Bent Gear Shifter

[Woodstock]

  I'm waiting for the $125.00 replacement part from Yamaha.

Harley-Davidson sells a chrome plated shifter lever for $29.99. Maybe you can modify one to fit your FJR.

And it's a cool heel-toe shifter to boot! :haha:

 

[meosborn]

@petey (FNG), you may consider that radman knows what he's doing and that maybe, just maybe, your second post shouldn't be a correction to the setup of someone else's FJR. Just a thought. k:

 

[petey]

@ radman, if I offended you with the comment I made, I apologize to you.

I certainly didn't mean to criticize your farkle set up.

@Meosborn, I don't think the number that any one has posted on this Forum, has anything to do with, what can, or can not be said. So, MYOB!

Have a good Day

 

[radman]

You didn't petey. I tried several methods of mounting the arm, and found that reduced side angle resulted in less binding on the shift shaft, the arm wanting to lift the shaft rather than turning it. The shorter the arm, the more pronounced the effect. After drilling the original arm, I found this to be a real problem, as it was so short that rather than a twisting motion, as intended, it was trying to lift the shaft before the physics forced it to turn instead. The shift shaft on the Feej runs in a bearing, rather than a bushing, so I wasn't too concerned about wear so much as I was about wasted effort. The present setup works so nicely, that with a warm engine, and finally getting the shifting technique down pat, I can make Frank sound like an automatic the shifts are so fast and easy. A light nudge on the lever gets an upshift fast. The reduction of any angularity is the key.

 

[petey]

@ Radman, I appreciate the reply and info. The R1 shift arm will be my next project.

Thanks!

 

[HondaCBX6]

@Petey

I don't think anyone anywhere can offend the Radman! )

 

[BBIII]

Update:

I got the shifter from Folsom Lake Yamaha after waiting 30 minutes at the parts counter while some sensible off road mid-life crisis idiot kept asking questions about maintenace instead of buying a manual that the counter jockey mentioned about 10 times...first come, first serve is crap, next time I'll have the part shipped to my house.

Anyway, bought the 9.99 50 mm TORX bit so I could get the cover off (why is this the only TORX bolt on the bike?) and to my horror I found that the tyre piece that I hit had pushed the shifter lever into the shaft drive cover and torn part of it off. I can see the U bolt or the CV joint that connects the transmission to the shaft drive. There was grease/oil/road dirt everywhere inside. I think Yamaha will have to replace that part since it looks like you have to dis-assemble some of the the rear end to get to it. (For now I have placed several layers of duct tape over the hole and injected a bunch of lube crap so the fu@king thing does sieze on me during 80 MPH freeway driving).

Then the friggin nut wouldn't come loose on the "shifter rod" that I think RADMAN wants me to change to a R-1 part. So I had to put it back together with the old bent & beat up shifter.

AND, I don't have the tools to work on this tiny motorcycle **** and I'm pissed off.

Fu@k Fu@k Fu@k.

Frustrated,

BB III

 

[radman]

Dude, no tools means no touch. This isn't a good area to be using pliers and crescent wrenches. And pissed off means spending money on wrecked ****. Take a break, have a cold one (just one now), and reassess. That cover, if ripped, is no biggie. It was open to begin with. Its just a boot to prevent the odd bit of clothing from getting in there and contacting a spinning u-joint and getting caught. No tape or lube is needed there-the joint is internally lubricated and needs nothing externally. This kinda sounds like you're unfamiliar with the engineering, and might be better off having the dealer check this bike over for damage beyond your ability to determine. Safety and/or ruined mechanicals is involved here. This isn't a slam, just a suggestion-let someone who understands the machine check it out, I'm not so sure you do.

 

[radman]

I don't think anyone anywhere can offend the Radman!

John, I am wounded to the core.... :blink:

 

[BBIII]

Take a break, have a cold one (just one now), and reassess.

Thanks RM,

that is exactly what I'm doing, taking a breath between repairs. I didn't really put duct tape and lube on my FJR - that was a joke. I have the right tools, I'm just impatient to get the damn thing fixed. It looks like I'll do the R-1 mod because I can't get the shift lever apart from the shifter rod.

BB III

 

[JREW]

Where did you get all those tourqe settings?

BBIII, Sorry to take so long to answer your question, and I assume from the other posts you have already figured out the answer, but anyway, from the Manual.