Tech section strictly for the FJR. Everything from oil changes & suspension setup's to removing sheep hair from hard to reach places on the bike so that your wife never finds out.
I suspect I'm in need of a new or rebuilt starter motor.
The bike starts a fair bit slower when cold. When hot, on a really hot day, like yesterday,...
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Amperage is a difficult way to check starters. Amp draw is related to load and rpm of the motor. A slow highly loaded motor will draw more amps than...
What is the difference between tightning the rear axle with the pinch bolts tightened vs holding the rear axle with an Allen wrench while tightning...
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The pinch bolt is not designed to hold against the pressure of the proper torque for the axle bolt. After having to helicoil repair a swingarm with a...
I noticed when I stopped after my first day of my 2600 mile trip that my OEM trunk cylinder lock looked loose when I stuck the key in. I looked at...
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I'm in the no red camp also. Blue or even the purple small screw threadlocker would totally do the job of stopping those screws from backing out AND...
I have what seems to be excessive travel of the rear brake lever on my '17 ES before the brakes start to apply. The bike is essentially new, I bought...
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Good advice here. After bleeding the brakes. Clamp the lever and the pedal to open the valve/port in the master cylinders. Tap the lines along their...
I need to run a headphone cable from my iPhone located in the accessory box..Is the rubber plug in the bottom of the box to drain water out?...Can it...
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As said above, running a thin cable underneath the closed lid will not let water in. My iPhone power cord has run under the closed lid for over...
The ABS test coupler 90890-03149 is no longer available in North America...however it is still available in the U.K.. I have contacted a Yamaha...
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With said pigtail, one could wire in a momentary on push button switch and an LED with appropriate resistor in the correct circuits. Then, one could...
Sorry about the rookie question but here it is. :D
I'm going to take a swing at changing the radiator coolant and want to know how much it takes....
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deang, can you wait until tech day? Also you can check corrosion inhibitor effectiveness with a voltmeter, lots of links on the neenernet.
You'll use...
Alright who recommends what when it comes to helmets?
Full face?
3/4?
1/2?
With Bluetooth?
I run a Bell RS1 snell rated full face with a BS2...
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My head is only worth about a third of the heads around here. I got one of the last of the Scorpion EXO 920 in 3XL. Best helmet so far for me. I had...
I have a garmin zumo 550 mounted in a cradle wired to my fuse block. On my way home from SEOR yesterday my Zumo gave me a low battery warning and...
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On the 550 cradle, it helps to flip the protective cover over the pins if sitting overnight or in rain (GPS removed, of course). But those things get...
Well it's been awhile since my last post... OK on April 7th I washed the bike, changed the oil and took it for a ride around the area. Pulling up to...
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... mcatrophy, though his sig line taunts me and pisses me off. :D
Before getting out for the first ride of the season I flushed the brake and clutch fluid. After doing that I took it out for a short spin around the...
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Pants, time for a quick bleed.... move it out of the ABS pump.
I have watched a number of Bryans Youtube video’s religiously..so today I thought I would loctite the screws that hold the locks into the sidecases....
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I don’t wax...I use a weedwhacker and finish with a blowtorch
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