Headlights:
I lead a 440-mile ride last weekend with Mark and Mike following in the standard staggered formation.  They each have HID headlights and when the sun went down, I had one in each of my new CBR mirrors essentially killing my night vision.  It was brutal for me to see anything but a giant shadow of my own bike on the freeway in front of me!     I'll be looking forward to an LED solution!

Wax/Polish:
I think you meant to type "Zaino" for a polish solution/system.  I've been using it for 13 years on the vehicles around here.  Once you get the base layers done, the maintenance is dead-simple with a spray bottle of "gloss enhancer" and the results are quite amazing!

Zaino treatment on my Pathfinder:



The hood of a buddy's BMW:



Another friend's Durango:



Good stuff!

Cap'n Ron. . .

[Pat Conlon]

Correct you are, Zaino is the word, not Zanio....thanks Ron.
Good stuff and if for whatever reason, you want to remove it, liquid Dawn dish soap and water will cut right through it, back down to the clear coat.
I like the fact that multiple coats of Zaino will not yellow, like other wax products do out here in the desert sun.

[Joe Sull]

Thanks for the tip. I've been looking for it. It IS quite expensive, $25 for 6 oz. I'll get some this summer.

I have some turtle wax ice. I'll use it for now.

[movenon]

I did that to mine but I was getting a glare from the sun....so back to satin black for me....

Thanks for the tip Pat..  If you see any sunshine let me know...   I will probably have to upgrade the masters as things progress.  In the short term I am stuck with the stock units.  Finally got the swing arm down to a 220 grit consistency...  Slow process for sure.
George

[movenon]

Sunshine today !!!!!!!!!!!!  Took some pictures of the new MRA touring windscreen.



George

[Joe Sull]

Thats really nice. Does the wind slip up over?

[movenon]

Thats really nice. Does the wind slip up over?

I don't know, it is not rideable yet.  I have to finish the wiring project and get the side scoops and fender painted.  Plus some misc. stuff.
That said no windscreen is perfect, the FJ isn't a full up touring machine.  I have had a couple touring machines and again no perfect windscreen. 

"Avationfred" might be of more help to your question as he has owned and tested a few of them on the FJ's.  Depends a lot on how tall you are from the waste up, riding position, the helmet you are using, and mother nature....  A local FJ owner has one and is very pleased with it.

I was happy with the stock screen, but it was damaged and needed to be replaced.  I also like the one Leon has.  It is an MRA with an adjustable wing on it. It is a little more expensive and as I have a lot to fix on my bike the budget is a concern.

Here is the only picture I have of Leon's.



This why mine needed to be replaced.   http://fjowners.com/gallery/5/1651_01_07_13_5_45_37.jpeg
George

[FJscott]

Looks good George
Very similar to the Powerbronze in size and shape

Scott

[Joe Sull]

That's an interesting windscreen. When I got my license, I had a little TS90 Suzuki. My dad never bought a bike bigger than a 350cc and the Honda cb 350 is the way he rolled at the time. He had a full windscreen on the little bike. Came up to the top of his head and down around the headlight. It looked just plan dorky. He would let me take the bike and I felt very uncomfortable.
The bike and the driver would buffet in the wind and the faster you went the stronger the buffeting. No wind at all, just that buffet from the sides. On a hot day I would swelter with no relief from the wind but when it was raining it was wonderful.

I have a little phobia "the fear of looking dorky behind an over sized windscreen" (in case you didn't know what that word meant) and I'd rather take the full force of the wind and rain at any speed that take the risk of being seen behind such an impervious shield.
As I said, this one you have looks good to me and I am interested in if they actually work. If the wind hit at eye level, that would be good. In the rain, just slightly ducking would keep the rain off the helmet shield and still allow some air on hot days.

[RD56]

Sunshine today !!!!!!!!!!!!  Took some pictures of the new MRA touring windscreen.

C'mon, sunshine, green grass and not a flake of snow in sight, lucky bastard. BTW, screen looks great. Shipped from Germany? How much post.

Thanks, Rick

[RD56]

Still haven't gotten a handle on the nuances of this system. Did't separate my post from quote. What was total cost of shield including shipping. What tint in pic?

Thanks, Rick

[Pat Conlon]

Hey Rick, when you reply with a quote, look for this: [/quote] at the end of the quote.

Type your message after this [/quote] or your message will be commingled with the original quote.

Cheers

[movenon]

Still haven't gotten a handle on the nuances of this system. Did't separate my post from quote. What was total cost of shield including shipping. What tint in pic?

Thanks, Rick

Rick
The screen is "smoke".  The full price from Twisted Throttle was around 125.00.  http://www.twistedthrottle.ca/mra-touringscreen-windshield-for-yamaha-fj1200-88-90..  It is for an 88-90.

Scott
Yes it is similar to the Powerbronze.  Hard to beat Powerbronze's price ! One of the local FJ riders (only 4 of us that I know of) has a MRA touring screen and I have always liked it.  So I decided to give it try.  I have seen pictures of a stock looking screen with a little flip, like the MRA just slightly shorter on the 88-90 bikes but was unable to locate one.  I am under the impression that it was a optional Yamaha screen in the day. 

Joe
I know what you mean about "dorky". When you find yourself cold and shaking, numb and wet,  function leads form... You,  most of all know that...

I found the original screen OK  I just needed a new one.  I rode for two days in the rain with the stock screen with no real problem.  Yea, its water, wear a good water resistant touring jacket and I pack a pair of slip on rain pants (no windscreen works there).  Good gloves and riding boots.
Although I am still in search of good gloves for riding in the wet/cold weather. Lots of gloves work great until the cold wind sets in.  Got to stop the wind.  In the rebuild I installed heated grips which will help. 

I think "avationfred" had the same screen and he indicated it was good with one brand of helmet then he changed to a different helmet and felt it was buffeting pretty hard.  Fred can elaborate on that.  Lots of variables with riding position, mother nature etc..  I like Leon's adjustable lip to deal with some of the variables. Just for information measuring in the center of the screen from the bottom edge to the top edge it is 17 3/4 " (450.85mm) long.

Now If Zero Gravity would make a tinted double bubble screen I would buy that !  But they don't. I mocked one up one time using I think an old Honda double bubble a it looked damn good.  Don't know how it would work but it looked good..... Then I cut it to fit, trimmed it and redrilled the mounting holes. On the last hole to be drilled it cracked............... Some not so nice words, beer and trash can was involved after that... Life it that way sometimes...
George

[movenon]

Polishing about done.... Trying to stay with self imposed time line on the repair... Not an easy or quick job to do. If I spent another month at it then it might be close to Pat's or Leon's standards.  My hat is off to you guy's !!

The arm is going to replace the one scoured up by the muffler.  And yes I will polish the brake stay 




George