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Interesting discussion. While the lighting on the current generation of FJR is excellent, I too wanted to add auxiliary lighting to help with making the bike stand out as not just another vehicle on the road. I also wanted to make them a different color from the very white headlights so I got...

She's in the fastest color too!

Page 7-34 of the 2016 Operators Manual. It can be downloaded here: https://library.ymcapps.net/library/om/contents/pdf/10/B96-28199-10_02.pdf Sorry for the duplication. I didn't realize someone beat me to the punch.

On the 2016+ bikes there is a fuse block that is not part of the main fuse block that has a fuse specifically for that LED headlight assembly. If you added a light bar that draws enough current, that fuse probably blew. If you want to have auxillary lighting that is triggered with the...

Joel Espinoza (Top Contributor) says: The stiffy kit is no longer made, and even when it was didnt prevent subframe damage.

If memory serves, your Stiffy Kit was developed for the purpose of reinforcing the rear frame member of the FJR in order to prevent the frame cracks occurring when carrying a bit too much weight hanging out on the tail end. I have one installed on my 2016 ES for that reason. I recently...

Not sure what the R-Gaza guards look like but you might be able to use these. Motowerk highway mounts and Rivco Anti-Vibe pegs. I picked these up used and mounted them to the T-Rex guards on my 2016ES. They're extremely adjustable and very sturdy. I can stand on them without causing any flex...

Yup. 3 distinct parts for each side. On the "fische" there are 3 different part numbers shown for my 2016. It appears the same parts are used on left and right sides. Not sure why it shows a quantity of 3 for the lower piece. Cover, Rear Fender 2 DPBMU 3P6-2163E-01-P1, Cover, Rear Fender 2...

Welcome back to riding one of the finest machines to grace the asphalt/concrete from Indiana!

You won't regret jumping from the Beemer ship. Most less enlightened riders will glance at your FJR and comment " nice BMW" anyway. You'll find the FJR to be much faster and very tossable at speed. Like others have commented, they feel a bit top-heavy at low speeds but that goes away once you're...

I like following the manufacturer's recommendations. I do a drain and fill every other year with Yamacool premix.

What I would like to know is how the engine became that gunked up. I have never seen that kind of goo inside of a combustion chamber of any engine, ever. I would ask for an analysis of what that stuff is and where it might have come from. Of the millions of engines that run for billions of...

That's an every manual-transmissioned motorcycle ever made kind of thing. If you have the patience, you can pull the clutch in 10-15 seconds before you attempt to shift into gear. That'll give the spinning mass of the cluster a bit of time to slow down a bit and give you a quieter gear...

I have a Shorai lithium in my 2016. It works fine as long as it a) doesn't sit too long and b) doesn't get too cold. It's good in my garage for about 3-4 days but beyond that is a roll of the dice. I have a DVR installed on the bike so there is a small parasitic drain to keep that operational...

Troubleshooting 101: Start with the simple stuff. (KISS, remember?) Pop the cover off the battery and measure the voltage. Do you have at least 12VDC? If yes, move on to the connections. If no, time to examine why. Are the connections clean and tight? If yes, move on to fuses. If no, stop...

Since the Honda Moly60 is no longer produced, I've been using Loctite LB 8012. I see though, Loctite no longer offers LB 8012. What're you recommending?

That's a smokin' deal on a really nice looking bike!

I loaded the bars up with tech. The phone mount is a piece I picked up on Amazon. It will automatically clamp the four corners of the phone when the phone is pushed against the backing plate but, it needs a little "hug" to ensure it is solidly clamped in there. It has a built-in Qi charging...

Yamalube 10w-40 and Yamaha filter every 4000 miles for my bikes (2016 FJR1300ES & 1980 XS850SG) for the last 43 years. No issues yet.

Sunnyorlando I'm all ears! (see what I did there?) That sounds like the kind of thing I may try. I have a Nolan N100-5 helmet and installed the Cardo PackTalk Bold. I upgraded the speakers to the largest JBLs Cardo offers and while it did improve the sound, I'm still not there yet. I tried...