Hello to all.......Just bought a 2004 with 4k miles on the ticker(no pun intended). Somebody never rode it apparently.I love the feel of the fjr for what it is. I think it is going to make a great commuter. However...the heat issues and ticking issues seem to be a part of the gen 1 bikes. I had a 1997 FZR100R that ticked with 1200 miles on it when i bought it. Yamaha had it inspected and said it was normal. boy what a crock of ****. I then bought a 2001 gsxr1000R. No such troubles.With such heat generated under the tank,will it not cause anything rubber to crack(ie.intake boots,vacume hoses,synch rubber cover thingies, and anything else rubber under the tank?? I maybe paranoid but logic tells me in the past experiences with yamaha products it is inevitable that the intake boots will crack. I guess when it does it does. In the mean time man this is a great middleage man sportbike!! :yahoo: i will be commuting 60 miles a day so at the end of this summer and next that is when time will tell.........
P.S. I contacted Yamaha about any recalls their may be. The TPS had been done in 08. I told them about this and other fjr websites that had individuals with ticking and heat issues. They said if you don't contact them and tell them about your issues they cannot resolve them on current and future models. Sounds like a good answer ay? :glare:
P.S. I contacted Yamaha about any recalls their may be. The TPS had been done in 08. I told them about this and other fjr websites that had individuals with ticking and heat issues. They said if you don't contact them and tell them about your issues they cannot resolve them on current and future models. Sounds like a good answer ay? :glare:
