Gear changers

[tschutter]

So I should take a class? I was going to spend my winter running the bike, on the main stand, in the garage, shifting up and down as I slide left to right through imaginary curves - till the CO makes me tip right off the seat.

 

[Ishkatan]

Hi all,
About to purchase a 2014 model, would like to know if you do or have had issues with gear changers done without the clutch? going through after first at the lights or stopped. I do it all the time on my Triumph Sprint had for 5 years with more than 100,000km on the clock and had no issues with this.
I'm sure i'll have plenty more questions to ask as I work way forward looking after my new to me.
Thanks Ozzie in NZ

Go for a lightly used Gen 2 FJR 1300AE. Clutchless shifting with either foot or button on the handlebar. Only 5 speeds but cruises at 4000 rpm at 100mph indicated, 90mph real.

 

[SkooterG]

Go for a lightly used Gen 2 FJR 1300AE. Clutchless shifting with either foot or button on the handlebar. Only 5 speeds but cruises at 4000 rpm at 100mph indicated, 90mph real.

I can guarantee the FJR does not show 100 mph indicated at 4,000 rpm in 5th gear.

https://www.fjrowners.com/threads/gear-speed-rpm-ratio-chart.143519/?post_id=1170301#post-1170301

 

[Ishkatan]

I may not be remembering the RPM right - might have been closer to 4500 or up but I do recall my speedometer and my phone GPS. I wanted to see 100 for at least for a short distance on a 55 mph speed limit highway where everyone else was running 70-80+ mph and I was passing in the left lane (not weaving.) Once I got to 100 I slowed down to 80-90 on the speedometer. However, many speedometers are usually quite off and I am pretty sure mine is off by 7-8%.

 

[mcatrophy]

I can guarantee the FJR does not show 100 mph indicated at 4,000 rpm in 5th gear.

https://www.fjrowners.com/threads/gear-speed-rpm-ratio-chart.143519/?post_id=1170301#post-1170301

Quite right. I've spent a while (my better half said wasting my time) doing the hard sums for various bikes, including the three FJR gearbox variants.

You can find the index for all the ones I've done here, or click for direct links for the three: FJRs: 2004 (all Gen 1), 2006 (all Gen 2 and Gen3 five-speed) and for 2016 (six-speed).

And if you want to play, you can edit any of the variables and see what happens, might be of interest to those who like to play different tyre sizes, or for any with the data for other bikes (or any other vehicle).

I currently run the six-speed YCC-S variant (AS in the UK, would have been AE in the American and Canadian), its gear changing is significantly improved over the older ones. Yamaha uses the throttle-by-wire to at least unload the gearbox while it changes gear. Enables holding the throttle wide and just flicking the finger switch to change up, butter smooth changes. 0 to jail with zero skill in a very few seconds .