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This is a rare failure for an FJR. That's a fair amount of work to remove and tear down the engine so thank you for sharing. Unfortunately, it may be difficult to determine the actual cause of this. Regards, Mr. BR

That's not a bad price! Similar experience here but through Walmart recently. I heard through one of the forums (I read several) that Valvoline 10W-40 4-Stroke 4T Full Synthetic Motorcycle Oil was on Sale for something like $35/6 pack but I checked on line and they were sold out. Opened...

Planning on doing the same on my 58K GEN1 later this Fall..... pull the arm, clean, grease and re-install. I do have a shop manual for reference but I did not know the pivot was threaded into the frame! First up, however, will be a fork oil change and tapered bearings for the steering...

It does seem strange that many find their clutches rather dry upon disassembly. The spinning crankshaft is literally an inch away spewing oil but at a low volume admittedly. Looking at the oil system schematic in my oh-fishal Yamaha shop manual, the transmission main-shaft is fed oil pressure...

Thank you Smitty141 for the quick and easy transaction. Looks like my '05 is getting new steering head bearings and a fork oil change this Fall. Regards, Mr. BR

Here in San Jose, I'm fortunate to have a well established (opened in '78) local accessory dealer (Road Rider). They do not sell bikes nor provide wheel removal but you are welcome to pull your wheels in the parking lot. If you buy tires from them, it's $15/wheel for mount + balance; buy...

PM sent on the steering bearing set! Mr. BR

Great report and pictures.. bummer about the ending! Coincidently, I spent all of last week around the Denver area for a family vacation (Pike's peak, cave tour, zip lining, Royal Gorge etc). Saw plenty of bikes and the Wx was great except for a little rain late in the week. Beautiful country...

I've been carrying the Aerostitch Mini pump on my bike(s) for several years now... haven't used it once so far but I'm glad to have it just in case. I should pull it out and make sure it actually works! Mr. BR

I just checked my oh-fishal Yamaha Service Manual (GEN1) and it looks like all the gears coming off the crank are of the straight cut variety... aka "spur" gears. IMO, the primary gear (crank to clutch) is the main source of the whine and this very common for motorcycle engines. The balancers...

#1 farkle is my re-geared final drive unit..... Next is my recently-added monokey V47 top case.. that thing is solid compared to the generic unit I had on before (which came with the bike so I just lived with it for the first year). After that it's probably the Heli risers and the V-Stream...

Nice... I've been around bikes long enough to remember both the bike and the Kerkers. Supertrapp used to be the cat's meow of slips-ons and I had a pair on my old '85 FJ1100; that was the std set-up for many owners I recall. My '86 FJ1200 had Yoshimura slip-ons and they were just as nice but...

I saw this bike on a Nor Cal Craigslist a week or two ago...and yes, it was being sold with a known 2nd gear issue... There were multiple listings as usual but before the ad disappeared I"m sure I saw it listed as having a "minor issue" and no other specifics. I'm thinking.. what about the...

yup, with the possibility of CA getting some El Nino driven Wx this winter, I've also been thinking about some rain gear for my commute. Existing gear is pretty good for my little 30-40 min daily commute (First Gear Kila jacket and Motorport pants, no liner). However, the Motoport pants are 10...

Interesting… when I bought my ’05 about 18mos ago, it also had around 50K miles on it with little service history. So the first thing I did was to check the valves and I found two tight: one intake and one exhaust.. not bad really (swapped CTT too). I’d never done one either (an FJR) but...

As someone who recently acquired a Givi V46 as well, I'm also considering some add'l lighting. Quick search found this: https://admorelighting.com/Givi-V46-Top-Case-LED-Light-Kit-TS?search=V46 From the Admore site: "Please note: The harness and adapter options are for the Kawasaki Concours...

I just did this on my '05 and honestly, I hadn't really considered anything other than the Givi SR346 rack and adapter plate... but I'll admit I'm probably not fully aware of the alternatives. Anyway, the SR346 is very solid and fit with little fuss; got it from Twisted Throttle for $125...

I"m with ya all the way, Twigg.... at least most of the way . I realize a few hundred revs either way really makes no difference and the mighty FJR will spin'em all day long no problem. I re-geared my FD anyway and I still love it 1 year later..... heck, it lofts the front wheel at the top of...

So you want to shorten the gearing a bit... Here's the overall gearing which adds to the comments above: With OE FD gears: Primary x 5th x Secondary Reductions (middle gear x bevel gear x FD) x 834 *(834 is rear wheel turns/mile on my half worn tire at the time). GEN1: 1.563 x 0.929 x...

Just changed both HL bulbs on my '05... Left side took about 5 min... quick and easy even with my big paws. Right side about 20 min as I needed to pull the plastic around the battery (2 pcs) ... then the actual bulb change was quick. New bulbs were the std Sylvania Xtravision 9003/H4 55/60W...