lawdog
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I am bidding on an 05 fjr. Are there any issues that should be dealt with on this model? I am a lifetime rider but an FJR newbie......T/Y all for your reply.
pre existing illnesses on the 05?
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RadioHowie
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Ooops.....I almost posted the litany of problems with what are referred to as "Gen 2" FJRs, i.e., 2006-2009 models.
The only "official" problem with a 2005, the last year of the Gen 1s, is a Throttle Position Sensor recall. There is/has been a problem with premature exhaust valve guides on a small percentage of Gen 1s. Do a forum search for "Ticker" for more details.
Gen 1 models also suffer from more heat impacting the rider than Gen 2 models, for which Yamaha developed a better air management system to route engine heat away from the rider more successfully. But in many cases, the heat issue boils down (no pun intended) to a perception issue for some, and a riding gear issue for others.
Some Gen 1 owners, such as myself, aren't bothered by, or perceive a heat issue. You WILL notice more heat on your legs if you ride around in flip-flops and shorts on a 2005 compared to a 2006.
The only thing that would keep me away from a "right price" 2005 is that horrible blue paint job. YIKES!
Karmak
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Possibly the ignition problem that led to the recent recall. After I went to the '08 I realized that my '05 was exhibiting the symptoms of an eventual failure. However, the recall should take care of it if it hasn't been taken care of already.
RadioHowie
I Miss Beemerdons!
After re-reading THIS post, my memory was refreshed that the ignition recall only affects some 9300 FJRs with 2006-2008 VINs.
That's not to say that it's impossible for an '05 to have a potentially problematic ignition switch, and while there have been a few ig switch failures reported with Gen 1s, I don't believe the problem is verifiable as a "pre-existing illness" on an '05.
YISMV
Draggon Rider
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The only thing that would keep me away from a "right price" 2005 is that horrible blue paint job. YIKES!
Howie, You are going to burn in Hell for that one... :assassin:
Everybody knows Blue is faster!
The only thing that would keep me away from a "right price" 2005 is that horrible blue paint job. YIKES!
Howie, You are going to burn in Hell for that one... :assassin:
Everybody knows Blue is faster!
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Is the CCT an issue (gen1), or an anomoly on a few? If you here cam chain noise, best replace the cam chain tensioner fast.
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RICLET
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The only thing that would keep me away from a "right price" 2005 is that horrible blue paint job. YIKES!
Hmmmm, I seem to recall hearing Mrs. Howie comment on how good my BLUE '05 looked :evilgrin:
Hmmmm, I seem to recall hearing Mrs. Howie comment on how good my BLUE '05 looked :evilgrin:
Geezer
Parsimonious Curmudgeon
I don't think the CCT problem is pervasive, but it is catastrophic if it fails. The part is the same for both Gen 1 and Gen 2. The part number was recently upgraded for all years so maybe they have it figured out.
RadioHowie
I Miss Beemerdons!
Caught me.
Yes she did. But what does she know? Look who she married?
Plus she calls my 04 Cerulean Silver "Gray". Not ghey...she says the COLOR is gray. :blink:
marcusorelius
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As the story on the 86 silver concours goes, a guy got so frustrated with people calling his bike gray he excalimed "It's SILVER DAMMIT" So now all that year bike is know as SILVERDAMMIT!
Bustanut joker
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Yer lucky you caught that before I did, Squirrel Nuts.... :clown2:
Oh great! Now Mizz B. is gonna punch my face for teasing yer special needs ass. Oh well.. it'll be worth it :lol:
:jester:
Karmak
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Don't believe everything Yamaha says or doesn't say, reference the ticking problem. My '05 experienced exactly the symptoms described for ignition failures, I just didn't know it at the time (no one did). In my case it was a failure to turn over (turn the key-nothing) when it had been running for a while. After cooling off a bit, it would start, no problem. At first I thought it was my imagination, but know better now. I will bet if someone could check the ignitions of '05s they will find no differences from later models.
-That is not to say someone should not grab one, the fix is not complicated if it appears.
PS-I have not heard of many '05s with the issue and may not be likely-but at least if it pops up, the owner will know where to look-
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RadioHowie
I Miss Beemerdons!
To clarify my original post, I wrote "the ignition recall only affects some 9300 FJRs with 2006-2008 VINs".
That's not the same as saying "the ignition problem only affects some 9300...."
I wouldn't at all be surprised if a vendor/design change occured somewhere or sometime, saddling the FJR with a less-than-reliable ignition switch. Maybe it occured mid-run during the 05 assembly schedule and you got one with the less-than version. Or maybe the change began with the 06 models and you're just an unlucky summitch with a bad switch (and ugly blue paint job).
It would be VERY interesting to see if MamaYama stood behind an iggyswitch problem on a VIN that fell outside the "chosen (not so) few".
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