tire suggestions?

[Dan Filetti]

Not with each other.

Half right, maybe.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.  [Seinfeld reference, not sure it that translates across the pond...]

[yamaha fj rider]

It also about what if something goes wrong? Two hours from my house there is nothing for a hundred miles in places. Some of these places barely a gas pump. If you can't fix it you are screwed. If you have a working understanding of the bike, at least you have a fighting chance. No knowledge, no help what are you going to do now. Also add a Sunday, these small towns in Utah roll up the side walks. IMO, this is a must for a motorcyclist. Much easier to learn this in your garage than on the side of some road. How many people had a bike towed over a loose battery cable? All they knew was it would not start, no power.

Keep the wheels turning.
Kurt

[1tinindian]

Yep, spot on Noel....That's what we are all about......helping each other.  

Wait, and drinking and getting laid too, -right?  

There has never been enough ladies to go around at the rallies I have attended, so I'll stick to the drinking!

Leon

[Capn Ron]

There has never been enough ladies to go around at the rallies I have attended, so I'll stick to the drinking!

Leon

I'm with Leon (So to speak)!  Reminded me of the quote from Blazing Saddles:

"Well, Jim, since you are my guest and I am your host, what's your pleasure? What do you like to do?

Oh, I don't know. Play chess... screw...

Well, let's play chess!"

Cap'n Ron. . .

[The General]

Not with each other.
Half right, maybe.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.  [Seinfeld reference, not sure it that translates across the pond...]

"What you talkin bout Willis?"... It`s not everything "we don`t get" mate, but thanks for tha reference on a "just in case" basis.
If "the boot was on tha other foot" we wouldn`t give ya any hint at all...It`d spoil our warped sense of fun.

Interestingly the You tube version of that scene was a dilemma for Warner Bros and successfully had it blocked. (Tha Video clip! ...).

Okay okay...for you guys across the ditch...a dilemma is when you have ta share the Queen size bed at a Rally with two other mates. One is your gorgeous wife and the other is a nice FJ rider that is totally Gay...Which one do ya turn your back on?   

[Dan Filetti]

As usual I have de-railed the thread...

So a man moves out into the country side.  His nearest neighbor was 55 miles away.  He'd been there a couple of months and was getting a bit stir-crazy when there was a knock at the door.  He opened the door to find his neighbor, who promptly introduced himself and said "hey listen, I'm having a party this Friday night, there's gonna be drinking and dancing and fightin' and fuckin' -you wanna come?"

The man said: "sure sounds like fun -what should I bring?"

The neighbor says: "don't matter, just gonna be you and me..."



Dan

[Dan Filetti]

There has never been enough ladies to go around at the rallies I have attended, so I'll stick to the drinking!

There is life outside of rallies -I think there is at least.

[Firehawk068]

Yep, spot on Noel....That's what we are all about......helping each other.  

Wait, and drinking and getting laid too, -right?  

There has never been enough ladies to go around at the rallies I have attended, so I'll stick to the drinking!
Leon

I agree............we somehow need to recruit more ladies to the rallies!

[FJmonkey]

I agree............we somehow need to recruit more ladies to the rallies!

Any ideas..... You could be a real hero on this...

[The General]

Yep, spot on Noel....That's what we are all about......helping each other.  

Wait, and drinking and getting laid too, -right?  

There has never been enough ladies to go around at the rallies I have attended, so I'll stick to the drinking!
Leon

I agree............we somehow need to recruit more ladies to the rallies!

I`m not so sure about that...They drank all me Port at our last Rally !...

[1tinindian]

Yep, spot on Noel....That's what we are all about......helping each other. 

Wait, and drinking and getting laid too, -right? 

There has never been enough ladies to go around at the rallies I have attended, so I'll stick to the drinking!
Leon

I agree............we somehow need to recruit more ladies to the rallies!

Ohhh!..Whaat you just said!! LOL!

Leon

[1tinindian]

There has never been enough ladies to go around at the rallies I have attended, so I'll stick to the drinking!

There is life outside of rallies -I think there is at least.

Let's get back on topic Dan!

Now, this thing about more women sounds interesting...LOL!


Leon

[FJ MCC VII]

Thanks for all the encouragement. I've had 7 FJ's, put around 100,000 miles on 'em, and never changed the oil myself. I was proud to know how to get the seat off so I could read the owner's manual. Which I have, along with the official Yamaha service manual. I actually DID adjust the rear wheel on one of my FJ's once. The mechanic at the dealer put it back on crooked. Took me about half an afternoon to get it where I thought it should be.

But I'm getting "froggy". I sent the check for the spin on oil adapter to RPM yesterday, and when 1,000 more miles roll around, Py Gott, I'm changing my own damn oil and spinnin' that sucker on. That'll be a real milestone for me. I'm not really a mechanical kind of guy, never was interested in working on cars or bikes. But I can see the financial and safety advantages, and it's never too late to learn...

Probably have to buy some tools. Yamahas use metric, right?  (Just kidding!)

[Capn Ron]

Thanks for all the encouragement.

I'm not really a mechanical kind of guy, never was interested in working on cars or bikes. But I can see the financial and safety advantages, and it's never too late to learn...

Ribbert above got it right...You have to be comfortable with mechanical things...and WANT to actually do it.  One of my early jobs was managing a bicycle/downhill ski shop in upstate NY right out of high school.  There were TWO mechanics over all those years that I would trust to work on anything of mine.  On the other end of the spectrum:

We hired a clothing buyer for downhill ski equipment to put in the orders for the upcoming winter.  After that was done, we had about 3 months until the snow came so the owner of the shop told me to train this guy how to wrench on bicycles.  Ever try to explain in words the "feel" of torque to someone who has never turned a bolt?  He was NOT a mechanic and had NO business holding a screwdriver.  He was a good guy and we started to have a lot of fun poking fun at his lack of mechanical ability surrounded by 25 mechanics!  One day, he was attempting to tighten a bolt holding a rear rack on a bike and he asked me to hand him an adjustable wrench.  There were about five of us standing around the shop and I thought I'd be funny and handed him a kickstand..."There you go!"   He looked at me...chuckled a little...and said, "c'mon...even I know that's not an adjustable wrench!"  We all had a good laugh and I said, "Sorry...just giving you some shit..." and then handed him an adjustable wrench.  He got FURIOUS!  "Stop fucking around...I'm not an idiot!!!  Now hand me a fucking adjustable wrench!"   Ummmmm...okay.

If you're anything like him...leave the wrenching to the pros!  

Cap'n Ron. . .

[ribbert]

Ever try to explain in words the "feel" of torque to someone who has never turned a bolt?  He was NOT a mechanic and had NO business holding a screwdriver.
Cap'n Ron. . .

You're absolutely right Cap'n, although most people can learn, some people just don't have the dexterity to fiddle with mechanical things, their brains are not wired for it. I have a customer with a collection of 14 pre-war cars I look after. After 50 years of tinkering with them I sometimes think he would do a better job with his elbows. The stuff ups he brings me to fix beggars belief.  He is now retired unfortunately and has the time to "help." I tell him that will be an extra $20/hr and he thinks I'm joking.

He was recently helping me put a motor in one of his cars. He handed me a nut, I told him it was the wrong thread (these cars often have mixed threads) he suggested a bit of cutting oil might help, I repeated, IT'S THE WRONG THREAD. He suggested maybe a socket and a long bar would tighten it. I repeated, I-T-'S  T-H-E   W-R-O-N-G  T-H-R-E-A-D. He said, well it's the only one I can find, it will have to do!
A different use for the long bar was quickly forming in my mind at this point.
He just has not got the "feel", even after 50 years of practicing. He's a clever bloke, a successful lawyer with a razor sharp mind, but should never be let near a car with anything but the keys. I tell him this and he thinks I'm joking.
It's interesting, this lack of manual dexterity extends to his driving. He has no feel for a clutch and manual gearbox, even after a lifetime of driving old cars.

Then there are people who just plain aren't interested, couldn't care less, just want to ride and pay the man when it needs fixing.
My brother has put 140,000km's on his bike in 3.5 years. He doesn't commute and he's only been riding 4.5 years. His interest in the mechanical side of his bike is limited to opening the fuel cap. His only interest is in riding.

Then there's us poor suckers who not only know how to save money doing our own servicing and repairs, WE know enough to spend those savings 3 times over, tinkering and modding, because we're so clever, "aaaaaaaaaaaand loving it" (apologies to Maxwell Smart)

Noel