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If I were to describe the noise, first I'd say the tick sounds almost like one of those electronic grill starters....you know....the battery powered ones that fire the ignitor repeatedly when you hold the button in...sounds like something along those lines but louder. Another way I could...

Riiiiight.....that too. I figured there were many more than 3% based on what I've been reading just on this forum. The frustrating part was relaying my findings to the Yamaha "Product Specialist" who didn't "have that memo" with regards to the frequency of this occurance. I have good contacts...

Bought my 2005 FJR in St Pete, FL with 4100 miles on it. An epic 6 days and 2400-ish miles of making my way back north to NH and the engine develops the much feared "FJR-tick". I assume it's a generally known issue in the FJR community (after seeing the sticky threads posted here) that Yamaha...

Another thing that will really help is doing trackdays....NOT an open track day rather, an advanced street riding-type school but not necessarily an ARC. Though an ARC may very well help you, it's not the track and IMO the track is the proper environment to explore this kind of stuff. A...

Well that's why I have a blue one coming in....how many blue brooms have you seen? I do it for the kids. SPORT- I'm pretty sure something will work out.

Those would be grits......yummy, buttery grits... :dribble:

Why yes.....I take it you don't like Shoei? :lol:

I was running SilverStars in everything until I found out they completely sucked as far as life span goes. Not to piss in your Cheerios but Sylvania isn't going to do anything with regards to your letter. Maybe another set of free crappy lamps but that's about it. I went back to OEM lamps...

1) Nope. I was scraping pegs all the way back to NH. It's not too difficult on this bike. 2) Hang off the bike more which will help you stand the bike up more in the corners. Another thing is to teach yourself to grip the outside of the tank with your leg when you're leaned over. You can...

Okay, the full story and my progression back to NH from FL is posted over on FZ1OA. Linkage What you see is the generic ride report because there isn't a chance in hell I'm going to edit this report to make you monkeys happy....sorry....I still love you though. Also, be forewarned, I screwed...

1. Bike year, model? 2003 FZ1 2. Dealer name / city / state? He'd kill me if I told you 3. Hourly shop rate? Free-95 an hour 4. Number of hours to complete? 4.5 (actually, it was 5 weeks including wait time for parts and the answer to #6) 5. Valve check or valve adjustment? check and...

:huh: Meh...call me a "preparation-nazi" I like to be very well prepared at all times and carry enough knowledge to do many repairs. Being prepared saves on potential additional headaches if things go awry and with that I don't have to stand by in agony watching someone else perform work...

Okay...the question is "Which half?" lol Kinda too late now....I already sent the package.

That's good to hear! Thank you!

Okay...got the battery question figured out...The answer--> "It's a *****." So who wants to venture a guess on the 1pc fitting inside one of the sidebags? Possible?

Flashlight's all packed. Tool kit includes (from what I can remember): 19mm thru 36mm sockets 1/2 drive ratchet 6" 1/2 drive extension metric Allen wrench set 19mm Allen wrench adjustable crescent wrench needle nose (a few sizes) wire cutters duct tape masking tape electrical tape...

One more in central Southern, NH

About 4200 miles on the bike. I was thinking of one oil change somewhere along the trip. So generally speaking, it sounds like my "Extended Ride" tool kit will do the job.

As some of you might know, I'm flying down and buying an FJR in FL and riding it back to NH. Since I'd like to be as prepared as possible, what are some of the tools I should bring that aren't included in the OEM tool kit? What removes the front axle? 19mm Allen? Any other major tools I...

I just ordered a stem mount type from a place called techbiker.com LINK Figured this way I can still use a tank bag...we'll see how it works out.