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Started by aviationfred, May 20, 2017, 04:05:17 PM

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aviationfred

The new shoes and bearings are installed. Shinko 016 Verge 2X tires. After a few years of running Continental Conti-Motions, I will see how well these work over the summer riding season. I usually get about 6000 miles out of a Conti rear.

I also got a new helmet. Bell Qualifier DLX with a permanently attached Sena 10 communicator.


Fred
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

CutterBill

Too funny.  I just put the same tires on my 93 FJ1200.  Great minds think alike, eh? Haven't had a chance to try them yet, the damn brake system is not cooperating.  :dash2:

Also installed new chain and sprockets... 18/40 which is not as big a jump as you might think. Note to anyone installing 180/55-17 tires: they are about 1/2" shorter in diameter than the stock 150/80-16, so just to get back to stock gearing, you need to lose a tooth on the rear sprocket. Because this will primarily be my long-distance bike, I went a bit further with the 18/40 combo.
Bill
Never Slow Down, Never Grow Old.

Current Stable:                                                     
FJ1100                                              
FJ1200 (4)
1999 Yamaha WR400 (street-legal)
2015 Super Tenere
2002 Honda Goldwing

Sparky84

Quote from: aviationfred on May 20, 2017, 04:05:17 PM
I also got a new helmet. Bell Qualifier DLX with a permanently attached Sena 10 communicator.

How's the Sena 10 going Fred?
Which model is it?

I've been looking at 10U an in-Helmet one

Cheers Alan
1984 FJ1100
1979 Kawasaki Z1300
1972 Honda CB750/4 K2

aviationfred

Quote from: Sparky84 on June 15, 2017, 07:11:58 AM
Quote from: aviationfred on May 20, 2017, 04:05:17 PM
I also got a new helmet. Bell Qualifier DLX with a permanently attached Sena 10 communicator.

How's the Sena 10 going Fred?
Which model is it?

Cheers Alan


The unit that came with the helmet is a SMH10. I used it during the Colorado Rally and it worked great. I purchased a Sena 10S a week ago so that I could talk to my kids when the ride pillion. Everything worked great.

Sadly the new helmet with the Sena 10S were stolen when the bike was  :ireful: :mad:


Fred
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

Country Joe

Fred,
I have a couple spare Sena SMH10 comms that my wife and daughter were using. Let me know if you are interested in one of them.
1993 FJ 1200