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Spininprop wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 11:14 pm After 7 hours+ and I95 traffic, made it home with the 2022 FJR-ES. Received a good trade in on my 2016 and did the deal. Now, waiting for the side bags like everyone else. Wouldn't be so bad as I have my Wolfman expedition bag, but... things don't go so well if you don't secure the drybag to your bike before hallin ass home 360 miles. Yep, reached back to make sure the bag was there and it wasn't.

Circled back 10 mile up and down rt 1 in North Caroline and actually found it, along a left turn lane. Good thing too as it contained all the paperwork from my recent purchase. So I turned around and stopped in the left turn lane, walk past a few cars that had concerned drivers, picked up my bag, strapped it on my bike and headed, again, for home. geez, my made in America Wolfman (now made in china) had multiple holes in it not to mentioned getting run over.

Even my sneakers sole on one shoe must have been dragged as it is worn off. Now in search of another drybag, but I've got a bike that needs all my "farkles" put back on, but not before a wash, polish, and wax tomorrow. Life is good.

Rox straps!

I use kayak dry bags. Tighten down the rox straps. Check them about 20 miles down the road. Clothes tend to compress. Give them a little tug and your load is secure for the rest of the day.

danh600 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 10:24 am

Spininprop wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 11:14 pm After 7 hours+ and I95 traffic, made it home with the 2022 FJR-ES. Received a good trade in on my 2016 and did the deal. Now, waiting for the side bags like everyone else. Wouldn't be so bad as I have my Wolfman expedition bag, but... things don't go so well if you don't secure the drybag to your bike before hallin ass home 360 miles. Yep, reached back to make sure the bag was there and it wasn't.

Circled back 10 mile up and down rt 1 in North Caroline and actually found it, along a left turn lane. Good thing too as it contained all the paperwork from my recent purchase. So I turned around and stopped in the left turn lane, walk past a few cars that had concerned drivers, picked up my bag, strapped it on my bike and headed, again, for home. geez, my made in America Wolfman (now made in china) had multiple holes in it not to mentioned getting run over.

Even my sneakers sole on one shoe must have been dragged as it is worn off. Now in search of another drybag, but I've got a bike that needs all my "farkles" put back on, but not before a wash, polish, and wax tomorrow. Life is good.

Rox straps!

I use kayak dry bags. Tighten down the rox straps. Check them about 20 miles down the road. Clothes tend to compress. Give them a little tug and your load is secure for the rest of the day.

I used RokStraps for my trip to EOM. They worked beautifully. All I had to do every night was unclip them and put them out of the way. In the morning, I would just re-stretch the ties, clip them and secure the tails. Super easy, secure and convenient.

I use the 4 straps that came with the wolfman expedition bag. I install two under the main seat for attachment either side then the connecting two straps on the passenger hand hold. Loop them through the multitude of d-rings on the bag, clip them together, pull the straps tight, then give the bag a good tug in all directions. Never an issue in the 25,000+ miles of use.

The issue here was, "Loop them through the multitude of d-rings on the bag, clip them together, pull the straps tight, then give the bag a good tug in all directions"

Was in a hurry to get on the road and failed to follow what I've done all along. Geez, I was stupid...

Hotrod. I do the same, tuck them away, deploy when needed. Rock straps would be a good solution.

HotRodZilla wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:41 pm

danh600 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 10:24 am

Spininprop wrote: ↑Sat Sep 24, 2022 11:14 pm After 7 hours+ and I95 traffic, made it home with the 2022 FJR-ES. Received a good trade in on my 2016 and did the deal. Now, waiting for the side bags like everyone else. Wouldn't be so bad as I have my Wolfman expedition bag, but... things don't go so well if you don't secure the drybag to your bike before hallin ass home 360 miles. Yep, reached back to make sure the bag was there and it wasn't.

Circled back 10 mile up and down rt 1 in North Caroline and actually found it, along a left turn lane. Good thing too as it contained all the paperwork from my recent purchase. So I turned around and stopped in the left turn lane, walk past a few cars that had concerned drivers, picked up my bag, strapped it on my bike and headed, again, for home. geez, my made in America Wolfman (now made in china) had multiple holes in it not to mentioned getting run over.

Even my sneakers sole on one shoe must have been dragged as it is worn off. Now in search of another drybag, but I've got a bike that needs all my "farkles" put back on, but not before a wash, polish, and wax tomorrow. Life is good.

Rox straps!

I use kayak dry bags. Tighten down the rox straps. Check them about 20 miles down the road. Clothes tend to compress. Give them a little tug and your load is secure for the rest of the day.

I used RokStraps for my trip to EOM. They worked beautifully. All I had to do every night was unclip them and put them out of the way. In the morning, I would just re-stretch the ties, clip them and secure the tails. Super easy, secure and convenient.

Went for a ride with Panman this afternoon...nice easy 100 miles enjoying the PNW's straight and boring roads! Visited one of the local shops to sample orange kool-aid and maybe found a new helmet to replace my tired MultiTec. A good day!

~G

Yep, always a good day with George.

Rode it like a rental mule to WV and Western VA.

wheatonFJR wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:38 am

FastPappy wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 7:36 am 39.7 front, 42.2 rear.

Looks like you need to up the front .3psi and release the rear .2psi. Get on it! Lol

I was always running 42 in the rear as that is what I thought was mostly recommended going back to my Wing days. Well after wearing out my Road 6 rear in the center after 6500 miles which had been the same with the 5’s I felt like I had to be over inflating it. That wear is from mostly mountain riding as well so something ain’t right.

Just threw on a pair of the new Dunlop Roadmax IV at my local Powersports dealer. They tout 49% better wear than the Road 5’s and the reviews have been good. Never liked Dunlop on the Wing, the Elite Series as they were slippery on wet roads. That was many moons ago and I am hoping these deliver. Powersports always run 42 front and 36 rear on all the tires they mount. I thought that a was totally wrong and would get the bike home to pump it up to 38/42. This time I asked about their reasoning and he said that over time with the thousands of tires they mount that they get the best results at that pressure and that 42 is why I am rearing my tires out quickly in the center. I think 36 is a wee bit low and 42 in the front too high (believer in Max McAllister Traxxion front tire pressure video from 2018) so my compromise this time is 40/38. Time will tell but hoping for much better performance on these. Tire pressure is one step down from an oil thread so I don’t dare ask what everyone else is doing

I’m putting a set of PR4GT’s on tomorrow. I may try those pressures for science.

While I’m like you, I don’t necessarily think 42 front and 36 rear is a great idea (oddly, the inverse of factory recommendations), I know that I suffer no ill effects from running 42 up front.

Never tried running the rear that low. May try it.

I, not being a purist, have a wide range of tire pressures I'm perfectly fine with. I can't tell any difference whatsoever between 36 and 42 in the front or rear. Probably since it's never that when I'm riding. According to FOBO TPMS, my tire pressures while riding will vary from +2 on cooler cloudy days to +10 on hot sunny days. With that much variance I tend to think that folks who say they can feel a 2 psi cold difference are full of themselves.

IMHO anything between 36 and 42 front or rear is fine.

bill lumberg wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 5:41 pm While I’m like you, I don’t necessarily think 42 front and 36 rear is a great idea (oddly, the inverse of factory recommendations), I know that I suffer no ill effects from running 42 up front.

I have used tires that felt skittish, too sharp of steering too, with 42 PSI. And one (Shinko 016) that steered like a pig if it didn't have 42 PSI, and even then it was a pig.

In short I don't believe a blanket one-PSI-fits-all works for FJR front tire. These days I usually try for 39 PSI cold. And generally too lazy to do anything about it if the rear has 39 PSI or more.

Well this is a timely discussion for tire pressure. Forum inmate wisdom is 42 rear and 40-42 front.

With a new set of PR4 GTs I decided ro run the front at 36 per Yamaha spec. With 4k on the tires I lost 1k of wear compared prior PR4 GTs.

For me it is back to higher front tire pressure.

How did it feel, compared to our normal 40-42 up front?

fontanaman wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:29 pm Well this is a timely discussion for tire pressure. Forum inmate wisdom is 42 rear and 40-42 front.

With a new set of PR4 GTs I decided ro run the front at 36 per Yamaha spec. With 4k on the tires I lost 1k of wear compared prior PR4 GTs.

For me it is back to higher front tire pressure.

The lower the air pressure, the less stiff the sidewalls and tread areas........ heat will help that tire wear out faster..... I'd be interested in handling characteristics at 36 as well........
A TPMS with temperature readings would tell you what's going on with the heat.

And now for a public service announcement: Pants is a cheap bastage. I have figured out how to scrap the sides of just about any tire. They all perform good enough in the dry when pushed, and since I'm a wimpy wet road rider, on the wet as well. So it's value that drives my choices.

I have found that at pressures below 40, the front tire will scallop easier and earlier; and the rear just wears out faster. Now, if you are a Road 5 (or 5GT), the front will simply scallop at about 2,500 miles regardless. Those first 2500 miles will be glorious, though - like you are running on a rail.

Therefore, it's 40 front, 42 rear for me.

And no Road 5s....

I replaced my halogen license plate light with LED. Didn't need to, it was fine but it was the last non-LED changeover to do. Bulb #194, LED from AutoZone.

Yep, Road 5 are great, but totally agree about scallop and I have used increments from 38 to 42 front psi but could not find a pressure that they will not cup, scallop, or otherwise deform. But they are great in the dry or wet. So much so, ill go with them or road 6 when i need to replace the OEM junk. What I did find out was a trip to a few hours of warm twisty running would reshape them to the point they would not vibrate under braking.

Hppants wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 8:31 am And now for a public service announcement: Pants is a cheap bastage. I have figured out how to scrap the sides of just about any tire. They all perform good enough in the dry when pushed, and since I'm a wimpy wet road rider, on the wet as well. So it's value that drives my choices.

I have found that at pressures below 40, the front tire will scallop easier and earlier; and the rear just wears out faster. Now, if you are a Road 5 (or 5GT), the front will simply scallop at about 2,500 miles regardless. Those first 2500 miles will be glorious, though - like you are running on a rail.

Therefore, it's 40 front, 42 rear for me.

And no Road 5s....

Rode it.

Well, I inspected my plug job, then aired up the rear tire and used my soap sprayer and no bubbles today. Watched it on the Fobo for a while and no variance. Big change from yesterday.

Then I took it out on my hour long loop to burn off the last of the old gas and filled her up. Log says I haven't filled up since February. It's been busy and I've been riding other bikes and then it got hot. Second riding season of the year is upon us and I have several weekend plans in the works. Hopefully I fill her up sooner rather than later.

For the first time in a long while, I took the "hangar queen" FJR out for a ride today, so she could stretch her legs a bit and quit complaining about the Super Tenere getting all of the fun. She still purrs like a kitten and roars like a lion, so all's good!

Loaded the ole red girl up.

Tomorrow, we ride!!

With 36 psi I had a plush ride with decent handing. Giving up 25% tire life is unacceptable so back to higher front tire pressure.