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Hey guys, Matt here. Live in Sugar Hill, GA.

Loving all things FJR.

Welcome. I sure do miss the north Georgia roads...

Howdy Matt

Welcome Matt Wont ya Show up at EOM and meet the gang in person. Its a great time.

Hi Matt. What's a hoople?

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Not sure if you're serious or not, but this may help

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Robin Trower says welcome to the Forum!

Welcome Matt! I'm in LIlburn/stone mountain. We ride just about every weekend. Spent the day on the Skyway today. Would love to meet you!
Bobby

Thank you guys!

I probably see you Georgia riders a lot. Every FJR I see, I want to be on it! Ha!

Never ride Two Up, always solo, usually west into Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas. My brothers are scooter aficionados so the FJR looks out of place with them.

I ride with an Escort RD and (sometimes) a laser jammer, especially going into Missouri. But lately I just obey the ridiculously retarded speed limit and play it ultra safe with my bothers. I've blown by enough unmarked police cars to warrant a little performance reminder.

The feeling of evading and eluding is way too criminal for me. Outside of that, I'm just a regular guy, day job, pay my taxes, and wrench on the bike.

Thinking about Arkansas in October. If you're in the mood, we're thinking about fishing for salmon in the wee early mornings, and riding in the afternoons. I think the second or third week? I'll have to check.

I hope all of the Georgia riders are still around. I've met some of you guys. I know there is an FJR rider who works in Lawrenceville at Motorolla, 1700 Belle Meade CT.

I say we Georgia riders all pony up and collectively buy a Coats RC100.

Also so glad you guys get the Mott The Hoople reference. Still living on the 70's and 80's rock.

Much love guys!

Mattthehoople wrote:I say we Georgia riders all pony up and collectively buy a Coats RC100.

I used to work for the Ammco/Coats repair center here. I drove a lot of miles fixing Coats balancers and changers.

I never met one shop that was satisfied with the RC100. Most of them gave it the not so affectionate nickname of "Rim Crusher". Those things got me a lot of ass chewings from guys that had to pony up for ungodly priced chopper wheels.

I'd say if you're set on Coats, get the manual changer for bikes. The one that Harbor Freight made the knock off of. That's if Coats still makes them. Its been a while.

Oh no Sir, I'm not set on any certain manufacturer.

I was actually toying with buying a No Mar Classic, but I really can't see the advantage of the investment, being that I change tires like every 7 months. And the stiff sidewall of some of these sport touring tires really require an air system, like a more professional, albeit very costly system.

I didn't know the Coats had those issues. There are others, maybe better? Less expensive?

All I know is that I destroyed a new T30GT trying to gently spoon it on a couple of days ago. I'm pretty sure I've have anyway. There is a slight tear in the rim of the bead.

I'm going to take it to a shop in Larryville to see if its salvageable. . .

My guy Ernie @ Two Brother's isn't available, and Honda of LVille left some parts off my bike last time they did the spider/ignition switch recall.



I'm a little gun shy about who touches it now, though I may suffer from paranoia.

I know about trying to spoon on an FJR. (That's a hell of a pun!)

Its not easy. I have done it before and its not enjoyable.

Not sure what else is available for commercial grade solutions, but Hunter made some darn nice stuff back in the day. Maybe you could find a used machine that is gentle enough for motorcycle tires.

The RC was just a 1050 with a regulator that controlled the rim clamp pressure. Basically, you could set it anywhere from gouge to crush, and hope for the best. All the plastic guards were fiddly and ineffective. Judging by the way Coats updated their brake lathes and balancers over the years, I'd guess the RC series hasn't been updated. If it has, get the older models that weren't updated. Just sayin'.

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I have a No-Mar JR and it took about 3 tire changes to learn the trick install. There is a yellow thingy used to hold the bead in place during install. The trick is to move the bead down toward the valley of the rim at the yellow thingy - this creates the relief to install the tire without much trouble.

Ernie moved down the street and is sharing another shop now on the other side of 316. Can't remember the name, but I think the old number will get you to him

eFnJustRide wrote:Ernie moved down the street and is sharing another shop now on the other side of 316. Can't remember the name, but I think the old number will get you to him

Yeah those guys are serious. You're referring to Pro Twin Performance. He builds his own heads, mills a ton of parts from scratch.

He has spent millions of dollars for different machinery, CNC, all kinds of lathes, etc.

I'm told Ernie is by appointment, nights.

Pro Twin Performance
362 Swanson Dr
Lawrenceville, GA 30043

I left a message on voicemail I think, but never heard back. Usually Two Brothers always returned phone calls. If he was available I'm sure he'd returned my phone call. I just figured it was a situation of availability, and he was just too busy with his other job.

Its no biggie, in a way it forces me for start changing my own tires. I just don't want to tear up any tires learning how, and those beads seem a little fragile with the old fashion way of spooning on the tire.

I'm saving for a nice changer, have enough space in my garage for something. But not this year, I'm doing a Traxxion front/rear setup and its going to be pricey. .

Not going to even attempt messing with the suspension in DIY fashion.

Hey Matt I'm in Duluth and just got an '08 a couple of weeks ago. Mine is an AE. I'm a little busted up right now so I can't ride far but I'm getting better. Is "Georgia Riders" a club or forum? I googled it and didn't find anything.

TommyBwell wrote:Hey Matt I'm in Duluth and just got an '08 a couple of weeks ago. Mine is an AE. I'm a little busted up right now so I can't ride far but I'm getting better. Is "Georgia Riders" a club or forum? I googled it and didn't find anything.

Tommy,

I'm not sure but the old forum had a pretty healthy section for us Georgia folks. Not to brag, but we have a HUGE population of FJR folks down in the Atlanta area. Its one of the main reason's I pickup a sport-touring bike, as opposed to the BMW GS that I was thinking about.

I didn't get the warm and fuzzy from the BMW guys I talked to. Out west its much different, the BMW guys take all comers, doesn't matter what you ride. Salt Lake has a lot of older BMW long distance folks who trek to Alaska for fun.

I tend to ride solo for the most part, because my schedule changes with little notice. Its hard to commit to a ride with family pulling me in different directions.

Keep in mind, those riders tend to have really well setup FJR's, and are extremely confident riders. They don't spook easily.

You'll love the Traxxion set up. I lucked into a deal on a used one, but I can't imagine being without it