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Thanks for responding with your correct input. After some research I found that the ring and pinion gears are 33/9 for Gen. 1,2 and 3 FJR's and the original V/Max. I'm looking for some more spunk from my FJR and figured the slightly lower gear from the Gen 1 would help a little but it is not to...

I have an 08 and want to use the Gen 1 rear gear case assembly because the Gen 1 is geared slightly lower than the Gen 2 however I'm not sure if the short Gen 2 drive shaft will work with the early case. I want the lower gear from the Gen 1 soI will have more power to the pavement. Anyone know...

It might be of interest to some that Web Cams does indeed offer a mild cam profile for the FJR that is a drop in using the stock valve springs and it makes about 5-8 more horsepower from 5000 rpm up over the stock cams. These cams are of the hard weld type which are actually more durable than...

The infamous Power Commander for the FJR has no provisions for altering the ignition timing however units intended for use on Busa's and others do. While it's true that it's not necessary to change the timing on a FJR it would be nice to know what it is just as knowing what the cam duration is...

Does anyone know are have access to information regarding the ignition timing on the FJR? The shop manual gives the initial timing as 5 degrees BTDC @ 1050 rpm. I'm looking for the total number of degrees at maximum advance. My dealer doesn't know nor does the tech rep at Yamaha in California...

You have a fine feline there Mr. Hemingway.

Has anyone removed the cats from the head pipes on the 2nd. generation FJR and did an A-B dyno test to see what if any horsepower gains were made. I have an 08 with StainTunes with the DB killers removed and no bags but I need more. I've heard that you gain about 5 hp when you remove the cats...

The Gen. II models like my 08 had cats in the mufflers and replacing these with straight thru mufflers like the Stain-Tunes will lose 7 lbs. of weight and fetch 4 more horsepower with the db killers removed. The Stain-Tunes go on like the stock muffs, no bands, clamps, springs or doo dads but...

Perfection for me would consist of a point more compression,10 degrees more cam timing and 2 mm larger throttle bodies which all together would add another 10 horsepower and since the FJR is the lightest of the ST's it would be da rocket of the bunch. The handle bars could also be raised another...

I've got Staintunes on my 08 and either with or without the db killers installed they are killer. The 2nd. Gen. FJR's also had cats in the mufflers, another reason to get rid of them. The Staintunes sound good, install like stock, stay beautiful and are 9 pounds lighter than stock (total) but...

I replaced the stock mufflers on my 08 with a set of StainTunes and prior to mounting the new muffs I weighed both sets and found that the StainTunes were about 4 lbs. per side lighter than the stock mufflers. The shop manual explains the difference in the mufflers among other things and...

I too rode them both including the Beemer and Honda with the Honda being the most comfortable with the best fit and finish but the Beemer was a gadject too far. The C-14 I thought was kinda ugly and had too many doodads and would be a nightmare to work on. The C-14 will whip an FJR on top end...

For me a so called sport touring bike needs shaft drive and handlebars that doesn't require me to be in the push up position and at least a range of 200 miles. I have a friend that has a Honda Blackbird with custom hard bags and a trunk which looks totally bogus on the Blackbird but to him it's...

Mechanically speaking, you lose approximately 2.5% power/torque per gear set and consequently a 6 speed transmission eats more power than a 5 speed. The FJR employs a very small cam shaft duration wise and consequently is a torquer rather than a high RPM buzzer and the wide ratio 5 speed it has...

Have you guys tried one of the Odyssey batteries in the FJR? Their #PC 680 is the same dimensions as the FJR battery and it has a 16 amp hour rating with 220 cca. I put one in my V-Max which came with a whimped out 12 AH battery like the FJR and the Odyssey acted like two of the others. The...

Only the new BMW K-1300 GT sport tourer at 636 lbs. weighs less than the FJR but the Beemer has about 20 more horsepower and the same torque. The Beemer has 13 to 1 compression and requires premimum gas and isn't the looker that the FJR is but it's faster and if speed is the main criteria for a...

I just installed a set of Staintunes on my black 08 and they are the cat's meow and if you didn't know better you would think they were stock.....until you start the engine, how sweet it is. They bolt on like stock and fit like a glove but weigh 4 lbs. per side less than the stockers and don't...

I have a copy of the certificate of origin that came with my 08 FJR and Yamaha list the weight wet @642 lbs which includes bags which weigh 26 lbs for both. I have a test on an 07 model in an issue of Motorcylist magazine that gives the wet weight as 676 lbs. and the dry weight at 636 lbs. If...

Thanks a million for all I ever wanted to know about FJR exhaust but was too stupid to ask.

Does anyone use the Dale Walker or Staintune slip ons on the Gen II model and if so how do you like them? I have an 08 and the ones by Walker look good but he doesn't give the dba level @ 4000 rpm but the Staintunes do and both supposedly make the same hp and weigh the same. None of the slip ons...