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That's what I am looking for Abraxas... the more people who ask the question (and come back and state their findings) the more likely we are to get better 'coverage'.

Ok. As i said, bike is stock standard, but was running a little rich (since i had the head redone). Running just a little lumpy, only ever felt anything when in low revs, and you hit the throttle. Was especially bad when taking the mrs to work (extra weight, low speed, low revs) SO i played with this yesterday, dropped C1 and C2 to -5 on the way home. Definite improvement, you could feel she was noticeably happier. Not quite right yet though,...

In my opinion the obvious suspects would be: 1)Bad bearings to start with, 2)Lack of lubrication, 3)Water damage, or 4) Abuse by owner. In my biased, unprofessional opinion I think that: 1. Yamaha has been doing this (right) for many years. They surely have their act together on the metallurgical aspect of bearings as well as the bearing's resistance to brinnel from being impacted in the exact same spot all of the time. (Unless something...

My 07 stays at approx 175-180 in high 80's to the low 90's in south Florida during the summer. It does go up some in traffic, maybe 200 in heavy stop and go traffic.... (This is with fresh anti-freeze, Prestone pre-mixed 50/50) Note: I did change out the antifreeze on all my bikes with prestone 50/50 not long ago. I can say with the FJR, it took longer for the temp bars to come up while sitting in traffic with the orginal...

Quote: Originally Posted by MattyA As far as doing up tapered roller bearings with a torque wrench, i think its a bit hit and miss. What you want it to have them as loose as possible but still have 100% contact through the entire face of the roller. What the manual says would be for thr ball roller which comes standerd. After i read this thread i got a set of all-balls bearings cause its such a better piece of equipment. For 27 bucks i cant...

Sweet il have look for it when im doing them, Thanks! Il post a pic of them if they are abnormal.

Quote: Originally Posted by cv_rider topic has come up before, others have said it's not possible. I'd do it if it were possible, but I've seen no one ever assert it is. Too bad. ABS-equipped bikes are 38% less likely be involved in a fatal accident (per study from insurance institute, IIRC). That's worth the $600 the option usually costs if available. It cant be impossible... acquire all the extra parts including the...

Thanks guys. I've checked with local Yamaha dealers and they confirmed that it is not doable and feasible considering all changes required. Some outfits out there Traction Control Braking- TCB Brake Systems TM- Traction Control Brakes System or Saferide ABS offering alternatives which after reading I have great doubts if it would work and in fact not introduce even more risk.

Quote: Originally Posted by brico Thanks guys. I've checked with local Yamaha dealers and they confirmed that it is not doable and feasible considering all changes required. Some outfits out there Traction Control Braking- TCB Brake Systems TM- Traction Control Brakes System or Saferide ABS offering alternatives which after reading I have great doubts if it would work and in fact not introduce even more risk. I've seen those things...

Quote: Originally Posted by mabberley The letters refer to the color code as the fairings come painted. DPBML is Deep Purple Blue Metallic BS4 is Bluish-Silver? To be sure I would call Ron Ayers before ordering. Ok so I'm a little confused. Are they talking about the color schemes on the whole bike or are they talking about just the fairing?? Here's a pic of my bike, hopefully it helps.