Converting FJR from shaft drive to chain drive

[05fjrBluedevil]

I agree, send the pm maybe you'll get the information, other than that it's your bike and if you want it to be a chain drive. Then mo power to you friend.

Just try to document everything you do with photos and maybe you can change it back some day when you are tired of the chain....

Mike

 

[rushes]

In an effort to stop wrist ache, I was thinking of fitting a steering wheel and am sure someone mentioned on here that it was easy enough, can you help?

Is that one of those little cromed out chained welded types? That would be cool!

Chain drive AND chain steering! Perfect! :thumbsupsmiley:

 

[Scab]

give me the shaft :blink:

Hi, I'm from the IRS. I'll be right over.

 

[FJR_pig]

give me the shaft :blink:

Hi, I'm from the IRS. I'll be right over.

Uh oh, someone got beat up last month...

 

[ionbeam]

give me the shaft :blink:

Hi, I'm from the IRS. I'll be right over.

Tax man don't scare me. I flick boogies in his direction. I'm from New Hampshire, "Live Free or Die" It's even on our license plates.

Even if you come for us, we won't go peacefully into your custody.

I don't have problems doing wheelies with my shaft driven FJR...

You mean shaft drive bikes can wheelie :blink: Man, I sure wish I knew that when I owned my V-Max.

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

Chain Drive<snip>(Looks better?)

Pros of Shaft drive<snip>

Smoother

Chain & sprockets (in good shape) are a smooth drive design, imo -- worn-out and/or with 'tight spots', well that's another issue.

As for looks: I think you may be on to something there. Americans like to look at chain drive -- I don't know why?

Almost all the early Japanese touring bikes that first came to America in the '60s had completely enclosed (light-gauge steel covers) final-drive chains. Yes, they were small displacement bikes -- but, most bikes were smaller (then) than today (650cc was a big bike -- today it's a beginner bike).

But -- back to the issue: Americans stripped all the 'tin' covers off all the bikes to expose the drive chain. They also put on higher handlebars, cut-off (or removed completely) the front and rear fenders, as well as sawing-off the ends of the mufflers (or, removing the baffles) to make the bikes louder.

Sound familiar......

Soon...., few bikes came to America (from any country) with an enclosed chain final drive -- they best way (imo) to do it, fully enclosed (w/lube).

 

[otrfjr]

Forget chain drive: I want to convert mine to belt drive. That way when I take it camping, I can turn it into a generator by simply removing the back wheel and hooking the belt to a dynamo.

 

[boomerang]

:blink: Why? That's all I'm saying. Isn't that why one would have an fjr is partly because of the shaft drive. I meen change the lube now and then and your done. And yes the front wheel will come off the ground just fine if thats what you want it to do.

 

[SacramentoMike]

I'm converting from gasoline to helium drive. Then BOTH wheels will come off the ground!

 

[CRMH Eagle]

It seems it must be legal to smoke pot in your state.

 

[Wicked Webby]

I ,too, would be interested in seeing how they do this conversion and the costs. Seems like a cheap way of putting more ponies to the pavement.

WW

 

[SacramentoMike]

It seems it must be legal to smoke pot in your state.

Only if you're ALREADY sick

 

[conwest]

A person would have to have **** for brains to even consider conversion! :angry2:

 

[HaulinAshe]

By all means, go ahead and convert your FJR to chain drive. Just be sure to donate your shaft drive pieces to the Pay It Forward forum program.

 

[Checkswrecks]

I ,too, would be interested in seeing how they do this conversion and the costs. Seems like a cheap way of putting more ponies to the pavement.
WW

They haven't made these for a few years, but just go and buy a Triumph Trophy 1200:

 

[Karmak]

Jeff D, half the fun with the FJR for some of us is fiddling around with it. Getting possibly 15 more horses right off the bat may be a good reason to some. No, we do not want a Busa, we want a more powerful FJR, or an FJR farkled to our own particular liking. Your own reasons are good enough. To some, the world is not definitely not flat!

 

[slapnpop]

I'll I'm going to say is look at the size of the beer the dude's drinking in his avatar: