Streethawk
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A Buddy recently got a great deal on an 04 FJR and we switched for a ride one day. He on my VFR and I sampled the 1300. The ride was short but I was smitten! I've owned a 99 C-10 for about 9 years now and love it for winter/wet weather. But when that's all you know.....
(side bar: The more bikes you ride the pickier you become!)
So (as most of us may do) I surf the local craigslist for listings to see what's out there. Not really "seriously looking"..... until I came across an ad that stated "2007 Yamaha FJR $2000" - and it was NOT being offered by a Nigerian Prince.
Long story short, it's a well ridden (60K miles) and loved FJR that now has a transmission issue. The seller lives in a townhome and doesn't have the facilities or knowledge to fix himself. The dealer was estimating $800 before they even knew what the cause of the issue was. Out of Butt estimate to fix was $4000. Seller didn't want to put that much into it.
I arrived first and carted the poor girl home! Along with a larger screen, some oil, bag liners and a custom backrest by some enterprising FJR enthusiast I'm sure. Nice piece! So, yeah, I think I got a good deal!
I know there's lots of knowledge here. So I figure some "Armchair Wrenching" may be in order...
The tranny issue symptoms follow: When running (in neutral or in gear) and upright, all seems normal. Revving the engine is fine. Tilt the bike either way it sounds as if two (or more) gears are spinning and rubbing together. Stand it up straight and it engages first through 3rd (on the centerstand - I didn't ride it). When shifted into 4th the engine quite, wheel stopped and was a bugger to get it unstuck. As if two gears wanted to engage at once. A circlip may have let go?
The PO commuted year round as much as possible with longer trips with his wife up and down the east coast.
I haven't done much research yet and am not sure if this issue is documented, but my preliminary prescription is to find a lower mileage engine and just do the swap.
I have a replacement engine on the way from a 10K mile - 2007.......
(side bar: The more bikes you ride the pickier you become!)
So (as most of us may do) I surf the local craigslist for listings to see what's out there. Not really "seriously looking"..... until I came across an ad that stated "2007 Yamaha FJR $2000" - and it was NOT being offered by a Nigerian Prince.
Long story short, it's a well ridden (60K miles) and loved FJR that now has a transmission issue. The seller lives in a townhome and doesn't have the facilities or knowledge to fix himself. The dealer was estimating $800 before they even knew what the cause of the issue was. Out of Butt estimate to fix was $4000. Seller didn't want to put that much into it.
I arrived first and carted the poor girl home! Along with a larger screen, some oil, bag liners and a custom backrest by some enterprising FJR enthusiast I'm sure. Nice piece! So, yeah, I think I got a good deal!
I know there's lots of knowledge here. So I figure some "Armchair Wrenching" may be in order...
The tranny issue symptoms follow: When running (in neutral or in gear) and upright, all seems normal. Revving the engine is fine. Tilt the bike either way it sounds as if two (or more) gears are spinning and rubbing together. Stand it up straight and it engages first through 3rd (on the centerstand - I didn't ride it). When shifted into 4th the engine quite, wheel stopped and was a bugger to get it unstuck. As if two gears wanted to engage at once. A circlip may have let go?
The PO commuted year round as much as possible with longer trips with his wife up and down the east coast.
I haven't done much research yet and am not sure if this issue is documented, but my preliminary prescription is to find a lower mileage engine and just do the swap.
I have a replacement engine on the way from a 10K mile - 2007.......
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