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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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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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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Grrrrrr! ....snapped right off
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ice_station_zebra » Mon Mar 23, 2020 11:40 am
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Is there an easy fix for this, short of buying a brand new piece!?
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As the post has disappeared this maybe a bit late. Anyway I did the same on my 09. I reattached the post using JB Weld and now I lube the grommet...
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Last post by fontanaman
Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:33 pm
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White Soap Based Lithium Grease
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ice_station_zebra » Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:48 am
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I see a lot of requirements for White Soap Based Lithium Grease throughout the FJR maintenance and service schedules. Is there a...
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Grease is good. No grease is bad.
Synthetic more chemically stable with better temperature span.
We aren't running a jet turbine or high speed...
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Last post by FJRoss
Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:11 pm
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Crush washers
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ice_station_zebra » Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:53 am
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I just finished changing the final gear oil and I notice in my owners manual that there's no mention of using crush washers for the drain bolt or the...
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I use torque wrenches to make sure I don't overtorque something.
I use Gunthers method, good n tight.
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Last post by Bugnatr
Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:33 am
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Caliper bolts = just a question
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senecahome » Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:05 pm
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Replacing the front caliper on my 2009 and one bolt broke. Someone (maybe me ;) ) overtorqued the bolt. Local shop didn't have the OEM bolt in stock...
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Wasn't that an ABS malfunction?
Hollow bolt = easier to drill out & extract when some wrench jockey over-torques it...
I saw a guy on here once...
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Last post by extrememarine
Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:38 pm
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LED Upgrade
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ice_station_zebra » Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:04 am
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Now that I've got my bike mostly apart I was thinking maybe I should upgrade the headlights to LED. What I have learned from the forum and seen...
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What Jim says... I believe all of them separate from the mounting plate, install the plate, install rubber boot and then the bulb.
Like this
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Last post by ice_station_zebra
Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:06 am
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Intredasting Part Failure
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bill lumberg » Wed Feb 12, 2020 7:59 pm
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The screw covers for the windshield both failed. Not a critical part, but a not a cheap pair of parts to replace either ($120 for the pair).
When I...
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Ok, I GOTTA ask...just what, in sweet jesus, is an “Intredasting Part”?
El Toro Joe will be along soon to explain.
Well. Since Joe has screwed...
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Last post by wheatonFJR
Thu Feb 13, 2020 3:23 pm
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Voltage on Shtartup
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bill lumberg » Mon Feb 03, 2020 3:47 pm
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I bought a nifty voltmeter that plugs into the glove box a while back. Being lazy, today I left the glove box open, and noticed the meter flash red...
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There's a voltmeter on my radar detector. The FJR's stator is strong. Even with high beams, heated grips on WFO, and the heated jacket liner, I still...
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Last post by Hppants
Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:07 am
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N line dash clearance on Gen III with v Strom guards
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griff » Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:49 am
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Looked for this issue with V Strom hand guards, but couldn't find an answer. I am thinking about putting on the N line dash, but am concerned about...
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Thanks Geek. I ordered the dash, so we'll see what kind of modifications it need. Maybe bring it to a Tech Day and let the collective modify it. NOT...
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Last post by raYzerman
Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:10 pm
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PDM60 question
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Dshane » Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:01 pm
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Hello All,
For those that have installed a PDM60 fuseblock, I have a question. I installed it in my 2018 A, all went well. However, when I went to...
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I took Bill's method a bit further, stripped 4 off, twisted it a bit and used a zip tie to hold it. That let me steer the bike with my feet so I had...
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Last post by raYzerman
Sun Jan 12, 2020 8:42 pm
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Last post by Intech
Tue Jan 07, 2020 5:27 pm
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Help with 2003 forks
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HotRodZilla » Thu Aug 29, 2019 4:14 pm
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So, my brother-in-law, Mike, has a 2003 FJR that he bought used. It has had fork seal issues since not long after he bought it. He took them to a...
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Pitting or chrome missing... depends on how big I suppose, ScotchBrite them first, but if you can feel them sticking up (enough to cut a seal), then...
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Last post by HotRodZilla
Fri Dec 20, 2019 3:33 pm
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Throttle Position Sensor Autopsy Gen3
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raYzerman » Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:33 pm
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I posted this up on FJROwners as I had promised a member there, Slim Pickins (not THAT Slim Pickens) I would autopsy his TPS. He had replaced it on...
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I took another deeper look into the one I have here on the bench, read with interest the linked thread and ionbeam's post, mulled over the...
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Last post by raYzerman
Wed Dec 18, 2019 4:15 pm
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Just a couple things I’d sure like to know
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1911 » Thu Aug 29, 2019 1:41 am
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If you have a Gen2, such as my 2007, that DOESN’T run very poorly at minimal throttle openings, what does these measurements look like?
Bike on...
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Hey Duane, You can use my 07 as a guinea pig anytime you want. I don't know how to answer all those questions you ask, but I will bring it over to...
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Last post by philharmonic
Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:44 pm
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KrZy8 Clutch MC
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dcarver » Thu Nov 28, 2019 3:40 pm
KrZy8 Clutch MC
After 1,234,432 pulls, the 2006 clutch master cylinder has developed a slow air leak.
Here's the piston, notice no dust cover, it...
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Last post by dcarver
Thu Nov 28, 2019 3:40 pm
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