black mamba
Well-known member
I've got an '05 with a little over 16,000 miles on it. The bike has been farkled to within an inch of its life....suspension mods, seats, wind screens, you name it. My only gripe with this otherwise wonderful machine continues to be the issue of buzzing through the bars. I've tried a multitude of grips ( now using Grip Puppies over the stock grips ), three different sets of risers ( now using NPL 6 degree offset ), several different sets of bar ends ( now using Throttlemeisters...heavy version ) and I've done everything else I can think of ( multiple TBS's, etc. ) to address the buzz. It is still there and as bad as ever. I'm going to take the bike to my local dealer and have his best mechanic ( Known him for years...one of the best I've ever seen ) go over every nut and bolt for proper torqueing. As others have said, it may just be a case where the harmonics of this engine are such that the buzz is going to remain an issue, no matter what you do. If that proves to be so, then this bike will be sold pronto. I truly love everything else about my FJR and sincerely hope I don't have to sell it.