matey_peeps

Das' it. Bless you big bird.

M6x25

Dat shit is TIGHT, yo!

Sounds excellent. Do they make them in 180/55-17? Wouldn't that be awesome? In a related note, my buddy Jerry has a 170 ME880 on the rear of his FJR and it's wearing like iron if'n that was a route you wanted to pursue.

My GS came with Metzeler Tourances, and I dunno how many miles you'd get out of em from personal experience. Then I put on Dunlop D607...that was a fucking mistake. Typical Dunlops, cupped to shit and worn the fuck out at 6k. Fuck Dunlop. They make completely shit sportbike tires, I dunno why I thought they'd make decent multisurface tires. Currently I'm using Pirelli Scorpion ST, and at 5k on em it looks like there's a teensy weensy flatsopt, about what you'd see on a bird at 2k on a Pilot Road. Most guys I've talked to who use the Tourance and Pirellis usually get 11k+ out of a set, and judging by how mine are wearing, I fully expect to get quite a bit more than 11k. Those Pirellis stick like fucking GLUE too. I've got no chicken strips on either side of the rear, and am still running 42 PSI in the rear with my fat ass and a shitload of luggage.

On my TL1000R the slave piston seal was notoriously bad. It leaked down inside the sprocket cover, so any leakage could be misinterpreted as chain lube spooge. In that system, there are only so many places it can leak: master piston seal, banjo fittings, slave piston seal. If nothing's obvious, my money's on the slave piston seal as it's out of sight/out of mind.

Rivet type.

110. If you want the chain to stay on, you'll want a master link.

I think gas will take off silicone? I think? You may have to soak a rag in gas and lay it on top of the spot.

I've never used the heatshrink insulator on all of the ones I've installed. The grips get equally warm; you'll notice the clutch side has more windings than the throttle side. Other than making damn sure everything's clean, no additional steps are necessary. I put 30,000 miles on mine this way with zero failures.

both. the bar is steel, the part that goes around the fork is aluminum.

very compact.

They will work with gel grips, no problems. They are side-specific as the left side acts as a heat sink. They'll have a little sticker on them that tells you which side to put them on. Top bit of kit btw, you won't regret the purchase.

You forgot to mention fat chicks on the back seat.

I didn't know they offered those. :icon_doh: A ziptie also works.