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The same reason I've assembled the matrix as a best effort assembly of facts over the years. People often like to have piddly-ass arguments over the most minor of detail. On this forum people would start posting in September and October thread after thread with things like, 'Why doesn't Yamaha...

Weird. I fubared those...I may have extrapolated the 11/22/21 date incorrectly for the last several years.. Adjusting for next iteration of the spreadsheet...unless 2024 is/was the last. Thanks.

I've double-checked my spreadsheet and they haven't announced FJRs until the latter part of November the last four years. I don't remember there being any other announcement about lineup changes being posted....link to that? Hopefully, it's a glitch.... Paste of the announce date in...

The engineers at Yamaha believe it's important. Are you willing to accept the risk and not do it? It's been my experience that engines run like dreams...until they don't. The risk is once in a while a minority of FJR exhaust valves are slightly tight, you catch it at the first check interval...

You're 100% right about the announcement month. It's been November for the past five years....usually the last half of the month. But the model hasn't changed significantly since 2016 and since Yamaha has long announced the retirement of the FJR the concensus has been they're selling out...

We're not going to turn a thread or this forum into a workshop for scammers to find ways to route around measures forums take to reduce their infiltration. Please take it down a notch dafish. The aggressive tone isn't helpful. Closing thread. If anybody wants to sell their RDL, please can...

They've stacked a ton of various 2025 announcements in their channel with liberal stock video, marginal narration scripts, and usually a single not-horrible doctored image and panning trick to enhance the video effect. That one image is creative at least. And they got you to watch and drive...

So, you're potentially falling in the same trap as the previous owner. Do you know what wire Yamaha sized for that 3 amp fuse? Will the wire degrade if it flows...say....9 amp over time? Why did Yamaha engineers choose 3 amps and not 10? It's your bike, but if it were mine I'd put a 3 amp...

There is! I haven't blown it myself, but many have and it's been talked about many, many times. Usually when somebody plugs in an inflator or high-draw items. Found a reference for you with the Search function. HotRodZilla knows his technical stuff...

Try sending Brodie a personal message. There's a mail icon near the upper right called "Conversations".

Thanks for two separate reports on a person....that's now no longer here. They weren't a bot, but a scammer of some sort after a couple minutes of verification. The forum software tries to catch them before they get in, but sometimes they make it through. Thanks for using the system's report...

Never heard of one failing. Back in the day when the FJR was a new platform...I think we thought it would be a good thing to do...maybe because we couldn't yet find other things to do. I think it's become a NEPR-adjacent subject personally.

RossKean is a smart 'fella--especially highlighting this as two distinct issues. I agree with what he said and would add that the "fast starter syndrome" I've diagnosed before can manifest like you're talking about. The good thing is the first one can be fixed by changing your habit and hopelly...

Yeah, not likely a ticker then. They usually manifested in the first 20,000 or so.

Very BIG if true. It's been nearly 20 years since the issue was first sorted and Yamaha even did a technical bulletin and replaced or rebuilt heads because of it. We guestimated 5-15% of bikes or so on the forum. However, I doubt Yamaha would still honor it as they advised owners back. You'd...

I think it's been many, many years since somebody uttered these words on this forum.....but you *may* have one of the dreaded Tickers from the words you type. Or if you're lucky a cam chain tensioner. 2005 and earlier Gen 1 motorcycles had a fair number of bikes have sub-optimal valve guide...

Why do you think it's "getting hot" and think you have to stop it? Is it boiling over, throwing an error code, or running strangely? If not these or something other than you think it's hot...I wouldn't shut it off to begin with. Fans coming on, temperature bars in upper segments, and hot air...

All years bags fit all years FJRS. As for color and other details about models years, check the model comparison matrix at https://www.fjrforum.com/threads/fjr1300-model-comparison-matrix.181562/#post-1466580

Not necessarily on multiple levels. 8% off of what exactly? Did you use a section of calibrated section of highway with mile-post markers, general MP markers, or maybe aerial marks used by aerial surveillance? What degree of accuracy is the 8%? +/- 2%? +/-0.5%? And while the odometer...

Idle seems way high to start. And, yes, that's not right. It seems specific to a cylinder valve that's clicking. WAY louder, stronger, and more consistent than the subtle amount sometimes FJRs tick. It doesn't seem like a cam chain tensioner as that sound is more of a sloppy chain and not...