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Alaska 2013

Started by Zwartie, January 20, 2013, 07:29:54 PM

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racerman_27410

#45
March 29, 2013, 10:35:25 PM
looking sharp Ben!  :good2:


KOokaloo!

craigo

#46
March 29, 2013, 10:52:45 PM
Beautiful job on your FJ there. Looks like your Alaska trip is really going to happen!! :yahoo:

Ride safe and give her a little clean up here and there on your trip. Ride safe and bring back lots of pics from up that way. Just a thought, you really should get one of those fork braces, it'll save your front fender and make her handle better. It'll be a great investment.

And most importantly, enjoy!!!

CraigO
CraigO
90FJ1200

Zwartie

#47
April 03, 2013, 09:44:22 PM
I realized toward the end of last year's riding season that the exhaust system was making a bit more noise than it should, especially under the oil pan. Two years ago I had the headers and pipe leading to the muffler sandblasted and powder coated and at that time had found a few small holes where the 4 header pipes join into 1. So a guy at work filled them in with weld. Well, I got a couple new holes in the same general area but this time they are in a spot where it just can't be filled in without the risk of creating even larger holes. Seeing as how the V&H system has got to be at least 15 years old, it was time to replace it...

The original exhaust system installed:


Picked up a "new to me" stock exhaust that will be installed shortly:




My colleague and fellow FJ owner Rob Hersey told me about this one - it was listed on Kijiji. The seller is from Wasaga Beach but works in Toronto so we met at a Timmies this evening for the exchange of goods and cash. He had an '89 FJ some years ago. When he bought it there were only 1,000 km on it and he put another 400 on before removing the stock exhaust and installing a Kerker 4-1 exhaust. This stock system is in about as good shape as one could ever expect from a 24 year old exhaust system. Everything is clean and looks practically new. At $280 for the complete set, I thought it was a really deal. My neighbours will also appreciate the quieter (but not gentler) FJ but maybe more importantly, I won't disturb the bears in northern BC, Yukon and Alaska this summer. Quiet pipes save lives! This is the first modification of many on this bike where I'm actually putting something on that is reverting back to stock. Don't worry, it's not a trend...

Zwartie
Ben Zwart
London, ON
1992 FJ1200
1977 KZ200

FJmonkey

#48
April 04, 2013, 05:03:14 AM
Might need to make a few more mods... If you are jetted and adjusted for the aftermarket V&H pipe then your carbs will be set too rich, you will need to lean them out a little. Might get away with just dropping the needles a notch. A blip test would be good too...
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

Capn Ron

#49
April 04, 2013, 03:28:01 PM
Quote from: Zwartie on April 03, 2013, 09:44:22 PM
My neighbours will also appreciate the quieter (but not gentler) FJ but maybe more importantly, I won't disturb the bears in northern BC, Yukon and Alaska this summer. Quiet pipes save lives! This is the first modification of many on this bike where I'm actually putting something on that is reverting back to stock. Don't worry, it's not a trend...

Zwartie

I'm a big fan of the stock exhaust...quiet power and I have consideration for my fellow human beings.   :yes:  On my multi-state/country trip I rode right up on elk in Wyoming, a black bear cub on the Blue Ridge Parkway, a cougar in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and several black bears in the Canadian Rockies.  Didn't see a damn moose in the entire width of Canada though...might have to go back and try again!

Cap'n Ron. .  .
Cap'n Ron. . .


There are two types of people in the world...Those who put people into categories...and those who don't.

Zwartie

#50
April 04, 2013, 05:04:18 PM
Quote from: Capn Ron on April 04, 2013, 03:28:01 PM
I'm a big fan of the stock exhaust...quiet power and I have consideration for my fellow human beings.   :yes:  On my multi-state/country trip I rode right up on elk in Wyoming, a black bear cub on the Blue Ridge Parkway, a cougar in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and several black bears in the Canadian Rockies.  Didn't see a damn moose in the entire width of Canada though...might have to go back and try again!

Cap'n Ron. .  .

I'll be away from home and my wife for an entire month. I sure hope I don't run into any cougars on this trip or there will be a grizzly bear waiting at home when I get back!

Zwartie
Ben Zwart
London, ON
1992 FJ1200
1977 KZ200

bcguide

#51
April 04, 2013, 10:55:44 PM
Hey Zwartie or anyone else travelin by
If you need a place to change oil or tires on your trip I am 80 km off the Alaska hwy in Hudson's Hope. Its on of the best rides in the area. I can find you a bed or you can camp in my yard

Tapartacus

#52
April 05, 2013, 01:56:59 AM
Are the 89 and 92 muffler mounting points the same? I think 89-90 same but 91-93 different.

Andrew
92  FJ1200
89  FJ1200

Zwartie

#53
April 10, 2013, 10:18:15 PM
Houston, we may have a problem...

Removed the V&H exhaust system this evening and started to install the stock exhaust...

Headers - no problem


Collector - no problem (thanks Rob for the mounting bracket off your 2nd FJ1100!)


Mufflers...problem!!!








The problem, you ask? The stock mufflers and FZR1000 rear swing-arm want to occupy the same point in the space-time continuum. It just isn't going to happen in this universe, that I'm aware of. I had thought that I may have to come up with an adapter bracket to accommodate the difference in mounting between the '89 mufflers and my '92 FJ but I did not think in the least that there might be an issue with the swing-arm. Shit! Going to have to think this one through before I give up on this. Any suggestions are appreciated. If anyone out there has the FZR swing-arm with a 4-2 exhaust, let me know. I'm wondering if there are any after-market mufflers that may fit.

Thanks,

Zwartie
Ben Zwart
London, ON
1992 FJ1200
1977 KZ200

Zwartie

#54
May 12, 2013, 07:43:37 PM
Update: After all the work I've done to prepare my FJ for the ride to Alaska, I've decided it's best that I take a new motorcycle - something I know will make it there and back.

Here's the instrument cluster on my old bike:


And here it is on my new bike:


What a difference! This new machine really hauls ass!  :good2: :good2: :good2:

Ben Zwart
London, ON
1992 FJ1200
1977 KZ200

Harvy

#55
May 12, 2013, 08:19:18 PM
Zwartie......seems it took 6 min to travel .1 miles - were you pushing it...... :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:

Harvy
FJZ1 1200 - It'll do me just fine.
Timing has much to do with the success of a rain dance.

Arnie

#56
May 12, 2013, 08:39:30 PM
It IS kind of magic when you finally roll over that last 0.1 and get a brand new bike :-)
It'll be interesting to see how "old" it is when you get back from your trip.

Arnie

Zwartie

#57
May 12, 2013, 08:48:19 PM
Quote from: Harvy on May 12, 2013, 08:19:18 PM
Zwartie......seems it took 6 min to travel .1 miles - were you pushing it...... :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:

Harvy

0.1 miles? I wish! That was 0.1 km!
Ben Zwart
London, ON
1992 FJ1200
1977 KZ200

ribbert

#58
May 12, 2013, 10:20:34 PM
Last week I missed my much anticipated 100,000 photo by 1.4 km's!

Noel
"Tell a wise man something he doesn't know and he'll thank you, tell a fool something he doesn't know and he'll abuse you"

jscgdunn

#59
May 13, 2013, 01:05:49 PM
Quote from: Zwartie on May 12, 2013, 08:48:19 PM
Quote from: Harvy on May 12, 2013, 08:19:18 PM
Zwartie......seems it took 6 min to travel .1 miles - were you pushing it...... :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2:

Harvy

0.1 miles? I wish! That was 0.1 km!

Ben,
Let me know if you are coming through Calgary....
Are you camping or hotelling?

Jeff
92 FJ1200 2008 ZX14 Forks, wheels, 2008 cbr 600 RR swingarm
92 FJ1200 2009 R1 Swinger, Forks, Wheels, 2013 CBR 1000 Shock
90 FJ 1200 (Son # 2), Stock
89 FJ 1200 Built from parts: (Brother bought it) mostly 92 parts inc. motor
84 FJ 1100 (Son #1), 89 forks wheels, blue spots
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