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AuburnFJR wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 1:10 pm

Cav47 wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 11:42 am Auburn, with the FrankenTank on there, I see you have a tank back loc system. Do you have a picture of your bag on top of the tank. It must be a low profile bag, or I would suspect you may have a hard time seeing the gauges. Thanks.

Looks like you have a great set up.

I'll take a picture tonight. No issues seeing the gages fromt the tank bag. The shelf makes it hard to see the turn signals, but other than that no issues. My frankentank is the 2nd or third one built. The front of it encrouches on the triple clamp area and with the MCL triple tree I took off, it would limit turning the handlebars. Didn't affect riding, just pushing the bike around in the gargae or a parking lot. THe new clamp restores all the range of motion it had before.

Uncle Hud wrote: ↑Tue May 15, 2018 7:54 am No need to worry about boredom in that cockpit. PLENTY of stuff to keep your attention.

AuburnFJR wrote: ↑Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:39 pm I am going to use this to document my farkles.

My most recent was switching to the tubular handlebar system.

Like many I have been in search of a better handle bar system for the FJR. The net difference is this moves the bars up 2.5" inches higher than the MCL riser plate (total of 3.5" higher than stock), and 3/4" more forward than where the MCL plate was (not sure where that relates to stock).

I sit straight up and down, no lean forward at all. The bars are 1.5" wider than with stock bars, but you can cut the bars down 3/4" to match stock if you want to. I like the extra width. The bend on these bars relieves all the pressure that my wrists felt before. And I still have adjustment to work with if I need. The shelf is limiting my turning. I did not have to extend any hoses or lines. I have a franken tank and use to hit it first, now it is the shelf.


The new triple tree top




The fat bar adapters with 2.5" rise



After install:

AuburnFJR wrote: ↑Mon May 14, 2018 10:31 am We got a chance to do a test run with our Alaska load out last weekend. Went up to the Sol Duc Hot Springs in the Olympic National Park. A good 200 mile each way test run. Camped for the night.

Right out the gate, the tire cover that we used to protect the spare tires from dirt and debris was an issue. Acted like a wind sock. But the trailer was not towing like usual either. I took them off the tire rack ad pout them on top of the trailer which added a little more tongue weight and eliminated the sail (wind catcher) too. Trailer towed great, rock steady, no swaying.

This is up in the campground showing the best configuration. It will be on the heavier side of 10% tongue weight, but it is where the trailer seems to be the happiest and doesn't affect the bike. The rack system is awesome, works really well.





The other thing I was testing was the new handle bar system. It was better than expected. No issues with sore arms, wrists, or hands. No vibration at all. No back pain, I could sit up straighter, although that means my V-Stream doesn't protect as much as I would like it too. But I can't get a taller one. This is the first time in years that I didn't have some wrist or arm pain during a ride.

raYzerman wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 12:48 pm What I've done in the past is centerpunch them, and drill a small pilot hole, follow up with a 3/8 drill but only down until the head is gone and you can remove the part. You can use regular hex head cap screws in place of the originals.