Those 09 AEs were real junk, just bring it by my place and I'll try to give ya a couple a bucks for it. :lol: I actually always get the clunk from neutral to first and occasionally on a cold take off. I thought about doing the bleed and soak as previously mentioned and will get around to it eventually but it doesn't keep me from ridding. I'm not much fro dealers unless absolutely necessary but I've used Action Yamaha in Edison NJ and have no complaints. I decided to use them when their tech was able to help me over the phone with what I thought was a problem early on when I first got the bike and the dealer where I bought it blew me off and another dealer close by was unable to help either. Depending where you are in NJ I would give them a try or at least a call. YMMV.
+ another 1 ... I have an 06, put a little over 112,000 kms on it, and I found it a little bit "grabby" at first - until I learned how to properly use the YCCS. Once the 'pilot error' was sorted out, it was smooth as silk. It isn't a scooter, but then again, it doesn't have a CVT tranny and I don't think there's a scooter made with 140+ ponies in the barn. :yahoo:+1 here. My 06 has done that a couple of times (ONLY), when for some reason I stopped in a higher gear: 3rd, 4th, or 5th, and then click, click, clicked to 1rst. Try this with your 09: Reduce the idle closer to 1000 RPM, DO proper (engine braking) downshifts, and then take off 'FJR Smooth' (no clunk into gear, because it is already there). If that does not work, shift into neutral as soon as you are stopped, and then shift into first just before departing the stopped position (it SHOULD clunk a bit when shifting in). If it does not take off 'skooter smooth' then, you need: clutch plate soak, DIFFERENT motor oil, and/or bleed & replace clutch fluid with NEW dot 4 . . . Good luckMy opinion is different from many who have replied (nothing new there).
There should be no clunk on moving from rest, it should be smooooth.
My '06 was smooth, never clunked. After its clutch soak.
Two reasons I can give you for a clunk at take-off, one is a sticking clutch (soaking will fix), the other is air in the hydraulic fluid, a bleed will fix.
My '10 doesn't clunk. Whether a gentle move-off in heavy traffic, or at a traffic-light grande prix.
So, get the clutch bled, if that doesn't help, get the clutch soaked. (Either order will do, but my bet is on the bleeding.)
Emphasis: When slowing to stop: DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST WHILE STILL ROLLING SO THE GEAR CAN FULLY ENGAGE. < I'll bet you 38 cents you are not doing this.
Let me update my post: Do not stop in: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th and then click to 1st while NOT MOVING. The simplest, and most reliable way to get "skooter starts" is to downshift to first BEFORE you stop. You do not have to do this while going very fast, just enough to feel some 'engine braking'. If you do this, the transmission will be fully engaged in first gear every time, and you will do your "skooter starts". If you must stop in 2nd, it is safest to shift to neutral (you may have to use a wee bit of throttle just to do this), and then shift back into 1st. This is mostly just the physics of the way motorcycle transmissions work and not any flaw in your bike. I think there is nothing wrong with your bike except, like all FJRs before 2010, the throttle resistance is too stiff, and the throttle is too abrupt from a stopped position for many riders. This can be rectified by experience or by installing a G2 throttle tube (you can learn more about G2 throttle here: https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=14983&pid=238397&st=40entry238397 . You may also want to search the forum regarding unwinding the main throttle spring 1 turn. I did this on my 2006, and it provides a safe, reliable, but lighter throttle. Check first, the 'heavy' throttle turning resistance may not be an issue on a 2009 model.
Sorry about the confusion Mountain.When I posted #35 I should have quoted post #33 from fastpappy.
