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[sath182]

I'm finally, once again, an FJR haver!



100% stock with a fully broken in 33k miles and a full service history.

Took all day to go get it from Knoxville. And would have been impossible without support from my wife. She's absolutely a keeper.

 

[Bellerophon]

It's hard to see in the picture, what year? Congratulations!

 

[El Toro]

It's hard to see in the picture, what year? Congratulations!

Look under his avatar and you'll see that he's identified it as a 2013 A model.

Edit: And congratulations to the OP. I've come back several times over the years. The FJR is the best sport touring bike with relatively few shortcomings. It does so many things well, sometimes it seems too good to be true.

 

[RossKean]

It's hard to see in the picture, what year? Congratulations!

His signature says 2013A

Congrats on the "new-to-you" bike!

 

[hppants]

Welcome back (figuratively and literally) - he he he....

 

[steveoreno]

Welcome back!

 

[sath182]

Now that it's not 1100pm... Here's a better picture.



On the maintenance list for the near future:
- clean and lube the twist grip and lever/pedal pivots.
- inspect and grease the shock linkage
- inspect and grease the u-joint splines

And on the future mods list (need to save some more pennys):

- Add the missing swingarm mud flap (not sure how it goes on, the swingarm isn't drilled)
- Canyon cages
- EricF style sliders
- Highway pegs if they'll fit
- Givi SR-357
- And maybe a stiffy kit too

 

[sath182]

Oh, and in the very distant future... Suspension. I wasn't lucky enough to get any upgrades from the previous owner.

 

[RaYzerman19]

Looks good. The flap attaches to the plastic rear inner fender..... you should see the holes there for the rubber nibs. EZPZ.

 

[sath182]

Ok, didn't realize it hung down off the fender. The gen 1 had it on the swinger, iirc.

 

[escapefjrtist]

Congrats on the new (to you) '13 and welcome back!

Regarding the mud flap. I made mine with a piece cut out of a black trash can. Easily fits the curve of the inner fender and you can make it slightly wider and longer.

--G

 

[Happytrails63]

Congrats on the new bike and a Gen III

Enjoy your ride and the farkling!

 

[LKLD]

Welcome back, and nice find on the bike.

 

[FreakyFastFreddie]

Congrats....welcome back!

 

[Warpdrv]

Welcome back..... nice machine there... Looks really clean...

Canyon cages
- EricF style sliders
- Highway pegs if they'll fit

Here ya go....

Much better position then the wild bill style peg position, which won't fit with the cages...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081HN8PS?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00

https://www.amazon.com/Rivco-Products-Anti-Vibration-Highway-Pegs/dp/B005U80V6K/ref=pd_sim_263_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=41Zvt-SQr7L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=01J4HPCMN3ZF1Z93NF7Y

 

[sath182]

Thanks, it is a pretty clean machine. There's even minimal boot scuffs on the right side bag. Those pegs are what I was planning on using, but why do you have them in different positions?

I got some learning on yesterday while getting the controls greased, and boy did they need it. The clutch push rod came out of the master with the lever and was a bear to get back in to the boot. I'll have to figure out a way to get my abba stand to work so I can get the linkage and drive splines done. The SV just won't go together quick enough.

Btw, is there anyone in my area? I'd love to try out some different windscreens and maybe the SC seat before looking at buying.

 

[sath182]

Took the time today to try and sort out my suspension. I settled on rear preload on hard and rebound 8 clicks out. Front preload on third line, rebound 6 clicks out, and compression 13 clicks out.

Of course it's all guess work and butt dyno, but there isn't much info on setting up a Gen III A model. Still my guesswork resulted in making the bike feel a whole lot more stable and forgiving. It felt like riding on marbles before and was very harsh over bumps.

I also noticed that the tires are more worn than I'd first thought. They are doing the typical PR3/4 feathering and scalloping. We'll see if the adjustments lessen the feathering over time, but new tires will be needed during the summer.

 

[bergmen]

If you got an owners manual with the bike it has a pretty good description on suspension setups. If you didn't, Yamaha has them for free on their website.

Dan

 

[sath182]

The owners manual has no mention of rear rebound settings, and recommends front rebound at 12 and comp at 11. Which is where I (and the PO from the looks of it) started. The front was a pogo stick. I'm using the recommended preload atm cause I can't reliably confirm front and rear sag measurements and figure this'll keep them pretty even. At around 185 geared up, it doesn't seem to move much when I sit on it.

Edit: nvm, shock is on the next page, and not listed as rear suspension adjustment. Regardless the recommended setting is 12 clicks out. I tried it at 10 for a bit and it felt really bouncy when I hit a questionable corner.