I haven't been a member very long, but have seen mention of this mod on several occasions with no real description of what it really is. From what I gathered so far from forum searches does it let you change settings on the ecu based on co in the exhaust using the dash display? Will it let you richen or lean your fuel settings?
Can anyone direct me to a link with a better description?
I am waiting on delivery of an 08 FJR when this miserable midwest winter ends, and am wondering if this mod would benefit me in any way or not. Just like to know the new bike inside and out.
Thanks for your replies in advance!
Welcome to the site!
Since it's a Friday you're liable to be dogpiled as the FNG asking questions that have been answered many times elsewhere on the forum. As a fellow FNG, let me try and head that off.
There are a couple of threads on the forum you should bookmark, one of them being the Gen II "Bin O' Facts" that has the answers to tons of questions about maintenance, torque values, modifications, and overall general knowledge:
Gen II Bin O Facts - this thread can be found stickied at the top of the
FAQs and Common Historical Info subforum
It's not a thread here on the forums, but you'll also want to bookmark the
FJRTech (run by forum admin Warchild) and
FJR1300.info sites, which contain guides and HOW-TOs for almost all of the basic maintenance, some advanced maintenance, and popular modifications to be made to the FJR. They'll make for a good read while you're waiting on your bike to be delivered.
You'll also want to familiarize yourself with the forum's
Search function, which can be found at the top right of any forum page. You can also search the site by using Google - just go to Google.com and enter your search terms along with "site:fjrforum.com" appended at the end. An example for a search about the Barbarian Mod on an '08 FJR would look like this: 08 barbarian mod site:fjrforum.com
WARNING - Not using the search function or Google to find an answer to your question before you post a new thread is likely to get you dogpiled if your question is a common one - WARNING
You may have already read it, but there is a thread discussing the worth of doing the Barbarian mod on an '08 FJR just a couple of threads underneath this one in the Technical Discussions subforum:
https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=100538
Lastly,
here is a page on FJRTech about the Barbarian jumper mod and how to do it. Just like you thought, it allows you to make moderate adjustments to your fuel/air mixture and can help eliminate lean surging at low throttle. *the instructions are for the Gen I FJRs, but according to the Gen II Bin O Facts, to do the mod on the Gen II: "the general instructions are the same. -- just remove the white plug out of 25, move the wire from 23 to 25, and put the white plug in 23"
