I sure hope they will at least let us late '06 folks "buy" our way into the fix (offer it in exchange for a few extra duckets). Mine doesn't buck as badly as some of the reports I've read but it definitely sucks when I take it up the canyons.
Ditto.
This is good news...now for the reality of it all as I see it...I'll probably hate myself tomorrow for saying it, and please correct me if I'm wrong, but of all the threads I've ever read here it seems that finally only one of Yamaha's loyal trusted employees was able to duplicate the issue on their personal machine...so Yamaha decided to fix that machine, and others as well it appears...the extent and expense of which is to yet be determined of course, such as '06 vs. '07.
Are you at altitude? I've ridden my '06 here in OKC (about 1,100') and in the mountains/canyons of Arkansas ( up to around 2,500')and have had zero fueling issues. I've done no mods to this bike at all. I had the "Barbarian +7 CO mod" and a PCIII on my '03 FJR so I'm familiar with that but I've simply found none of it necessary on the '06. My bike was built in March of '06 I believe. Maybe I've adapted to the bike but if so, it wasn't hard 'cause I didn't have to make a conscious effort at it. Is there supposed to be a difference between early and later release '06 ECU's or EFI maps?
From what I understand, the change was only made to 07 model ECU's but I don't know that for a fact. I suppose there could have been some 06's with the 07 type map, but I doubt it. The so called "Herky Jerky" complaints are a separate issue. I ride an 06 model and have well over 30,000 miles which have been everywhere from sea level to 12,000+ feet and have had zero issues.
Here's a possibility for checking on a mid-production ECU change for '06 models that may have the running problems described for '07 models...my '06 FJR S/N ending 228 had CO settings of -10 +8 +8 +11 and ran very well...do any of you later '06 owners that have done the Barbarian Mod have the current '07 idle CO values of +5 +18 +18 +21?...If so, you may also have the latest ECU map as well as the troubles, but that's just a guess.
Great Info for all...sorry to hear of your troubles, however...As I suspected, some possibly later '06's have the running issue and CO settings of the '07's...and the observation of poor indicated mileage coincidental with a surging event has been reported before, so you may also have the current problematic ECU map...something to watch for if others have the surging...maybe Yamaha will correct all with the same ECU map problems regardless of year of manufacture...other than color changes, Yamaha probably considers the '06 and '07 FJR's to be the same model, with ECU mapping changes per selling location and current specs.
The PCIII is only mask, but not eliminate the surging issue. This is true for my '06 and I have the PCIII/Wally smoothness map and it still surges.
