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.
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Where is the “Off Topic” area?
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extrememarine » Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:47 pm
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Where is the “Off Topic” area?
You might be wondering where the “off topic” area is and more importantly, where the TGIF thread is. Fear not, they...
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Please ensure you're wearing your big person panties if you step into that end of the pool...
Wayne
Well, this is different...
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Last post by extrememarine
Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:34 pm
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Ground Spiders on Gen2 FJR's
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raYzerman » Fri Nov 17, 2017 6:24 pm
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Suggest making this a sticky..... Thought I would post this up separately so you don't have to go searching through other threads.. Note, Gen3 has...
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And there's two important connectors by S6, did you check those?
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Last post by rbentnail
Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:32 pm
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Stupid clutch lever question
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bill lumberg » Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:48 pm
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I am OCD, and I pull pegs and levers several times a year and clean and lube them. They get crunchy fast riding in wet weather.
Today, when I...
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Do the rest of you also have to clean the switch in the clutch housing. Mine gets fouled and the bike no longer starts with just the clutch pulled...
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Last post by rbentnail
Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:03 pm
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Adding zerk grease fitings to Relay Arm
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Snowflake » Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:25 pm
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Here's the finish product. Its reasonably easy to do if you have the tools and patience. There are a lot of steps so it takes some time to get done....
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KYFeeJeR, I forwarded your message to Russ 9/27/20 @ 8:45 am.
Much appreciated 859-209-1022
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Last post by KYFeeJeR
Tue Sep 29, 2020 3:14 pm
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Mystery Part
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Enxss » Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:43 pm
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Question:
Does anyone recognize this part and know where it goes?
Background:
A few weeks ago I decided to adjust the position of the...
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Did any friends drop by, when you had the bike apart?
LOL
That's an interesting thought.
But, no. It's my own personal garage at home and I am the...
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Last post by Enxss
Mon Sep 28, 2020 7:48 pm
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Stalling On Takeoff
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Powerman » Sun Sep 20, 2020 2:46 pm
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To finish off a bad luck EOM trip that would make a good country song, my bike started to stall.
Starts fine, warmed up, and then stalled leaving the...
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I wonder if water got in your gas overnight? E10 dissolves a good amount of water carrying it through the engine (which is bad). Then new gas diluted...
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Last post by N4HHE
Thu Sep 24, 2020 9:45 am
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Diagnosing starting trouble, battery?
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Snowflake » Mon Sep 14, 2020 10:15 am
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A few weeks ago my 2014 was exhibiting classic weak battery symptoms: slow turn over and almost no turn over. When running the battery voltage was...
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Oh that bike? The one with the CT on it that I rode in New Hampshire? I put some boogers on your wires, that was the cause.
I checked the battery...
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Last post by Snowflake
Tue Sep 22, 2020 7:48 pm
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NEED ASSISTANCE
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Canadian FJR » Mon Sep 14, 2020 12:47 pm
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Not my bike but rider stranded on Cabot Trail
2008 - died while driving. Every time he turns the key the fuel guage flashes 8 times but no start....
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No recall done.
Canadian FJR
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Last post by Canadian FJR
Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:14 pm
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Front end clunk ??
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Canadian FJR » Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:04 pm
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2018es
Starting to notice a bit of a clunk in the front end when pulling wheelies. Initially thought it was the steering head bearings but they are...
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this is downloadable i you need it for check fasteners/removing plastics ->
Another source of cluck is steering bearings. Mine had it.
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Last post by rbentnail
Fri Aug 14, 2020 6:40 pm
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Ohlin's or Penske?
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natehawk750 » Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:33 am
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I'm looking to replace my rear shock in the near future. I'm at 30k on my 2015 A and the suspension is killing me and my wife said as soon as I...
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You are entitled to disagree, your experience is your experience and your needs are your needs. ~90% will do with the stock fork valving... I'd...
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Last post by raYzerman
Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:59 pm
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mufflers
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1911 » Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:47 pm
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Will Gen 1 and Gen 2 OEM mufflers interchange?
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MAYBE. Sometimes I am such a worthless human being.
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Last post by Uncle Hud
Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:20 am
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fork seal replacement / racetech gold valve
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Jalingo » Tue Jun 30, 2020 2:29 pm
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Hi Guys
hope everybody doing good in those uncertain times
on my 2006 FJR with roughly 30k miles ,I'm about to change the fork seals.
forks have...
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Alternate method of removing lower bolt, air or electric impact gun (you need speed), first crank down preload all the way, and even have someone...
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Last post by raYzerman
Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:33 pm
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My Clutch is Slipping
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Cav47 » Sun Jun 14, 2020 7:53 pm
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On the way home from Michigan today with Tim, I noticed my engine was revving more than the acceleration. Upon full throttle merging from one...
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I took to Kinkos and had it spiral bound...
Freakin' brilliant. Now I can lay the damned thing down on the table open without having to put a...
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Last post by ionbeam
Sat Jun 27, 2020 6:01 pm
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Drive Shaft and Universal Joint
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Steel_Gin » Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:02 pm
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I am going to pull my drive shaft for the first time to lube up the splines. It looks like the universal joint will drop down a bit but with a little...
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Perchance someone before you applied some blue loctite..... or it's aluminum corrosion residue in the threads???
No on the before me, I'm the...
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Last post by Steel_Gin
Fri Jun 26, 2020 12:27 pm
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FJR1300 OEM SUSPENSION MATRIX
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raYzerman » Fri Nov 04, 2016 9:48 am
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Added 11/6/2016 - Photo of OEM (non-ES) rear shock showing two spring design (this is Gen1 but all others are the same concept). On the SOFT setting...
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Very nice Ray and Fred.
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Last post by Road Runner
Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:20 pm
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Glove Box Latch Screwed
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Canadian FJR » Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:04 pm
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Trying to help out a buddy with his newly acquired '04. The previous owner (yes he's on the forum :roll: ) must have damaged it. Any suggestions on...
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Sounds good, I'll pass the info along.
Canadian FJR Canadian FJR,
I have an installation trick to go with that idea. Mount the magnetic latch where...
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Last post by Red
Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:11 pm
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Tech Tip - Brake Pad Pins - Gen2 & 3
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raYzerman » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:59 am
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Ever have that 5mm hex round out while trying to remove a brake pad pin out of your front calipers? Here's a suggested improvement for next time.......
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It's not a problem to replace them, I'd leave it until you need new pads.... the problem with stripping out the originals usually is after a couple...
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Last post by raYzerman
Wed May 20, 2020 7:07 pm
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Intermittent cruise control
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CollingsBob » Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:55 pm
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I bled the ABS unit on Monday (yesterday) and since then the cruise control can be turned on, but not set every time..Today while riding I...
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Got mine fixed today.
Followed the service manual. Diag code 61 returns a 21. Look it up.. temperature sensor.
Bull shit.
Put it in diagnostic...
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Last post by bungie4
Tue May 19, 2020 7:32 pm
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Lighting the big lights
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Cav47 » Sun May 17, 2020 8:35 pm
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I have a big set of aux lights that need to be re-powered. I broke the prototype unit that Tim made for me after trying to fiddle with the wires...
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Your idea of using a digital heated gear controller should work ok for those lights.
The heated gear controllers are typically fused at 15 amps...
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Last post by bigjohnsd
Mon May 18, 2020 6:35 pm
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Carbon unbuildup and other shenanigans
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1911 » Sat May 16, 2020 10:54 pm
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I can put a lot of miles on, and have a lot of fun with the FJR, without using much throttle or RPM. So coming up on my 94000 mile valve check I...
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Prevention is the best medicine. Twist that bitch like you hate it.
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Last post by bungie4
Mon May 18, 2020 9:51 am
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Motorcycle Clutch and Transmission Explained.
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raYzerman » Thu May 07, 2020 9:53 am
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Some simple stuff here, even though the FJR clutch has a bit more to it, you get the idea. Of course you need the transmission explained too..........
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Last post by LKLD
Tue May 12, 2020 5:07 pm
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Steering Damper
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Canadian FJR » Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:31 am
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Planning a future project with the FJR and will be needing a steering damper. Any suggestions on where to find one.
Disclaimer: I am fully aware...
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I had a couple of real bad tankslappers back in the 70's with my wiggly framed '58 Norton, who knows where the steering head bearings were at......
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Last post by raYzerman
Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:41 pm
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Vent hose
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ice_station_zebra » Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:40 am
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I've forgotten...is this the correct routing?
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Inside, lesson learned never pull it out. Fish it back in, bottom end goes into a little loop on the plastic inner rear fender directly behind the...
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Last post by ice_station_zebra
Mon Apr 20, 2020 5:48 pm
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Does the OEM air filter suck?
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KMW » Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:50 pm
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Curious if anyone has found the OEM air filter to suck. I just pulled mine at just over 9000 miles, and found the clean side of my airbox covered in...
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Air filter do suck, that's what they are supposed to do :roll:
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Last post by raesewell
Sun Apr 19, 2020 1:52 pm
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Wised up eventually
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YummYam » Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:54 pm
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This is a ‘thanks guys‘ as much as anything new.
So after lots of encouragement and advice from many, (sorry, can’t remember names), at the FWG...
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Sweet! It's so much better when you get to enjoy your own work, isn't it?
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Last post by rbentnail
Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:31 pm
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Muffler Repacking
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bill lumberg » Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:50 am
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If I’m going to continue to use my beautiful Yoshimura R77 exhaust, they will need to be repacked. I’m deciding whether to fool with...
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When your muffler needs repacking, the best of the best earplugs won’t attenuate the sound. DAMHIK. :)
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Last post by bill lumberg
Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:20 am
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