Great Experience on my FJR this weekend

[essjayarr]

This is my 1st FJR, an '05 bought this past January.

I rode it this weekend from near Cape Cod, Mass. to Carlisle, Pa. for the Import/Kit Car show...a 930 mile round trip!

The ride was awesome and this bike is at home on the high speed interstates and turnpikes.

Why go to Spain to run with the bulls, when you can ride the Jersey turnpike in the rain with the semi trucks and NY/NJ drivers!!!

So any way, the trip was great with out incident and the bike was unbelievable!!!

Today, I go down to the local convienience store for a soft drink. I back out of my parking spot and begin to make a slow left turn. I don't know how it happened, but she went down on the left side. It happened so quick and I did my best to hold it up, but I couldn't over come gravity.

I've been going over in my head what went wrong. I must have looked down at the ground on the left side and that is exactly where I went.

I've been riding for over 35 years and this was a first!!! Quite embarrassing.

The Motovation sliders saved the body work, but I got some scratches on the crankcase cover just below the "Yamaha" logo and some scratches on the saddle bag cover.

Any one had the misfortune of replacing these parts? I'll call my dealer tomorrow and get some prices.

The bike only has 2300 miles on it, still too new to leave it as is.

During the trip I spotted only 1 FJR I think somerwhere on I-78. Also I spotted about 20 deer roadkills. This isn't a road for bikers at night!!!!

 

[bramfrank]

Sorry to hear about your tipover.

Comfort yourself with the knowledge that there are two types of riders. Those who HAVE dropped their bikes and those who WILL.

 

[Groo]

Cover the scratches on the crankcase cover with the carbon fiber engine armor from Bike Johnny.... you can kill two birds with 1 stone that way... rumor has it a bike that looks just like mine did that exact same thing... and nobody could tell afterwards... until I just typed it here... DOH! :lol:

For the saddlebag covers, you can go a bunch of ways... I had mine repainted. Ended up costing me around $150 for both of them I think...

 

[FantasticJohnR]

Sorry to hear about your drop- usually for me it is oil at convenience stores that get me slipping around.

On the good side- it is good that the motivation sliders protected your fairing- especially good since I just installed them myself a couple of weeks ago- good to know they actually work!

The first scratch is always the hardest... :huh:

 

[airboss]

For me it will be the only round rock in the parking lot,I will find it, and stick my foot directly on top of it. and a skateing we will go. Thats why I put the sliders on before I even rode it around the dealers parking lot.

 

[Mike-H]

Too bad about your drop ....but at least you don't have to worry about it anymore <_< ...I agree with Groo on the covers.....for the cases a good painter should be able to do a blow in repair....much cheaper than replacing them....good luck

 

[essjayarr]

Too bad about your drop ....but at least you don't have to worry about it anymore <_< ...I agree with Groo on the covers.....for the cases a good painter should be able to do a blow in repair....much cheaper than replacing them....good luck

Are the Bike Johnny covers available in the USA or only from overseas?

 

[Groo]

Wildhair used to carry them (or ones like them), but I'm not sure of that anymore. Their website gets a "page error" when I just tried to go there... https://www.whaccessories.com/

I got mine from BJ over the Internet, and they were delivered very quickly...

 

[bluejag]

Cover the scratches on the crankcase cover with the carbon fiber engine armor from Bike Johnny.... you can kill two birds with 1 stone that way... rumor has it a bike that looks just like mine did that exact same thing... and nobody could tell afterwards... until I just typed it here... DOH! :lol:
For the saddlebag covers, you can go a bunch of ways... I had mine repainted. Ended up costing me around $150 for both of them I think...

essjayarr Engine armor now in classified section as we type (quickly now don't doddle)

 

[tripletango]

Cover the scratches on the crankcase cover with the carbon fiber engine armor from Bike Johnny.... you can kill two birds with 1 stone that way... rumor has it a bike that looks just like mine did that exact same thing... and nobody could tell afterwards... until I just typed it here... DOH! :lol:
For the saddlebag covers, you can go a bunch of ways... I had mine repainted. Ended up costing me around $150 for both of them I think...

The alternator cover is about 90 bucks. I just scratched mine again. Going with carbon cover this time!

 

[Toecutter]

The Motovation sliders saved the body work, but I got some scratches on the crankcase cover just below the "Yamaha" logo and some scratches on the saddle bag cover.

Chicks dig scars!

 

[Ric in Sac]

I have the exact same scratches - thanks for reminding me . . .

 

[daviddowns2000]

Another option for the generator cover, especially if the scratches are not too deep, is to sand/grind and paint. I used a spray can of some kind of metallic gray engine paint and a cardboard mask. The color matched almost perfectly. Cost about $5 and undetectable, not a hard job at all. You can also buy a replacement OEM cover for about $65 IIRC but it appears you will have to drain the engine oil to install, no big deal. The CF cover is probably the best solution because it will protect against future damage, but also the most expensive and I am a little anal so I would want to first paint or replace the damaged cover anyway. For the side case you might want to get a can of Toyota Stellar Blue Pearl touch up paint, again about $5, and see if you can make it look acceptable. You can even get one of those little hobbyist sprayers that use a baby food jar-like reservoir and a can of compressed air and spray it yourself. It's worth a shot and if you aren't happy with the results you aren't really any worse off. Search the forum, there are a bunch of posts on both of these topics for the '05.

 

[Randy]

During the trip I spotted only 1 FJR I think somerwhere on I-78. Also I spotted about 20 deer roadkills. This isn't a road for bikers at night!!!!

Where?/When?

I live about 15 minutes from the Carlisle fairgrounds.

Sorry to hear about your mishap.

 

[JimLor]

Didn't hit the front brake at slow speed did ya? When I first got the bike I did that - ONCE! Takes a while (at least for me) to get used to the top heavy traits of the Feejer.

 

[exskibum]

Takes a while (at least for me) to get used to the top heavy traits of the Feejer.

Damn thing IS top heavy, and especially after installling aftermarket suspension, it's nimbleness on the road (for a big bike) can lull you into forgetting its clumsiness when you pull off into dirt or gravel at low speeds. I've dropped mine twice now, and once it goes over far enough (not THAT far), it's not easy to get back up while straddling it. Both times, I've been in an awkward position and had to set it down the last foot or so, get off it and then pick it up. I'm hell on panniers.

As to the case, a little emery cloth on a sanding block and some touch up paint should cover the minor cosmetic problem. Color Rite has what you need:

https://www.color-rite.com/CRPLfactoryColors.php

I don't see the case color listed for the '06, but for the '05, there are four colors listed: the primary blue body color, the secondary silver accent color, the wheel silver color, and the engine case cover color, the last of which is at:

https://www.colorrite.com/product_info.php?products_id=610

Are the engine case and wheel colors the same for '05 and '06??

 

[chipset]

The Motovation sliders saved the body work, but I got some scratches on the crankcase cover just below the "Yamaha" logo and some scratches on the saddle bag cover.

Sorry to hear about your tipover. I bought some motovations, well actually, my wife did for my borthday. I have hesitated to install them, as I haven't looked into installing them. There aren't any real instructions with them.

Mind if I ask a few questions?

First, what size is the hole that was cut? Is it the entire circumference of the slider, or just the smaller indention on the bottom?

What did you use to cut it? I have a unibit, but it is not nearly big enough to cover the entire area of the slider.

Thanks.

 

[Toecutter]

I bought some motovations, well actually, my wife did for my borthday. I have hesitated to install them, as I haven't looked into installing them. There aren't any real instructions with them.
Mind if I ask a few questions?

First, what size is the hole that was cut? Is it the entire circumference of the slider, or just the smaller indention on the bottom?

What did you use to cut it? I have a unibit, but it is not nearly big enough to cover the entire area of the slider.

Moko's don't require cutting. Just removal of the lower fairings (not all that hard). It's about a two-hour job, tops. Get 'er dun, before you drop it. Make sure to tighten the bolts adequately as well. Those are your motor mounts they're attached to.

 

[chipset]

i saw that he had the motovation sliders and assumed the modification required versions. mine require cutting